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 PUBLIC LAW 100-180—DEC. 4, 1987

101 STAT. 1133

United States through the mUitary department in which the officer is retired (in the case of an officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps) or through the Department of Transportation (in the case of an officer of the Coast Guard) shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. "(2) Any person convicted under paragraph (1) shall be incapable of holding any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States. "(b) A retired officer of the Armed Forces who, while not on active duty and within two years after release from active duty, acts as agent or attorney for prosecuting or assisting in the prosecution of any claim against the United States— "(1) involving the military department in which the officer is retired (in the case of an officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps) or the Department of Transportation (in the case of an officer of the Coast Guard); or "(2) involving any subject matter with which the officer was directly connected while in an active-duty status; shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. "(c) This section does not apply— "(1) to any person because of the person's membership in the National Guard of the District of Columbia; or "(2) to any person specifically excepted by law.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by striking out the items relating to sections 281 through 284 and inserting in lieu thereof the following new item:

District of Columbia.

"281. Restrictions on retired military officers regarding certain matters affecting the Government.". SEC. 823. RESTRICTION ON PURCHASE OF FOREIGN-MADE ADMINISTRATIVE MOTOR VEHICLES (a) VEHICLES FOR U S E INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Neither the

Secretary of Defense nor the Secretary of a military department may enter into a contract during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 1989, for the procurement of administrative motor vehicles that are manufactured in a country other than the United States or Canada and are for use inside the United States unless the type of motor vehicle proposed to be procured is not available in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and satisfactory quality from a manufacturer in the United States or Canada. (b) VEHICLES FOR U S E OVERSEAS.—(1) Neither the Secretary of Defense nor the Secretary of a military department may enter into a contract during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 1989, for the procurement of administrative motor vehicles that are manufactured in a country other than the United States or Canada and are for use outside the United States (other than motor vehicles intended for use in security, intelligence, and criminal investigative operations) unless firms which manufacture similar vehicles in the United States or Canada are afforded a fair opportunity to compete for the contract. (2) In awarding any contract subject to paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned may take into consideration the cost and availability of maintenance and other logistic services and supplies required for the operation of such vehicles.

Contracts.

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