Modifications to total force management requirements

(a) Guidance Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Office of the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with each Secretary of a military department, provide guidance to each such Secretary on the analysis required under subsection (b) of section 129a of title 10, United States Code. Such guidance shall include defining the seven required elements of the analysis under such subsection, on either a Department-wide or component level. (b) Additional limitations on reductions Such section 129a is amended in subsection (b) by inserting after full-time equivalent levels the following:, or conduct any reductions or realignments that occur outside the normal programming process (including ad hoc, immediate, or unprogrammed changes) of 50 employees or more implemented before or after the submission of the annual budget request,. (c) Additional requirements Such section 129a is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) Report to congressional defense committees Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this subsection and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees containing the analysis conducted pursuant to subsection (b).. (d) RIF notification Section 1597(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting or significant after involuntary; (2) by striking or furlough of and inserting furlough, or significant reduction of over 50; and (3) by adding after the period at the end the following: The Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees and each Member of Congress representing the area in which reductions are ordered. Such notification shall include billet, activity name, number of employees at the location, number of employees involuntarily separated by billet, reason for the personnel action, actions to mitigate reductions, and savings and costs.. (e) Briefing Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Office of the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees with a briefing on the following: (1) The implementation of subsection (a) of this section. (2) Efforts to update DOD Directive 1100.4 and DOD Instruction 1100.22 to address the analysis required under subsection (b) of such section 129a, as amended by this section.