[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3398]
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  SA 1888. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Murphy) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4049, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1210. MODIFICATION TO AND HIRING AUTHORITY FOR THE 
                   GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER.

       (a) Elimination of Termination Date for the Global 
     Engagement Center.--Section 1287 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2656 note) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (h), by striking the second sentence; and
       (2) by striking subsection (j).
       (b) Hiring Authority for Global Engagement Center.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
     State, on a time-limited basis and solely to carry out 
     functions of the Global Engagement Center established by such 
     section, may--
       (1) appoint employees without regard to the provisions of 
     title 5, United States Code, regarding appointments in the 
     competitive service; and
       (2) fix the basic compensation of such employees without 
     regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such 
     title regarding classification and General Schedule pay 
     rates.
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