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 PUBLIC LAW 106-65 —OCT. 5, 1999 113 STAT. 723 "(c) BASELINE NUMBER.— In this section, the term 'baseUne number' means the number of major headquarters activities personnel in the Department of Defense as of October 1, 1999. "(d) MAJOR HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES. — (1) For purposes of this section, major headquarters activities are those headquarters (and the direct support integral to their operation) the primary mission of which is to manage or command the programs and operations of the Department of Defense, the Department of Defense components, and their major military units, organizations, or agencies. Such term includes management headquarters, combatant headquarters, and direct support. "(2) The specific elements of the Department of Defense that are major headquarters activities for the purposes of this section are those elements identified as Major DoD Headquarters Activities in accordance with Department of Defense Directive 5100.73, entitled 'Major Department of Defense Headquarters Activities', issued on May 13, 1999. The provisions of that directive applicable to identification of any activity as a 'Major DoD Headquarters Activity may not be changed except as provided by law. "(e) MAJOR HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES PERSONNEL.— In this section, the term 'major headquarters activities personnel' means military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense who are assigned to, or employed in, functions in major headquarters activities. "(f) LIMITATION ON REASSIGNMENT OF FUNCTIONS. —In carrying out reductions in the number of personnel assigned to, or employed in, major headquarters activities in order to comply with this section, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments may not reassign functions in order to evade the requirements of this section.". (2) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amended to read as follows: "130a. Major Department of Defense headquarters activities personnel: limitation.". (b) REPORT. — Not later than October 1, 2000, the Secretary Deadline, of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report providing— (1) the Secretary's assessment of the manner in which major headquarters activities are specified in subsection (d) of section 130a of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a); (2) the baseline number in effect for purposes of that section; and (3) the effect (if any) of the reductions required by that section on the Department's various headquarters activities. (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO UPDATE LIMITATION ON OSD PERSONNEL.— Effective October 1, 1999, section 143 of title 10, Effective date. United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking "Effective October 1, 1999, the" and inserting "The"; and (B) by striking "75 percent of the baseline number" and inserting "3,767". (2) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (f); and

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