TEMPORARY AND TERM APPOINTMENTS IN THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

SEC. 1105. [10 U.S.C. 1580] TEMPORARY AND TERM APPOINTMENTS IN THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) Appointment.— (1) In general.—The Secretary of Defense may make a temporary appointment or a term appointment in the Department when the need for the services of an employee in the Department is not permanent. (2) Extension.—The Secretary may extend a temporary appointment or a term appointment made under paragraph (1). (b) Appointments for Critical Hiring Needs.— (1) In general.—If there is a critical hiring need, the Secretary of Defense may make a noncompetitive temporary appointment or a noncompetitive term appointment in the Department of Defense, without regard to the requirements of sections 3327 and 3330 of title 5, United States Code, for a period that is not more than 18 months. (2) No extension available.—An appointment made under paragraph (1) may not be extended. (c) Regulations.—The Secretary may prescribe regulations to carry out this section. (d) Definitions.—In this section: (1) The term “temporary appointment” means the appointment of an employee in the competitive service for a period that is not more than one year. (2) The term “term appointment” means the appointment of an employee in the competitive service for a period that is more than one year and not more than five years, unless the Secretary of Defense, before the appointment of the employee, authorizes a longer period.