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[H.R. 1378 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.1378
                       One Hundred Third Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
  the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three


                                 An Act

  
 
  To amend title 10, United States Code, to revise the applicability of 
qualification requirements for certain acquisition workforce positions 
in the Department of Defense, to make necessary technical corrections in 
that title and certain other defense-related laws, and to facilitate 
real property repairs at military installations and minor military 
construction during fiscal year 1993.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

    TITLE I--APPLICABILITY OF QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN 
           ACQUISITION POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

SEC. 101. APPLICABILITY OF QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN 
              ACQUISITION POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    Section 1724(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by inserting ``or lower'' before ``grade''; and
        (2) by inserting ``or lower'' before ``level''.

           TITLE II--DEFENSE TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS

SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.

    (a) Resolution of Inconsistent and Duplicative Amendments.--Section 
166a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking out 
    ``the Chairman'' and all that follows through the period at the end 
    of the sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Chairman of the 
    Joint Chiefs of Staff may provide funds to the commander of a 
    combatant command, upon the request of the commander, or, with 
    respect to a geographic area or areas not within the area of 
    responsibility of a commander of a combatant command, to an officer 
    designated by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for such 
    purpose.''; and
        (2) in subsection (b)(7), by striking out the second 
    parenthetical phrase before the period at the end.
    (b) Duplicate Section Numbers.--Title 10, United States Code, is 
amended as follows:
        (1)(A) Chapter 141 is amended by redesignating the second 
    sections 2410c and 2410d as sections 2410j and 2410k, respectively.
        (B) The items relating to those sections in the table of 
    sections at the beginning of such chapter are amended to reflect the 
    redesignations made by subparagraph (A).
        (2)(A) Chapter 401 is amended by redesignating the second 
    section 4316 as section 4317.
        (B) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
    amended by striking out the last two items and inserting in lieu 
    thereof the following:

``4316. Reporting requirements.
``4317. Military history fellowships.''.
    (c) Cross Reference Amendments.--Title 10, United States Code, is 
amended as follows:
        (1) Section 1104 is amended--
            (A) in subsections (a), (b), and (c), by striking out 
        ``section 8011 of title 38'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``section 8111 of title 38''; and
            (B) in subsection (d), by striking out ``section 8011A of 
        title 38'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 8111A of 
        title 38''.
        (2) Section 2145(b) is amended by striking out ``means the 
    actual cost'' and all that follows and inserting in lieu thereof 
    ``has the meaning given the term `cost of attendance' by section 472 
    of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll).''.
        (3) Section 2198(c) is amended--
            (A) by striking out ``an annual'' and inserting in lieu 
        thereof ``a''; and
            (B) by striking out ``section 2522'' and inserting in lieu 
        thereof ``section 2506''.
        (4) Section 2371(g) is amended--
            (A) by striking out ``section 11'' and inserting in lieu 
        thereof ``section 12''; and
            (B) by striking out ``sections 10 and 11'' and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``sections 11 and 12''.
        (5) Section 2372(g)(5) is amended by striking out ``section 
    2522'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 2506''.
        (6) Section 2401(c)(2)(A) is amended by striking out ``the 
    Internal Revenue Code of 1954'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
    Internal Revenue Code of 1986''.
        (7) Section 2501(a)(1)(A) is amended by striking out ``section 
    104'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 108''.
        (8) Section 2535(b)(2)(B) is amended by striking out ``paragraph 
    (1)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subparagraph (A)''.
        (9) Section 2677(c)(1) is amended--
            (A) by striking out ``section 21A(b)(12)(F)'' and inserting 
        in lieu thereof ``section 21A(b)(11)(F)''; and
            (B) by striking out ``(12 U.S.C. 1441a(b)(12)(F))'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``(12 U.S.C. 1441a(b)(11)(F))''.
        (10) Section 5038(e) is amended by striking out ``subsection'' 
    and inserting in lieu thereof ``section''.
        (11) Section 7721(a) is amended by striking out ``(46 U.S.C 781-
    790)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``(46 U.S.C. App. 781-790)''.
    (d) Amendments for Stylistic Consistency.--Title 10, United States 
Code, is amended as follows:
        (1) Section 1597 is amended--
            (A) in subsection (c)(3)--
                (i) by striking out ``defense agency'' in subparagraph 
            (A)(v) and inserting in lieu thereof ``Defense Agency''; and
                (ii) in subparagraph (C)--

