§ 3330d. Appointment of military spouses

• (a) In this section:
  • (1) The term “active duty”—
    • (A) has the meaning given that term in section 101(d)(1) of title 10 ;
    • (B) includes full-time National Guard duty (as defined in section 101(d)(5) of title 10 ); and
    • (C) for a member of a reserve component (as described in section 10101 of title 10 ), does not include training duties or attendance at a service school.
  • (2) The term “agency”—
    • (A) has the meaning given the term “Executive agency” in section 105 of this title ; and
    • (B) does not include the Government Accountability Office.
  • (3) The term “spouse of a disabled or deceased member of the Armed Forces” means an individual—
    • (A) who is married to a member of the Armed Forces who—
      • (i) is retired, released, or discharged from the Armed Forces; and
      • (ii) on the date on which the member retires, is released, or is discharged, has a disability rating of 100 percent under the standard schedule of rating disabilities in use by the Department of Veterans Affairs; or
    • (B) who—
      • (i) was married to a member of the Armed Forces on the date on which the member dies while on active duty in the Armed Forces; and
      • (ii) has not remarried.
• (b) The head of an agency may appoint noncompetitively—
  • (1) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty; or
  • (2) a spouse of a disabled or deceased member of the Armed Forces.
• (c)
  • (1) An appointment of an eligible spouse as described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(3) is not restricted to a geographical area.
  • (2) A spouse of a disabled or deceased member of the Armed Forces may not receive more than 1 permanent appointment under this section.