Sec. 596. REPORT ON GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICER COSTS

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## SEC. 596 REPORT ON GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICER COSTS ###

(a)Report Required Not later than nine months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on general and flag officer costs. ###

(b)Elements The report required under subsection

(a)shall include cost estimates for direct and indirect costs associated with general and flag officers generally and for specific positions in accordance with the recommendations of the report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation titled “Defining General and Flag Officer Costs” dated December 2017, including— ####

(1)direct compensation for all general and flag officers and for specific general and flag officer positions, using the full cost of manpower model to estimate where possible; ####

(2)personal money allowances for positions that receive an allowance; ####

(3)deferred compensation and health care costs for all general and flag officers and for specific general and flag officer positions; ####

(4)costs associated with providing security details for specific general and flag officer positions that merit continuous security; ####

(5)costs associated with Government and commercial travel for general and flag officers who qualify for tier one or two travel, including commercial travel costs using defense travel system data; ####

(6)general flag officer per diems for specific positions, based on average travel per diem costs; ####

(7)costs for enlisted and officer aide housing for general and flag officers generally and for specific general and flag officer positions, including basic housing assistance costs for staff; ####

(8)on a case-by-case basis, costs associated with enlisted and officer aide travel, taking into consideration the cost of data collection; ####

(9)costs associated with additional support staff for general and flag officers and their travel, equipment, and per diem costs for all general and flag officers and specific general and flag officer positions based on the average numbers per general or flag officer and estimations using the full cost of manpower model; ####

(10)costs associated with the upkeep and maintenance of official residences not captured by basic housing assistance; and ####

(11)costs associated with training for general and flag officers generally and specific general and flag officer positions using estimations from the full cost of manpower model.