123STA T . 2 460PUBLIC LA W 111 –8 4 —O CT. 28 , 200 9(1)DESIGNAT I O NO F E X E CU TI V E AGENC Y.—Notla t er t h a n30d a ys a f ter the date of the ena c t m ent of th i s A ct , the P resi - dent shall desi g nate an Ex ec u ti v e agency to commission a study of the matters descri b ed in subsection (b) by an a p propriate independent, nonprofit organi z ation. T he designated Executive agency shall select the organization and commission the study not later than 9 0 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. ( 2 ) Q UA L IFICATIONS OF O R GANI Z ATION SELECTE D .—The organization selected shall be q ualified on the basis of having performed related w or k in the fields of national security and human capital development, and on the basis of such other criteria as the head of the designated Executive agency may determine. (b) M ATTERS TO B E EXA M INED.—The study required by sub- section (a) shall examine matters pertaining to a system for the development and management of interagency national security professionals including, at a minimum, the following
(1) PROFESSIONAL DEVELO P MENT.—The skills, education, training, and professional experiences desired in interagency national security professionals at various career stages, as well as the feasibility, benefits, and costs of developing a pool of personnel necessary to enable interagency national security professionals to undertake such professional development opportunities. (2) C OORDINATION.—Procedures for ensuring appropriate consistency and coordination among participating Executive agencies, such as methods for identifying positions and per- sonnel that should be included in the system, and coordination of treatment in personnel and human resource systems, including performance review and promotion policies. (3) F UNDING.—Potential mechanisms for funding an inter- agency national security professional development program. ( 4 ) MILITARY AND STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PER- SONNEL.—The feasibility of integrating, coordinating, or supplementing the systems and requirements regarding experi- ence and education for military officers with an interagency national security professional system, as well as potential means of, and benefits and drawbacks of, including S tate and local government organizations and personnel in the system. ( 5 ) I NCENTIVES TO PARTICIPATE.—Incentives and require- ments that could be implemented to encourage personnel and organizations to fully participate in the system across various career levels. ( 6 ) CURRENT EFFORTS.—The effectiveness of, and lessons learned from, ma j or current efforts at developing interagency national security professionals. (c) R EPORT.—A report containing the findings and recommenda- tions resulting from the study required by subsection (a), together with any views or recommendations of the President, shall be submitted to Congress not later than December 1, 2010. (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) The term ‘ ‘Executive agency ’ ’ has the meaning given such term by section 105 of title 5, U nited States Code. (2) The term ‘‘employee’’ has the meaning given such term by section 2105 of title 5, United States Code. Presid e nt.
