PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 107 STAT. 1925 tion, pursuant to the base closure law under which the installation is closed, and pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). SEC. 2912. PREFERENCE FOR LOCAL AND SMALL BUSINESSES. (a) PREFERENCE REQUIRED.— In entering into contracts with Contracts. private entities as part of the closure or realignment of a military Justness installation under a base closure law, the Secretary of Defense lo USC 2687 shall give preference, to the greatest extent practicable, to qualified note. businesses located in the vicinity of the installation and to small business concerns and small disadvantaged business concerns. Contracts for which this preference shall be given shall include contracts to carry out activities for the environmental restoration and mitigation at military installations to be closed or realigned. (b) DEFINITIONS. —In this section: (1) The term "small business concern" means a business concern meeting the requirements of section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). (2) The term small disadvantaged business concern" means the business concerns referred to in section 637(d)(l) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(l)). (3) The term '^base closure law" includes section 2687 of title 10, United States Code. SEC. 2913. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS OF AFFECTED STATES AND COMMUNITIES FOR ASSISTANCE. Section 2391(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(6) To the extent practicable, the Secretary of Defense shall inform a State or local government applying for assistance under this subsection of the approval or rejection by the Secretary of the application for such assistance as follows: "(A) Before the end of the 7-day period beginning on the "^ date on which the Secretary receives the application, in the case of an application for a planning grant. "(B) Before the end of the 30-day period beginning on such date, in the case of an application for assistance to carry out a community adjustments and economic diversifications program. " (7)(A) In attempting to complete consideration of applications within the time period specified in paragraph (6), the Secretary of Defense shall give priority to those applications requesting assistance for a community described in subsection (f)(D. "(B) If an application under paragraph (6) is rejected by the Secretary, the Secretary shall promptly inform the State or local government of the reasons for the rejection of the application.". SEC. 2914. CLARIFICATION OF UTILIZATION OF FUNDS FOR COMMU- NITY ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE. (a) UTILIZATION OF FUNDS.—Subject to subsection (b), funds made available to the Economic Development Administration for economic adjustment assistance under section 4305 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102- 484; 106 Stat. 2700) may by utilized by the administration for administrative activities in support of the provision of such assistance.
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