ing an analysis of civil-military coordi-
nation with respect to the Office. 
(ii) FORM.—Each report under this 
subsection may include a classified annex 
if the Director determines such is appro-
priate. 
(iii) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Noth-
ing in this paragraph shall be construed to 
authorize the public disclosure of informa-
tion that is specifically prohibited from dis-
closure by any other provision of law, spe-
cifically required by Executive order to be 
protected from disclosure in the interest of 
national defense or national security or in 
the conduct of foreign affairs, or a part of 
an ongoing criminal investigation. 
(b) DEPUTY DIRECTOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be within the 
Office a Deputy Director, who shall be— 
(A) appointed by the President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate; and 
(B) compensated at the rate of basic pay 
for level III of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5314 of title 5, United States Code. 
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(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Deputy Director shall 
perform such functions as the Director may from 
time to time prescribe, and shall act as Director dur-
ing the absence or disability of the Director or in the 
event of a vacancy in the Office of the Director. 
(c) ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be within the 
Office not more than two Associate Directors, who 
shall be— 
(A) appointed by the President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate; and 
(B) compensated at the rate of basic pay 
for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Associate Directors shall 
perform such functions as the Director may from 
time to time prescribe. 
(3) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that of the two Associate Directors re-
ferred to in this subsection— 
(A) one should be highly experienced in de-
fense matters; and 
(B) one should be highly experienced in di-
plomacy and development matters. 
(d) FUNCTIONS OF THE PRESIDENT.— 
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(1) DECLARATION.—The President may, if the 
President finds that the circumstances and national 
security interests of the United States so require, 
declare that a stabilization and reconstruction emer-
gency exists and shall determine the geographic ex-
tent and the date of the commencement of such 
emergency. The President may amend the declara-
tion as circumstances warrant. 
(2) TERMINATION.—If the President deter-
mines that a stabilization and reconstruction emer-
gency declared under paragraph (1) is or will no 
longer be in existence, the President may terminate, 
immediately or prospectively, a prior declaration that 
such an emergency exists. 
(3) PUBLICATION
IN
FEDERAL
REGISTER.— 
Declarations under this subsection shall be published 
in the Federal Register. 
(e) AUTHORITIES OF OFFICE FOLLOWING PRESI-
DENTIAL DECLARATION.—If the President declares a sta-
bilization and reconstruction emergency pursuant to sub-
section (d), the President may delegate to the Director the 
authority to coordinate all Federal efforts with respect to 
such stabilization and reconstruction emergency, including 
the authority to direct any Federal agency to support such 
efforts, with or without reimbursement. 
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SEC. 104. PERSONNEL SYSTEM. 
(a) PERSONNEL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may select, ap-
point, and employ such personnel as may be nec-
essary for carrying out the duties of the Office, sub-
ject to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
governing appointments in the excepted service, and 
the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
chapter 53 of such title, relating to classification and 
General Schedule pay rates, and may exercise the 
authorities of subsections (b) through (i) of section 
3161 of title 5, United States Code (to the same ex-
tent and in the same manner as those authorities 
may be exercised by an organization described in 
subsection (a) of such section). In exercising the em-
ployment authorities under subsection (b) of such 
section 3161, paragraph (2) of such subsection (re-
lating to periods of appointments) shall not apply. 
(2) SUBDIVISIONS OF OFFICE; DELEGATION OF 
FUNCTIONS.—The Director may establish bureaus, 
offices, divisions, and other units within the Office. 
The Director may from time to time make provision 
for the performance of any function of the Director 
by any officer or employee, or office, division, or 
other unit of the Office. 
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(3) REEMPLOYMENT AUTHORITIES.—The provi-
sions of section 9902(g) of title 5, United States 
Code, shall apply with respect to the Office. For 
purposes of the preceding sentence, such provisions 
shall be applied— 
(A) by substituting ‘‘the United States Of-
fice for Contingency Operations’’ for ‘‘the De-
partment of Defense’’ each place it appears; 
(B) by substituting ‘‘the Stabilization and 
Reconstruction Operations Interagency En-
hancement Act of 2011’’ for ‘‘the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 
(Public Law 108–136)’’ in paragraph (2)(A) 
thereof; and 
(C) by substituting ‘‘the Director of the 
United States Office for Contingency Oper-
ations’’ for ‘‘the Secretary’’ in paragraph (4) 
thereof. 
(b) INTERIM OFFICERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may author-
ize any persons who, immediately prior to the effec-
tive date of this Act, held positions in the Executive 
Branch of the Government, to act as Director, Dep-
uty Director, Associate Director, and Inspector Gen-
eral of the Office until such positions are for the 
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first time filled in accordance with the provisions of 
this Act or by recess appointment, as the case may 
be. 
(2) COMPENSATION.—The President may au-
thorize any such person described in paragraph (1) 
to receive the compensation attached to the Office in 
respect of which such person so serves, in lieu of 
other compensation from the United States. 
(c) CONTRACTING SERVICES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Director may obtain 
services of experts and consultants as authorized by 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) ASSISTANCE.—To the extent and in such 
amounts as may be provided in advance by appro-
priations Acts, the Inspector General may enter into 
contracts and other arrangements for audits, stud-
ies, analyses, and other services with public agencies 
and with private persons, and make such payments 
as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the 
Inspector General. 
(d) INCENTIVIZING
EXPERTISE
IN
PERSONNEL 
TASKED FOR STABILIZATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OP-
ERATIONS.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Director shall commission a 
study to measure the effectiveness of personnel in 
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