PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

SEC. 1102. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.(a) In General.—Section 9902 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:“(h) Reports.—“(1) In general.—Not later than 1 year after the implementation of any performance management and workforce incentive system under subsection (a) or any procedures relating to personnel appointment flexibilities under subsection (b) (whichever is earlier), and whenever any significant action is taken under any of the preceding provisions of this section (but at least biennially) thereafter, the Secretary shall—“(A) conduct appropriately designed and statistically valid internal assessments or employee surveys to assess employee perceptions of any program, system, procedures, or other aspect of personnel management, as established or modified under authority of this section; and“(B) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress and the Comptroller General, a report describing the results of the assessments or surveys conducted under subparagraph (A) (including the methodology used), together with any other information which the Secretary considers appropriate.“(2) Review.—After receiving any report under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General—“(A) shall review the assessments or surveys described in such report to determine if they were appropriately designed and statistically valid;“(B) shall conduct a review of the extent to which the program, system, procedures, or other aspect of program management concerned (as described in paragraph (1)(A)) is fair, credible, transparent, and otherwise in conformance with the requirements of this section; and“(C) within 6 months after receiving such report, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress—“(i) an independent evaluation of the results of the assessments or surveys reviewed under subparagraph (A), and“(ii) the findings of the Comptroller General based on the review under subparagraph (B),together with any recommendations the Comptroller General considers appropriate.“(3) Definition.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ means—“(A) the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives;“(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and“(C) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives.”.(b) Reports.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the covered committees—(A) no later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act and semiannually thereafter until fully implemented—125 STAT. 1612(i) a plan for the personnel management system, as authorized by section 9902(a) of title 5, United States Code (as amended by section 1101(a)); and(ii) progress reports on the design and implementation of the personnel management system (as described in subparagraph (A)); and(B) no later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act and semiannually thereafter until fully implemented—(i) a plan for the appointment procedures, as authorized by section 9902(b) of such title 5 (as amended by section 1101(b)); and(ii) progress reports on the design and implementation of the appointment procedures (as described in subparagraph (A)).(2) Implementation of a plan described in paragraph (1)(B) may not commence before the 90th day after the date on which such plan is submitted under this subsection to the covered committees.(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the term “covered committees” means—(A) the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives;(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and(C) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives.(c) Repeal of Superseded Provisions.—The following sections are repealed:(1) Section 1106(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 357), as amended by section 1113(h) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2503).(2) Section 1113(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2502).