,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ecdc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #f1    
#bjbf,ms4 ,slotkin introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to require       
congressional notification of the relief
 or early departure of certain general  
and flag officers4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,military
 ,leadership ,removal ,transparency ,act
 of #bjbf4  #b4 ,congressional          
notification of relief or early         
departure of certain general and flag   
officers ,chapter #ce of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #fjf4 ,notification of relief 
or early departure of certain general   
and flag officers  7a7 ,covered officer 
defined ,in this section1 the term      
covered officer means an officer serving
 in the grade of general1 admiral1      
lieutenant general1 or vice admiral in--

 7#a7 a position of importance and      
responsibility under section #fja of    
this title2 or  7#b7 any other position 
designated by the ,secretary of ,defense
 for purposes of this section4  7b7     
,notice required ,not later than #e days
 after the relief1 removal1             
reassignment1 resignation1 retirement1  
request for retirement1 or other        
separation from position of a covered   
officer before the expected completion  
of service in that position1 the        
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
the ,committees on ,armed ,services of  
the ,senate and the ,house of           
,representatives written notice of such 
action4  7c7 ,early departure ,for      
purposes of this section1 a covered     
officer shall be considered to separate 
from a position before the expected     
completion of service in that position  
if the officer departs before-- 7#a7 the
 date of a publicly announced or        
officially scheduled change of command1 
retirement1 reassignment1 or end date   

for a tour of duty2  7#b7 the date on   
which a successor is scheduled to assume
 the position2 or  7#c7 if no such date 
has been established1 #bd months after  
the officer assumed the position4  7d7  
,applicability to resignation or        
retirement ,the notice requirement under
 subsection 7b7 applies regardless of   
whether the resignation1 retirement1 or 
request for retirement-- 7#a7 was       
initiated by the ,department or by the  
officer2  7#b7 occurred in lieu of      
relief1 removal1 or reassignment2 or    
7#c7 occurred without a formal written  
direction to depart the position4  7e7  
,contents of notice ,a notice under     
subsection 7b7 shall include-- 7#a7 the 
name1 grade1 and position of the covered
 officer2  7#b7 the effective date of   
the action2  7#c7 the nature of the     
action1 including whether the action was
 a relief1 removal1 reassignment1       
resignation1 retirement1 request for    
retirement1 or other departure2  7#d7   
whether the action was initiated by the 

,department or by the officer2  7#e7 a  
statement of the stated basis for the   
action2 and  7#f7 whether any           
investigation1 command inquiry1         
,inspector ,general review1 or other    
fact-finding has been initiated in      
connection with the action4  7f7        
,detailed report ,not later than #cj    
days after submitting a notice under    
subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of       
,defense shall submit to the committees 
specified in subsection 7b7 a detailed  
report on the action1 which may be      
submitted in whole or in part in        
classified form consistent with         
subsection 7g71 including-- 7#a7 a      
statement of the basis for the action   
signed by the ,secretary of ,defense1 or
 by the ,secretary of the military      
department concerned if designated by   
the ,secretary of ,defense2  7#b7 any   
findings of investigation1 command      
inquiry1 ,inspector ,general review1 or 
other fact-finding completed as of the  
date of the report2  7#c7 whether the   

covered officer was afforded an         
opportunity to provide a written        
statement for inclusion in the report1  
and any such statement if provided2     
7#d7 a certification by the ,secretary  
of ,defense whether the action was taken
 principally on the basis of misconduct1
 performance1 loss of confidence1 force 
management1 reorganization1 or other    
legitimate military or civilian         
leadership considerations1 and not      
principally in retaliation for the      
good-faith provision1 in the course of  
official duties1 of military1           
operational1 intelligence1 readiness1   
legal1 or risk assessments to civilian  
or military superiors2 and  7#e7 whether
 the ,joint ,staff1 the ,secretary of   
the military department concerned1 the  
,chief of ,staff of the ,army1 the      
,chief of ,naval ,operations1 the       
,commandant of the ,marine ,corps1 the  
,chief of ,staff of the ,air ,force1 the
 ,chief of ,space ,operations1 the      
,chief of the ,national ,guard ,bureau1 

or the commander of the combatant       
command concerned recommended the       
action4  7g7 ,classified annex ,if the  
,secretary of ,defense determines that  
any information required under          
subsection 7e7 or 7f7 cannot be provided
 in unclassified form without harm to   
national security1 the ,secretary may   
submit such information in classified   
form1 provided that-- 7#a7 the          
,secretary submits concurrently an      
unclassified notice or report containing
 the maximum amount of information that 
may be provided in unclassified form2   
and  7#b7 the classified submission is  
provided as a classified annex to the   
notice or report otherwise required     
under this section4  7h7 ,rule of       
construction ,nothing in this section   
shall be construed to limit the         
constitutional authority of the         
,president as ,commander in ,chief or   
the authority of the ,secretary of      
,defense to assign1 reassign1 or relieve
 officers4 ,the exercise of such        

authority shall remain subject to the   
notification and reporting requirements 
of this section4  4