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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking out the first sentence
and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ‘‘The Secretary shall
ensure that the amount of financial assistance furnished by
the Federal Government to a manufacturing extension program
under this subsection may not exceed 50 percent of the total
cost of the program.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) The Secretary may prescribe regulations to provide for
consideration of in-kind contributions by non-Federal Government
participants in a manufacturing extension program for the purpose
of calculating the share of the costs that has been or is being
undertaken by such participants. In such regulations, the Secretary
may authorize a participant that is a small business concern to
use funds received under the Small Business Innovation Research
Program or the Small Business Technology Transfer Program to
help pay the costs of the program. Any such funds so used may
be considered in calculating the amount of the financial commitment
undertaken by the non-Federal Government participants unless
the Secretary determines that the small business concern has not
made a significant equity percentage contribution in the program
from non-Federal sources.’’.
(e) DEFENSE DUAL-USE ASSISTANCE EXTENSION PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 2524(d) of such title is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) FINANCIAL COMMITMENT OF NON-FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
PARTICIPANTS.—(1) The Secretary shall ensure that the amount
of funds provided by the Secretary to a program under this section
does not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the program.
‘‘(2) The Secretary may prescribe regulations to provide for
consideration of in-kind contributions by non-Federal Government
participants in a program under this section for the purpose of
calculating the share of the costs that has been or is being under-
taken by such participants. In such regulations, the Secretary may
authorize a participant that is a small business concern to use
funds received under the Small Business Innovation Research Pro-
gram or the Small Business Technology Transfer Program to help
pay the costs of the program. Any such funds so used may be
considered in calculating the amount of the financial commitment
undertaken by the non-Federal Government participants unless
the Secretary determines that the small business concern has not
made a significant equity percentage contribution in the program
from non-Federal sources.’’.
(f) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2491 of such title is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(13) The term ‘Small Business Innovation Research Pro-
gram’ means the program established under the following provi-
sions of section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638):
‘‘(A) Paragraphs (4) through (7) of subsection (b).
‘‘(B) Subsections (e) through (l).
‘‘(14) The term ‘Small Business Technology Transfer Pro-
gram’ means the program established under the following provi-
sions of such section:
‘‘(A) Paragraphs (4) through (7) of subsection (b).
‘‘(B) Subsections (e) and (n) through (p).
‘‘(15) The term ‘significant equity percentage’ means—
‘‘(A) a level of contribution and participation sufficient,
when compared to the other non-Federal participants in
the partnership or other cooperative arrangement involved,
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to demonstrate a comparable long-term financial commit-
ment to the product or process development involved; and
‘‘(B) any other criteria the Secretary may consider nec-
essary to ensure an appropriate equity mix among the
participants.’’.
(g) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING PROJECTS.—In
the case of a project funded under section 2511, 2512, 2513, 2523,
or 2524 of title 10, United States Code, using funds appropriated
for a fiscal year beginning before October 1, 1993, the amendments
made by this section shall not alter the financial commitment
requirements in effect on the day before the date of the enactment
of this Act for the non-Federal Government participants in the
project.
SEC. 1316. ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF REGIONAL
TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCES.
Section 2513(h) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (7); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new para-
graphs:
‘‘(5) The potential for the regional technology alliance to
increase industrial competitiveness.
‘‘(6) The potential for the regional technology alliance to
meet the needs of small- and medium-sized defense-dependent
companies across multiple activity areas including—
‘‘(A) outreach;
‘‘(B) manufacturing education and training;
‘‘(C) technology development;
‘‘(D) technology deployment; and
‘‘(E) business counseling.’’.
SEC. 1317. CONDITIONS ON FUNDING OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY
REINVESTMENT PROJECTS.
(a) BENEFITS TO UNITED STATES ECONOMY.—In providing for
the establishment or financial support of partnerships or other
cooperative arrangements under chapter 148 of title 10, United
States Code, using funds made available under section 1311(a),
the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the principal economic
benefits of such partnerships and other arrangements accrue to
the economy of the United States.
(b) USE OF COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCEDURES.—Funds made
available under subsection (a) of section 1311 for programs of the
type described in subsection (b) of such section shall only be pro-
vided to projects selected using competitive procedures pursuant
to a solicitation incorporating cost-sharing requirements for the
non-Federal Government participants in the projects.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2511(e) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘, except that’’
and all that follows through ‘‘applies’’.
