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(1) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘in a na-
tional service program that receives a grant under 
subtitle C’’ and inserting ‘‘in a position specified 
under section 123’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking subparagraph 
(C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) who meets such other requirements 
as the Corporation shall specify in regula-
tions.’’. 
(b) INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN EDU-
CATIONAL AWARD FROM THE TRUST.—Section 146(d)(3) 
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12602(d)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘a 10-year 
period’’ and all that follows through ‘‘basis of the award’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a 7-year period that begins on the date on 
which the designated individual who received the trans-
ferred educational award becomes 18 years of age’’. 
SEC. 335. NONCOMPETITIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR FULL-TIME 
NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS. 
(a) NONCOMPETITIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR AMERICORPS 
ALUMNI.— 
(1) VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA.— 
Section 415(d) of the Domestic Volunteer Service 
Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5055(d)) is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘appointment in the com-
petitive service’’ and inserting ‘‘noncompetitive 
appointment to a position in the competitive 
service (as defined in section 2101 of title 5, 
United States Code) for a period of 36 months, 
beginning on the date on which their required 
term of service ends,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Executive Order Number 
11103 (April 10, 1963)’’ and inserting ‘‘Execu-
tive Order 11103 (22 U.S.C. 2504 note, relat-
ing to Providing for the Appointment of 
Former Peace Corps Volunteers to the Civilian 
Career Services), as amended by Executive 
Order 12107 (44 Fed. Reg. 1055; relating to 
the Civil Service Commission and Labor-Man-
agement in the Federal Service), without regard 
to section 4 of such Order’’. 
(2) 
OTHER
NATIONAL
SERVICE
PARTICI-
PANTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subtitle C 
of title I of the National and Community Serv-
ice Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12591 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 142. NONCOMPETITIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR NATIONAL 
SERVICE PARTICIPANTS. 
‘‘Participants in a national service program who are 
eligible to receive a national service educational award 
under section 141, and who the Chief Executive Officer 
determines have successfully completed their terms of 
service, shall be eligible for noncompetitive appointment 
in a position in the competitive service (as defined in sec-
tion 2101 of title 5, United States Code) for a period of 
36 months beginning on the date on which their required 
term of service ends. The Chief Executive Officer shall 
make the determination about successful completion in ac-
cordance with the requirements of Executive Order 11103 
(22 U.S.C. 2504 note, relating to Providing for the Ap-
pointment of Former Peace Corps Volunteers to the Civil-
ian Career Services), as amended by Executive Order 
12107 (44 Fed. Reg. 1055; relating to the Civil Service 
Commission and Labor-Management in the Federal Serv-
ice), without regard to section 4 of such Order.’’. 
(B) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The 
table of contents of the National and Commu-
nity Service Act of 1990 is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 141 the 
following: 
‘‘Sec. 142. Noncompetitive eligibility for national service participants.’’. 
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(b) NONCOMPETITIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR RETURNED 
PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS
AND VOLUNTEER LEAD-
ERS.—Section 5 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(q)(1) Volunteers and volunteer leaders shall be eli-
gible for a noncompetitive appointment in a position in 
the competitive service (as defined in section 2101 of title 
5, United States Code) for a term of 3 years if— 
‘‘(A) they have completed a term of service of 
2 years or more under this Act; and 
‘‘(B) the Director determines that they have 
successfully completed their terms of service under 
this Act. 
‘‘(2) The 3-year appointment in the competitive serv-
ice shall begin on the first day after the ending date of 
the term of service referred to in paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(3) The Director shall make each determination 
under paragraph (1)(B) in accordance with sections 1, 2, 
3, and 5 of Executive Order 11103 (22 U.S.C. 2504 note, 
relating to Providing for the Appointment of Former 
Peace Corps Volunteers to the Civilian Career Services), 
as amended by Executive Order 12107 (44 Fed. Reg. 
1055; relating to the Civil Service Commission and Labor- 
Management in the Federal Service).’’. 
