PLAN FOR RESERVE FORCES POLICY BOARD.

SEC. 1823. PLAN FOR RESERVE FORCES POLICY BOARD.(a) Plan.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan to implement revisions that the Secretary determines necessary in the designation, organization, membership, functions, procedures, and legislative framework of the Reserve Forces Policy Board. The plan—(1) shall be consistent with the findings, conclusions, and recommendations included in Part III E of the Report of the 122 STAT. 501 Commission on the National Guard and Reserves of March 1, 2007; and(2) to the extent possible, shall take into account the views and recommendations of civilian and military leaders, past chairmen of the Reserve Forces Policy Board, private organizations with expertise and interest in Department of Defense organization, and other individuals or groups in the discretion of the Secretary.(b) Report.—Not later than July 1, 2008, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the plan developed under subsection (a), including such recommendations for legislation as the Secretary considers necessary.