Sec. 574. REVIEW AND REPORT ON AUTHORITIES FOR THE EMPLOYMENT, USE, AND STATUS OF NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE TECHNICIANS
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## SEC. 574 REVIEW AND REPORT ON AUTHORITIES FOR THE EMPLOYMENT, USE, AND STATUS OF NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE TECHNICIANS ###
(a)Review Required The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review of the following: ####
(1)Authority for the employment, use, and status of National Guard technicians under section 709 of title 32, United States Code (commonly referred to as the National Guard Technicians Act of 1968). ####
(2)Authorities for the employment, use, and status of National Guard and Reserve technicians under sections 10216 through 10218 of title 10, United States Code. ####
(3)Any other authorities on the employment, use, and status of National Guard and Reserve technicians under law. ###
(b)Purposes The purposes of the review under subsection
(a)shall be as follows: ####
(1)To define the mission and requirements of National Guard and Reserve technicians. ####
(2)To identify means to improve the management and administration of the National Guard and Reserve technician workforce. ####
(3)To identify means to enhance the capability of the Department of Defense to recruit and retain National Guard and Reserve technicians. ####
(4)To assess the current career progression tracks of National Guard and Reserve technicians. ###
(c)Consultation In conducting the review under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, the Chief of Army Reserve, the Chief of Air Force Reserve, and representatives of National Guard and Reserve technicians, including collective bargaining representatives of such technicians. ###
(d)Inclusion of Recent Authorities in Review The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the review conducted under subsection
(a)takes into account authorities, and modifications of authorities, for the employment, use, and status of National Guard and Reserve technicians contained in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92) and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328). ###
(e)Required Review Elements In meeting the purposes of the review conducted under subsection (a), as set forth in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall address, in particular, the following: ####
(1)The extent to which National Guard and Reserve technicians are assigned military duties inconsistent with, or of a different nature than, their civilian duties, the impact of such assignments on unit readiness, and the effect of such assignments on the career progression of technicians. ####
(2)The use by the Department of Defense (especially within the National Guard) of selective retention boards to separate National Guard and Reserve technicians from military service (with the effect of thereby separating them from civilian service) before they accrue a full, unreduced retirement annuity in connection with Federal civilian service, and whether that use is consistent with the authority in section 10216(f) of title 10, United States Code, that technicians be permitted to remain in service past their mandatory separation date until they qualify for an unreduced retirement annuity. ####
(3)The impact on recruitment and retention, and the budgetary impact, of permitting National Guard and Reserve technicians who receive an enlistment incentive before becoming a technician to retain such incentive upon becoming a technician. ###
(f)Reporting Requirement Not later than April 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing— ####
(1)the results of the review conducted under subsection (a), including a discussion of the matters set forth in subsections
(b)and (e); and ####
(2)such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate in light of the review in order to improve and enhance the employment, use, and status of National Guard and Reserve technicians.
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Sec. 574
REVIEW AND REPORT ON AUTHORITIES FOR THE EMPLOYMENT, USE, AND STATUS OF NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE TECHNICIANS
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