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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6131 

To impose conditions on the disestablishment, closure, or realignment of 

the United States Joint Forces Command and on workload reductions 

of civilian personnel of that command, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 

Mr. NYE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To impose conditions on the disestablishment, closure, or 

realignment of the United States Joint Forces Command 

and on workload reductions of civilian personnel of that 

command, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Restoring Congres5 sional Oversight and Strengthening Military Jointness 

6 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. OPERATIONS OF UNITED STATES JOINT FORCES 

2 COMMAND. 

3 (a) CONDITIONS ON DISESTABLISHMENT, CLOSURE, 

4 REALIGNMENT, AND WORKLOAD REDUCTIONS.—The Sec5 retary of Defense shall not take any action to effect or 

6 implement the disestablishment, closure, or realignment of 

7 the United States Joint Forces Command or conduct any 

8 workload reductions of civilian personnel of the United 

9 States Joint Forces Command until— 

10 (1) the report required by subsection (b) is sub11 mitted to the congressional defense committees; 

12 (2) the independent assessment required by 

13 subsection (c) is submitted to the congressional de14 fense committees; and 

15 (3) a period of 30 legislative days or 60 cal16 endar days, whichever is longer, expires following the 

17 day on which the assessment referred to in para18 graph (2) has been submitted. 

19 (b) REPORT.—If the Secretary of Defense proposes 

20 to disestablish, close, or realign the United States Joint 

21 Forces Command or conduct any workload reductions of 

22 civilian personnel of the Command, the Secretary shall 

23 submit to the congressional defense committees and the 

24 Comptroller General of the United States a report con25 taining each of the following: 


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1 (1) The proposal to disestablish, close, realign, 

2 or conduct workload reductions of civilian personnel 

3 of the United States Joint Forces Command. 

4 (2) A detailed plan of action, including func5 tions terminated, retained, reduced, or expanded, 

6 and the resulting impact on projected contractor and 

7 civilian personnel. 

8 (3) A list of alternatives considered before the 

9 disestablishment of the Command, such as consoli10 dation of similar functions into United States Joint 

11 Forces Command. 

12 (4) An evaluation of the impacts of the proposal 

13 on Federal budgets, including specific cost savings 

14 and increases anticipated for the Department of De15 fense and other Federal agencies. 

16 (5) An estimate of the anticipated costs of 

17 shifting workload to military and civilian personnel 

18 under a new command. 

19 (6) An assessment of the local economic and 

20 employment impacts of the proposal. 

21 (7) An assessment of the impacts of expertise 

22 lost if members of the civilian and contractor work23 force refuse to relocate under the proposal. 


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1 (8) A review on the impact of the proposal on 

2 the joint training, operations, and activities of the 

3 Armed Forces. 

4 (9) A notional time-line to implement the pro5 posal. 

6 (10) A certification that the proposal will not 

7 result in a negative degradation to readiness and on8 going and future operations. 

9 (c) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 

10 120 days after receiving the report required by subsection 

11 (b), the Comptroller General shall submit to the congres12 sional defense committees an assessment of the proposal 

13 contained in the report. 

14 (d) LEGISLATIVE DAY DEFINED.—For purposes of 

15 subsection (a)(3), the term ‘‘legislative day’’ means a day 

16 on which either House of Congress is in session. 

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