[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3479]
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  SA 6360. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title XI, insert the following:

     SEC. __. ASSESSMENT OF CIVILIAN WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     carry out and submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the House of Representatives a comprehensive 
     assessment of the impacts of reductions in the civilian 
     workforce of the Department of Defense carried out since 
     January 1, 2025, including resulting experience and skills 
     gaps where losses were not offset by entry- or mid-level 
     hiring.
       (b) Elements.--The assessment required by subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An evaluation of--
       (A) the effects of the reductions described in such 
     subsection on mission execution, technical expertise, and 
     institutional knowledge across critical functional areas; and
       (B) risks to readiness, acquisition, and sustainment.
       (2) An identification of mitigation strategies, including 
     workforce planning, targeted hiring, training, and retention 
     efforts, to address identified gaps.
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