; and (2) in subsection (e), by striking August 13, 2023 and inserting September 30, 2025 . 1212. Extension of date of first employment for acquisition of competitive status for employees of Inspectors General for overseas contingency operations Section 419(d)(5)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 2 years and inserting 5 years . 1213. Expansion of noncompetitive appointment eligibility to spouses of Department of Defense civilians (a) In general Section 3330d of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by inserting and Department of Defense civilian after military ; (2) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: (4) The term spouse of an employee of the Department of Defense means an individual who is married to an employee of the Department of Defense who is transferred in the interest of the Government from one official station within the Department to another within the Department (that is outside of normal commuting distance) for permanent duty. ; and (3) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking or at the end; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) a spouse of an employee of the Department of Defense. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 3330d and inserting the following: 3330d. Appointment of military and Department of Defense civilian spouses. . (c) OPM limitation and reports (1) Relocating spouses With respect to the noncompetitive appointment of a relocating spouse of an employee of the Department of Defense under paragraph (3) of section 3330d(b) of title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall— (A) monitor the number of those appointments