REPORT ON REQUIREMENTS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD FOR NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS.

SEC. 417. REPORT ON REQUIREMENTS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD FOR NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS.(a) Report Required.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report setting forth the following:(1) A description of the types of duties performed for the National Guard by non-dual status technicians.(2) A description of the current requirements of the National Guard for non-dual status technicians.(3) A description of various means of addressing any shortfalls in meeting such requirements, including both temporary shortfalls and permanent shortfalls.(4) A description of the demands of the National Guard for non-dual status technicians under the current operational tempo, and a description of the current and anticipated demands of the National Guard for non-dual status technicians as a result of the National Guard moving from a reserve force to an operational force.(5) An assessment whether an increase in the limit on the number of non-dual status technicians for the National Guard is advisable.(6) Such specific recommendations, including recommendations for legislative action, as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate regarding future requirements and numbers of non-dual status technicians that are required to manage and support the National Guard.(b) Considerations.—The report required by subsection (a) shall take into consideration the effects of the mobilization of large numbers of National Guard military technicians (dual status) on the readiness of National Guard units in critically important areas and on the capacity of the National Guard to continue performing home-based missions and responsibilities for the States.