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 PUBLIC LAW 103-337—OCT. 5, 1994 108 STAT. 2725 (5) The percentage of certain support positions that are filled by employees of the Department of Defense varies significantly among the military departments. (6) The Secretary of Defense is reviewing the extent to which employees of the Department of Defense should replace military personnel in Department of Defense positions. (b) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.— Not later than April 30, 1995, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the efforts of the Secretary— (1) to identify positions in the Department of Defense to which continued assignment of military personnel is no longer justified under current circumstances; and (2) to assign employees of the Department of Defense to replace military personnel in those positions. (c) CONTENT OF REPORT. — The report required by subsection (b) shall contain the following: (1) The number of positions identified by the Secretary, including the positions in which employees of the Department of Defense have replaced military personnel and the positions to which employees of the Department of Defense are planned to be assigned to replace military personnel. (2) The cost of carrying out the planned changes in assignments. (3) A discussion of the effects of such changes on workforce restructuring plans of the Department. (4) A discussion of the efforts of the Secretary to encourage within the Department of Defense the assignment of employees of the Department to replace military personnel. (5) An explanation of the justifications for maintaining variances in excess of 20 percent among the military departments in the percentage of support positions common to two or more military departments that are filled by employees of the Department of Defense rather than military personnel. SEC. 348. NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE PILOT PROGRAM. 10 USC 1597 (a) AUTHORITY.— The Secretary of Defense may establish a pilot program for the payment of incentives in accordance with this section to facilitate the reemployment of eligible employees of the Department of Defense whose employment with the Department is being terminated by reason of the closure or realignment of the military installations where such persons are employed. Under the pilot program, the Secretary may pay retraining and relocation incentives to encourage non-Federal employers to hire and retain such employees. (b) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES.— For purposes of this section, an eligible employee is an employee of the Department of Defense, serving under an appointment without time limitation, who has been employed by the Department of Defense for a continuous period of at least 12 months and who has been given notice of separation pursuant to a reduction in force, except that such term does not include— (1) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, chapter 84 of such title, or another retirement system for employees of the Government; (2) an employee who, upon separation from Federal service, is eligible for an immediate annuity under subchapter III of

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