[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 99 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S3509]
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  SA 485. Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Romney) submitted 
an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. _____. MODIFICATION OF PERIOD AFTER RETIREMENT FOR 
                   AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO APPOINT 
                   RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO 
                   POSITIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AFTER 
                   RETIREMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 3326 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1)--
       (A) by striking ``civil service'' and inserting 
     ``competitive service''; and
       (B) by striking ``during the period of 180 days''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Section 5534a shall not apply to any appointment made 
     under this section.
       ``(e)(1) Not later than February 15 each year, the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management shall jointly submit to Congress a 
     report on the appointments made during the preceding year 
     using the authority in subsection (b)(2) of this section.
       ``(2) Each report under this subsection shall set forth, 
     for the year covered by such report, the following:
       ``(A) The number of appointments made using the authority 
     in subsection (b)(2) of this section.
       ``(B) The grades at retirement from the armed forces of the 
     individuals subject to such appointments.
       ``(C) The job titles, pay grades, and locations of 
     employment at appointment of the individuals subject to such 
     appointments.''.
       (b) Technical Amendments.--Section 3326(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``his retirement'' and inserting ``the member's retirement''; 
     and
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``his designee'' and 
     inserting ``the Secretary's designee''.
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