note. 103 STAT. 1414 PUBLIC LAW 101-189—NOV. 29, 1989 thereof "owner (or the heu^, next of kin, or legal representative of the owner)"; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking out "his department" and inserting in lieu thereof "the Seo-etary's department"; and (B) by striking out "owner, his heirs or next of kin, or his l^al representatives" and inserting in lieu thereof "owner (or heirs, next of kin, or l^al representative of the owner)"; and (3) in subsection (c), by striking out "he" and inserting in lieu thereof "that person". 10 USC 2575 (c) ElFFEcnvE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to property that comes into the custody or control of the Secretary of a military department or the Secretary of Transportation after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 323. PROCUREMENT OF LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING SERVICES FROM NAVY EXCHANGES (a) IN GENERAL. —Chapter 143 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§2423. Laundry and dry cleaning services: procurement from facilities operated by the Navy Resale and Services Sup- port Office "(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may authorize an element of the Department of Defense to enter into a contract (through the use of procedures other than competitive procedures) with a laundry and dry cleaning facility operated by the Navy Resale and Services Support Office to procure laundry and dry cleaning services for the armed forces outside the United States. "(b) APPLICATION,—Subsection (a) shall apply only with respect to a laundry and dry cleaning facility of the Navy Resale and Services Support Office that began operating before October 1, 1989. ", (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. — The table of sections at the banning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "2423. Laundry and dry cleaning services: procurement from facilities operated by the Navy Resale and Services Support Office.". SEC. 324. PROCUREMENT OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES FROM MILITARY EXCHANGES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES (a) IN GENERAL. —Chapter 143 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 2423 (as added by section 323) the following new section: "§ 2424. Procurement of supplies and services from exchange stores outside the United States "(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may authorize an element of the Department of Defense to enter into a contract (through the use of procedures other than competitive procedures) with an exchange store operated under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department outside the United States to procure supplies or services for use by the armed forces outside the United States, "(b) LIMITATIONS.—(1) A contract may not be entered into under subsection (a) in an amount in excess of $50,000,
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