1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Spouse Employment Act of 2018 . 2. 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)