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Subtitle B—Community Adjustment and
Assistance Programs
SEC. 1321. ADJUSTMENT AND DIVERSIFICATION ASSISTANCE FOR
STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM THE OFFICE
OF ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT.
(a) FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994.—Of the amount made
available pursuant to section 1302(a), $69,000,000 shall be available
as community adjustment and economic diversification assistance
under section 2391(b) of title 10, United States Code.
(b) PREPARATION ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of Defense may
use up to five percent of the amount specified in subsection (a)
for the purpose of providing preparation assistance to those States
intending to establish the types of programs for which assistance
is authorized under section 2391(b) of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 1322. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY
CATASTROPHIC 
OR 
MULTIPLE 
BASE 
CLOSURES 
OR
REALIGNMENTS.
(a) ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE.—Not less than 25 percent of the
funds made available for fiscal year 1994 to carry out subsection
(b) of section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, but not to
exceed 50 percent of such funds, shall be used by the Secretary
of Defense under paragraphs (1) and (4) of such subsection to
make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, and supplement
funds available under other Federal programs in order to assist
State and local governments in planning and carrying out commu-
nity adjustments and economic diversification in any community
determined by the Secretary—
(1) to be likely to experience a loss of not less than five
percent of the total number of civilian jobs in the community
as a result of the realignment or closure of a military installa-
tion; or
(2) to be adversely affected by the realignment or closure
of more than one military installation.
(b) AMOUNT OF PLANNING ASSISTANCE.—In providing assistance
on behalf of communities described in subsection (a) under section
2391(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense
shall ensure, to the greatest extent practicable, that the amount
of such assistance provided on behalf of each such community
for planning community adjustments and economic diversification
is not less than $1,000,000 during fiscal year 1994.
(c) ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE.—In providing adjust-
ment assistance (in addition to the planning assistance provided
under subsection (b)) on behalf of communities described in sub-
section (a), to the maximum extent practicable, favorable consider-
ation shall be given to proposals for economic adjustment
implementation assistance of not more than $5,000,000 to be pro-
vided in accordance with established criteria, programs, and proce-
dures governing the provision of such assistance.
SEC. 1323. CONTINUATION OF PILOT PROJECT TO IMPROVE ECO-
NOMIC ADJUSTMENT PLANNING.
(a) CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM.—Subsection (a) of section 4302
of the Defense Conversion, Reinvestment, and Transition Assistance
Act of 1992 (division D of Public Law 102–484; 10 U.S.C. 2391
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note) is amended by striking out ‘‘fiscal year 1993’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘fiscal years 1993 and 1994’’.
(b) FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994.—Of the amount made
available pursuant to section 1302(a) for defense conversion,
reinvestment, and transitional assistance programs, not more than
$1,000,000 shall be made available to continue the pilot project
required under section 4302 of the Defense Conversion, Reinvest-
ment, and Transition Assistance Act of 1992 (division D of Public
Law 102–484; 10 U.S.C. 2391 note) with respect to those projects
involving relieving the adverse effects upon a community from
a combination of the closure or realignment of a military installation
and changes in the mission of a national laboratory.
Subtitle C—Personnel Adjustment,
Education, and Training Programs
SEC. 1331. CONTINUATION OF TEACHER AND TEACHER’S AIDE PLACE-
MENT PROGRAMS.
(a) EXPANDED COVERAGE OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES.—Subsection (e)(1) of section 1151 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘before the date of the discharge
or release’’ in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘not
later than one year after the date of the discharge or release’’.
(b) ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS NOT EDUCATIONALLY QUALIFIED
FOR TEACHER PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE.—(1) Subsection (c) of such
section is amended—
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs
(3) and (4), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) For purposes of this section, a former member of the
armed forces who did not meet the minimum educational qualifica-
tion criterion set forth in paragraph (1)(B)(i) for teacher placement
assistance before discharge or release from active duty shall be
considered to be a member satisfying such educational qualification
criterion upon satisfying that criterion within five years after dis-
charge or release from active duty.’’.
