UPDATES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY TO ATTRACT EXPERTS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.

SEC. 212. UPDATES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY TO ATTRACT EXPERTS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. (a) In General.—Subsection (a) of section 1599h of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(6) Joint artificial intelligence center.—The Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center may carry out a program of personnel management authority provided in subsection (b) in order to facilitate recruitment of eminent experts in science or engineering for the Center. The authority to carry out the program under this paragraph shall terminate on December 31, 2024.” . (b) Scope of Appointment Authority.—Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended— (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking “and” at the end; (2) in subparagraph (E), by adding “and” at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(F) in the case of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, appoint scientists and engineers to a total of not more than 5 scientific and engineering positions in the Center;” . (c) Extension of Terms of Appointment.—Subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended by striking “or the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental” and inserting “the Defense Innovation Unit, or the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center”. (d) Update to Organizational Name.—Such section is further amended— (1) in subsection (a)(5)— (A) in the subsection heading by striking “DIUX” and inserting “DIU”; and (B) by striking “Experimental”; and (2) in subsection (b)(1)(E), by striking “Experimental”.