Federal Cyber Joint Duty Program Act of 2018

To establish a Federal cyber joint duty program for cyber employees of Federal agencies. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Cyber Joint Duty Program Act of 2018 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Agency The term agency Executive agency (2) Cyber position The term cyber position Public Law 114–113 5 U.S.C. 301 (3) Director The term Director (4) Employee The term employee (5) Joint cyber position The term joint cyber position (A) is a cyber position; (B) is in the competitive service (as defined in section 2102 of title 5, United States Code) in an agency; and (C) that requires or provides experience with information technology, cybersecurity, or other cyber-related functions that relate to multiple agencies, as determined by the Director. (6) Rotational cyber position The term rotational cyber position 3. Joint cyber positions (a) Preparation of list The Director, in consultation with the heads of agencies, shall develop a list of joint cyber positions. (b) Designation for rotational service The head of each agency may designate a joint cyber position in that agency as a rotational cyber position if the head of the agency determines it appropriate. (c) Distribution of list The Director shall annually distribute an updated list of joint cyber positions to the head of each agency and other appropriate entities that includes— (1) the title, agency, and duty location for the joint cyber position; (2) whether the joint cyber position is a rotational cyber position; and (3) whether the position is vacant or is expected to become vacant within a year. (d) Competitive appointment (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the head of an agency shall make appointments to joint cyber positions (including rotational cyber positions) in a fully open and competitive manner that is consistent with the merit system principles set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2301(b) of title 5, United States Code. (2) Waiver The Director may waive the requirements on appointments under paragraph (1). 4. Rotational service (a) In general An employee serving in a cyber position in an agency may submit an application for appointment to a rotational cyber position in that agency or another agency. (b) Term (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), and notwithstanding section 3341 of title 5, United States Code, an appointment to a rotational cyber position shall be for a period of not less than 1 year and not longer than 3 years. (2) Waiver The Chief Human Capital Officer of an agency may waive the limitation on the period of an appointment under paragraph (1). (c) Appointment to positions in other agencies (1) Detail on a nonreimbursable basis Service by an employee in a rotational cyber position in an agency that is not the agency employing the employee— (A) shall constitute a detail of the employee from the agency employing the employee; and (B) shall be performed without reimbursement. (2) Return to prior position An employee performing service in a rotational cyber position in an agency that is not the agency employing the employee shall be entitled to return to the position held by the employee in the agency employing the employee within a reasonable period of time after the end of the period of service. (d) Personnel law matters An employee performing service in a rotational cyber position in an agency that is not the agency employing the employee shall have all the rights that would be available to the employee if the employee was detailed or appointed under a provision of law other than this Act from the agency employing the employee to the agency in which the rotational cyber position is located. 5. Reporting The Director shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives an annual report on the program under this Act, which shall include statistics about the efficacy of the program, including— (1) the number of joint cyber positions identified, by agency; (2) the number of rotational cyber positions designated by each agency; (3) the number of applicants for and employees appointed to a rotational cyber position, by agency; and (4) the number and identity of agencies that have 1 or more joint cyber positions in the agency and did not designate any positions in the agency as rotational cyber positions.

Summary: Federal Cyber Joint Duty Program Act of 2018 This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to develop a list of joint cyber positions (which are positions in the competitive service that require or provide experience with information technology, cybersecurity, or other cyber-related functions that relate to multiple agencies) that shall be distributed annually to federal agencies. Each agency may designate a joint cyber position as a rotational cyber position, which will allow an employee serving in a cyber position to submit an application for a competitive appointment to a rotational cyber position in that agency or another agency.