; relating to Providing for the Appointment of Former Peace Corps Volunteers to the Civilian Career Services), as amended by Executive Order 12107 (44 Fed. Reg. 1055; relating to the Civil Service Commission and Labor-Management in the Federal Service), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2023 , shall remain in effect and have the full force and effect of law. (b) Period of eligibility (1) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Executive agency the term Executive agency — (i) has the meaning given such term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code; (ii) includes the United States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission; and (iii) does not include the Government Accountability Office. (B) Hiring freeze The term hiring freeze means any memorandum, Executive order, or other action by the President that prohibits an Executive agency from filling vacant Federal civilian employee positions or creating new such positions. (2) In general The period of eligibility for noncompetitive appointment to the civil service provided to an individual under subsection (a), including any individual who is so eligible on the date of the enactment of the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2023 , shall be extended by the total number of days, during such period, that— (A) a hiring freeze for civilian employees of the executive branch is in effect by order of the President with respect to any Executive agency at which the individual has applied for employment; (B) there is a lapse in appropriations with respect to any Executive agency at which the individual has applied for employment