                    (I) by striking out ``defense agency'' the first 
                place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Defense 
                Agency''; and
                    (II) by striking out ``defense agency'' the second 
                place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Defense 
                Agency,''; and

            (B) in subsection (e), by striking out ``of the date'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``on the date''.
        (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 142 is 
    amended by striking out ``Sec.'' in the items relating to sections 
    2418 and 2419.
        (3) Section 2513(c)(2)(B) is amended by striking out the second 
    clause (iii) (as added by section 4223(d) of Public Law 102-484 (106 
    Stat. 2681)) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
        ``(iv) An institution of higher education designated by a State 
    or local government.''.
        (4) Section 2536 is amended by striking out the period at the 
    end of the section heading.
        (5) Section 2537(a) is amended in the first sentence by striking 
    out ``respectively, which'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
    ``respectively, that''.
        (6) Section 2701(j)(2) is amended by striking out ``applies (42 
    U.S.C. 9619(g))'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``(42 U.S.C. 
    9619(g)) applies''.
        (7) Section 2828 is amended by striking out ``per annum'' each 
    place it appears in subsections (b)(2), (b)(3), and (e)(1) and 
    inserting in lieu thereof ``per year''.
    (e) Subsection Headings.--Title 10, United States Code, is amended 
as follows:
        (1) Section 2513 (as transferred and redesignated by section 
    4223(b) of Public Law 102-484 (106 Stat. 2681)) is amended--
            (A) by striking out ``Centers'' in the heading for 
        subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof ``Alliances''; and
            (B) by striking out ``Center'' in the heading for subsection 
        (e) and inserting in lieu thereof ``Alliance''.
        (2)  Section 2308 is amended by inserting after ``(a)'' the 
    following: ``Facilitation of Procurement.--''.
    (f) Date of Enactment References.--Title 10, United States Code, is 
amended as follows:
        (1) Section 1151(e)(1) is amended by striking out ``the date of 
    the enactment of this section'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
    ``October 23, 1992,''.
        (2) Section 1331a(b) is amended by striking out ``the date of 
    the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
    Year 1993'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 23, 1992,''.
        (3) Section 1802(b) is amended by striking out ``not more than 
    two years before the date of the enactment of this chapter'' and 
    inserting in lieu thereof ``after October 22, 1990''.
    (g) Punctuation, Spelling, Etc.--Title 10, United States Code, is 
amended as follows:
        (1) Section 1078a is amended--
            (A) in subsection (b)(3)(C), by striking out 
        ``subparagraphs'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``subparagraph''; and
            (B) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by inserting ``under'' after 
        ``coverage''.
        (2) Section 1590(a) is amended by striking out the second 
    semicolon at the end of paragraph (1).
        (3) Section 1802(a) is amended by striking out ``carrys'' and 
    inserting in lieu thereof ``carries''.
        (4) Section 2321(d)(1)(B) is amended by striking out 
    ``adherance'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``adherence''.
        (5) Section 2361(b)(2) is amended by striking out 
    ``inconsisent'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``inconsistent''.
        (6) Section 2410j (as redesignated by subsection (b)(1)(A)) is 
    amended in subsection (f)(2)(B) by striking out ``aid'' and 
    inserting in lieu thereof ``aide''.
        (7) The heading of section 2505 is amended by striking out 
    ``capabilty'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``capability''.
        (8) Section 2516(b)(4) is amended by striking out ``dual use'' 
    and inserting in lieu thereof ``dual-use''.
        (9) Section 2524(b)(2)(F) is amended by striking out ``work 
    force'' both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
    ``workforce''.
        (10)(A) The heading of section 4313 is amended to read as 
    follows:

``§4313. National Matches and small-arms school: expenses''.

