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 106 STAT. 2540 PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 require the provision of additional resources. In making such modifications, the Secretary shall ensure that the unit readiness rating system is designed so— (1) that the personnel readiness rating of a unit reflects— (A) both the percentage of the overall personnel requirement of the unit that is manned and deployable and the fill and deployability rate for critical occupational specialties necessary for the unit to carry out its basic mission requirement; and (B) the number of personnel in the unit who are qualified in their primary militai^ occupational specialty; and (2) that the equipment readiness assessment of a unit— (A) documents all equipment required for deployment; (B) reflects only that equipment that is directly possessed by the imit; (C) specifies the effect of substitute items; cmd (D) assesses the effect of missing components and sets on the readiness of major equipments items. SEC. 1122. INSPECTIONS. Section 105 of title 32, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking out "may" in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "shall"; (B) by striking out and" at the end of paragraph (5); (C) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (6) and inserting in lieu thereof "; and"; and (D) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following: "(7) the units of the Army National Guard meet requirements for deployment."; and (2) in subsection (b), by inserting "; and for determining which units of the National Guard meet deployability standards" before the period. Subtitle C—Compatibility of Guard Units With Active Component Units SEC. 1131. ACTIVE DUTY ASSOCIATE UNIT RESPONSmiliTY. (a) ASSOCIATE UNITS.— The Secretary of the Army shall require that each National Guard combat unit of the Army National Guard be associated with an active-duty combat imit. (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.— The commander (at a brigade or higher level) of the associated active duty unit for any National Guard combat imit shall be responsible for— (1) approving the training program of the National Guard unit; (2) reviewing the readiness report of the National Guard imit; (3) assessing the manpower, equipment, and training resources requirements of the National Guard unit; and (4) validating, not less often than annually, the compatibility of the National Guard unit with the active duty forces. (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of the Army shall begin to implement subsection (a) during fiscal year 1993 and shall achieve full implementation of the plan not later than October 1, 1995.

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