[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5627 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5627

  To amend chapter 80 of title 10, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Defense to provide notice to the congressional defense 
 committees of the involuntary reassignment, separation, or retirement 
          of general or flag officers, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 30, 2025

Mr. Horsford (for himself, Mr. Bacon, and Ms. Houlahan) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend chapter 80 of title 10, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Defense to provide notice to the congressional defense 
 committees of the involuntary reassignment, separation, or retirement 
          of general or flag officers, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Government Evaluation, Notification, 
and Explanation of Reassignments and Accountability with Leadership 
Act'' or the ``GENERAL Act''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCED LEADERSHIP OVERSIGHT PROCEDURES.

    Chapter 80 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1568. Notice of involuntary reassignment, separation, or 
              retirement of general or flag officers
    ``Not later than 15 days after a general officer or flag officer is 
involuntarily reassigned, separated, or retired, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written 
notification containing--
            ``(1) the rationale for the reassignment, separation, or 
        retirement, including whether the reassignment, separation, or 
        retirement was related to conduct, performance, policy 
        disagreements, or other factors; and
            ``(2) a summary of the process followed in reaching the 
        decision to involuntarily reassign, separate, or retire the 
        officer, including any consultations with the Secretary of the 
        military department concerned.''.
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