        (B) The item relating to section 4313 in the table of sections 
    at the beginning of chapter 401 is amended to read as follows:

``4313. National Matches and small-arms school: expenses.''.
    (h) Redundant Provisions.--Title 10, United States Code, is amended 
as follows:
        (1) Section 1598(e) is amended by striking out paragraph (4).
        (2) Section 2537 is amended by striking out subsection (d).
    (i) Clarification of Amendments.--Title 10, United States Code, is 
amended as follows:
        (1) Paragraph (4) of section 1142(b) is amended by striking out 
    ``job placement assistance'' and all that follows through the end of 
    the paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof ``job placement 
    assistance, including the public and community service jobs program 
    carried out under section 1143a of this title, and information 
    regarding the placement program established under section 1151 of 
    this title to assist members to obtain employment as elementary or 
    secondary school teachers or teachers' aides.''.
        (2)  Section 2433(e) is amended--
            (A) by striking out ``a at least 15 percent increase'' both 
        places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``an increase of 
        at least 15 percent''; and
            (B) by striking out ``a at least 25 percent increase'' both 
        places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``an increase of 
        at least 25 percent''.
    SEC. 202. AMENDMENTS TO FISCAL YEAR 1993 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT.
    (a) In General.--The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484) is amended as follows:
        (1) Section 195 (106 Stat. 2349) is amended by striking out 
    ``initiative'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Initiative''.
        (2) Section 234(e)(2) (106 Stat. 2357) is amended by striking 
    out ``in subsection (d)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``in 
    subsection (c), as redesignated by subsection (b)(2)(B)''.
        (3) Section 243 (106 Stat. 2360) is amended by striking out 
    ``Notwithstanding the provisions of the Land-Remote Sensing 
    Commercialization Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the 
    Secretary of Defense is authorized'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
    ``The Secretary of Defense is authorized''.
        (4) Section 653(b)(2) (106 Stat. 2428) is amended by striking 
    out ``section 1463'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
    1463(a)''.
        (5) Section 704(1) (106 Stat. 2432) is amended by striking out 
    ``paragraph (15)(D)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraph 
    (15)''.
        (6)  Section 801(f) (106 Stat. 2444) is amended--
            (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) as 
        paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and
            (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
        paragraph:
        ``(3) by striking out `Secretary with' in paragraph (2) and 
    inserting in lieu thereof `Secretary toward attaining';''.
        (7) Section 843(c) (106 Stat. 2469) is amended--
            (A) by striking out ``On the date which is two years after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act,'' and inserting in lieu 
        thereof ``Effective October 23, 1994,''; and
            (B) by striking out ``section 2350a'' and inserting in lieu 
        thereof ``sections 2350a(c) and 2350d(c)''. 
        (8) Section 911(b)(2) (106 Stat. 2473) is amended by striking 
    out the period and closing quotation marks at the end and inserting 
    in lieu thereof closing quotation marks and a period.
        (9) Section 933 (106 Stat. 2476) is amended--
            (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking out ``or'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``and''; and
            (B) in subsection (c), by inserting a comma after ``United 
        States Code''.
        (10) Section 1312(b)(4) (106 Stat. 2548) is amended by striking 
    out ``the'' in the quoted matter stricken out in the amendment made 
    by subparagraph (B).
        (11) Section 1135(c)(2) (106 Stat. 2541) is amended by striking 
    out ``unit deployment designators'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
    ``Unit Deployment Designators''.
        (12) Section 1314(b) (106 Stat. 2549) is amended in the second 
    sentence by adding a period after ``of member nations''.
        (13) Sections 1814 and 1834 (106 Stat. 2583, 2586) are each 
    amended by striking out ``section'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
    ``subtitle''.
        (14) Section 4219(c)(2)(H) (106 Stat. 2672) is amended--
            (A) by striking out ``Work force'' and inserting in lieu 
        thereof ``Workforce''; and
            (B) by striking out ``work force'' and inserting in lieu 
        thereof ``workforce''.
        (15) Section 4301(b)(1)(C) (106 Stat. 2697) is amended by 
    inserting ``the first place it appears'' before ``the following''.
        (16) Section 4407(b)(2) (106 Stat. 2708) is amended by inserting 
    ``the second place it appears'' before ``and inserting in lieu 
    thereof''.
        (17) Section 4422(a) (106 Stat. 2718) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``after'' after ``by 
        inserting''; and
            (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``the first reference 
        to'' after ``after'' the first place it appears.
        (18) Section 4470(a) (106 Stat. 2753) is amended--
            (A) by striking out ``section 4303(a)'' in paragraph (1) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``section 4443(a)''; and
            (B) by striking out ``section 4303(b)'' in paragraph (2) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``section 4443(b)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply 
as if included in the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484).
    SEC. 203. AMENDMENTS TO FISCAL YEAR 1992/1993 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 
      ACT.
    (a) Repeal of Previously Codified Provision.--Section 523 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 
(Public Law 102-190; 105 Stat. 1363) is repealed.
    (b) Other Amendments.--The National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190) is amended as follows:
        (1) Section 236(d) (as redesignated by section 234(b)(2)(B) of 
    Public Law 102-484 (106 Stat. 2356)) is amended by striking out 
    ``subsection (a) through (d)'' in paragraph (1) and inserting in 
    lieu thereof ``subsections (a) through (c)''.
        (2) Section 704(a) (105 Stat. 1401) is amended by striking out 
    the closing quotation marks and period at the end of paragraph (2) 
    of the subsection inserted by the amendment made by that section.
        (3) Section 3136(b)(1)(C)(ii)(I) (105 Stat. 1578) is amended by 
    striking out ``section 2522 of title 10, United States Code'' and 
    inserting in lieu thereof ``section 2506 of title 10, United States 
    Code''.
        (4) Section 3137(c) (105 Stat. 1579) is amended by striking out 
    the comma after ``the Secretary of Energy''.

