Sec. 515. ASSESSMENT OF MILITARY COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT MODERNIZATION COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION REGARDING CONSOLIDATION OF AUTHORITIES TO ORDER MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS TO PERFORM DUTY
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## SEC. 515 ASSESSMENT OF MILITARY COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT MODERNIZATION COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION REGARDING CONSOLIDATION OF AUTHORITIES TO ORDER MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS TO PERFORM DUTY ###
(a)Assessment Required The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment of the recommendation of the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission regarding consolidation of statutory authorities by which members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces may be ordered to perform duty. The Secretary shall specifically assess each of the six broader duty statuses recommended by the Commission as replacements for the 30 reserve component duty statuses currently authorized to determine whether consolidation will increase efficiency in the reserve components. ###
(b)Submission of report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing the results of the Secretary’s assessment. If, as a result of the assessment, the Secretary determines that an alternate approach to consolidation of the statutory authorities described in subsection
(a)is preferable, the Secretary shall submit the alternate approach, including a draft of legislation implementing the alternate approach by April 30, 2019. ###
(c)Attributes of Alternate Approach The Secretary of Defense shall ensure the alternate approach described in subsection (b)— ####
(1)reduces the number of statutory authorities by which members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces may be ordered to perform duty to not more than 8 statutory authorities grouped into 4 duty categories to which specific pay and benefits may be aligned, which categories shall include— #####
(A)one duty category that shall generally reflect active service performed in support of contingency type operations or other military actions in support of the commander of a combatant command; #####
(B)a second duty category that shall— ######
(i)generally reflect active service not described in subparagraph (A); and ######
(ii)consist of training, administration, operational support, and full-time support of the reserve components; #####
(C)a third duty category that shall— ######
(i)generally reflect duty performed under direct military supervision while not in active service; and ######
(ii)include duty characterized by partial-day service; and #####
(D)a fourth duty category that shall— ######
(i)generally reflect remote duty completed while not under direct military supervision; and ######
(ii)include completion of correspondence courses and telework; ####
(2)distinguishes among duty performed under titles 10, 14, and 32, United States Code, and ensures that the reasons the members of the reserve components are utilized under the statutory authorities which exist prior to the alternate approach are preserved and can be tracked as separate and distinct purposes; ####
(3)minimizes, to the maximum extent practicable, disruptions in pay and benefits for members, and adheres to the principle that a member should receive pay and benefits commensurate with the nature and performance of the member’s duties; ####
(4)ensures the Secretary has the flexibility to meet emerging requirements and to effectively manage the force; and ####
(5)aligns Department of Defense programming and budgeting to the types of duty members perform. ## Subtitle C General Service Authorities