RETENTION OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE POSITIONS AT MILITARY TRAINING BASES TRANSFERRED TO NATIONAL GUARD.

SEC. 1602. RETENTION OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE POSITIONS AT MILITARY TRAINING BASES TRANSFERRED TO NATIONAL GUARD. (a) Retention of Employee Positions.— In the case of a military training installation described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall retain civilian employee positions of the Department of Defense at the installation after transfer to the National 110 STAT. 2735Guard to facilitate active and reserve component training at the installation. The Secretary shall determine the extent to which positions at the installation are to be retained as positions of the Department of Defense in consultation with the Adjutant General of the National Guard of the State in which the installation is located. (b) Military Training Installations Affected.— This section applies with respect to each military training installation that— (1) was approved for closure in 1995 under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note); (2) is scheduled for transfer to National Guard operation and control; and (3) will continue to be used, after such transfer, to provide training support to active and reserve components of the Armed Forces. (c) Maximum Positions Retained.— The number of civilian employee positions retained at an installation under this section may not exceed 20 percent of the Federal civilian workforce employed at the installation as of September 8, 1995. (d) Removal of Position.— The requirement to maintain a civilian employee position at an installation under this section terminates upon the later of the following: (1) The date of the departure or retirement from that position by the civilian employee initially employed or retained in the position as a result of this section. (2) The date on which the Secretary certifies to Congress that the position is no longer required to ensure that effective support is provided at the installation for active and reserve component training.