ENHANCED AUTHORITY FOR AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES PARTICIPATING IN THE THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN.

SEC. 605. ENHANCED AUTHORITY FOR AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES PARTICIPATING IN THE THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN.(a) Authority to Make Contributions for Certain First-Time Enlistees.—Subsection (d) of section 211 of title 37, United States Code, is amended—(1) in paragraph (1)—(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “(i)” after “(A)”;(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) and, in such clause, by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph (B):“(B) is enlisting in the armed forces for the first time and the period of the member’s enlistment is not less than two years.”;(2) in paragraph (2), by striking “paragraph (1)” the first place it appears and inserting “paragraph (1)(A)”;(3) by designating the second sentence of paragraph (2) as paragraph (4) and, in such paragraph, by striking “this paragraph” and inserting “this subsection”; and(4) by inserting before such paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:“(3) In the case of a member described by paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall make contributions to the Fund for the benefit of the member for each pay period of the enlistment of the member described in that paragraph for which the member makes a contribution to the Fund under section 8440e of title 5 (other than under subsection (d)(2) thereof).”.(b) Clerical Amendment.—Such subsection is further amended by inserting “and First-Time Enlistees” after “Specialties”.