REDUCTION IN NON OPERATION AL FLYING DUTY POSITIONS

SEC. 633. REDUCTION IN NON OPERATION AL FLYING DUTY POSITIONS (a) Reductions Required.—(1) Not later than September 30, 1991, the Secretary of Defense shall reduce the number of nonope rational 103 STAT. 1454 flying duty positions in the Armed Forces to a number equal to not more than 98 percent of the total number of such positions in existence on September 30, 1989. (2) Not later than September 30, 1992, the Secretary of Defense shall reduce the number of nonoperational flying duty positions in the Armed Forces to a number equal to not more than 95 percent of the total number of such positions in existence on September 30, 1989. (b) Limitation on Increases in Nonoperational Flying Duty Positions.—No increase in the number of nonoperational flying duty positions in the Armed Forces (as a percentage of all flying duty positions in the Armed Forces) may be made after September 30, 1992, unless the increase is specifically authorized by law. (c) Definitions.—For purposes of this section: (1) The term “Armed Forces” does not include the Coast Guard. (2) The term “nonoperational flying duty position” means a position in a military department identified by the Secretary of that department as a position that— (A) requires the assignment of an aviator; and (B) does not include operational flying duty (as defined in section 301a(6)(A) of title 37, United States Code).