[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3617 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3617

   To ensure sufficient sizing of the civilian and contract services 
                workforces of the Department of Defense.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 21, 2012

 Mr. Cardin (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
 Mr. Begich, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Akaka) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To ensure sufficient sizing of the civilian and contract services 
                workforces of the Department of Defense.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CIVILIAN AND CONTRACT SERVICES WORKFORCE BALANCE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall, consistent with 
the requirements of sections 129 and 129a of title 10, United States 
Code, ensure that the civilian and contract services workforces of the 
Department of Defense are sufficiently sized, taking into account 
military strategy requirements and military end-strength.
    (b) Comptroller General Report.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report assessing the sufficiency of 
sizing of the civilian and contract services workforces of the 
Department of Defense. The report shall assess whether the sizing is 
consistent with workforce management and sourcing laws, including 
sections 129 and 129a of title 10, United States Code.
    (c) Congressional Defense Committees Defined.--In this Act, the 
term ``congressional defense committees'' has the meaning given the 
term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.
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