S.Amdt. 2395

1. Adds SEC. 1003. REDUCTION IN BUDGETS OF MAJOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES at the end of subtitle A of title X

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   (4) A statement of the balance in the Fund at the beginning and end of such fiscal year.

   Inserted: SEC. 1003. REDUCTION IN BUDGETS OF MAJOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Commencing with fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of Defense shall provide for a reduction in the aggregate budget of the Department of Defense headquarters activities specified in subsection (b) such that the aggregate budget for such headquarters activities for fiscal year 2018 does not exceed an amount equal to--

   Inserted: (1) the aggregate amount requested for such headquarters activities in the budget of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2013 (as included in the budget of the President for that fiscal year submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code), minus

   Inserted: (2) an amount equal to 20 percent of the amount described in paragraph (1).

   Inserted: (b) Headquarters Activities.--The Department of Defense headquarters activities specified in this subsection are as follows:

   Inserted: (1) The Office of the Secretary of Defense, including Principal Staff Assistants and their associated Defense Agency staffs and Department of Defense field activity staffs.

   Inserted: (2) The Joint Staff.

   Inserted: (3) The Office of the Secretary of the Army and Army Staff.

   Inserted: (4) The Office of the Secretary of the Air Force and Air Staff.

   Inserted: (5) The Office of the Secretary of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and Headquarters, Marine Corps.

   Inserted: (6) The commands as follows:

   Inserted: (A) The United Sates Army Forces Command.

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   Inserted: (B) The United States Army Materiel Command.

   Inserted: (C) United States Army Pacific.

   Inserted: (D) The United States Army Training and Doctrine Command.

   Inserted: (E) The United States Fleet Forces Command.

   Inserted: (F) United States Naval Forces Europe.

   Inserted: (G) United States Pacific Fleet.

   Inserted: (H) The Air Combat Command.

   Inserted: (I) The Air Education and Training Command.

   Inserted: (J) The Air Force Materiel Command.

   Inserted: (K) The Air Force Space Command.

   Inserted: (L) The Air Mobility Command.

   Inserted: (M) Pacific Air Forces.

   Inserted: (N) United States Air Forces in Europe.

   Inserted: (7) Reserve component commands, including the following:

   Inserted: (A) The National Guard Bureau, the Army National Guard Directorate, and the Air National Guard Readiness Center.

   Inserted: (B) The Office of the Chief of the Army Reserve and the Army Reserve Command.

   Inserted: (C) Headquarters, Air Force Reserve and the Air Force Reserve Command.

   Inserted: (D) Headquarters, Navy Reserve Force and the Marine Corps Forces Reserve.

   Inserted: (8) Unified combatant command staffs, including the following:

   Inserted: (A) The United States Africa Command.

   Inserted: (B) The United States Central Command.

   Inserted: (C) The United States European Command.

   Inserted: (D) The United States Northern Command.

   Inserted: (E) The United States Pacific Command.

   Inserted: (F) The United States Southern Command.

   Inserted: (G) The United States Special Operations Command.

   Inserted: (H) The United States Strategic Command.

   Inserted: (I) The United States Transportation Command.

   Inserted: (c) Scope of Reductions.--The reduction in the budget of a headquarters activity to be achieved under subsection (a) shall be a reduction in the total budget of the headquarters activity (as specified in the future-years defense program accompanying the budget of the President for fiscal year 2013), including--

   Inserted: (1) costs of military and civilian personnel (whether regular or reserve component) assigned to the headquarters activity; and

   Inserted: (2) associated costs of the headquarters activity, including contract services, facilities, information technology, and other costs that support headquarters functions, including manpower and resources associated with the Military Intelligence Program (MIP).

   Inserted: (d) Administration of Reduction.--

   Inserted: (1) Uniform allocation of reduction across fiscal years.--The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, achieve the reduction in the aggregate budget required by subsection (a) by spreading the reduction evenly among the fiscal years during which the reduction occurs.

   Inserted: (2) Uniform application of percentage reduction among covered headquarters.--The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, achieve the reduction in the aggregate budget required by subsection (a) by achieving the same percentage in the reduction of the budget for each headquarters activity to which the reduction applies.

   Inserted: (3) Prohibition on achievement through increase in budgets of headquarters of subordinate commands.--The Secretary may not achieve the reduction in the aggregate budget required by subsection (a) through an increase in the budgets of subordinate commands, subordinate headquarters activities, or other associated activities.

   Inserted: (4) Authority to consolidate certain commands.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Secretary may restructure, consolidate, or combine any of the headquarters activities listed in paragraphs (1), (6), (7), and (8) of subsection (b) as may be needed to support operational or strategic objectives, so long as such restructuring, consolidation, or combination is consistent with the achievement of the reduction in the aggregate budget required by subsection (a).

   Inserted: (e) Reports.--The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees, at the same time the budget of the President for each of fiscal years 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, a report setting forth a description of the progress of the Secretary in achieving the reduction in the aggregate budget required by subsection (a) during the prior fiscal year. Each report shall include a certification by the Secretary whether the Secretary will achieve, or has achieved, the reduction required.

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   At the end of subtitle A of title X, add the following:

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