S.Amdt. 4415

SA 4415. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by

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him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle A of title XI, add the following:

SEC. 1114. AUTHORITY FOR NONCOMPETITIVE HIRING FOR CAREER OR
TERM POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF
SPOUSES OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
RELOCATING DUE TO A PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY
CHANGE OF DUTY STATION.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense or the head of
any other department, agency, or element of the Department of
Defense may appoint on a noncompetitive basis to a career or
term position in the Department of Defense or such
department, agency, or element, as applicable, any current
spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who is relocating with
the member in connection with the member's permanent or
temporary change of duty station and is appropriately
qualified for such position.
(b) Waiver of Applicable Law.--In making an appointment
pursuant to subsection (a), the official making such
appointment may waive any provision of chapter 33 of title 5,
United States Code, otherwise applicable to such appointment
in order to make such appointment on a noncompetitive basis.
(c) Acquisition of Competitive Status.--A person appointed
pursuant to subsection (a) acquires competitive status
automatically upon completion of probation.
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