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Rebalance for an Effective Defense Uniform and Civilian Employees Act (REDUCE Act)

Introduced: March 14, 2014 Introduced by: Calvert, Ken Republican · California See on congress.gov
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Jul 1, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Mar 14, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 14, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rebalance for an Effective Defense Uniform and Civilian Employees Act (REDUCE Act) - Limits full-time positions in the Department of Defense (DOD), in each of FY2021-FY2025, subject to specified adjustments to be made by the DOD Secretary, to a number not greater than 85% of the number of such positions at DOD as of September 30, 2015. Permits not more than 1,000 of such positions to be career appointees within the Senior Executive Service. Authorizes the DOD Secretary to offer voluntary separation incentive payments and voluntary early retirement payments to achieve the reductions required by this Act, but requires the Secretary to use involuntary measures, including reductions in force, beginning on October 1, 2015, to achieve required reductions in personnel levels if voluntary measures are inadequate. 

What's happening now July 1, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 3
R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jun 26, 2014
Ryan, Paul
· May 22, 2014
Hunter, Duncan
· Mar 27, 2014
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Mar 14, 2014
Granger, Kay
· Mar 14, 2014
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Mar 14, 2014
Nunes, Devin
· Mar 14, 2014
Rokita, Todd
· Mar 14, 2014
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