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 124 STAT. 3706 PUBLIC LAW 111–350—JAN. 4, 2011 shortage category positions in order to use the authorities in those sections to recruit and appoint highly qualified individ- uals directly to those positions in the department or agency. (2) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The head of a department or agency may not appoint an individual to a position of employ- ment under this subsection after September 30, 2012. (k) REEMPLOYMENT WITHOUT LOSS OF ANNUITY.— (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.—The head of each executive agency, after consultation with the Adminis- trator and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall establish policies and procedures under which the agency head may reemploy in an acquisition-related position (as described in subsection (g)(1)(A)) an individual receiving an annuity from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, on the basis of the individual’s service, without discontinuing the annuity. The head of each executive agency shall keep the Administrator informed of the agency’s use of this authority. (2) CRITERIA FOR CONTINUATION OF ANNUITY.—Policies and procedures established under paragraph (1) shall authorize the head of the executive agency, on a case-by-case basis, to con- tinue an annuity if any of the following makes the reemploy- ment of an individual essential: (A) The unusually high or unique qualifications of an individual receiving an annuity from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund on the basis of the individ- ual’s service. (B) The exceptional difficulty in recruiting or retaining a qualified employee. (C) A temporary emergency hiring need. (3) SERVICE NOT SUBJECT TO CSRS OR FERS.—An individual reemployed under this subsection shall not be deemed an employee for purposes of chapter 83 or 84 of title 5. (4) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Administrator shall submit annually to the Committee on Oversight and Govern- ment Reform of the House of Representatives and the Com- mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the use of the authority under this sub- section, including the number of employees reemployed under authority of this subsection. (5) SUNSET PROVISION.—The authority under this subsection expires on December 31, 2011. § 1704. Planning and policy-making for acquisition workforce (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Associate Administrator’’ means the Associate Administrator for Acquisi- tion Workforce Programs as designated by the Administrator pursuant to subsection (b). (2) CHIEF ACQUISITION OFFICER.—The term ‘‘Chief Acquisi- tion Officer’’ means a Chief Acquisition Officer for an executive agency appointed pursuant to section 1702 of this title. (b) ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR ACQUISITION WORKFORCE PRO- GRAMS.—The Administrator shall designate a member of the Senior Executive Service as the Associate Administrator for Acquisition Workforce Programs. The Associate Administrator shall be located in the Federal Acquisition Institute (or its successor). The Associate Administrator shall be responsible for—