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).
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(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
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(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
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(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:
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(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’’.
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(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.
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(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.