PUBLIC LAW 106-79 —OCT. 25, 1999 113 STAT. 1237 SEC. 8026. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to perform any cost study pursuant to the provisions of OMB Circulgir A-76 if the study being performed exceeds a period of 24 months after initiation of such study with respect to a single function activity or 48 months after initiation of such study for a multi-function activity. SEC. 8027. Funds appropriated by this Act for the Americein Forces Information Service shall not be used for any national or international political or psychological activities. SEC. 8028. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, the Secretary of Defense may adjust wage rates for civiliein employees hired for certain health care occupations as authorized for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs by section 7455 of title 38, United States Code. Sec. 8029. None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnedssance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce the WC-130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in this Act. SEC. 8030. (a) Of the funds for the procurement of supplies or services appropriated by this Act, qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind or other severely handicapped shall be afforded the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as subcontractors and suppliers in the performance of contracts let by the Department of Defense. (b) During the current fiscal year, a business concern which has negotiated with a militciry service or defense agency a subcontracting plan for the participation by smEdl business concerns pursuant to section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) shall be given credit toward meeting that subcontracting goal for any purchases made from qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind or other severely handicapped. (c) For the purpose of this section, the phrase "qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or other severely hgindicapped" means a nonprofit agency for the blind or other severely handicapped that has been approved by the Committee for the Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped under the Javits- Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46-^8). SEC. 8031. Dxiring the current fiscal year, net receipts pursuant to collections from third party payers pursuant to section 1095 of title 10, United States Code, shall be made available to the local facility of the uniformed services responsible for the collections and shall be over and above the facility's direct budget amount. SEC. 8032. During the current fisced year, the Department of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in section 2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipation of receipt of contributions, only from the Government of Kuwait, under that section: Provided, That upon receipt, such contributions from the Government of KuwEut shall be credited to the appropriations or fund which incurred such obligations. SEC. 8033. Of the funds made avedlable in this Act, not less than $26,588,000 shall be available for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation, of which $22,888,000 shall be available for Civil Air Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance to support readiness activities which includes $1,418,000 for the Civil Air Patrol counterdrug program: Provided, That funds identified for "Civil Air Patrol" under
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