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[H.R. 1378 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  Union Calendar No. 37

103d CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1378

                          [Report No. 103-83]

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                                 A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, with respect to applicability of 
  qualification requirements for certain acquisition positions in the 
                         Department of Defense.

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                              May 6, 1993

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed





                                                  Union Calendar No. 37
103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1378

                          [Report No. 103-83]

To amend title 10, United States Code, with respect to applicability of 
  qualification requirements for certain acquisition positions in the 
                         Department of Defense.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 1993

Mr. Sisisky (for himself and Mr. Hansen) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

                              May 6, 1993

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 
                               17, 1993]

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, with respect to applicability of 
  qualification requirements for certain acquisition positions in the 
                         Department of Defense.

    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:
``Sec. 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.

            Amend the title so as to read ``A bill 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.''.
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