; and (2) to eliminate the material in the second sentence of that provision. 3. Noncompetitive appointment to remote work positions (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Competitive service The term competitive service has the meaning given the term in section 2102 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Director The term Director means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. (3) Executive agency The term Executive agency has the meaning given the term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code. (4) Law enforcement officer The term law enforcement officer means an individual occupying a position in the 1801 or 1811 occupational series, as established by the Director. (5) Remotely work The term remotely work has the meaning given the term in section 6501 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by section 2 of this Act. (6) Remote work position The term remote work position means a position in the competitive service in which the individual occupying the position remotely works. (7) Veteran The term veteran has the meaning given the term in section 2108 of title 5, United States Code. (b) Regulations Under such regulations as the Director shall issue, an Executive agency may noncompetitively appoint, for other than temporary employment, to a remote work position any of the following individuals, if the head of that Executive agency determines that the individual is qualified for the position: (1) An individual who— (A) is certified by the Director as having been a high-performing employee in a former position in the competitive service; and (B) has been separated from the former position described in subparagraph (A) for less than 6 years. (2) A veteran. (3) An individual who is married to a member of the Armed Forces or to a law enforcement officer.