EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF EXPERIMENTAL PERSONNEL PROGRAM FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL.

SEC. 1110. [5 U.S.C. 3104 note] EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF EXPERIMENTAL PERSONNEL PROGRAM FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL. (a) Extension.—Section 1101 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (5 U.S.C. 3104 note) is amended in subsection (e)(1) by striking “2014” and inserting “2016”. (b) Expansion of Availability of Personnel Management Authority.—Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking “and” at the end; (2) in subparagraph (D), by inserting “and” at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(E) not more than a total of 10 scientific and engineering positions in the Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation;” .