HR 916 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Defense spending Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations

REDUCE Act

Introduced: February 8, 2021 Introduced by: Calvert, Ken Republican · California See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Feb 8, 2021

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Rebalance for an Effective Defense Uniformed and Civilian Employees Act or the REDUCE Act

This bill limits full-time positions in the Department of Defense (DOD), in each of FY2026-FY2030, to not more than 85% of the number of such positions at the end of FY2021. Not more than 1,000 of the positions may be career appointees within the Senior Executive Service.

DOD may offer voluntary separation incentive payments and voluntary early retirement payments to achieve the reductions but must use involuntary measures, beginning at the start of FY2021, to achieve required reductions in personnel levels if voluntary measures are inadequate.

What's happening now February 8, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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