TRANSITION PROVISIONS.

SEC. 1209. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. (a) Level of Director of Acquisition Career Management.— Effective during the three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the position of Director of Acquisition Career Management (as established by section 1705 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1202), may be held only by— (1) a civilian employee in a position in the Civil Service the rate of pay for which is equal to or greater than the rate of basic pay payable for positions in level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code; or (2) a commissioned officer serving in the grade of major general or rear admiral or a higher grade. (b) Deadline for Designation of Acquisition Positions.— The designation of acquisition positions required by section 1721 of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 1202) shall be made by the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, not later than October 1, 1991. (c) Military Positions Policy Deadlines.— (1) The policy required by paragraph (2) of section 1722(b) of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 1202), shall be established by the Secretary of Defense not later than October 1, 1991. (2) The first report required by section 1722(b)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 1202), shall be submitted to the Secretary of Defense not later than September 30, 1993. (d) Assignments Policy Deadline.— Not later than October 1, 1991, the Secretary of Defense shall establish, and require commencement of implementation of, an assignments policy pursuant to section 1722(f) of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 1202). (e) Job Referral System Deadline.— Not later than October 1, 1991, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations required under section 1734(f) of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 1202). (f) Effective Date for Requirement for Corps Members To Fill Critical Acquisition Positions.— Notwithstanding section 1733(a) of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 1202), the Secretaries of the military departments shall make every effort to fill critical acquisition positions by Acquisition Corps members as soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act. For each of the first three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the report of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition to the Secretary of Defense under section 1762 of such title shall include, the number of critical acquisition positions filled by Acquisition Corps members. (g) Publication of List of Critical Acquisition Positions.— The Secretary of Defense shall publish the first list of positions designated as critical acquisition positions under section 1733(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 1202), not later than October 1, 1992. 104 STAT. 1667 (h) Effective Date and Conforming Amendment for Civilian Faculty Authority for DSMC.— (1) Subsection (b) of section 1746 of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 1202), shall take effect with respect to the Defense Systems Management College on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Section 5102(c)(10) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking out “and” before “the Academic Dean”; and (B) by adding after the last semicolon the following: “civilian professors, instructors, and lecturers in the defense acquisition university structure (including the Defense Systems Management College) whose pay is fixed under section 1746(b) of title 10;”. (i) Credit for Experience in Certain Positions.— For purposes of meeting any requirement under chapter 87 of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 1202), for a period of experience (such as requirements for experience in acquisition positions or in critical acquisition positions) and for purposes of coverage under the exceptions established by section 1724(c)(1) and section 1732(c)(1) of such title any period of time spent serving in a position later designated as an acquisition position or a critical acquisition position under such chapter may be counted as experience in such a position for such purposes. (j) Transition Provision for Report Requirement.— Each of the first three annual reports under section 1762(a) of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 1202), shall include as much information as is available with respect to requirements imposed under, or prescribed pursuant to, chapter 87 of title 10, United States Code (as added by such section), that have not taken effect as of the date of the report. (k) Establishment of Management Information System.— (1) Not later than October 1, 1991, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations the requirements under section 1761 of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 1202), including data elements, for the uniform management information system. (2) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the requirements prescribed pursuant to paragraph (1) are implemented not later than October 1, 1992.