To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to study the feasibility of a program to recruit individuals to serve for one year on active duty in the Armed Forces.
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Cisneros introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study whether the military could create a one-year active duty service option. The goal is to explore whether shorter enlistment terms might attract more recruits who are interested in serving but unwilling to commit to traditional multi-year contracts.
Who Benefits and How
The Department of Defense and military recruiting operations could benefit if the study leads to a new recruitment pathway that attracts additional service members. Individuals interested in military service but reluctant to commit to longer terms could gain a new option for serving. Congress receives valuable research to inform future defense policy decisions.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Government Accountability Office must conduct and complete this comprehensive feasibility study within one year, including research on suitable military jobs, training requirements, costs, and analysis of similar programs in other countries. Taxpayers bear the cost of the study itself.
Key Provisions
- Requires GAO to submit a report to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees within one year of enactment
- Study must identify which military occupational specialties would be suitable for one-year service
- Requires evaluation of similar short-service programs in other countries and their effects on recruitment, retention, and effectiveness
- Must assess implementation costs and identify barriers to creating such a program
- Report must address training requirements and what the one-year service would involve
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study the feasibility of creating a one-year active duty military service program to expand recruitment options for the Armed Forces.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Commission a feasibility study before implementing a potential new military recruitment program modeled on shorter service commitments used in other countries"
Likely Beneficiaries
- Department of Defense (potential new recruitment pathway)
- Individuals interested in military service but unwilling to commit to multi-year enlistments
- Military recruiting operations
Likely Burden Bearers
- Government Accountability Office (required to conduct and complete study within one year)
- Taxpayers (cost of study)
- Congress (must review and act on findings)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "comptroller_general"
- → Comptroller General of the United States (head of GAO)
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
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