118 STAT. 975 PUBLIC LAW 108–287—AUG. 5, 2004 for the Department of Defense with respect to any fiscal year: Provided further, That notwithstanding 41 U.S.C. 430, this section shall be applicable to any Department of Defense acquisition of supplies or services, including any contract and any subcontract at any tier for acquisition of commercial items produced or manufac tured, in whole or in part by any subcontractor or supplier defined in 25 U.S.C. 1544 or a small business owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under 25 U.S.C. 4221(9): Pro vided further, That businesses certified as 8(a) by the Small Busi ness Administration pursuant to section 8(a)(15) of Public Law 85–536, as amended, shall have the same status as other program participants under section 602 of Public Law 100–656, 102 Stat. 3825 (Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988) for purposes of contracting with agencies of the Department of Defense. SEC. 8022. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to perform any cost study pursuant to the provisions of OMB Circular 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 30 months after initiation of such study for a multi function activity. SEC. 8023. Funds appropriated by this Act for the American Forces Information Service shall not be used for any national or international political or psychological activities. SEC. 8024. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regu lation, the Secretary of Defense may adjust wage rates for civilian 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. 8025. (a) Of the amount appropriated by title II under the heading ‘‘OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE’’, up to $2,500,000 may be used for the acquisition of Native Allotment F–14589 by the Secretary of the Air Force in accordance with this section (including for the appraisal under this section), and for fully compensating the owners of such allotment for the damages caused to such owners by Air Force occupancy of property com prising that allotment. (b) The acquisition under this section may be made only with the consent of the owners of Native Allotment F–14589 and only for the appraised fair marked value of that allotment, as determined by the appraiser under subsection (c). (c) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall select, jointly with the owners of Native Allotment F–14589, and retain a qualified appraiser to appraise the fair market value of that allotment. The appraiser shall be an appraiser who is independent of the Depart ment of the Air Force and the owners of the allotment. The Sec retary shall ensure that the appraiser completes the appraisal not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. The Secretary shall pay the costs of the appraisal. (d) The Secretary of the Air Force shall complete the acquisition of Native Allotment F–14589 not later than September 30, 2005, subject to the conditions set forth in subsection (b). SEC. 8026. During the current fiscal 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, Deadline. Deadlines.
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