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into consideration the anticipated size and composition of the Armed
Forces in the year 2000 and the demographics of the entire United
States.
(d) SUBMISSION
AND REVISION.—The Secretary shall submit
to Congress the report required by subsection (a) not later than
October 1, 1994. The Secretary shall revise and resubmit the report
to Congress not later than October 1, 1999.
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) The term ‘‘primary and preventive health care services
for women’’ has the meaning given that term in section 1074d(b)
of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 701(a)).
(2) The term ‘‘covered beneficiary’’ has the meaning given
that term in section 1072(5) of such title.
SEC. 736. INDEPENDENT STUDY OF CONDUCT OF MEDICAL STUDY BY
ARCTIC AEROMEDICAL LABORATORY, LADD AIR FORCE
BASE, ALASKA.
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall
provide, in accordance with this section, for an independent study
of the conduct of a series of medical studies performed during
or prior to 1957 by the Air Force Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory,
Ladd Air Force Base, Alaska. The series of medical studies referred
to in the preceding sentence was designed to study thyroid activity
in men exposed to cold and involved the administration of a radio-
active isotope (Iodine 131) to certain Alaska Natives.
(b) CONDUCT
OF REQUIRED STUDY.—The independent study
required by subsection (a) shall be conducted by the Institute of
Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences or a similar organiza-
tion. The study shall, at a minimum, include the consideration
of the following matters:
(1) Whether the series of medical studies referred to in
subsection (a) was conducted in accordance with generally
accepted guidelines for the use of human participants in medical
experimentation.
(2) Whether Iodine 131 dosages in the series of medical
studies were administered in accordance with radiation expo-
sure standards generally accepted as of 1957 and with radiation
exposure standards generally accepted as of 1993.
(3) The guidelines that should have been followed in the
conduct of the series of medical studies, including guidelines
regarding notification of participants about any possible risks.
(4) Whether subsequent studies of the participants should
have been provided for and conducted to determine whether
any participants suffered long term ill effects of the administra-
tion of Iodine 131 and, in the case of such ill effects, needed
medical care for such effects.
(c) DIRECT OR INDIRECT DOD INVOLVEMENT.—The Secretary
may provide for the conduct of the independent study required
by subsection (a) either—
(1) by entering into an agreement with an independent
organization referred to in subsection (b) to conduct the study;
or
(2) by transferring to the Secretary of the Interior, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the head of another
department or agency of the Federal Government the funds
necessary to carry out the study in accordance with subsection
(b).
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(d) REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense or the head of the
department or agency of the Federal Government who provides
for carrying out the independent study required by subsection
(a), as the case may be, shall submit to Congress a report
on the results of the study, including the matters referred to
in subsection (b).
SEC. 737. AVAILABILITY OF REPORT REGARDING THE CHAMPUS
CHIROPRACTIC DEMONSTRATION.
(a) AVAILABILITY OF REPORT.—Subject to subsection (b), the
Secretary of Defense shall make available to interested persons
upon request the report prepared by the Secretary evaluating the
chiropractic demonstration that was conducted under the Civilian
Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services and com-
pleted on March 31, 1992. The Secretary shall include with the
report all data and analyses related to the demonstration.
(b) CHARGES.—The cost of making the report and related
information available under subsection (a) shall be borne by the
recipients at the discretion of the Secretary.
SEC. 738. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE PROVISION OF ADE-
QUATE MEDICAL CARE TO COVERED BENEFICIARIES
UNDER THE MILITARY MEDICAL SYSTEM.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—In order to provide covered bene-
ficiaries under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, especially
retired military personnel, with greater access to health care in
medical facilities of the uniformed services, it is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of Defense should encourage the increased
use in such facilities of physicians, dentists, or other health care
professionals who are members of the reserve components of the
Armed Forces and who are performing active duty, full-time
National Guard duty, or inactive-duty training, if service in such
facilities is consistent with the other military training requirements
of these members.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) The term ‘‘retired military personnel’’ means persons
who are eligible for health care in medical facilities of the
uniformed services under section 1074(b) of title 10, United
States Code.
(2) The terms ‘‘active duty’’, ‘‘full-time National Guard
duty’’, and ‘‘inactive-duty training’’ have the meanings given
such terms in section 101(d) of such title.
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, AC-
QUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RE-
LATED MATTERS
Subtitle A—Defense Technology and Indus-
trial Base, Reinvestment and Conversion
SEC. 801. INDUSTRIAL 
PREPAREDNESS 
MANUFACTURING 
TECH-
NOLOGY PROGRAM.
