; status in Reserve (A) Hiring authority In conducting the pilot program, the Secretary of the Army may use any authority otherwise available to the Secretary for the recruitment, employment, and retention of civilian personnel within the Department, including the authority under section 1599f of title 10, United States Code. (B) Status in Reserve During the period beginning on the date on which an individual is recruited to serve in the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve and ending on the date on which the individual is appointed to the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve, and during any period elapsing between any such appointments, the individual may not be considered a Federal employee. (2) Eligibility; Application and Selection (A) Criteria required The Secretary of the Army shall establish criteria for— (i) individuals to be eligible to serve in the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve; and (ii) the application and selection processes for service in the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve. (B) Requirements for individuals The criteria under subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to an individual— (i) if the individual has previously served as a member of the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve, that the previous appointment ended not fewer than 60 days before the individual may be appointed for a subsequent temporary position in the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve; and (ii) cybersecurity expertise. (C) Prescreening The Secretary of the Army shall— (i) prior to the appointment of an individual to the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve, conduct a prescreening of the individual for any topic or product that would create a conflict of interest