,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #aa1 #bjag
 ,mr4 ,daines introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to postpone the deadline for
 the completion of the conversion of    
certain military technician 7dual       
status7 positions to positions of       
civilian employment by the ,federal     
,government1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,armed ,forces ,reserve and     
,national ,guard ,dual-,status ,review  
and ,modernization ,act4  #b4           
,postponement of deadline for completion
 of conversion of certain military      
technician 7dual status7 positions to   
positions of civilian employment by the 
,federal ,government  7a7 ,findings     
,congress makes the following findings3 
7#a7 ,a ,september #bjac study conducted
 by a federally funded research and     
development center found that #ba       

percent of the military technician 7dual
 status7 positions are administrative in
 nature--the largest category as a      
percentage of military technician 7dual 
status7 positions4 ,the study recommends
 investigation on whether some ,dual    
,status ,mil,tech positions supporting  
general administration functions could  
be converted to ,title #e ,federal      
civilian full-time support positions    
without compromising unit readiness4    
,the study further recommends           
investigation on whether it is more     
appropriate to use military full-time   
support for other reasons 7such as      
currency in military operations and     
training and augmentation74  7#b7       
,section #ajec of the ,national ,defense
 ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year  
#bjaf directs the conversion of not     
fewer than #bj percent of all military  
technician positions to positions of    
,federal civilian employment under title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 by ,january 
#a1 #bjag4 ,section #ajhd of the        

,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjag extends the     
deadline for that conversion from       
,january #a1 #bjag1 to ,october #a1     
#bjag4  7#c7 ,the ,department of        
,defense submitted a report on the      
management of military technicians in   
,december #bjaf that finds that #ab4f   
percent of the military technician 7dual
 status7 positions were administrative  
in nature1 and recommended a conversion 
of #d4h percent of such positions to    
positions of ,federal civilian          
employment4  7#d7 ,the ,chief of the    
,national ,guard ,bureau testified      
before ,congress in ,april #bjag that a 
conversion of #bj percent of military   
technician 7dual status7 positions to   
positions of ,federal civilian          
employment would degrade readiness1 but 
that a lower number could be converted  
with minimal impact4 ,the ,chief of the 
,national ,guard ,bureau also testified 
that the ,department of ,defense had not
 conducted an analysis of the associated

 costs and benefits of a conversion of  
#bj percent of military technician 7dual
 status7 positions to positions of      
,federal civilian employment4  7b7      
,postponement of deadline for completion
 of conversion ,notwithstanding the     
deadline otherwise specified in         
paragraph 7#a7 of section #ajec7;a7 of  
the ,national ,defense ,authorization   
,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjaf 7#aj       
,u4,s4,c4 #aac note7 for the completion 
of the conversion of military technician
 positions as described in that         
subsection1 the deadline for the        
completion of such conversion shall be  
#ahj days after the date on which the   
,secretary of ,defense transmits to     
,congress under paragraph 7#f7 of       
subsection 7c7 the report of the working
 group required by paragraph 7#e7 of    
that subsection4  7c7 ,working group on 
full time support of the reserve        
components  7#a7 ,in general ,there     
shall be established in the ,department 
of ,defense a working group to be known 

as the ,working ,group on ,full ,time   
,support of the ,reserve ,components 7in
 this subsection referred to as the     
working group74  7#b7 ,co-chairs ,the   
co-chairs of the working group shall be 
the following3  7,a7 ,the ,director of  
the ,army ,national ,guard4  7,b7 ,the  
,director of the ,air ,national ,guard4 
7,c7 ,the ,chief of the ,army ,reserve4 
7,d7 ,the ,chief of the ,air ,force     
,reserve4  7#c7 ,members ,the members of
 the working group shall include the    
co-chairs of the working group and such 
other personnel of the ,department of   
,defense as the ,secretary shall appoint
 from among organizations and elements  
of the ,department with an interest in  
full time support of the reserve        
components of the ,armed ,forces1       
including the ,national ,guard ,bureau  
and the ,adjutants ,general of the      
,states4  7#d7 ,duties ,the working     
group shall undertake a comprehensive   
review of full time support of the      
reserve components of the ,armed        

,forces1 including the following3  7,a7 
,an identification of the missions1     
purposes1 and objectives of military    
technicians 7dual status7 in support of 
an operational reserve force4  7,b7 ,a  
review of the posture of current        
military technician 7dual status7       
positions1 and of their current role in 
meeting the objectives identified       
pursuant to subparagraph 7,a74  7,c7 ,an
 analysis of potential restructurings of
 the workforce of military technicians  
7dual status7 in order to identify a    
restructuring that fully aligns military
 technician 7dual status7 positions with
 objectives for full time support of the
 reserve components4  7,d7 ,an          
identification of the military          
technician 7dual status7 positions whose
 conversion to positions of ,federal    
civilian employment under title #e1     
,united ,states ,code1 would best ensure
 the achievement of objectives for full 
time support of the reserve components4 
7,e7 ,an assessment of the impact on the

 readiness of the ,national ,guard for  
domestic operations of the conversion of
 positions identified pursuant to       
subparagraph 7,d7 as described in that  
subparagraph4  7,f7 ,an assessment of   
costs and potential savings associated  
with the conversion of positions        
identified pursuant to subparagraph 7,d7
 as described in that subparagraph4     
7#e7 ,report to ,secretary of ,defense  
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
working group shall submit to the       
,secretary of ,defense a report on the  
comprehensive review undertaken pursuant
 to paragraph 7#d74 ,the report shall   
include the following3  7,a7 ,a         
comprehensive description of the review 
and the results of the review4  7,b7    
,the percentage of military technician  
7dual status7 positions whose conversion
 to positions of ,federal civilian      
employment under title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 would best ensure the    
achievement of objectives for full time 

support of the reserve components of the
 ,armed ,forces as an operational       
reserve4  7,c7 ,a transition plan for   
implementing a new force structure for  
full time support of the reserve        
components1 including for the conversion
 of positions as described in           
subparagraph 7,b7 which mitigates any   
risks to readiness identified pursuant  
to paragraph 7#d77;,e74  7,d7           
,recommendations for the reform of      
personnel management policy for military
 technician 7dual status7 positions that
 address--  7i7 the eligibility of      
military technicians 7dual status7 for  
civilian retirement upon retirement from
 the ,armed ,forces2 and  7ii7 the      
process for appealing employment        
decisions4  7,e7 ,recommendations for   
reforms of compensation and benefits    
policies for military technician 7dual  
status7 positions in order to provide   
military technicians 7dual status7 with 
parity in compensation and benefits with
 other ,federal civilian employees of   

the ,department of ,defense under title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#f7        
,transmittal of report to ,congress ,the
 ,secretary shall transmit to the       
congressional defense committees the    
report of the working group under       
paragraph 7#e71 together with such      
discussion and recommendations in       
connection with the report as the       
,secretary considers appropriate4 ,the  
,secretary shall publish the report1 and
 any such discussions and               
recommendations1 in the ,federal        
,register at the time of transmittal4   
7#g7 ,congressional defense committees  
defined ,in this subsection1 the term   
congressional defense committees has the
 meaning given that term in section     
#aja7;a77#af7 of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code4