(a) In general
Chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
(b) Technical and conforming amendment
The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
(c) Implementation plan
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for implementing this section, including—
a timeline for implementation of this section;
a strategy for training hiring managers and human resources professionals on skills-based assessment methods;
a description of validated assessment tools the Department plans to develop or adopt; and
metrics for evaluating the impacts of this section on time-to-hire, quality of hire, and retention rates.
(d) Annual report
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report on the authority under section 1599k(b) of title 10, United States Code, as added by this Act. The report shall include the following:
Identification of any occupational series or position for which the authority under such section is exercised.
The service, agency, or component to which such position is assigned.
The justification for exercising such section for each such occupational series or position.
(e) Applicability
Section 1599k of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to job opportunity announcements issued on or after the date that is 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.