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(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to any individual— 
(1) who is— 
(A) a volunteer under the Domestic Volun-
teer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et 
seq.); 
(B) a participant, in a national service pro-
gram, to whom section 141 of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12595) applies; or 
(C) a volunteer or volunteer leader under 
the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.); 
and 
(2) who has not completed the corresponding 
required term of service as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 336. PENSION SERVICE CREDIT FOR FEDERAL SERV-
ICE CORPS PARTICIPANTS. 
(a) CREDITABLE SERVICE.—Section 8411(h) of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘as a Na-
tional Civilian Community Corps member or leader under 
subtitle E of title I of the National and Community Serv-
ice Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.), as a member 
of a program under title I of the Act entitled ‘An Act to 
establish a pilot program in the Departments of the Inte-
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(3) by striking ‘‘for each period of service as 
such a volunteer or volunteer leader’’ and inserting 
‘‘or of the living allowance paid to the National Ci-
vilian Community Corps member or leader under 
subtitle E of title I of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.), or 
to the member of a program under title I of the Act 
entitled ‘An Act to establish a pilot program in the 
Departments of the Interior and Agriculture des-
ignated as the Youth Conservation Corps, and for 
other purposes’, approved August 13, 1970 (com-
monly known as the ‘Youth Conservation Corps Act 
of 1970’; 16 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or the Public 
Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), 
for each period of service as such a volunteer, volun-
teer leader, member, or leader’’. 
SEC. 337. SENIOR CORPS COMPETITIVE GRANT MODEL. 
(a) GRANTS
AND
CONTRACTS
FOR
VOLUNTEER 
SERVICE PROJECTS.—Section 201 of the Domestic Volun-
teer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5001) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking subpara-
graph (A) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) awarded for a period of not more 
than 3 years; and’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(i) in clause (iii), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; and 
(ii) by striking clause (iv) and redesig-
nating clause (v) as clause (iv); and 
(2) by striking subsection (i) and redesignating 
subsection (j) as subsection (i). 
(b) MULTIYEAR GRANTS OR CONTRACTS.—Section 
227(a) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
U.S.C. 5027(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph 
(2) and’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to’’; and 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. 
(c) NOTICE AND HEARING PROCEDURES FOR SUS-
PENSION
AND TERMINATION
OF FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—Section 412(a) of the Domestic Volunteer Service 
Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5052) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; and 
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and re-
designating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2). 
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Subtitle C—Advancement of Public 
Service: Modernization of Fed-
eral Personnel Systems 
SEC. 341. ENHANCED AWARENESS OF THE VALUE OF FED-
ERAL PUBLIC SERVICE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF ACTIVITY.—Subchapter I of 
chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 307. Enhanced awareness of the value of Federal 
public service 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to guidance that the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall issue, any 
Executive agency or military department may use appro-
priated funds to educate and inform the public about the 
role of Federal employees, the value of Federal employ-
ment, and the mission of the agency or department. 
‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The use of funds 
pursuant to the guidance issued by the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States under subsection (a) may not 
be construed as self-aggrandizement, publicity, or propa-
ganda that is otherwise prohibited under any other provi-
sion of law that is enacted before, on, or after the date 
of enactment of this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, is 
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amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
306 the following: 
‘‘307. Enhanced awareness of the value of Federal public service.’’. 
(c) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall issue the guidance required 
under section 307(a) of title 5, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a) of this section. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c), section 307 of title 5, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a) of this section, and the amend-
ment made by subsection (b) of this section, shall take 
effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 342. RESPONSIBILITY FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY 
FOR HIRING PREFERENCES AND SPECIAL 
HIRING OPTIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. 
(2) PREFERENCE ELIGIBLE.—The term ‘‘pref-
erence eligible’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 2108 of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY.—The 
Director shall determine whether an individual is a pref-
erence eligible, or whether an individual is eligible for ap-
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pointment to a position in an Executive agency, under any 
each of the following authorities: 
(1) Section 4214 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
(2) Section 3112 of title 5, United States Code. 
