Union Calendar No. 37
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1378
[Report No. 103–83]
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, with re-
spect to applicability of qualification require-
ments for certain acquisition positions in the De-
partment of Defense.
MAY 6, 1993
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed
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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 Depart-
ment of Defense.
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]
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, with respect to
applicability of qualification requirements for certain ac-
quisition positions in the Department of Defense.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
areas not within the area of responsibility of a com-
mander of a combatant command, to an officer des-
ignated by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
for such purpose.’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)(7), by striking out the sec-
ond 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 sub-
paragraph (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 strik-
ing out ‘‘section 8011 of title 38’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘section 8111 of title 38’’; and
(B) in subsection (d), by striking out ‘‘sec-
tion 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 in-
serting 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 insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘a’’; and
(B) by striking out ‘‘section 2522’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘section 2506’’.
(4) Section 2371(g) is amended—
(A) by striking out ‘‘section 11’’ and insert-
ing 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 ‘‘sec-
tion 2506’’.
(6) Section 2401(c)(2)(A) is amended by striking
out ‘‘the Internal Revenue Code of 1954’’ and insert-
ing 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 ‘‘sec-
tion 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 agen-
cy’’ the first place it appears and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘Defense Agen-
cy’’; and
(II) by striking out ‘‘defense agen-
cy’’ the second place it appears and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘Defense Agen-
cy,’’; 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 des-
ignated 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 sen-
tence by striking out ‘‘respectively, which’’ and insert-
ing 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 redesig-
nated by section 4223(b) of Public Law 102–484 (106
Stat. 2681)) is amended—
(A) by striking out ‘‘CENTERS’’ in the head-
ing for subsection (b) and inserting in lieu there-
of ‘‘ALLIANCES’’; and
(B) by striking out ‘‘CENTER’’ in the head-
ing for subsection (e) and inserting in lieu there-
of ‘‘ALLIANCE’’.
(2) Section 2308 is amended by inserting after
‘‘(a)’’ the following: ‘‘FACILITATION
OF PROCURE-
MENT.—’’.
(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 in-
serting 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 insert-
ing 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 enact-
ment 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 strik-
ing out ‘‘adherance’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘adherence’’.
(5) Section 2361(b)(2) is amended by striking
out ‘‘inconsisent’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘in-
consistent’’.
(6) Section 2410j (as redesignated by subsection
(b)(1)(A)) is amended in subsection (f)(2)(B) by strik-
ing 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: ex-
penses’’.
(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 sub-
section (d).
(i) CLARIFICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—Title 10, Unit-
ed 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 in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘job placement assistance, in-
cluding the public and community service jobs pro-
gram carried out under section 1143a of this title,
and information regarding the placement program es-
tablished under section 1151 of this title to assist
members to obtain employment as elementary or sec-
ondary 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 AU-
THORIZATION ACT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Defense Authoriza-
tion 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 amend-
ed 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 Sec-
retary of Defense is authorized’’.
(4) Section 653(b)(2) (106 Stat. 2428) is amend-
ed 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 amend-
ed—
(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 fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(3) by striking out ‘Secretary with’ in para-
graph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘Secretary to-
ward attaining’;’’.
(7) Section 843(c) (106 Stat. 2469) is amend-
ed—
(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 Oc-
tober 23, 1994,’’; and
(B) by striking out ‘‘section 2350a’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘sections 2350a(c) and
2350d(c)’’.