To amend chapter 80 of title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to provide notice to the congressional defense committees of the involuntary reassignment, separation, or retirement of general or flag officers, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires the Secretary of Defense to notify congressional defense committees within 15 days after a general or flag officer is involuntarily reassigned, separated, or retired, including the rationale and process used.
Who Benefits and How
Congressional defense committees would receive more timely oversight information about involuntary leadership removals affecting senior military officers.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Secretary of Defense and military departments would need to document and disclose rationale and process information; affected officers may face additional congressional scrutiny of personnel actions.
Key Provisions
- Adds a title 10 notice requirement for involuntary reassignment, separation, or retirement of general and flag officers.
- Requires notification within 15 days.
- Requires rationale, including whether the action involved conduct, performance, policy disagreements, or other factors.
- Requires a summary of the decision process, including consultations with the relevant military department secretary.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Secretary of Defense to notify congressional defense committees within 15 days after a general or flag officer is involuntarily reassigned, separated, or retired, including the rationale and process used.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Requires the Secretary of Defense to notify congressional defense committees within 15 days after a general or flag officer is involuntarily reassigned, separated, or retired, including the rationale and process used.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Congressional defense committees overseeing senior military leadership actions
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Secretary of Defense, military department officials, and affected general or flag officers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Horsford (for himself, Mr. Bacon, and Ms. Houlahan) introduced …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Congressional defense committees receiving oversight notice of senior officer removals
Secretary of Defense and military department officials documenting senior officer removal rationale and process
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "congressional_defense_committees"
- → Congressional defense committees
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