REDUCTION OF PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

SEC. 903. REDUCTION OF PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. (a) Permanent Limitation on OSD Personnel.— Effective October 1, 1999, the number of OSD personnel may not exceed 75 percent of the baseline number. 110 STAT. 2618 (b) Phased Reduction.— The number of OSD personnel— (1) as of October 1, 1997, may not exceed 85 percent of the baseline number; and (2) as of October 1, 1998, may not exceed 80 percent of the baseline number. (c) Baseline Number.— For purposes of this section, the term “baseline number” means the number of OSD personnel as of October 1, 1994. (d) OSD Personnel Defined.— For purposes of this section, the term “OSD personnel” means military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense who are assigned to, or employed in, functions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (including Direct Support Activities of that Office and the Washington Headquarters Services of the Department of Defense). (e) Limitation on Reassignment of Functions.— In carrying out reductions in the number of personnel assigned to, or employed in, the Office of the Secretary of Defense in order to comply with this section, the Secretary of Defense may not reassign functions solely in order to evade the requirements contained in this section. (f) Flexibility.— If the Secretary of Defense determines, and certifies to Congress, that the limitation in subsection (b) with respect to any fiscal year would adversely affect United States national security, the Secretary may waive the limitation under that subsection with respect to that fiscal year. If the Secretary of Defense determines, and certifies to Congress, that the limitation in subsection (a) during fiscal year 1999 would adversely affect United States national security, the Secretary may waive the limitation under that subsection with respect to that fiscal year. The authority under this subsection may be used only once, with respect to a single fiscal year. (g) Repeal of Prior Requirement.— Section 901(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 401) is repealed.