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—(1) Subchapter IV of chapter 148
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
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‘‘§ 2525. Industrial Preparedness Manufacturing Technology
Program
‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall establish an Industrial
Preparedness Manufacturing Technology program to enhance the
capability of industry to meet the manufacturing needs of the
Department of Defense.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter IV
of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘2525. Industrial Preparedness Manufacturing Technology Program.’’.
(b) FUNDING.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated
under section 201(d), $112,500,000 shall be available for the Indus-
trial Preparedness Manufacturing Technology Program under sec-
tion 2525 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection
(a).
SEC. 802. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVE SUPPORT PROGRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, through the
Director of Defense Research and Engineering, shall establish a
University Research Initiative Support Program.
(b) PURPOSE.—Under the program, the Director shall award
grants and contracts to eligible institutions of higher education
to support the conduct of research and development relevant to
requirements of the Department of Defense.
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—An institution of higher education is eligible
for a grant or contract under the program if the institution has
received less than a total of $2,000,000 in grants and contracts
from the Department of Defense in the two fiscal years before
the fiscal year in which the institution submits a proposal for
such grant or contract.
(d) COMPETITION REQUIRED.—The Director shall use competi-
tive procedures in awarding grants and contracts under the pro-
gram.
(e) SELECTION PROCESS.—In awarding grants and contracts
under the program, the Director shall use a merit-based selection
process that is consistent with the provisions of section 2361(a)
of title 10, United States Code. Such selection process shall require
that each person selected to participate in such a merit-based
selection process be a member of the faculty or staff of an institution
of higher education that is a member of the National Association
of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges or the American
Association of State Colleges and Universities.
(f) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director shall prescribe regulations
for carrying out the program.
(g) FUNDING.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated
under section 201, $20,000,000 shall be available for the University
Research Initiative Support Program.
SEC. 803. OPERATING COMMITTEE OF THE CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES
INSTITUTE.
Section 822(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1991 (42 U.S.C. 6686(c)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(c) OPERATING COMMITTEE.—(1) The Institute shall have an
Operating Committee composed of six members as follows:
‘‘(A) The Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy, who shall chair the committee.
‘‘(B) The Director of the National Institutes of Health.
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‘‘(C) The Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology.
‘‘(D) The Director of the Advanced Research Projects
Agency.
‘‘(E) The Director of the National Science Foundation.
‘‘(F) The Under Secretary of Energy having responsibility
for science and technology matters.
‘‘(2) The Operating Committee shall meet not less than four
times each year.’’.
Subtitle B—Acquisition Assistance
Programs
SEC. 811. CONTRACT GOAL FOR DISADVANTAGED SMALL BUSINESSES
AND CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
(a) SCOPE OF REFERENCE TO HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES.—Subparagraph (B) of section 2323(a)(1) of title
10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(B) historically Black colleges and universities, including
any nonprofit research institution that was an integral part
of such a college or university before November 14, 1986;’’.
(b) DEFINITION OF MINORITY INSTITUTION.—Subparagraph (C)
of section 2323(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(C) minority institutions (as defined in section 1046(3)
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1135d–5(3)),
which, for the purposes of this section, shall include Hispanic-
serving institutions (as defined in section 316(b)(1) of such
Act (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)(1)).’’.
(c) AWARD ELIGIBILITY.—Section 2323(f)(2) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations that
prohibit awarding a contract under this section to an entity
described in subsection (a)(1) unless the entity agrees to comply
with the requirements of section 15(o)(1) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 644(o)(1)).’’.
(d) IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense
shall propose amendments to the Department of Defense Supple-
ment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation that address the matters
described in subsection (g) and subsection (h)(2) of section 2323
of title 10, United States Code.
(2) Not later than 15 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall publish such proposed amendments
in accordance with section 22 of the Office of Federal Procurement
Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 418b). The Secretary shall provide a period
of at least 60 days for public comment on the proposed amendments.
(3) The Secretary shall publish the final regulations not later
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(e) INFORMATION ON PROGRESS IN PROVIDING INFRASTRUCTURE
ASSISTANCE REQUIRED IN ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 2323(i)(3) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(D) A detailed description of the infrastructure assistance
provided under subsection (c) during the preceding fiscal year
and of the plans for providing such assistance during the fiscal
year in which the report is submitted.’’.
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