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FY2027 NDAA

Title XI — Civilian Personnel

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Title XI of the FY2027 NDAA (Civilian Personnel) contains 21 sections. Open any section for a TL;DR, the statutory text, and linked funding tables.

21 sections · 0 funding tables

Sec. 1101
Limitation on outside income for individuals in Office of the Secretary of Defense

Section 131 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:(e)(1)Any covered employee who is employed by, or detailed or…

space-force, cyber
Sec. 1102
Skills-based hiring for Department of Defense civilian positions

Chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:1599k.Skills-based hiring for civilian…

acquisition-reform, cyber
Sec. 1103
Establishment of a student internship program for military child and youth programs

Subchapter II of chapter 88 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1792 the following new section:1792a.Internship program for…

ota, acquisition-reform, cyber
Sec. 1104
Expansion of eligible educational programs under the Smart Defense Education Program

Section 4093(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking is pursuing an associates degree, undergraduate degree, or advanced degree in a…

acquisition-reform, cyber
Sec. 1105
Military technician (dual status): elimination of title 32 authority; conversions of existing positions

Termination of title 32 authority(1)In generalSection 709 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following subsection:(k)This…

acquisition-reform, cyber
Sec. 1106
One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees working overseas

Subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110—417), as most recently amended by…

cyber
Sec. 1107
One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone

Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public…

cyber
Sec. 1108
Living quarter allowance for Department of Defense civilian employees with permanent duty station in Guam

Section 1102 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118—31) is amended—(1)in subsection (a)(1), by striking rent and…

cyber
Sec. 1109
Pilot program on integration of United States tech force with skills-based hiring authorities

Program required(1)In generalThe Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to integrate the United States Tech Force into the implementation of the…

cyber
Sec. 1110
Enhanced hiring authority for instructor pilots and civilian simulator instructors

The Secretary of Defense may appoint, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, (other than sections…

ota, cyber
Sec. 1111
Pilot program on tech talent competitiveness

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program that expedites and scales the…

ota, acquisition-reform, cyber
Sec. 1112
Civilian employee and contractor financial management workforce within the Department of Defense

The planning policies and associated processes, practices, and activities of the financial management civilian workforce within the Department of Defense…

cyber
Sec. 1113
Department of Defense best practices guide for Family Child Care homes

Department-wide family child care guide requiredNot later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall publish a…

acquisition-reform, cyber
Sec. 1114
Delegation of authority for corrective action for nonappropriated fund employees in cases of complaint of reprisal

Section 1587(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the second sentence.

cyber
Sec. 1115
Limitation on use of funds to limit collective bargaining

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2027 may be used to…

cyber
Sec. 1116
Hiring freeze exceptions

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2027 may be used to…

cyber
Sec. 1117
Prohibition on availability of funds for termination of DODEA, childcare, and healthcare workers

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or…

cyber
Sec. 1118
Demonstration project relating to pay and personnel policies for employees at ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile development and maintenance facilities

The Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Air Force, is authorized to carry out a demonstration project, the purpose of which is to determine the…

acquisition-reform, right-to-repair, cyber
Sec. 1119
Demonstration project relating to pay and personnel policies for employees at Naval shipyards, Navy regional maintenance centers, and Navy trident refit facilities

The Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Navy, is authorized to carry out a demonstration project, the purpose of which is to determine the…

acquisition-reform, right-to-repair, destroyer, cyber
Sec. 1120
Demonstration project relating to pay and personnel policies for prevailing rate employees at covered depots

The Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Army, is authorized to carry out a demonstration project, the purpose of which is to determine the…

acquisition-reform, right-to-repair, cyber
Sec. 1121
Prohibition on carrying out hiring freeze, reduction in force, or hiring delay without cause at public shipyards of Department of Defense

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Defense may be used to—(1)carry out a…

cyber

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