(2) Subsection (e) of such section is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), as amended by subsection (a), by
inserting before the period at the end of the first sentence
the following: ‘‘or, in the case of an applicant becoming
educationally qualified for teacher placement assistance in
accordance with subsection (c)(2), not later than one year after
the date on which the applicant becomes educationally quali-
fied’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4)(A) The Secretary shall provide under the program for
identifying, during each fiscal year in the period referred to in
subsection (c)(1)(A), noncommissioned officers who, on or before
the end of such fiscal year, will have completed 10 or more years
of continuous active duty, who have the potential to perform com-
petently as elementary or secondary school teachers, but who do
not satisfy the minimum educational qualification criterion under
subsection (c)(1)(B)(i) for teacher placement assistance.
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall inform noncommissioned officers
identified under subparagraph (A) of the opportunity to qualify
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in accordance with subsection (c)(2) for teacher placement assistance
under the program.’’.
(c) EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF REQUIRED SERVICE.—(1) Section
1151 of such title is further amended—
(A) in subsection (f)(2), by striking out ‘‘two school years’’
both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘five school
years’’;
(B) in subsection (h)(3)(A), by striking out ‘‘two consecutive
school years’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘five consecutive
school years’’;
(C) in subsection (h)(5), by striking out ‘‘two years’’ both
places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘five years’’;
and
(D) in subsection (i)(1), by striking out ‘‘two years’’ both
places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘five years’’.
(2) Section 1598(d)(2) of such title is amended by striking
out ‘‘two school years’’ both places it appears and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘five school years’’.
(3) Section 2410j(f)(2) of such title is amended by striking
out ‘‘two school years’’ both places it appears and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘five school years’’.
(d) GRANT PAYMENTS.—Subsection (h)(3)(B) of section 1151 of
such
title
is
amended
by
striking
out
‘‘equal
to
the
lesser
of—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘$50,000.’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof the following: ‘‘based upon the basic salary paid by the
local educational agency to the participant as a teacher or teacher’s
aide. The rate of payment by the Secretary shall be as follows:
‘‘(i) For the first school year of employment, 50 percent
of the basic salary, except that the payment may not exceed
$25,000.
‘‘(ii) For the second school year of employment, 40
percent of the basic salary, except that the payment may
not exceed $10,000.
‘‘(iii) For the third school year of employment, 30 per-
cent of the basic salary, except that the payment may
not exceed $7,500.
‘‘(iv) For the fourth school year of employment, 20
percent of the basic salary, except that the payment may
not exceed $5,000.
‘‘(v) For the fifth year of employment, 10 percent of
the basic salary, except that the payment may not exceed
$2,500.’’.
(e) INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN PROVIDING STIPENDS AND PLACE-
MENT GRANTS.—Subsection (h) of such section is amended in para-
graphs (1) and (2) by striking out ‘‘shall’’ both places it appears
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘may’’.
(f) AGREEMENTS WITH STATES.—Subsection (h) of such section
is further amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(7)(A) In addition to the agreements referred to in paragraphs
(1) and (2), the Secretary may enter into an agreement directly
with a State identified pursuant to subsection (b)(1) to allow the
State to arrange the placement of participants in the placement
program with local educational agencies identified pursuant to sub-
section (b)(2) or (b)(3). The Secretary shall consult with the Sec-
retary of Education in entering into agreements with States under
this paragraph.
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‘‘(B) With respect to an agreement under this paragraph with
a State, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to negate
or supersede the authority of any appropriate official or entity
of the State to approve those portions of the agreement that are
not under the jurisdiction of the chief executive officer of the State.
‘‘(C) The Secretary may reserve up to 10 percent of the funds
made available to carry out the placement program for a fiscal
year for the placement of participants through agreements entered
into under this paragraph. Paragraphs (3) through (6) shall apply
with respect to any placement made through such an agreement.’’.
(g) CLARIFICATION OF STIPEND EXCEPTION.—Subsection (g) of
such section is amended by striking out paragraph (2) and inserting
in lieu thereof the following new paragraph:
‘‘(2) A member who is separated under the special separation
benefits program under section 1174a of this title, receives vol-
untary separation payments under section 1175 of this title, or
retires pursuant to the authority provided in section 4403 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public
Law 102–484; 10 U.S.C. 1293 note) shall not be paid a stipend
under paragraph (1).’’.
