authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone. Sec. 1110. Modification to shore leave accrual for crews of vessels to support crew rotations and improve retention of civilian mariners. Sec. 1111. Assessments of staffing in Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. Sec. 1112. Military Spouse Employment Act. Sec. 1113. Amendments to the John S. McCain Strategic Defense Fellows Program. Sec. 1114. Including military service in determining family and medical leave eligibility for Federal employees. Sec. 1115. Exception to limitation on number of Senior Executive Service positions for the Department of Defense. Sec. 1116. Extension of direct hire authority for the Department of Defense for post-secondary students and recent graduates. Sec. 1117. Authority to employ civilian faculty members at Space Force schools. Sec. 1118. Report and sunset relating to inapplicability of certification of executive qualifications by qualification review boards of Office of Personnel Management. Sec. 1119. Expansion of noncompetitive appointment eligibility to spouses of Department of Defense civilians. Sec. 1120. Elimination of Government Accountability Office review requirement relating to Department of Defense personnel authorities. Title XII—Matters relating to foreign nations Subtitle A—Assistance and training Sec. 1201. Modification of support of special operations for irregular warfare. Sec. 1202. Modification of combatant commander initiative fund. Sec. 1203. Increase in small-scale construction limit and modification of authority to build capacity. Sec. 1204. Modifications to security cooperation workforce development program and establishment of defense security cooperation university. Sec. 1205. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations. Sec. 1206. Extension of cross-servicing agreements for loan of personnel protection and