110 STAT. 3412 PUBLIC LAW 104-289—OCT. 11, 1996 other building components, and then instaUing that product or material into a Federal facility; "(7) liard-metric' means measurement, design, and manufacture using the metric system of measurement, but does not include measurement, design, and manufacture using English system measurement units which are subsequently reexpressed in the metric system of measurement; "(8) 'cost or pricing data or price analysis' has the meaning given such terms in section 304A of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254b); and "(9) 'Federal facility' means any public building (as defined under section 13 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (40 U.S.C. 612) and shall include any Federal building or construction project— "(A) on lands in the public domain; "(B) on lands used in connection with Federal programs for agriculture research, recreation, and conservation programs; "(C) on or used in connection with river, harbor, flood control, reclamation, or power projects; "(D) on or used in connection with housing and residential projects; "(E) on military installations (including any fort, camp, post, naval training station, airfield, proving ground, military supply depot, military school, or any similar facility of the Department of Defense); "(F) on installations of the Department of Veteran Affairs used for hospital or domiciliary purposes; or "(G) on lands used in connection with Federal prisons, but does not include (i) any Federal building or construction Eroject the exclusion of which the President deems to be justied in the public interest, or (ii) any construction project or building owned or controlled by a State government, local government, Indian tribe, or any private entity.". SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION IN ACQUISITION OF FEDERAL FACILITIES. (a) The Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (15 U.S.C. 205 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 13 the following new section: 15 USC 205/. "SEC. 14. IMPLEMENTATION IN ACQUISITION OF CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AND MATERIALS FOR FEDERAL FACILITIES. "(a) IN GENERAL. —Construction services and materials for Federal facilities shall be procured in accordance with the policies and procedures set forth in chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, section 2377 of title 10, United States Code, title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.), and section 3(2) of this Act. Determination of a design method shall be based upon preliminary market research as required under section 2377(c) of title 10, United States Code, and section 314B(c) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 264b(c)). If the requirements of this Act conflict with the provisions of section 2377 of title 10, United States Code, or section 314B of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, then the provisions of 2377 or 314B shall take precedence. "(b) CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS.— In carrying out the policy set forth in section 3 (with particular emphasis on the policy set forth in paragraph (2) of that section) a Federal agency may require
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