; and (ii) the process for appealing employment decisions. (E) Recommendations for reforms of compensation and benefits policies for military technician (dual status) positions in order to provide military technicians (dual status) with parity in compensation and benefits with other Federal civilian employees of the Department of Defense under title 5, United States Code. (6) Transmittal of report to Congress The Secretary shall transmit to the congressional defense committees the report of the working group under paragraph (5), together with such discussion and recommendations in connection with the report as the Secretary considers appropriate. The Secretary shall publish the report, and any such discussions and recommendations, in the Federal Register at the time of transmittal. (7) Congressional defense committees defined In this subsection, the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.