(h) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN AMENDMENTS.—The amendments
made by subsections (c) and (d) shall not apply with respect to—
(1) persons selected by the Secretary of Defense before
the date of the enactment of this Act to participate in the
teacher and teacher’s aide placement programs established
pursuant to sections 1151, 1598, and 2410j of title 10, United
States Code; or
(2) agreements entered into by the Secretary before such
date with local educational agencies under such sections.
SEC. 1332. PROGRAMS TO PLACE SEPARATED MEMBERS IN EMPLOY-
MENT POSITIONS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
(a) PLACEMENT PROGRAM WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN-
CIES.—Chapter 58 of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 1152. Assistance to separated members to obtain employ-
ment with law enforcement agencies
‘‘(a) PLACEMENT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense may
establish a program to assist eligible members of the armed forces
to obtain employment as law enforcement officers with State and
local law enforcement agencies upon their discharge or release
from active duty.
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph
(2), a member of the armed forces may apply to participate in
the program established under subsection (a) if the member—
‘‘(A) is selected for involuntary separation, is approved
for separation under section 1174a or 1175 of this title, or
retires pursuant to the authority provided in section 4403 of
the Defense Conversion, Reinvestment, and Transition Assist-
ance Act of 1992 (division D of Public Law 102–484; 10 U.S.C.
1293 note) during the six-year period beginning on October
1, 1993; and
‘‘(B) has a military occupational specialty, training, or
experience related to law enforcement (such as service as a
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member of the military police) or satisfies such other criteria
for selection as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe.
‘‘(2) A member who is discharged or released from service
under other than honorable conditions shall not be eligible to
participate in the program.
‘‘(c) SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense
shall select members to participate in the program established
under subsection (a) on the basis of applications submitted to the
Secretary not later than one year after the date of the discharge
or release of the members from active duty. An application shall
be in such form and contain such information as the Secretary
may require.
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not select a member to participate
in the program unless the Secretary has sufficient appropriations
for the placement program available at the time of the selection
to satisfy the obligations to be incurred by the United States under
subsection (d) with respect to that member.
‘‘(d) GRANTS TO FACILITATE EMPLOYMENT.—(1) The Secretary
of Defense may enter into agreements with State and local law
enforcement agencies to assist eligible members selected under
subsection (c) to obtain suitable employment as law enforcement
officers with these agencies. Under such an agreement, a law
enforcement agency shall agree to employ a participant in the
program on a full-time basis for at least five years.
‘‘(2) Under an agreement referred to in paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall agree to pay to the law enforcement agency involved
an amount based upon the basic salary paid by the law enforcement
agency to the participant as a law enforcement officer. The rate
of payment by the Secretary shall be as follows:
‘‘(A) For the first year of employment, 50 percent of the
basic salary, except that the payment may not exceed $25,000.
‘‘(B) For the second year of employment, 40 percent of
the basic salary, except that the payment may not exceed
$10,000.
‘‘(C) For the third year of employment, 30 percent of the
basic salary, except that the payment may not exceed $7,500.
‘‘(D) For the fourth year of employment, 20 percent of
the basic salary, except that the payment may not exceed
$5,000.
‘‘(E) For the fifth year of employment, 10 percent of the
basic salary, except that the payment may not exceed $2,500.
‘‘(3) Payments required under paragraph (2) may be made
by the Secretary in such installments as the Secretary may deter-
mine.
‘‘(4) If a participant who is placed under this program leaves
the employment of the law enforcement agency before the end
of the five years of required employment service, the agency shall
reimburse the Secretary in an amount that bears the same ratio
to the total amount already paid under the agreement as the
unserved portion bears to the five years of required service.
‘‘(5) The Secretary may not make a grant under this subsection
to a law enforcement agency if the Secretary determines that the
law enforcement agency terminated the employment of another
employee in order to fill the vacancy so created with a participant
in this program.
‘‘(e) AGREEMENTS WITH STATES.—(1) In addition to the agree-
ments referred to in subsection (d)(1), the Secretary of Defense
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may enter into an agreement directly with a State to allow the
State to arrange the placement of participants in the program
with State and local law enforcement agencies. Paragraphs (2)
through (5) of subsection (d) shall apply with respect to any place-
ment made through such an agreement.
‘‘(2) The Secretary may reserve up to 10 percent of the funds
made available to carry out the program for a fiscal year for
the placement of participants through agreements entered into
under paragraph (1).
