STUDY OF JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS.

SEC. 932. STUDY OF JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS. (a) Study.—The Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall conduct a study of military officer positions that are designated as joint duty assignments pursuant to section 661 of title 10, United States Code, and other provisions of law. In carrying out the study, the Secretary shall— (1) assess the appropriateness of the current allocation of joint assignments and critical joint duty assignments, with such assessment— (A) to place particular emphasis on the allocations of joint duty positions to each Defense Agency; and (B) to determine any changes in regulations that are necessary to ensure that the joint duty assignment process provides appropriate crediting as service in joint duty assignments in the case of officers assigned to Defense Agencies in positions that provide them with significant experience in joint matters; (2) assess whether officers who have the joint specialty under chapter 38 of title 10, United States Code, are being assigned to appropriate joint duty positions; and (3) survey positions that provide military officers with significant experience in joint matters but are now excluded from the joint duty designation under section 661 of such title or other provisions of law. (b) Adjustments in Light of Study.—Following completion of the study required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall direct the heads of the military departments, Defense Agencies, and other components of the Department of Defense to make adjustments in joint duty assignments as necessary to comport with the conclusions of the assessments required by paragraphs (1) and (2) of such subsection. 106 STAT. 2476 (c) Report.—Not later than April 15, 1993, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing— (1) the results of the study required by subsection (a) and a plan to implement its findings; and (2) any recommendations for legislative changes that the Secretary proposes in order to provide the Secretary with authority to grant a waiver, in the case of an assignment that is determined to provide an officer with significant experience in joint matters, to the exclusion by law of consideration as a joint duty assignment of any assignment within an officer’s own military department.