CONVERSION OF MILITARY POSITIONS TO CIVILIAN POSITIONS.

SEC. 1032. CONVERSION OF MILITARY POSITIONS TO CIVILIAN POSITIONS. (a) Conversion Requirement.— (1) By September 30, 1997, the Secretary of Defense shall convert at least 10,000 military positions to civilian positions. (2) At least 3,000 of the military positions converted to satisfy the requirement of paragraph (1) shall be converted to civilian positions not later than September 30, 1996. (3) In this subsection: (A) The term “military position” means a position that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, is authorized to be filled by a member of the Armed Forces on active duty. (B) The term “civilian position” means a position that is required to be filled by a civilian employee of the Department of Defense. (b) Implementation Plan.— Not later than March 31, 1996, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives a plan for the implementation of subsection (a).