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘State’ includes the District of Columbia,
American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam,
the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, Palau, and the Virgin Islands.
‘‘(2) The term ‘law enforcement officer’ means an individual
involved in crime and juvenile delinquency control or reduction,
or enforcement of the laws, including police, corrections, proba-
tion, parole, and judicial officers.’’.
(b) PLACEMENT PROGRAM WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.—
Chapter 58 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
after section 1152, as added by subsection (a), the following new
section:
‘‘§ 1153. Assistance to separated members to obtain employ-
ment with health care providers
‘‘(a) PLACEMENT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense may
establish a program to assist eligible members of the armed forces
to obtain employment with health care providers upon their dis-
charge or release from active duty.
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph
(2), a member shall be eligible for selection by the Secretary of
Defense to participate in the program established under subsection
(a) if the member—
‘‘(A) is selected for involuntary separation, is approved
for separation under section 1174a or 1175 of this title, or
retires pursuant to the authority provided in section 4403 of
the Defense Conversion, Reinvestment, and Transition Assist-
ance Act of 1992 (division D of Public Law 102–484; 10 U.S.C.
1293 note) during the six-year period beginning on October
1, 1993;
‘‘(B) has received an associate degree, baccalaureate, or
advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher edu-
cation or a junior or community college; and
‘‘(C) has a military occupational specialty, training, or
experience related to health care, is likely to be able to obtain
such training in a short period of time (as determined by
the Secretary), or satisfies such other criteria for selection
as the Secretary may prescribe.
‘‘(2) For purposes of this section, a former member of the
armed forces who did not meet the minimum educational qualifica-
tion criterion set forth in paragraph (1)(B) for placement assistance
before discharge or release from active duty shall be considered
to be a member satisfying such educational qualification criterion
upon satisfying that criterion within five years after discharge
or release from active duty.
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‘‘(3) A member who is discharged or released from service
under other than honorable conditions shall not be eligible to
participate in the program.
‘‘(c) SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense
shall select members to participate in the program established
under subsection (a) on the basis of applications submitted to the
Secretary not later than one year after the date of the discharge
or release of the members from active duty or, in the case of
an applicant becoming educationally qualified for teacher placement
assistance in accordance with subsection (b)(2), not later than one
year after the date on which the applicant becomes educationally
qualified. An application shall be in such form and contain such
information as the Secretary may require.
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not select a member to participate
in the program unless the Secretary has sufficient appropriations
for the placement program available at the time of the selection
to satisfy the obligations to be incurred by the United States under
subsection (d) with respect to that member.
‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary shall provide under the program for
identifying, during each fiscal year in the period referred to in
subsection (b)(1)(A), noncommissioned officers who, on or before
the end of such fiscal year, will have completed 10 or more years
of continuous active duty, who have the potential to perform com-
petently in employment positions with health care providers, but
who do not satisfy the minimum educational qualification criterion
under subsection (b)(1)(B) for placement assistance.
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall inform noncommissioned officers
identified under subparagraph (A) of the opportunity to qualify
in accordance with subsection (b)(2) for placement assistance under
the program.
‘‘(d) GRANTS TO FACILITATE EMPLOYMENT.—(1) The Secretary
of Defense may enter into an agreement with a health care provider
to assist eligible members selected under subsection (c) to obtain
suitable employment with the health care provider. Under such
an agreement, a health care provider shall agree to employ a
participant in the program on a full-time basis for at least five
years.
‘‘(2) Under an agreement referred to in paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall agree to pay to the health care provider involved
an amount based upon the basic salary paid by the health care
provider to the participant. The rate of payment by the Secretary
shall be as follows:
‘‘(A) For the first year of employment, 50 percent of the
basic salary, except that the payment may not exceed $25,000.
‘‘(B) For the second year of employment, 40 percent of
the basic salary, except that the payment may not exceed
$10,000.
‘‘(C) For the third year of employment, 30 percent of the
basic salary, except that the payment may not exceed $7,500.
‘‘(D) For the fourth year of employment, 20 percent of
the basic salary, except that the payment may not exceed
$5,000.
‘‘(E) For the fifth year of employment, 10 percent of the
basic salary, except that the payment may not exceed $2,500.
‘‘(3) Payments required under paragraph (2) may be made
by the Secretary in such installments as the Secretary may deter-
mine.
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