[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5576]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6043. Mrs. FISCHER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 in title XI, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON ENHANCED PERSONNEL 
                   MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR CYBERSECURIY AND LEGAL 
                   PROFESSIONALS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) In General.--Section 1110 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 
     131 Stat. 1631; 10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``cybersecurity and 
     legal professionals'' and inserting ``covered employees'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``cybersecurity and 
     legal professionals'' and inserting ``covered employees'';
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Cybersecurity 
     and Legal Professionals'' and inserting ``Covered 
     Employees''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following 
     new paragraph (1):
       ``(1) In general.--The covered employees described in this 
     subsection are civilian employees in the Department of 
     Defense permanently assigned to a combatant command 
     established under section 161 of this title, whose primary 
     duties involve--
       ``(A) oversight or development of operational plans, 
     nuclear activities, or space assets; and
       ``(B) a requirement to maintain a top secret security 
     clearance.'';
       (4) in subsection (c), by striking ``cybersecurity and 
     legal professionals'' and inserting ``covered employees'';
       (5) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``cybersecurity or 
     legal professional'' and inserting ``covered employee'';
       (6) in subsection (e)(1), in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A), by striking ``cybersecurity or legal 
     professionals'' and inserting ``covered employees'';
       (7) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``cybersecurity or legal 
     professionals'' and inserting ``covered employees'';
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``cybersecurity or legal 
     professionals'' and inserting ``covered employees''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) by striking ``cybersecurity or legal professionals'' 
     and inserting ``covered employees''; and
       (ii) by striking ``cybersecurity and legal professionals'' 
     and inserting ``employees'';
       (8) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``cybersecurity or legal 
     professional'' and inserting ``covered employee''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``cybersecurity or legal professional'' and 
     inserting ``covered employee''; and
       (ii) by striking ``as a cybersecurity or legal 
     professional.'' and inserting a period;
       (9) in subsection (i), by striking ``individuals serving in 
     with the Department of Defense as cybersecurity and legal 
     professionals'' and inserting ``covered employees'';
       (10) by striking subsections (j) and (k) and inserting the 
     following new subsections (j) and (k):
       ``(j) Policy.--The Secretary of Defense shall administer 
     the pilot program under policies prescribed by the Secretary 
     for purposes of the pilot program.
       ``(k) Termination.--The authority of the Secretary of 
     Defense to appoint individuals for service with the 
     Department of Defense as covered employees under the pilot 
     program shall expire on December 31, 2029.''; and
       (11) by striking subsections (l) and (m) and redesignating 
     subsection (n) and subsection (l).
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     2(b) of such Act (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1283) is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 1110 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 1110. Pilot program on enhanced personnel management system for 
              covered employees in the Department of Defense.''.
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