STAFFING FOR DEFENSE PRISONER OF WAR/MISSING PERSONNEL OFFICE (DPMO).

SEC. 582. STAFFING FOR DEFENSE PRISONER OF WAR/MISSING PERSONNEL OFFICE (DPMO). (a) Report When Staffing is Below Prescribed Level.—Subparagraph (B) of section 1501(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1) by inserting “(i)” after “(B)”;(2) by inserting “, whether temporary or permanent,” after “civilian personnel”; and(3) by adding at the end the following:“(ii) If for any reason the number of military and civilian personnel assigned or detailed to the office should fall below the required level under clause (i), the Secretary of Defense shall promptly notify the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives of the number of personnel so assigned or detailed and of the Secretary’s plan to restore the staffing level of the office to at least the required minimum number under clause (i). The Secretary shall publish such notice and plan in the Federal Register.”.(b) GAO Study.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report providing an assessment of staffing and funding levels for the 118 STAT. 1929 Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office. The report shall include—(1) a description of changes, over the period from the inception of the office to the time of the submission of the report, in the missions and mission requirements of the office, together with a comparison of personnel and funding requirements of the office over that period with actual manning and funding levels over that period; and(2) the Comptroller General’s assessment of the adequacy of current manning and funding levels for that office in light of current mission requirements.