,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #d1         
#bjai,mr4 ,calvert 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,la,malfa1 and ,mr4 ,nunes7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for a limitation 
on the number of civilian employees at  
the ,department of ,defense1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,rebalance for 
an ,effective ,defense ,uniformed and   
,civilian ,employees ,act or the        
,,reduce ,act4  #b4 ,limitation on      
number of employees in the ,department  
of ,defense  7a7 ,limitation on ,f,t,es 
7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding the   
requirements of section #abi of title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 and         
consistent with the requirements of     
subsection 7d71 in each of fiscal years 
#bjbe through #bjbi1 the number of      
full-time equivalent civilian positions 
in the ,department of ,defense may not  

be greater than #he percent of the      
number of such positions at the         
,department as of ,september #cj1 #bjai1
 as determined by the ,director of the  
,office of ,personnel ,management4  7#b7
 ,,ses ,of the positions permitted      
pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 for fiscal   
years #bjbe through #bjbi at the        
,department of ,defense1 not more than  
#a1jjj may be career appointee 7as      
defined in section #cacb7;a77#d7 of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code7        
positions within the ,senior ,executive 
,service4  7b7 ,voluntary reductions ,to
 achieve the reductions in personnel    
required by subsection 7a71 the         
,secretary of ,defense may exercise the 
authority provided for--  7#a7 voluntary
 separation incentive payments          
7subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ce of title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code72 and  7#b7  
voluntary early retirement payments     
7sections #hccf7;d77#b77;,d7 and        
#hdad7;b77#a77;,b7 of such title74  7c7 
,involuntary reductions  7#a7 ,in       

general ,beginning on ,october #a1      
#bjbj1 if voluntary reductions are      
inadequate to achieve the limitations   
provided in subsection 7a71 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall separate   
employees using involuntary measures1   
including reductions in force4  7#b7    
,,rif application ,notwithstanding any  
other provision of law1 rule1 or        
regulation1 when applying retention     
factors with respect to any employee    
during any reduction in force under     
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of       
,defense shall assign greater weight to 
the performance factor over the other   
factors if such employee has a summary  
rating level of fully successful or     
better4  7d7 ,adjustment of limit  7#a7 
,determination ,as soon as practicable  
after the start of each of fiscal years 
#bjbe through #bjbi1 the ,secretary of  
,defense shall determine the difference 
7if any71 expressed as a percentage1    
between the permanent active duty end   
strength minimum levels in effect under 

section #fia7;b7 of title #aj1 ,united  
,states ,code1 for the current fiscal   
year and the preceding fiscal year4     
7#b7 ,adjustment ,on the date that the  
determination is made under paragraph   
7#a71 the ,secretary shall adjust the   
limitations provided under subsection   
7a7 with respect to the number of total 
full-time equivalent positions and      
,senior ,executive ,service positions by
 a percentage equal to the percentage   
determined under paragraph 7#a74  7#c7  
,achievement of adjustment ,after any   
adjustment under paragraph 7#b71 in     
order to achieve the adjusted limitation
 for the applicable fiscal year1 the    
,secretary 7as the case may be7--  7,a7 
may hire individuals to occupy full-time
 equivalent positions2 or  7,b7 shall   
separate employees occupying such       
positions using the involuntary         
procedures provided under subsection    
7c74  7#d7 ,limitation on adjustment ,no
 adjustment may be made under this      
subsection that would result in the     

number of full-time equivalent positions
 and ,senior ,executive ,service        
positions to be greater than the        
limitations on the number of such       
positions provided under subsection 7a74
  7e7 ,reports  7#a7 ,secretary of      
,defense ,the ,secretary of ,defense--  
7,a7 shall include a report in the      
,secretary's annual budget request for  
each of fiscal years #bjba through #bjbi
 on the progress and impact of the      
requirements of this ,act2 and  7,b7    
may1 in addition to the report required 
under subparagraph 7,a71 report to      
,congress on the impact of such         
requirements at any time throughout any 
of such fiscal years4  7#b7 ,,gao ,not  
later than #c years after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,administrator of ,general ,services    
shall submit to ,congress a report      
examining the progress and impact of the
 requirements of this ,act4