107 STAT. 1818 PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 Regulations. Federal Register, publication. Regulations. Federal Register, publication.
- «£€. 4471. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS AND EMPLOYEES UPON PRO-
POSED AND ACTUAL TERMINATION OR SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN MAJOR DEFENSE PROGRAMS. "(a) NOTICE REQUIREMENT AFTER SUBMISSION OF PRESIDENT'S BUDGET TO CONGRESS.— Each year, in conjunction with the preparation of the budget for the next fiscal year to be submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall determine which major defense programs (if any) are proposed to be terminated or substantially reduced under the buaget. As soon as reasonably practicable after the date on which the budget is submitted to Congress under such section, and not more than 180 days after such date, the Secretary, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, shall provide notice of the proposed termination of, or substantial reduction in, each such program— "(1) directly to each prime contractor under that program; and "(2) by general notice through publication in the Federal Register.
- (b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT AFTER ENACTMENT OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS ACT.— Each year, as soon as reasonably practicable after the date of the enactment of an Act appropriating funds for the milit£uy functions of the Department of Defense, and not more than 180 days after such date, the Secretary of Defense, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary— (1) shall determine whicn major defense programs (if any) of the Department of Defense that were not previously identified under subsection (a) are likely to be terminated or substantially reduced as a result of the funding levels provided in that Act; and "(2) shall provide notice of the anticipated termination of, or substantial reduction in, that program— "(A) directly to each prime contractor under that program;
- (B) directly to the Secretary of Labor; and
- (C) by general notice through publication in the Federal Register.
"(c) NOTICE TO SUBCONTRACTORS. — As soon as reasonably practicable after the date on which the prime contractor for a msgor defense program receives notice under subsection (a) or (b) of the termination of, or substantial reduction in, that program, and not more than 45 days after such date, the prime contractor shall— "(1) provide notice of that termination or substantial reduction to each person that is a first-tier subcontractor for that program under a contract in an amount not less than $500,000 for the program; and "(2) require that each such subcontractor— "(A) provide such notice to each of its subcontractors for the program under a contract in an amount in excess of $100,000; and "(B) impose a similar notice and pass through requirement to subcontractors in an amount in excess of $100,000 at all tiers. "(d) CONTRACTOR NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES AND STATE DIS- LOCATED WORKER UNIT.—Not later than two weeks after a defense contractor receives notice under subsection (a)(1) or (b)(D, as the case may be, of the termination of, or substantial reduction in,
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