119 S3118 IS: Respect the Chief Act of 2025 U.S. Senate 2025-11-06 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3118 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 6, 2025 Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require reporting on compliance with requirements to update leadership boards across the Department of Defense.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Respect the Chief Act of 2025.

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Reporting on compliance with requirements to update leadership boards at military installations

(a)

Initial report

Not later than January 31, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the President and the congressional defense committees a report certifying compliance, during the preceding calendar year, with applicable requirements to update command and control leadership boards across the Department of Defense. (b)

Subsequent reports

Not later than 120 days after the inauguration of a new President or the confirmation of a new Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the President and the congressional defense committees a report certifying that all command and control leadership boards across the Department of Defense have been updated to reflect the current Commander-in-Chief and other applicable leadership changes. (c)

Congressional defense committees defined

In this section, the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given the term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.