; and (2) by inserting before the period the following: , including payment of costs of participation in such programs as authorized by subsection (c) . (c) Technical amendment Paragraph (3) of subsection (f) of such section, as so redesignated, is amended by striking section 167(i) and inserting section 167(j) . 567. Expansion of period of availability of Military OneSource program for retired and discharged members of the Armed Forces and their immediate families (a) In general Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the period of eligibility for the Military OneSource program of the Department of Defense of an eligible individual retired, discharged, or otherwise released from the Armed Forces, and for the eligible immediate family members of such an individual, shall be the one-year period beginning on the date of the retirement, discharge, or release, as applicable, of such individual. (b) Information to families The Secretary shall, in such manner as the Secretary considers appropriate, inform military families and families of veterans of the Armed Forces of the wide range of benefits available through the Military OneSource program. 568. Expansion of authority for noncompetitive appointments of military spouses by Federal agencies (a) Expansion To include all spouses of members of the Armed Forces on active duty Section 3330d of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking paragraphs (3), (4), and (5); and (B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (3); (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the following new subsection (b): (b) Appointment authority 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. ; (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c)