(3) Section 3304(f) of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(4) Section 3330d of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(5) Section 415(d) of the Domestic Volunteer 
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5055(d)), as amend-
ed by section 335(a)(1) of this Act. 
(6) Section 142 of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990, as added by section 335(a)(2) 
of this Act. 
(7) Subsection (q) of section 5 of the Peace 
Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504), as added by section 
335(b) of this Act. 
(8) Section 344 of this Act. 
(9) Section 370 of this Act. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The Director shall coordinate 
with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, the Director of the Peace Corps, and the Chief 
Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and 
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Community Service in developing the process for making 
determinations under subsection (b). 
(d) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall issue reg-
ulations setting forth the manner in which applicants for 
employment in Executive agencies may access determina-
tions made under subsection (b) and the procedures to ap-
peal those determinations. 
(e) PREPARATION
OF
CERTIFICATES
OF
ELIGI-
BILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Executive agencies shall rely 
on the eligibility determinations made by the Direc-
tor under subsection (b) in preparing lists, registers, 
and certificates of such eligibility. 
(2) GUIDANCE.—The Director shall issue guid-
ance to Executive agencies on the policies and proce-
dures of the Office of Personnel Management that 
are established under this section. 
(f) OTHER REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO PREFERENCE 
ELIGIBLES NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing in this section may 
be construed to limit the right of a preference eligible to 
seek administrative or judicial redress under section 
3330a or 3330b of title 5, United States Code, respec-
tively. 
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SEC. 343. ENHANCEMENT OF SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORI-
TIES FOR MILITARY VETERANS. 
(a) EXCEPTION TO PREFERENCE ELIGIBILITY.—Sec-
tion 2108 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) except for the purposes of chapters 43 and 
75 of this title, ‘preference eligible’ does not in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) a retired member of the armed forces 
unless— 
‘‘(i) the individual is a disabled vet-
eran; or 
‘‘(ii) the individual retired below the 
rank of major or its equivalent; 
‘‘(B) a veteran who has been discharged or 
released from active duty for more than 10 
years, as of the date on which the individual 
would be appointed; or 
‘‘(C) a veteran who is an employee who has 
been in the competitive service for more than 2 
years, as of the date on which the individual 
would be appointed; and’’. 
(b) VETERANS’ PREFERENCE
AS
A TIEBREAKER 
AMONG EQUALLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.— 
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(1) REGISTERS OF ELIGIBLES.—Section 3313 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘§ 3313. Competitive service; registers of eligibles 
‘‘The names of applicants who have qualified in ex-
aminations for the competitive service shall be entered on 
appropriate registers or lists of eligibles in the order of 
their ratings, including points added under section 3309 
of this title. The names of preference eligibles shall be en-
tered ahead of others having the same rating.’’. 
(2) ALTERNATIVE
RANKING
AND
SELECTION 
PROCEDURES.—Section 3319(b) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the second sen-
tence. 
(c) VETERANS RECRUITMENT APPOINTMENT IM-
PROVEMENTS.— 
(1) DEFINITION
OF
RECENTLY
SEPARATED 
VETERAN.—Section 4211(6) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘three-year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘10-year’’. 
(2) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED COVERED VET-
ERAN.—Section 4214(a)(2)(B) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) The term ‘qualified covered veteran’ 
means a veteran described in section 4212(a)(3) 
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of this title, but does not include a retired 
member of the Armed Forces unless the indi-
vidual qualifies for retirement under chapter 61 
of title 10.’’. 
SEC. 344. NONCOMPETITIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR HIGH-PER-
FORMING CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘competi-
tive service’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
2102 of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Under such regulations as the 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall 
issue, an Executive agency may noncompetitively appoint, 
for other than temporary employment, to a position in the 
competitive service any individual who— 
(1) is certified by the Director as having been 
a high-performing employee in a former position in 
the competitive service; 
(2) has been separated from the former position 
described in paragraph (1) for less than 6 years; and 
(3) is qualified for the new position in the com-
petitive service, as determined by the head of the 
Executive agency making the noncompetitive ap-
pointment. 
