3206-AO57 202310 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3206 Office of Personnel Management OPM Noncompetitive Appointment of Certain Military Spouses

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is amending its career and career conditional employment regulations to implement section 1111 of Pub. L. 117-263, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. OPM is amending its regulations to reflect that the expanded eligibility criteria for any spouse married to an active-duty military member has been extended through December 31, 2028, and to remove agency reporting requirements established under Pub. L. 115-232. The intended effect of the authority is to increase hiring of military spouses in the Federal government.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 5 CFR 315 5 U.S.C. 3330d Pub. L. 112-239, sec. 566 Pub. L. 115-232, sec. 573 Pub. L. 114-328, sec. 1131 E.O. 13832 Pub. L. 117-263, sec. 1111 No Interim Final Rule 09/28/2023 88 FR 66677 Interim Final Rule Effective 09/28/2023 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 11/27/2023 Final Action 03/00/2024 No No None No No No No Michelle Glynn Workforce Policy and Innovation 3206 Office of Personnel Management OPM 202 606-0960 202 606-2329 michelle.glynn@opm.gov 1900 E Street NW, Washington DC 20415