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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 7900 (Engrossed in House) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for militar... · Sec. 508

Sec. 508. Independent review of Army officer performance evaluations

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Not later than six months after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall seek to enter into an agreement with a private entity that the Secretary determines appropriate to— study the fitness report system used for the performance evaluation of Army officers; and provide to the Secretary recommendations regarding how to improve such system. The study required under subsection
(a)shall include the following: An analysis of the effectiveness of the fitness report system at evaluating and documenting the performance of Army officers. A comparison of the fitness report system for Army officers with best practices for performance evaluations used by public- and private-sector organizations. An analysis of the value of Army fitness reports in providing useful information to officer promotion boards. An analysis of the value of Army fitness reports in providing useful feedback to Army officers being evaluated. Recommendations to improve the Army fitness report system to— increase its effectiveness at accurately evaluating and documenting the performance of Army officers; align with best practices for performance evaluations used by public- and private-sector organizations; provide more useful information to officer promotion boards; and provide more useful feedback regarding evaluated officers. The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that the entity selected under subsection
(a)has sufficient resources and access to technical data, individuals, organizations, and records necessary to complete the study required under this section. Not later than one year after entering into an agreement under subsection (a), the entity that conducts the study under subsection
(a)shall submit to the Secretary of the Army a report on the results of the study. Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Army receives the report under subsection (d), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees— an unaltered copy of such report; and any comments of the Secretary regarding such report.
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