S.Amdt. 6043

1. Adds SEC. __. MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON ENHANCED PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR CYBERSECURIY AND LEGAL PROFESSIONALS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE at the appropriate place in title XI

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   Inserted: SEC. __. MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON ENHANCED PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR CYBERSECURIY AND LEGAL PROFESSIONALS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Section 1110 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1631; 10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in the section heading, by striking "cybersecurity and legal professionals" and inserting "covered employees";

   Inserted: (2) in subsection (a), by striking "cybersecurity and legal professionals" and inserting "covered employees";

   Inserted: (3) in subsection (b)--

   Inserted: (A) in the subsection heading, by striking "Cybersecurity and Legal Professionals" and inserting "Covered Employees"; and

   Inserted: (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph (1):

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--The covered employees described in this subsection are civilian employees in the Department of Defense permanently assigned to a combatant command established under section 161 of this title, whose primary duties involve--

   Inserted: "(A) oversight or development of operational plans, nuclear activities, or space assets; and

   Inserted: "(B) a requirement to maintain a top secret security clearance.";

   Inserted: (4) in subsection (c), by striking "cybersecurity and legal professionals" and inserting "covered employees";

   Inserted: (5) in subsection (d)(1), by striking "cybersecurity or legal professional" and inserting "covered employee";

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   Inserted: (6) in subsection (e)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking "cybersecurity or legal professionals" and inserting "covered employees";

   Inserted: (7) in subsection (f)--

   Inserted: (A) in paragraph (1), by striking "cybersecurity or legal professionals" and inserting "covered employees";

   Inserted: (B) in paragraph (3), by striking "cybersecurity or legal professionals" and inserting "covered employees"; and

   Inserted: (C) in paragraph (4)--

   Inserted: (i) by striking "cybersecurity or legal professionals" and inserting "covered employees"; and

   Inserted: (ii) by striking "cybersecurity and legal professionals" and inserting "employees";

   Inserted: (8) in subsection (g)--

   Inserted: (A) in paragraph (1), by striking "cybersecurity or legal professional" and inserting "covered employee"; and

   Inserted: (B) in paragraph (2)--

   Inserted: (i) by striking "cybersecurity or legal professional" and inserting "covered employee"; and

   Inserted: (ii) by striking "as a cybersecurity or legal professional." and inserting a period;

   Inserted: (9) in subsection (i), by striking "individuals serving in with the Department of Defense as cybersecurity and legal professionals" and inserting "covered employees";

   Inserted: (10) by striking subsections (j) and (k) and inserting the following new subsections (j) and (k):

   Inserted: "(j) Policy.--The Secretary of Defense shall administer the pilot program under policies prescribed by the Secretary for purposes of the pilot program.

   Inserted: "(k) Termination.--The authority of the Secretary of Defense to appoint individuals for service with the Department of Defense as covered employees under the pilot program shall expire on December 31, 2029."; and

   Inserted: (11) by striking subsections (l) and (m) and redesignating subsection (n) and subsection (l).

   Inserted: (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 2(b) of such Act (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1283) is amended by striking the item relating to section 1110 and inserting the following new item:

   Inserted: "Sec. 1110. Pilot program on enhanced personnel management system for covered employees in the Department of Defense.".

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   At the appropriate place in title XI, insert the following:

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