123STA T . 2 504PUBLIC LA W 111 –8 4 —O CT. 28 , 200 9‘ ‘ (A)employ ee sati s f a c tio nw it h any p r ocesses esta b- lishe d p u rsuant to re g ulations promulgated by the S ec- retary of D efense pursuant to section 9 9 02 of title 5,U nited States C ode (as amended by section 1 11 3 of the N ational Defense Authori z ation Act for F iscal Y ear 2011
and ‘‘( B )thee x tent to which any processes so established are fair, credible, and transparent, as re q uired by such section 9902 (as so amended) .’ ’; and (B) in paragraph (2), by stri k ing ‘‘the National Security P ersonnel System’’ and inserting ‘‘any processes established pursuant to such regulations’’. SEC.1 11 4 . PROVI SIO N SRE LAT IN G TOT H E D E F ENSE CIVILIAN INTEL - LIGENCE PERSONNEL S Y STE M . (a) S USPEN S IO NO F CE RTA IN PA Y AUT H ORITY. —E ffecti v e with respect to amounts paid during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2010, rates of basic pay for employees and positions within any element of the intelligence community (as defined by the National Security Act of 19 47 )— (1) may not be fixed under the Defense Civilian I ntelligence Personnel System; and (2) shall instead be fixed in accordance with the provisions of law that (disregarding DCIPS) would then otherwise apply. T he preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to the National G eospatial-Intelligence Agency. (b) R ESPONSE TO GA O REPORT.—Not later than 3 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional oversight committees a written description of any actions taken or proposed to be taken by such Secretary in response to the review and recommendations of the Government Accountability Office regarding the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System. (c) IN D EPENDENT OR G ANI Z ATION.— (1) IN GENERA L .—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the Office of Personnel M anagement, and the Director of National Intelligence shall j ointly designate an inde- pendent organization to review the operation of the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System, including— (A) its impact on career progression; (B) its appropriateness or inappropriateness in light of the complexities of the workforce affected; (C) its sufficiency in terms of providing protections for diversity in promotion and retention of personnel; and (D) the adequacy of the training, policy guidelines, and other preparations afforded in connection with transitioning to that system. (2) DEADLINE.—The independent organization shall, after appropriate consultation with employees and employee organizations, submit its findings and recommendations under this section to the Secretary of Defense and the congressional oversight committees, in a written report, not later than J une 1, 2010. (d) PROPOSED A C TIONS BASED ON REPORT.—Not later than 6 0 days after receiving the report of the independent organization under subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with Reports.D e adlin e. Desi g nation. T i m e period. 10USC 1 6 01 note.