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(c) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—An individual may 
not be appointed to a position under subsection (b) more 
than once. 
(d) DESIGNATION OF HIGH-PERFORMING EMPLOY-
EES.—The Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall, in the regulations issued under subsection (b), 
set forth the criteria for certifying an individual as a 
‘‘high-performing employee’’ in a former position, which 
shall be based on— 
(1) the final performance appraisal of the indi-
vidual in that former position; and 
(2) a recommendation by the immediate or 
other supervisor of the individual in that former po-
sition. 
SEC. 345. FLEXIBILITY FOR TEMPORARY AND TERM AP-
POINTMENTS. 
(a) TEMPORARY AND TERM APPOINTMENTS.—Sub-
chapter I of chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 3117. Temporary and term appointments 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. 
‘‘(2) TEMPORARY
APPOINTMENT.—The term 
‘temporary appointment’ means an appointment in 
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the competitive service for a period of not more than 
1 year. 
‘‘(3) TERM
APPOINTMENT.—The term ‘term 
appointment’ means an appointment in the competi-
tive service for a period of more than 1 year and not 
more than 5 years. 
‘‘(b) APPOINTMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of an Executive 
agency may make a temporary appointment or term 
appointment to a position in the competitive service 
when the need for the services of an employee in the 
position is not permanent. 
‘‘(2) EXTENSION.—Under conditions prescribed 
by the Director, the head of an Executive agency 
may— 
‘‘(A) extend a temporary appointment 
made under paragraph (1) in increments of not 
more than 1 year each, up to a maximum of 3 
total years of service; and 
‘‘(B) extend a term appointment made 
under paragraph (1) in increments determined 
appropriate by the head of the agency, up to a 
maximum of 6 total years of service. 
‘‘(c) 
APPOINTMENTS
FOR
CRITICAL
HIRING 
NEEDS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Under conditions pre-
scribed by the Director, the head of an Executive 
agency may make a noncompetitive temporary ap-
pointment, or a noncompetitive term appointment 
for a period of not more than 18 months, to a posi-
tion in the competitive service for which a critical 
hiring need exists, as determined under section 
3304, without regard to the requirements of sections 
3327 and 3330. 
‘‘(2) NO EXTENSIONS.—An appointment made 
under paragraph (1) may not be extended. 
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Director may prescribe regulations to carry out 
this section. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—Any regulations prescribed 
by the Director for the administration of this section 
shall not apply to the Secretary of Defense in the ex-
ercise of the authorities granted under section 1105 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2447). 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL PROVISION REGARDING THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE.—Nothing in this section shall pre-
clude the Secretary of Defense from making temporary 
and term appointments in the competitive service pursu-
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ant to section 1105 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2447). 
‘‘(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to affect the authorities granted 
under section 3109.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
3116 the following: 
‘‘3117. Temporary and term appointments.’’. 
SEC. 346. CRITERIA FOR GRANTING DIRECT-HIRE AUTHOR-
ITY TO AGENCIES. 
Section 3304(a)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘shortage of candidates’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘highly qualified candidates)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘shortage of highly qualified candidates’’. 
SEC. 347. CAFETERIA PLAN FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CAFETERIA
PLAN.—The term ‘‘cafeteria 
plan’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
125(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. 
(3) QUALIFIED CARRIER.—The term ‘‘qualified 
carrier’’ means an insurance company (or consor-
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tium of insurance companies) that is licensed to 
issue disability-income insurance under the laws of 
48 of the States and the District of Columbia, tak-
ing into account any subsidiaries of such a company 
(and, in the case of a consortium, considering the 
member companies and any subsidiaries thereof, col-
lectively). 
