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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 · Sec. 252

Sec. 252. STUDY ON MECHANISMS FOR ATTRACTING AND RETAINING HIGH QUALITY TALENT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

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## SEC. 252 STUDY ON MECHANISMS FOR ATTRACTING AND RETAINING HIGH QUALITY TALENT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ###
(a)Study Required The Secretary of Defense shall enter into an agreement with an independent academic institution to conduct a study to develop policy options and recommendations for the establishment of a program to attract and retain covered individuals for employment in the Department of Defense. ###
(b)Elements The study required under subsection
(a)shall include the following: ####
(1)An analysis of mechanisms the Department may use to engage public and private sector organizations to assist in the identification and recruitment of covered individuals for employment in the Department of Defense. ####
(2)Identification of statutory, regulatory, and organizational barriers to the development of the program described in subsection (a). ####
(3)An analysis of monetary and nonmonetary incentives that may be provided to retain covered individuals in positions in the Department. ####
(4)An analysis of methods that may be implemented to ensure appropriate vetting of covered individuals. ####
(5)An analysis of the size of a program required to advance the competitiveness of the research, development, test, and evaluation efforts of the Department in the critical technologies identified in the National Defense Strategy. ####
(6)The type and amount of resources required to implement the program described in subsection (a). ###
(c)Reports ####
(1)Initial report Not later than February 1, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the plan of the Secretary to execute the study required under subsection (a). ####
(2)Final report Not later than February 1, 2022, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). ###
(d)Covered Individual Defined In this section, the term “covered individual” means an individual who— ####
(1)is engaged in work to promote and protect the national security of the United States; ####
(2)is engaged in basic or applied research, funded by the Department of Defense; and ####
(3)possesses scientific or technical expertise that will advance the development of critical technologies identified in the National Defense Strategy or the National Defense Science and Technology Strategy, required by section 218 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1679). ## Subtitle E Sustainable Chemistry
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STUDY ON MECHANISMS FOR ATTRACTING AND RETAINING HIGH QUALITY TALENT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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