,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #e1 #bjag,mr4 
,calv]t 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,hunt]1 ,mr4   
,nunes1 ,mr4 ,craw=d1 ,ms4 ,grang]1 ,mr4
 ,rokita1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,knight1 
& ,mr4 ,rohraba*]7 introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide =
 a limitation on ! numb] ( civilian     
employees at ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,rebalance = an        
,effective ,def5se ,uni=m$ & ,civilian  
,employees ,act or ,,r$uce ,act4  #b4   
,limitation on numb] ( employees 9 !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se  7a7 ,limitation on 
,f,t,es  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ !       
requirem5ts ( section #abi ( title #aj1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & consi/5t ) !     
requirem5ts ( subsection 7d71 9 ea* (   
fiscal ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh1 ! numb] (
 full-"t equival5t civilian positions 9 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se may n be great]   
?an #he p]c5t ( ! numb] ( su* positions 

at ! ,dep>tm5t z ( ,septemb] #cj1 #bjah1
 z det]m9$ by ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (  
,p]sonnel ,managem5t4  7#b7 ,,ses ,( !  
positions p]mitt$ pursuant to p>agraph  
7#a7 = fiscal ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh at 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 n m ?an #a1jjj   
may be c>e] appo9tee 7z def9$ 9 section 
#cacb7;a77#d7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code7 positions )9 ! ,s5ior ,executive 
,s]vice4  7b7 ,volunt>y r$uctions ,to   
a*ieve ! r$uctions 9 p]sonnel requir$ by
 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se  
may ex]cise ! au?ority provid$ =--  7#a7
 volunt>y sep>ation inc5tive paym5ts    
7sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #ce ( title #e1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code72 &  7#b7 volunt>y  
e>ly retirem5t paym5ts 7sections        
#hccf7;d77#b77;,d7 & #hdad7;b77#a77;,b7 
( su* title74  7c7 ,involunt>y r$uctions
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ on ,octob] #a1  
#bjah1 if volunt>y r$uctions are        
inadequate to a*ieve ! limitations      
provid$ 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( 
,def5se %all sep>ate employees us+      
involunt>y measures1 includ+ r$uctions 9

 =ce4  7#b7 ,,rif application ,not)/&+  
any o!r provision ( law1 rule1 or       
regulation1 :5 apply+ ret5tion factors )
 respect to any employee dur+ any       
r$uction 9 =ce "u p>agraph 7#a71 !      
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all assign great]  
weight to ! p]=mance factor ov] ! o!r   
factors if su* employee has a summ>y    
rat+ level ( fully successful or bett]4 
7d7 ,adju/m5t ( limit  7#a7 ,det]m9ation
 ,z soon z practicable aft] ! />t ( ea* 
( fiscal ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh1 !      
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all det]m9e !      
diff]5ce 7if any71 express$ z a         
p]c5tage1 betwe5 ! p]man5t active duty  
end /r5g? m9imum levels 9 effect "u     
section #fia7;b7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 = ! curr5t fiscal ye> & ! 
prec$+ fiscal ye>4  7#b7 ,adju/m5t ,on !
 date t ! det]m9ation is made "u        
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all adju/ ! 
limitations provid$ "u subsection 7a7 ) 
respect to ! numb] ( total full-"t      
equival5t positions & ,s5ior ,executive 
,s]vice positions by a p]c5tage equal to

 ! p]c5tage det]m9$ "u p>agraph 7#a74   
7#c7 ,a*ievem5t ( adju/m5t ,aft] any    
adju/m5t "u p>agraph 7#b71 9 ord] to    
a*ieve ! adju/$ limitation = !          
applicable fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y 7z ! 
case may be7-- 7,a7 may hire individuals
 to occupy full-"t equival5t positions2 
or  7,b7 %all sep>ate employees occupy+ 
su* positions us+ ! involunt>y proc$ures
 provid$ "u subsection 7c74  7#d7       
,limitation on adju/m5t ,no adju/m5t may
 be made "u ?is subsection t w\ld result
 9 ! numb] ( full-"t equival5t positions
 & ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice positions  
to be great] ?an ! limitations on !     
numb] ( su* positions provid$ "u        
subsection 7a74  7e7 ,reports  7#a7     
,secret>y ( ,def5se ,! ,secret>y (      
,def5se-- 7,a7 %all include a report 9 !
 ,secret>y's annual budget reque/ = ea* 
( fiscal ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbh on !    
progress & impact ( ! requirem5ts ( ?is 
,act2 &  7,b7 may1 9 addition to !      
report requir$ "u subp>agraph 7,a71     
report to ,congress on ! impact ( su*   

requirem5ts at any "t ?r\gh\t any ( su* 
fiscal ye>s4  7#b7 ,,gao ,n lat] ?an #c 
ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al ,s]vices  
%all submit to ,congress a report exam9+
 ! progress & impact ( ! requirem5ts (  
?is ,act4