,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #caah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #f1  
#bjbe ,mrs4 ,blackburn introduced the   
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to require       
reporting on compliance with            
requirements to update leadership boards
 across the ,department of ,defense4    
#a4  ,short title  ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,respect the ,chief ,act of
 #bjbe4  #b4  ,reporting on compliance  
with requirements to update leadership  
boards at military installations  7a7   
,initial report  ,not later than        
,january #ca1 #bjbf1 the ,secretary of  
,defense shall submit to the ,president 
and the congressional defense committees
 a report certifying compliance1 during 
the preceding calendar year1 with       
applicable requirements to update       
command and control leadership boards   
across the ,department of ,defense4  7b7
  ,subsequent reports  ,not later than  

#abj days after the inauguration of a   
new ,president or the confirmation of a 
new ,secretary of ,defense1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
the ,president and the congressional    
defense committees a report certifying  
that all command and control leadership 
boards across the ,department of        
,defense have been updated to reflect   
the current ,commander-in-,chief and    
other applicable leadership changes4    
7c7  ,congressional defense committees  
defined  ,in this section1 the term     
congressional defense committees has the
 meaning given the term in section      
#aja7;a77#af7 of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code4