Directs the Administrative Office of the Courts, in consultation with the NC Conference of District Attorneys and the Office of Indigent Defense Services, to study the pay structure for NC assistant district attorneys and assistant public defenders, the manner in which cost-of-living increases could be allotted for them throughout the state, the costs and feasibility of adopting such a pay structure, and the current pay structure of federal employees including a base salary and a cost-of-living increase based upon the cost of living of the area where the job is located. Requires a report to be filed no later than April 1, 2024, with the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety, including any recommendations for proposed legislation.