12 2 STA T .4 4 7 7 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 417 —O CT. 14 , 200 8(2)ME E TINGS.—Thecom m is sio n sh al l mee t at the call o f the chai r man. ( d ) DU TIES.— ( 1 ) S TU DY .—The commission shall cond u ctacom p rehensi v e evaluation and assessment of policies that provide opportunities for the promotion and advancement of minorit y mem b ers of the A rmed F orces , includin g minority members w ho are senior officers. (2) S COP EO F STUDY.— I n carrying out the study, the commission shall e x amine the following
(A) The efforts to develop and maintain diverse leader - ship at all levels of the Armed Forces. ( B ) The successes and failures of developing and maintaining a diverse leadership, particularly at the gen- eral and flag officer positions. ( C ) The effect of expanding Department of Defense secondary educational programs to diverse civilian popu- lations, to include military service academy preparatory schools. (D) The ability of current recruitment and retention practices to attract and maintain a diverse pool of q ualified individuals in sufficient numbers in officer pre-commis- sioning programs. ( E ) The ability of current activities to increase continu- ation rates for ethnic-and gender-specific members of the Armed Forces. (F) The benefits of conducting an annual conference attended by civilian military, active-duty and retired mili- tary, and corporate leaders on diversity, to include a review of current policy and the annual demographic data from the Defense Equal O pportunity Management Institute. ( G ) The status of prior recommendations made to the Department of Defense and to Congress concerning diver- sity initiatives within the Armed Forces. ( H ) The incorporation of private sector practices that have been successful in cultivating diverse leadership. (I) The establishment and maintenance of fair pro- motion and command opportunities for ethnic- and gender- specific members of the Armed Forces at the O –5 grade level and above. ( J ) An assessment of pre-command billet assignments of ethnic-specific members of the Armed Forces. ( K ) An assessment of command selection of ethnic- specific members of the Armed Forces. ( L ) The development of a uniform definition, to be used throughout the Department of Defense, of diversity that is congruent with the core values and vision of the Department for the future wor k force. (M) The existing metrics and milestones for evaluating the diversity plans of the Department (including the plans of the military departments) and for facilitating future evaluation and oversight. ( N ) The existence and maintenance of fair promotion, assignment, and command opportunities for ethnic- and gender-specific members of the Armed Forces at the levels of warrant officer, chief warrant officer, company and j unior grade, field and mid-grade, and general and flag officer.
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