[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 94 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3327-S3328]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2420. Mr. HATCH (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. 
Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) and intended to be proposed to the 
bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 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. 1107. MODIFICATION OF TEMPORARY DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY 
                   FOR MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FACILITIES BASE 
                   FACILITIES IN ORDER TO FILL MISSION ESSENTIAL 
                   POSITIONS AT SUCH FACILITIES.

       Section 1125 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection (b):
       ``(b) Exercise of Authority by MRTFB Facilities.--
       ``(1) In general.--In fiscal years 2019 through 2021, the 
     authority provided in (a) with respect to the Major Range and 
     Test Facilities Base shall be delegated to the commander of a 
     facility of the Major Range and Test Facilities Base, or the 
     civilian equivalent of the commander at the facility.
       ``(2) Position requirements.--An appointment covered by 
     this authority may be made

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     when the position to be filled is essential to mission needs 
     as determined by the facility commander, or civilian 
     equivalent.
       ``(3) Term of appointment.--
       ``(A) In general.--Appointments under this authority may be 
     made on a permanent, term, or temporary basis.
       ``(B) Noncompetitive conversion to career conditional 
     appointment.--The commander of a facility, or civilian 
     equivalent, may noncompetitively convert an individual 
     appointed to a term or temporary appointment in accordance 
     with this subsection to a career conditional appointment at 
     the facility without regard to the provisions of subchapter I 
     of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, other than 
     sections 3303 and 3328 of such title, if the individual meets 
     all eligibility and qualification requirements for the 
     position at the time of conversion.''.
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