(b) PLAN AUTHORIZED.—The Director shall estab-
lish and administer a cafeteria plan through which an em-
ployee of an Executive agency may select certain benefits 
from a menu of options, including cash, life insurance, dis-
ability-income insurance, flexible spending arrangements 
for health care, flexible spending arrangements for de-
pendent care, a health savings account, enhanced dental 
benefits, and enhanced vision benefits. 
(c) CONTRIBUTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1 of 
each year, the Director shall— 
(A) identify the amount of the Federal 
Government’s contribution to the cafeteria plan 
established under subsection (b); and 
(B) in making the identification required 
under subparagraph (A), determine the annual 
adjustment of the Federal Government’s con-
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tribution based on inflation and other appro-
priate factors as determined by the Director. 
(2) DIRECTOR RESPONSIBILITY.—The Director 
shall ensure that the amount of the Federal Govern-
ment’s contribution for the cafeteria plan described 
in subsection (b) does not increase or decrease Gov-
ernmentwide spending by Executive agencies on ben-
efits for employees of those agencies. 
(d) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—The Director— 
(1) may, without regard to subsections (b), (c), 
and (d) of section 6101 of title 41, United States 
Code, or any other statute requiring competitive bid-
ding, enter into contracts with 1 or more qualified 
carriers for a policy or policies of disability-income 
insurance, for the cafeteria plan authorized under 
subsection (b); and 
(2) shall ensure that each contract entered into 
under paragraph (1) is entered into on the basis of 
contractor qualifications, price, and reasonable com-
petition. 
(e) NO EFFECT ON ELIGIBILITY FOR OTHER BENE-
FITS.—Nothing in this section may be construed to affect 
the eligibility for insurance and other benefits under sub-
part G of part III of title 5, United States Code. 
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(f) REGULATIONS.—The Director shall, not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, pro-
pose for public notice and comment regulations to imple-
ment the plan authorized by this section, including regula-
tions for a disability-income insurance program for Fed-
eral employees. 
(g) STATUTORY PROPOSALS.—The Director shall, 
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, submit to Congress recommendations for legisla-
tive proposals that should be made to chapter 87 of title 
5, United States Code, that are necessary for the estab-
lishment of the cafeteria plan under this section. 
SEC. 348. MODERN BENEFITS PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CIVIL SERVICE.—The term ‘‘civil service’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 2101 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. 
(3) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘eligible 
employee’’ means an employee in the civil service, 
other than a public safety employee, who has com-
pleted less than 5 years of civilian service creditable 
under section 8411 of title 5, United States Code. 
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(4) PILOT
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot pro-
gram’’ means the pilot program established by the 
Director under subsection (b)(1). 
(5) PUBLIC
SAFETY
EMPLOYEE.—The term 
‘‘public safety employee’’ means an employee serving 
an Executive agency as a law enforcement officer, 
air traffic controller, firefighter, nuclear materials 
courier, or customs and border protection officer, as 
those terms are defined in section 8401 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 
a pilot program in 3 Executive agencies to offer eli-
gible employees a benefits package described in sub-
section (d). 
(2) CONSULTATIONS.—With respect to the pilot 
program, the Director— 
(A) shall, in establishing the pilot program, 
consult with benefits experts, actuaries, labor 
unions, and the participating Executive agen-
cies; and 
(B) may carry out the pilot program with-
out regard to any requirement or limitation 
under section 4703 of title 5, United States 
Code (as amended by this Act), except that the 
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of equivalent value to the benefits package otherwise appli-
cable to employees in the civil service in the applicable Ex-
ecutive agencies and offers the following: 
(1) An enhanced Thrift Savings Plan benefit, 
including eligibility for a total agency contribution of 
not less than 10 percent of pay, vested immediately. 
(2) Not less than 12 weeks of paid leave for a 
purpose described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
section 6382(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, 
which shall be in addition to any accrued or accumu-
lated annual or sick leave. 
