ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO ADDITIONAL POSITIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL SYSTEM.

SEC. 1106. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO ADDITIONAL POSITIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL SYSTEM. Section 9902(i) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “the requirements of chapter 71 and the limitations in subsection (b)(3)” and inserting “the requirements and limitations in paragraph (3)”; and(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting “, in a manner comparable to that in which such provisions are applied under chapter 33.“(3) Any action taken by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this subsection shall be subject to—“(A) the requirements of chapter 71; and“(B) the limitations in subsection (b)(3), except that the requirements of chapter 33 may be waived to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of this subsection.”.