operations and other significant military operations (a) Report by president (1) Requirement Not later than June 1, 2019, the President shall submit to the specified congressional committees a report on the status of planning for the transition away from the use of private contractors for mission critical or emergency essential functions by January 1, 2020, in all areas of contingency operations and other significant military operations. (2) Additional matters covered If the report submitted under paragraph (1) states that the relevant agencies will not be able to transition to government and military personnel for such functions by January 1, 2020, the President shall include in the report the following: (A) A statement of the reasons why the relevant agencies are unable to do so, the date by which they will be able to do so, and the plan to ensure that they will be able to do so by that date. (B) A certification that— (i) all contract employees have undergone background checks to ensure that they do not have criminal records and have not been accused of human rights abuses