MODIFICATION TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORY PERSONNEL AUTHORITY.

SEC. 1105. MODIFICATION TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORY PERSONNEL AUTHORITY.(a) Designation of Laboratories.—Each of the following is hereby designated as a Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratory (as described in section 342(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103–337; 108 Stat. 2721), as amended by section 1114 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001):(1) The Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center.(2) The Army Research Laboratory.(3) The Medical Research and Materiel Command.(4) The Engineer Research and Development Command.(5) The Communications-Electronics Command.123 STAT. 2487(6) The Soldier and Biological Chemical Command.(7) The Naval Sea Systems Command Centers.(8) The Naval Research Laboratory.(9) The Office of Naval Research.(10) The Air Force Research Laboratory.(11) The Tank and Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center.(12) The Armament Research Development and Engineering Center.(13) The Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division.(14) The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division.(15) The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Pacific.(16) The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Atlantic.(17) The laboratories within the Army Research Development and Engineering Command.(b) Conversion Procedures.—The Secretary of Defense shall implement procedures to convert the civilian personnel of each Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratory, as so designated by subsection (a), from the personnel system which applies as of the date of the enactment of this Act to the personnel system under an appropriate demonstration project (as referred to in such section 342(b)). Any conversion under this subsection—(1) shall not adversely affect any employee with respect to pay or any other term or condition of employment;(2) shall be consistent with section 4703(f) of title 5, United States Code;(3) shall be completed within 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act; and(4) shall not apply to prevailing rate employees (as defined by section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code) or senior executives (as defined by section 3132(a)(3) of such title).(c) Limitation.—The science and technology reinvention laboratories, as so designated by subsection (a), may not implement any personnel system, other than a personnel system under an appropriate demonstration project (as referred to in such section 342(b)), without prior congressional authorization.