(3) Immediate eligibility for agency-paid short- 
term and long-term disability-income insurance that 
replaces not less than 60 percent of the employee’s 
current salary. 
(4) Not less than 5 weeks of flexible paid time 
off accrued each year, in lieu of annual and sick 
leave. 
(5) Such other benefits as the Director may au-
thorize. 
(e) REPORTS.—Not later than 6 years after the date 
on which the pilot program under this section is estab-
lished, the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget and the Comptroller General of the United States 
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shall each submit to the Director and to Congress a report 
on the pilot program that includes— 
(1) evaluations of the pilot program; and 
(2) recommendations on whether to modify, 
continue, expand, or terminate the pilot program, or 
to make the program permanent for all Executive 
agencies. 
(f) ADDITIONAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date on which the pilot program under this sec-
tion is established, the Director shall contract with the 
National Academy of Public Administration— 
(1) to conduct a study of the pilot program; 
and 
(2) to submit to the Director, not later than 6 
years after the date on which the pilot program is 
established, a report on the pilot program that in-
cludes the elements set forth in subsection (e). 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary for the Director to carry out this section. 
SEC. 349. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FLEXIBILITY FOR 
THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT. 
(a) LIMITATION ON DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— 
Section 4703(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘demonstration project shall’’ and all 
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that follows through ‘‘5-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘dem-
onstration period shall terminate before the end of the 10- 
year period’’. 
(b) EVALUATION OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— 
Section 4703 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(h)(1) The Comptroller General of the United 
States and the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall, every 5 years, each evaluate any demonstra-
tion project conducted under this section for its impact 
on improving public management, which shall, at a min-
imum, evaluate the following: 
‘‘(A) The effectiveness of the demonstration 
project in achieving the purpose identified in the 
project plan. 
‘‘(B) Significant impacts on any other matters 
important to attracting and maintaining a highly 
qualified workforce. 
‘‘(C) The cost-effectiveness of the demonstra-
tion project. 
‘‘(D) Whether the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management should continue, cease, or adjust 
the demonstration project. 
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‘‘(E) Whether the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management should make the demonstration 
project permanent. 
‘‘(2) The Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall, every 5 years, contract with the National 
Academy of Public Administration— 
‘‘(A) to conduct a study to evaluate any dem-
onstration project conducted under this section for 
its impact on improving public management, includ-
ing an evaluation of the items contained in para-
graph (1); and 
‘‘(B) to submit to the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management a report on the results of 
each such study. 
‘‘(3) The Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment may promulgate regulations to make a demonstra-
tion project permanent, without requesting separate statu-
tory approval therefor, if at least 1 of the 2 officers evalu-
ating the demonstration project under paragraph (1) rec-
ommends in such evaluation that the demonstration 
project be expanded Governmentwide. In exercising the 
authority under this paragraph, the Director of the Office 
of Personnel Management may consider the reports made 
under paragraph (2).’’. 
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SEC. 350. ADVANCED ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR EXECUTIVE 
AGENCY HIRING. 
(a) ADOPTION
OF
SKILLS-BASED
ASSESSMENT 
TECHNOLOGY.—The Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management shall support the distribution to, and use by, 
Executive agencies in their hiring processes of advanced 
skills-based assessment technology that the Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management has validated as effective 
for the recruitment, qualification, and assessment of can-
didates. The Office of Personnel Management shall not 
charge an Executive agency for the use of advanced skills- 
based assessment technology that the Office has developed 
or procured under this subsection. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of Per-
sonnel Management such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out this section, including for entering into licensing 
arrangements, purchasing technology, providing training, 
and incurring other expenses related to the use and dis-
tribution to Executive agencies of the technology described 
in subsection (a). 
SEC. 351. COMPETENCY STANDARDS FOR HUMAN RE-
SOURCES SPECIALISTS. 
Section 1303(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (5 U.S.C. 1401 note) is amended by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘, and to establish 
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