DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT EXPERTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WORKFORCE.19

SEC. 1110. [10 U.S.C. 1580] DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT EXPERTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WORKFORCE. (a) Authority.—Each Secretary concerned may appoint qualified candidates possessing a finance, accounting, management, or actuarial science degree, or a related degree or equivalent experience, to positions specified in subsection (c) for a Department of Defense component without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code. (b) Secretary Concerned.—For purposes of this section, the Secretary concerned is as follows: (1) The Secretary of Defense with respect to each Department of Defense component listed in subsection (f) other than the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force. (2) The Secretary of a military department with respect to such military department. (c) Positions.—The positions specified in this subsection are the positions within the Department of Defense workforce as follows: (1) Financial management positions. (2) Accounting positions. (3) Auditing positions. (4) Actuarial positions. (5) Cost estimation positions. (6) Operational research positions. (7) Business and business administration positions. (d) Limitation.—Authority under this section may not, in any calendar year and with respect to any Department of Defense component, be exercised with respect to a number of candidates greater than the number equal to 10 percent of the total number of the financial management, accounting, auditing, and actuarial positions within the financial management workforce of such Department of Defense component that are filled as of the close of the fiscal year last ending before the start of such calendar year. (e) Nature of Appointment.—Any appointment under this section shall be treated as an appointment on a full-time equivalent basis, unless such appointment is made on a term or temporary basis. (f) Department of Defense Component Defined.—In this section, the term “Department of Defense component” means the following: (1) The Office of the Secretary of Defense. (2) A Defense Agency. (3) The Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (4) The Joint Staff. (5) A combatant command. (6) The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense. (7) A Field Activity of the Department of Defense. (8) The Department of the Army. (9) The Department of the Navy. (10) The Department of the Air Force. (g) Termination.—The authority to make appointments under this section shall not be available after December 31, 2022.