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TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
MATTERS 
SEC. 1101. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE 
ANNUAL LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND 
AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FED-
ERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVER-
SEAS. 
Effective January 1, 2015, section 1101(a) of the Dun-
can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most 
recently amended by section 1101 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113– 
66), is further amended by striking ‘‘through 2014’’ and 
inserting ‘‘through 2015’’. 
SEC. 1102. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF DISCRETIONARY AU-
THORITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, 
AND GRATUITIES TO PERSONNEL ON OFFI-
CIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 
War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 
109–234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section 1102 of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4616) 
and most recently amended by section 1102 of the National 
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Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 
Law 113–66), is further amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 1103. REVISION TO LIST OF SCIENCE AND TECH-
NOLOGY REINVENTION LABORATORIES. 
Section 1105(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 
2487; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(18) The Army Research Institute for the Be-
havioral and Social Sciences. 
‘‘(19) The Space and Missile Defense Command 
Technical Center.’’. 
SEC. 1104. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR EXPERIMENTAL 
PERSONNEL PROGRAM FOR SCIENTIFIC AND 
TECHNICAL PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1101 of the Strom Thur-
mond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1999 (Public Law 105–261; 5 U.S.C. 3104 note) is amended 
by striking subsections (e), (f) and (g). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘EXPERI-
MENTAL’’ and inserting ‘‘ALTERNATIVE’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘During the program period 
specified in subsection (e)(1), the’’ and inserting 
‘‘The’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘experimental’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘12-month period’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘calendar year’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), striking ‘‘fiscal 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘calendar year’’. 
SEC. 1105. TEMPORARY AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN POSI-
TIONS AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RE-
SEARCH AND ENGINEERING FACILITIES. 
Section 1107 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SCIENTIFIC AND 
ENGINEERING PROGRAMS.—The director of any STRL 
may appoint qualified candidates enrolled in a pro-
gram of undergraduate or graduate instruction lead-
ing to a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a scientific, 
technical, engineering or mathematical course of 
study at an institution of higher education (as that 
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term is defined in section 101 and 102 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) to positions 
described in paragraph (3) of subsection (b) as an 
employee in a laboratory described in that paragraph 
without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of 
chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code (other than 
sections 3303 and 3328 of such title).’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) CANDIDATES ENROLLED IN SCIENTIFIC AND 
ENGINEERING PROGRAMS.—The positions described in 
this paragraph are scientific and engineering posi-
tions that may be temporary or term in any labora-
tory designated by section 1105(a) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pub-
lic Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2486; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) 
as a Department of Defense science and technology re-
invention laboratory.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) In the case of a laboratory described in sub-
section (b)(3), with respect to appointment authority 
under subsection (a)(3), the number equal to 5 per-
cent of the total number of scientific and engineering 
positions in such laboratory that are filled as of the 
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close of the fiscal year last ending before the start of 
such calendar year.’’. 
SEC. 1106. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF MERIT SYSTEMS PROTEC-
TION BOARD DECISIONS RELATING TO WHIS-
TLEBLOWERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7703(b)(1)(B) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2-year’’ and 
inserting ‘‘5-year’’. 
(b) DIRECTOR APPEAL.—Section 7703(d)(2) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘2-year’’ and inserting ‘‘5- 
year’’. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and 
Training 
SEC. 1201. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF GLOBAL SECURITY 
CONTINGENCY FUND. 
(a) REVISIONS TO GLOBAL SECURITY CONTINGENCY 
FUND.—Subsection (c)(1) of section 1207 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public 
Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1625; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the provision of equipment, supplies, 
and training.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘the provision 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) Equipment. 
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