; and (B) does not include an incident or a portion of a group of related incidents that occurs on— (i) a national security system, as defined in section 3552 of title 44, United States Code; or (ii) an information system described in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 3553(e) of title 44, United States Code. (7) Temporary position The term temporary position means a position in the competitive or excepted service for a period of 6 months or less. (8) Uniformed services The term uniformed services has the meaning given the term in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code. (b) Pilot project (1) In general The Director may carry out a pilot project to establish a Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve at the Agency. (2) Purpose The purpose of a Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve is to enable the Agency to effectively respond to significant incidents. (3) Alternative methods Consistent with section 4703 of title 5, United States Code, in carrying out a pilot project authorized under paragraph (1), the Director may, without further authorization from the Office of Personnel Management, provide for alternative methods of— (A) establishing qualifications requirements for, recruitment of, and appointment to positions; and (B) classifying positions. (4) Appointments Under the pilot project authorized under paragraph (1), upon occurrence of a significant incident, the Director— (A) may activate members of the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve by— (i) noncompetitively appointing members of the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve to temporary positions in the competitive service; or (ii) appointing members of the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve to temporary positions in the excepted service; (B) shall notify Congress whenever a member is activated under subparagraph (A)