Sec. 527. Removal of artificial barriers to the service of women in the Armed Forces

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The Secretary of Defense shall direct the Secretary of each military department to validate the gender-neutral occupational standards used by the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary for the purpose of ensuring that the standards— are consistent with section 543 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 ( Public Law 103–160 ; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), as amended by section 523 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( Public Law 113–66 ; 127 Stat. 756), which requires gender-neutral occupational standards, requiring performance outcome-based standards for the successful accomplishment of the necessary and required specific tasks associated with the qualifications and duties performed; accurately predict performance of actual, regular, and recurring duties of a military occupation; and are applied equitably to measure individual capabilities.

To comply with paragraph (1), the Secretaries of the military departments shall work with an independent research entity identified by the Secretaries. Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives with a briefing on the Marine Corps research involving female members of the Marine Corps who volunteer for the Infantry Officers Course (IOC), the enlisted infantry training course (ITB), and the Ground Combat Element Experimental Task-Force (GCEXTF) for the purpose of— determining what metrics the Marine Corps used to develop the research requirements and elements for the Marine Corps Expanded Entry-Level Training Research; indicating what is being evaluated during these research studies, along with how long both research studies will last; and identifying how data gathered during the research studies will be used to open infantry and other closed occupations.

The Secretary of Defense shall direct each Secretary of a military department to take immediate steps to ensure that properly designed and fitted combat equipment is available and distributed to female members of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary. The Comptroller General of United States shall conduct a review of Services’ Outreach and Recruitment Efforts gauged toward women representation in the officer corps. In conducting the review under this subsection, the Comptroller General shall— identify and evaluate current initiatives the Armed Forces are using to increase accession of women into the officer corps; identify new recruiting efforts to increase accessions of women into the officer corps specifically at the military service academies, Officer Candidate Schools, Officer Training Schools, the Academy of Military Science, and Reserve Officer Training Corps; and identify efforts, resources, and funding required to increase military service academy accessions by women by an additional 20 percent.

Not later than April 1, 2015, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of the review under this subsection.

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