PUBLIC LAW 99-145—NOV. 8, 1985 shall each submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the experience of the Department of Defense during fiscal years 1985 and 1986 (to the date of the report) concerning the management of civilian personnel of the Department without a congressionally imposed civilian end strength and with a statutory prohibition on the management during those fiscal years of such civilian personnel by end strength. Each such report shall include the views of the Secretary or Director, as appropriate, with respect to the desirability of managing such personnel in such a manner. (c) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives quarterly reports on the obligation of funds appropriated for civilian personnel of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1986. Each report shall include— (A) for each appropriation account, the amounts authorized and appropriated for such personnel for fiscal year 1986; (B) for each appropriation account and for the entire Department— (i) the actual number of such personnel employed, and the amount of funds obligated for such personnel, as of the end of the fiscal year quarter described in the report; and (ii) the projected number of such personnel to be employed, and the amount of funds that will be obligated for such personnel, as of the end of fiscal year 1986. (2) Each report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted as soon as possible after the end of the fiscal year quarter described in the report. SEC. 503. EXERCISE OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES RELATING TO CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress findsCD that in National Security Decision Directive 84, issued by the President on March 11, 1983, the President directed the Attorney General to establish, after consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, an interdepartmental group to— (A) study security procedures in effect with respect to Federal employees; and (B) recommend appropriate revisions in Executive orders, regulations, and guidelines pertaining to such procedures; and (2) that on May 1, 1984, the interdepartmental group referred to in clause (1) requested, in a memorandum to the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, that guidance be furnished to the group on matters relating to the study referred to in paragraph (I)(A). (b) DIRECTION TO FURNISH GUIDANCE.—Before the end of the 60-
day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the interdepartmental group referred to in subsection (a) the guidance requested in the memorandum referred to in subsection (a)(2). (c) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Before the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date that the President transmits the guidance pursuant to subsection (b), the interdepartmental group shall transmit to Congress a report on its findings and recommendations.
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