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‘‘(B) This paragraph applies in the case of an em-
ployee of the Department of the Navy— 
‘‘(i) who is performing work aboard or in sup-
port of the U.S.S. GEORGE WASHINGTON while 
that vessel is forward deployed in Japan; and 
‘‘(ii) as to whom the application of this para-
graph is necessary (as determined under regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy)— 
‘‘(I) in order to ensure equal treatment with 
employees performing similar work in the 
United States; 
‘‘(II) in order to secure the services of quali-
fied employees; or 
‘‘(III) for such other reasons as may be set 
forth in such regulations.’’. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Within 1 year after 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy 
shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management a report that ad-
dresses the use of paragraph (6) of section 5542(a) of title 
5, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), including 
associated costs. 
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SEC. 1104. 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, 2011, section 1101(a) of the Dun-
can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), as 
amended by section 1106(a) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 
Stat. 2487), is amended by striking ‘‘calendar years 2009 
and 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘calendar years 2011 and 2012’’. 
SEC. 1105. WAIVER OF CERTAIN PAY LIMITATIONS. 
Section 9903(d) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) An employee appointed under this section is not 
eligible for any bonus, monetary award, or other monetary 
incentive for service, except for— 
‘‘(A) payments authorized under this section; 
and 
‘‘(B) in the case of an employee who is assigned 
in support of a contingency operation (as defined in 
section 101(a)(13) of title 10), allowances and any 
other payments authorized under chapter 59.’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘In computing an employee’s total annual 
compensation for purposes of the preceding sentence, 
any payment referred to in paragraph (2)(B) shall be 
excluded.’’. 
SEC. 1106. SERVICES OF POST-COMBAT CASE COORDINA-
TORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 79 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 7906. Services of post-combat case coordinators 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) the terms ‘employee’, ‘agency’, ‘injury’, 
‘war-risk hazard’, and ‘hostile force or individual’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 8101; 
and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘qualified employee’ means an em-
ployee as described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT.—The head of each agency shall, 
in a manner consistent with the guidelines prescribed under 
subsection (c), provide for the assignment of a post-combat 
case coordinator in the case of any employee of such agency 
who suffers an injury or disability incurred, or an illness 
contracted, while in the performance of such employee’s du-
ties, as a result of a war-risk hazard or during or as a 
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result of capture, detention, or other restraint by a hostile 
force or individual. 
‘‘(c) GUIDELINES.—The Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall, after such consultation as the Office considers 
appropriate, prescribe guidelines for the operation of this 
section. Under the guidelines, the responsibilities of a post- 
combat case coordinator shall include— 
‘‘(1) acting as the main point of contact for 
qualified employees seeking administrative guidance 
or assistance relating to benefits under chapter 81 or 
89; 
‘‘(2) assisting qualified employees in the collec-
tion of documentation or other supporting evidence 
for the expeditious processing of claims under chapter 
81 or 89; 
‘‘(3) assisting qualified employees in connection 
with the receipt of prescribed medical care and the co-
ordination of benefits under chapter 81 or 89; 
‘‘(4) resolving problems relating to the receipt of 
benefits under chapter 81 or 89; and 
‘‘(5) ensuring that qualified employees are prop-
erly screened and receive appropriate treatment— 
‘‘(A) for post-traumatic stress disorder or 
other similar disorder stemming from combat 
trauma; or 
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‘‘(B) for suicidal or homicidal thoughts or 
behaviors. 
‘‘(d) DURATION.—The services of a post-combat case 
coordinator shall remain available to a qualified employee 
until— 
‘‘(1) such employee accepts or declines a reason-
able offer of employment in a position in the employ-
ee’s agency for which the employee is qualified, which 
is not lower than 2 grades (or pay levels) below the 
employee’s grade (or pay level) before the occurrence 
or onset of the injury, disability, or illness (as re-
ferred to in subsection (a)), and which is within the 
employee’s commuting area; or 
‘‘(2) such employee gives written notice, in such 
manner as the employing agency prescribes, that those 
services are no longer desired or necessary.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
chapter 79 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding after the item relating to section 7905 the following: 
‘‘7906. Services of post-combat case coordinators.’’. 
SEC. 1107. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE MAXIMUM AGE LIMIT FOR 
CERTAIN APPOINTMENTS. 
Section 3307(e) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(e) The’’ and inserting ‘‘(e)(1) 
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the’’; and 
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