SEC. 204. AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS.

    (a) Title 37, United States Code.--Title 37, United States Code, is 
amended as follows:
        (1) Section 205(a)(7)(B) is amended by striking out ``the 
    Veterans' Administration,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
    Department of Veterans Affairs,''.
        (2) Section 411f(c) is amended by striking out ``section 401 of 
    this title'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 401(a) of this 
    title''.
    (b) Public Law 98-94.--Section 1215(c) of the Department of Defense 
Authorization Act, 1984 (Public Law 98-94; 97 Stat. 688; 10 U.S.C. 2452 
note), is amended by striking out ``regulatons'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``regulations''.
    (c) Public Law 101-189.--Effective as of November 29, 1989, 
paragraph (1) of section 631(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189; 103 Stat. 1449) 
is amended by inserting a comma after ``18'' in the matter struck by 
such paragraph.
    (d) Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.--Section 
11(a)(1) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
U.S.C. 98h-2(a)(1)) is amended by striking out ``six-month period'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``fiscal year''.

                   TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

    SEC. 301. REAL PROPERTY REPAIRS AND MINOR CONSTRUCTION DURING FISCAL 
      YEAR 1993.
    In addition to using the funds specifically appropriated for real 
property maintenance under the heading ``Real Property Maintenance, 
Defense'' in title II of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
1993 (Public Law 102-396; 106 Stat. 1885), the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of a military department may also use funds appropriated 
to the Secretary concerned for operation and maintenance under any of 
the first 11 headings of such title in order to carry out a major repair 
project that costs $15,000 or more or a minor construction project that 
costs not less than $15,000 and not more than $300,000.







                                Speaker of the House of Representatives.







                             Vice President of the United States and    
                                                President of the Senate.