Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 103 Part 2.djvu/550

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103 STAT. 1560 PUBLIC LAW 101-189—NOV. 29, 1989 duration of the principal course of instruction offered at that school is less than 10 months.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 9025 the following new item: "9021. Air University: civilian faculty members.". (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. —Section 5102(c)(10) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting after "(10)" the following: "civilian professors, instructors, and lecturers at a professional military education school whose pay is fixed under section 1595, 4021, 7478, or 9021 of title 10;"; (2) by striking out "the Naval War College and"; and (3) by striking out "sections 6952 and 7478" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 6952". PART D—CONTRACTING OUT SEC. 1131. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF BASE COMMANDERS OVER CONTRACTING FOR COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES (a) IN GENERAL.— (1) Chapter 146 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 2468. Military installations: authority of base commanders over contracting for commercial activities "(a) AUTHORITY OF BASE COMMANDER. —The Secretary of Defense shall direct that the commander of each military installation shall have the authority and the responsibility to enter into contracts in accordance with this section for the performance of a commercial activity on the military installation. "(b) YEARLY DUTIES OF BASE COMMANDER.—To enter into a con- tract under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the commander of a military installation shall— ' (1) prepare an inventory for that fiscal year of commercial activities carried out by Government personnel on the military installation; "(2) decide which commercial activities shall be reviewed under the procedures and requirements of Office of Manage- ment and Budget Circular A-76 (or any successor administra- tive regulation or policy); and "(3) conduct a solicitation for contracts for the performance of those commercial activities selected for conversion to contractor performance under the Circular A-76 process. Regulations. "(c) LIMITATIONS. —(1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations under which the commander of each military installa- tion may exercise the authority and responsibility provided under subsection (a). "(2) The authority and responsibility provided under subsection (a) are subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary. "(d) ASSISTANCE TO DISPLACED EMPLOYEES.—I f the commander of a military installation enters into a contract under subsection (a), the commander shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assist in finding suitable employment for any employee of the Department of Defense who is displaced because of that contract. "(e) MILITARY INSTALLATION DEFINED. — In this section, the term 'military installation' means a base, camp, post, station, yard.