PUBLIC LAW 103-446—NOV. 2, 1994 108 STAT. 4681 time eqiuvalent positions ia the Department of Veterans Affairs during that fiscal year shall be the number equal to— "(1) the number of such positions in the Department during that fiscal yesir, reduced by "(2) the sum of~ "(A) the number of such positions in the Department during that fiscal year that are filled by employees whose salaries and benefits are paid primarily fix)m funds other than appropriated funds; and "(B) the number of such positions held during that fiscal year by persons involved in medical care cost recovery activities under section 1729 of this title. "(c) The Secretary shall not be required to make a reduction in the ntmiber of full-time equivalent positions in the Department unless such reduction— "(1) is necessary due to a reduction in funds available to the Department; or "(2) is required under a law that is enacted after the date of the enactment of this section and that refers specifically to this section. "(d) The Secretary shall submit to the Conmiittees on Veterans' Reports. Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives an annual report, through the year 2000, on the number and tvpe of fulltime equivalent positions in the Department that are reduced under this section. The report; shall include a justification for the reductions and shall be submitted with the materials provided in support of the budget for the Department contained in the President's budget submitted to Congress for a fiscal year pursuant to section 1105 of title 31.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begLnning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "712. Pull-time equivalent positions: limitation on reduction.". SEC. 1103. ENHANCED AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR NECESSARY SERVICES. Section 8110(c) is amended by striking out paragraph (7) and 38 USC 8110. inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(7) Paragraphs (1) through (6) shall not be in effect during fiscal years 1995 through 1999. "(8) During the period covered by paragraph (7), whenever an activity at a Department health-care facility is converted from performsince by Federal employees to performance by employees ofa contractor of the (jovernment, the Secretary shall— "(A) require in the contract for the performance of such activity that the contractor, in hiring employees for the performance of the contract, give priority to former employees of the Department who have been displaced by the award of the contract; and "(B) provide to such former employees of the Department all possible assistance in obtaining other Federal employment or entrance into job training and retraining programs. "(9) The Secretary shall include in the Secretary's annual report Reports. to Congress under section 529 of this title, for each fiscal year covered by paragraph (7), a report on the use during the year covered by the report of contracting-out authority made available by reason of paragraph (7). The Secretary shall include in each
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