A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to make the Vice Chairman a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to provide joint duty credit for certain service.

Designates the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Directs the Secretary of Defense, upon appropriate recommendation, to credit an officer as having completed a full tour of duty in a joint duty assignment (for purposes of possible promotion after completing a joint duty assignment) if such officer, during the period after August 1, 1990, and before October 1, 1992, served in an assignment in the Persian Gulf that: (1) provided significant experience in joint matters; or (2) involved frequent professional interaction with units and members of any other U.S. armed force or of an allied force. Provides recommendation procedures. Makes certain reporting and policy requirements inapplicable to such joint duty crediting.

Directs the Secretary to submit certain information with regard to the exercise of the joint duty credit authority as part of a required FY 1993 report to the Congress concerning defense capabilities and programs.