[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 88 (Monday, June 6, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3451-S3452]
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  SA 4415. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by

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him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title XI, add the following:

     SEC. 1114. AUTHORITY FOR NONCOMPETITIVE HIRING FOR CAREER OR 
                   TERM POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF 
                   SPOUSES OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
                   RELOCATING DUE TO A PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY 
                   CHANGE OF DUTY STATION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense or the head of 
     any other department, agency, or element of the Department of 
     Defense may appoint on a noncompetitive basis to a career or 
     term position in the Department of Defense or such 
     department, agency, or element, as applicable, any current 
     spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who is relocating with 
     the member in connection with the member's permanent or 
     temporary change of duty station and is appropriately 
     qualified for such position.
       (b) Waiver of Applicable Law.--In making an appointment 
     pursuant to subsection (a), the official making such 
     appointment may waive any provision of chapter 33 of title 5, 
     United States Code, otherwise applicable to such appointment 
     in order to make such appointment on a noncompetitive basis.
       (c) Acquisition of Competitive Status.--A person appointed 
     pursuant to subsection (a) acquires competitive status 
     automatically upon completion of probation.
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