[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 615 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 615

 To provide additional personnel authorities for the Special Inspector 
                General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 17, 2009

  Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
Grassley, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Voinovich) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
               Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide additional personnel authorities for the Special Inspector 
                General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES FOR THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR 
              GENERAL FOR AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION.

    Section 1229(h) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 381) is amended by 
striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Personnel.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Inspector General may 
                select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees 
                as may be necessary for carrying out the duties of the 
                Inspector General, subject to the provisions of title 
                5, United States Code, governing appointments in the 
                competitive service, and the provisions of chapter 51 
                and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title, 
                relating to classification and General Schedule pay 
                rates.
                    ``(B) Additional authorities.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), 
                        the Inspector General may exercise the 
                        authorities of subsections (b) through (i) of 
                        section 3161 of title 5, United States Code 
                        (without regard to subsection (a) of that 
                        section).
                            ``(ii) Periods of appointments.--In 
                        exercising the employment authorities under 
                        subsection (b) of section 3161 of title 5, 
                        United States Code, as provided under clause 
                        (i) of this subparagraph--
                                    ``(I) paragraph (2) of that 
                                subsection (relating to periods of 
                                appointments) shall not apply; and
                                    ``(II) no period of appointment may 
                                exceed the date on which the Office of 
                                the Special Inspector General for 
                                Afghanistan Reconstruction terminates 
                                under subsection (o).''.
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