Sec. 504. REPORTS ON NUMBER AND ASSIGNMENT OF ENLISTED AIDES FOR OFFICERS OF THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, AND MARINE CORPS

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## SEC. 504 REPORTS ON NUMBER AND ASSIGNMENT OF ENLISTED AIDES FOR OFFICERS OF THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, AND MARINE CORPS ###

(a)Annual Report on Number of Enlisted Aides Section 981 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(c) > > Not later than March 1 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report— > > > #### “(1) > > specifying the number of enlisted aides authorized and allocated for general officers and flag officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and joint pool as of September 30 of the previous year; and > > > #### “(2) > > justifying, on a billet-by-billet basis, the authorization and assignment of each enlisted aide to each general officer and flag officer position.” > . ###

(b)Report on Reduction in Number of Enlisted Aides and Authorization and Assignment Procedures and Duties Not later than June 30, 2015, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing the following: ####

(1)A list of the official military and official representational duties that each Secretary of a military department— #####

(A)authorizes enlisted aides to perform on the personal staffs of officers of an Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned; and #####

(B)considers necessary to be performed by enlisted aides to relieve the officers from minor duties, which, if performed by the officers, would be done at the expense of the officers’ primary military or official duties. ####

(2)Subject to the limitations in section 981 of title 10, United States Code, the procedures used for allocating authorized enlisted aides— #####

(A)between the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps and the joint pool; #####

(B)within each Armed Force, including the regulations prescribed by the Secretaries of the military departments regarding the allocation of enlisted aides; and #####

(C)within the joint pool. ####

(3)The justification, on a billet-by-billet basis, for the authorization and assignment of each enlisted aide to each general officer and flag officer position as of September 30, 2014. ####

(4)Such recommendations as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate for changes to the statutory method of calculating the authorized number of enlisted aides. ###

(c)Report Objective In developing the report required by subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall have the objective of reducing the maximum number of enlisted aides authorized and allocated for general officers and flag offers by 40, subject to the validation of duties under subsection (b)(1) and the billet-by-billet justification of positions under subsection (b)(3). ###

(d)Comptroller General Review ####

(1)Review required The Comptroller General of the United States shall review the report submitted by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (b). ####

(2)Elements of review The review under paragraph

(1)shall include the following: #####

(A)An assessment of the methodology used by the Secretary of Defense in satisfying the requirements imposed by paragraphs (1), (2), and

(3)of subsection (b). #####

(B)An assessment of the adequacy of the data used by the Secretary to support the conclusions contained in the report. ####

(3)Report on results of review Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the report under subsection (b), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the review conducted under paragraph (1).