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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · S. 4543 (Reported in Senate) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 1062

Sec. 1062. Report on impact of certain ethics requirements on Department of Defense hiring, retention, and operations

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The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to conduct a study assessing whether the statutory ethics requirements unique to the Department of Defense and as set forth in paragraph
(3)have had an impact on the hiring or retention of personnel at the Department of Defense, particularly those with specialized experience or training. The study required under paragraph
(1)shall include the following elements: An examination of how the statutory ethics requirements set forth in paragraph
(3)are inconsistent or incongruent with ethics statutes that apply to all executive branch employees. An examination of how the statutory ethics requirements set forth in paragraph
(3)have impacted hiring and retention of personnel, particularly those with specialized experience or training, at the Department of Defense in comparison to other executive branch agencies not subject to such requirements. An examination of how any confusion in the interpretation of the statutory ethics requirements set forth in paragraph (3)(B) may have impacted the hiring or retention of personnel, particularly those with specialized experience or training, at the Department of Defense. An examination of how the statutory restrictions set forth in subparagraphs
(B)and
(C)of paragraph
(3)may impact the ability of the Department of Defense to obtain expertise from industry and other groups in support of technology development, supply chain security, and other national security matters. Any suggested changes to the statutory ethics requirements set forth in paragraph
(3)to further the goals behind the requirements while also supporting the Department of Defense’s ability to hire and retain personnel, and obtain expertise from academia, think tanks, industry, and other groups to support national security. The ethics requirements referred to in paragraph
(1)are the following provisions of law: Section 847 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ( Public Law 110–181 ; 10 U.S.C. 1701 note). Section 1045 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ( Public Law 115–91 ; 10 U.S.C. 971 note prec.). Section 1117 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( 10 U.S.C. 971 note prec.). Section 988 of title 10, United States Code. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the federally funded research and development center with which the Secretary contracts under subsection
(a)shall submit to the Secretary a report containing the results of the study conducted pursuant to that subsection. Not later than 30 days after the Secretary receives the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transmit a copy of the report to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
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