PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 106 STAT. 2475 as otherwise provided under subsection (b)) certify to Congress the following: (1) That the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and the commander of the special operations command established pursuant to section 167 of title 10, United States Code, have been assigned the duties and functions specified for the Assistant Secretary and that commander, respectively, under law, the Unified Command Plan, and Department of Defense Directive No. 5138.3 (dated January 4, 1988). (2) That the Assistant Secretary and the special operations command have been authorized the number of personnel necessary for the Assistant Secretary and the commander of the special operations command to perform such respective duties and functions. (b) ALTERNATIVE TO CERTIFICATION.—If the Secretary of Reports. Defense is unable to make the certifications referred to in subsection (a) within the 120-day period provided in that subsection, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report notifying the committees that the Secretary is unable to make such certifications and setting forth the actions that the Secretary will take in order to enable the Secretary to make such certifications after the expiration of that period. 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 ofjoint 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.
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