MODIFICATION TO PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY TO ATTRACT EXPERTS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.

SEC. 1109. MODIFICATION TO PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY TO ATTRACT EXPERTS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. Section 4092 of title 10, united states code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(8), in the second sentence, by striking “December 31, 2025” and inserting “December 31, 2030”; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)(H)— (i) by striking “10 positions” and inserting “15 positions”; and (ii) by striking “3 such positions” and inserting “5 such positions”; and (B) in paragraph (2)(A)— (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “paragraph (1)(B)” and inserting “subparagraphs (B) and (H) of paragraph (1)”; (ii) in clause (i)— (I) by striking “to any of” and inserting “to any of the”; and (II) by inserting “and any of the 5 positions designated by the Director of the Space Development Agency” after “Projects Agency”; and (iii) in clause (ii), by striking “the Director” and inserting “the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency or the Director of the Space Development Agency”; and (3) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting “the Space Development Agency,” after “Intelligence Center,”.