IMPACT OF NUMBERS OF MEMBERS WITHIN THE INTEGRATED DISABILITY EVALUATION SYSTEM ON READINESS OF ARMED FORCES TO MEET MISSION REQUIREMENTS.

SEC. 528. IMPACT OF NUMBERS OF MEMBERS WITHIN THE INTEGRATED DISABILITY EVALUATION SYSTEM ON READINESS OF ARMED FORCES TO MEET MISSION REQUIREMENTS.(a) Annual Impact Statement.—In the materials submitted to Congress in support of the budget for the Department of Defense for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, the Secretary of each military department shall include a statement concerning the extent to which the number of members of an Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary who are within the Integrated Disability Evaluation System impacts—(1) the readiness of that Armed Force to meet on-going mission requirements; and(2) dwell time for other members of that Armed Force.(b) Response Plan.—If the statement of the Secretary of a military department under subsection (a) for a fiscal year concludes that an adverse impact on readiness or dwell time of an Armed Force is occurring, the Secretary shall include with the budget materials a plan describing how the Armed Force will mitigate the impact.