To require a strategic human capital plan for civilian employees of the Department of Defense.

1. Adds SEC. 1106. STRATEGIC HUMAN CAPITAL PLAN FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE at the end of title XI

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   (B) by inserting "(10 U.S.C. 2912 note)" after "for Fiscal Year 2005".

   Inserted: SEC. 1106. STRATEGIC HUMAN CAPITAL PLAN FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

   Inserted: (a) Plan Required.--(1) Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a strategic plan to shape and improve the civilian employee workforce of the Department of Defense.

   Inserted: (2) The plan shall be known as the "strategic human capital plan".

   Inserted: (b) Contents.--The strategic human capital plan required by subsection (a) shall include--

   Inserted: (1) a workforce gap analysis, including an assessment of--

   Inserted: (A) the critical skills and competencies that will be needed in the future civilian employee workforce of the Department of Defense to support national security requirements and effectively manage the Department over the next decade;

   Inserted: (B) the skills and competencies of the existing civilian employee workforce of the Department and projected trends in that workforce based on expected losses due to retirement and other attrition; and

   Inserted: (C) gaps in the existing or projected civilian employee workforce of the Department that should be addressed to ensure that the Department has continued access to the critical skills and competencies described in subparagraph (A); and

   Inserted: (2) a plan of action for developing and reshaping the civilian employee workforce of the Department to address the gaps in critical skills and competencies identified under paragraph (1)(C), including--

   Inserted: (A) specific recruiting and retention goals, including the program objectives of the Department to be achieved through such goals; and

   Inserted: (B) specific strategies for development, training, deploying, compensating, and motivating the civilian employee workforce of the Department, including the program objectives of the Department to be achieved through such strategies.

   Inserted: (c) Inapplicability of Certain Limitations.--The recruitment and retention of civilian employees to meet the goals established under subsection (b)(2)(A) shall not be subject to any limitation or constraint under statute or regulations on the end strength of the civilian workforce of the Department of Defense or any part of the workforce of the Department.

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   Inserted: (d) Annual Updates.--Not later than March 1 of each year from 2007 through 2012, the Secretary shall update the strategic human capital plan required by subsection (a), as previously updated under this subsection.

   Inserted: (e) Annual Reports.--Not later than March 1 of each year from 2007 through 2012, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress--

   Inserted: (1) the update of the strategic human capital plan prepared in such year under subsection (d); and

   Inserted: (2) the assessment of the Secretary, using results-oriented performance measures, of the progress of the Department of Defense in implementing the strategic human capital plan.

   Inserted: (f) Comptroller General Review.--(1) Not later than 90 days after the Secretary submits under subsection (a) the strategic human capital plan required by that subsection, the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the plan.

   Inserted: (2) Not later than 90 days after the Secretary submits under subsection (e) an update of the strategic human capital plan under subsection (d), the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the update.

   Inserted: (3) A report on the strategic human capital plan under paragraph (1), or on an update of the plan under paragraph (2), shall include the assessment of the Comptroller General of the extent to which the plan or update, as the case may be--

   Inserted: (A) complies with the requirements of this section; and

   Inserted: (B) complies with applicable best management practices (as determined by the Comptroller General).

   Inserted: (g) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, the term "appropriate committees of Congress" means--

   Inserted: (1) the Committees on Armed Services and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and

   Inserted: (2) the Committees on Armed Services and Government Reform of the House of Representatives.

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   At the end of title XI, add the following:

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