EXPANSION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR CHILDCARE SERVICES PROVIDERS FOR DEPARTMENT CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS TO INCLUDE DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR INSTALLATION MILITARY HOUSING OFFICE PERSONNEL.

SEC. 3035. EXPANSION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR CHILDCARE SERVICES PROVIDERS FOR DEPARTMENT CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS TO INCLUDE DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR INSTALLATION MILITARY HOUSING OFFICE PERSONNEL. (a) In General.—Section 559 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1406; 10 U.S.C. 1792 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “, and individuals to fill vacancies in installation military housing offices,” after “childcare services providers”; (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting “or for employees at installation military housing offices” before the semicolon; and (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting “or for installation military housing office employees” before the period; (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and (3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection (f): “(f) Installation Military Housing Office Defined.—The term ‘installation military housing office’ means any office whose primary function is performing day-to-day supervision of military housing covered by subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code.” . (b) Heading and Technical Amendments.— (1) Heading amendment.—The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 559. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR CHILDCARE SERVICES PROVIDERS FOR DEPARTMENT CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS AND EMPLOYEES AT INSTALLATION MILITARY HOUSING OFFICES” . (2) Technical amendment.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking “Oversight and Government Reform” and inserting “Oversight and Reform”. (c) [10 U.S.C. 1792 note] Use of Existing Regulations.—The Secretary of Defense shall use the authority in section 559 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 granted by the amendments made by this section in a manner consistent with the regulations prescribed for purposes of such section 559 pursuant to subsection (b) of such section 559, without the need to prescribe separate regulations for the use of such authority.