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 106 STAT. 2452 PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 (2) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following: "(3) The participant's agreement that, after successfully completing the course of education, the participant— "(A) shall accept, if ofiTered within such time as shall be specified in the agreement, an appointment to a full-time acquisition position in the Department of Defense that is commensurate with the pcuticipant's academic degree and experience, and that is— "(i) in the excepted service, if the participant has not previously acquired competitive status, with the right, after successful completion of 2 years of service and such other requirements as the Office of Personnel Management may prescribe, to be appointed to a position in the competitive service, notwithstanding subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5; or "(ii) in the competitive service, if the participant has previously acquired competitive status; and (B) if appointed under subparagraph (A), shall serve for 1 calendar year for each school year or part thereof for which the participant was provided a scholarship under the scholarship program."; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. —Nothing in this section shall be considered to require that a position be offered to a person after such person successfully completes the course of education agreed to. However, if no position described in subsection (c)(3)(A) is offered within the time specified in the agreement, the agreement shall be considered terminated. " (f) DEFINITIONS. — In this section, the terms 'competitive service' and 'excepted service' have the meanings provided those terms by sections 2102 and 2103, respectively, of title 5.". (g) REVISED DEADLINE FOR CONTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.— Section 1208(a) of Public Law 101-510 (10 U.S.C. 1701 note; 104 Stat. 1665) is amended in the second sentence by striking out "Not later than two years after the date of the enactment oi this Act," and inserting in lieu thereof "Not later than February 1, 1993,". SEC. 813. CERTIFICATION OF CONTRACT CLAIMS. (a) REGULATIONS ON CERTIFICATION OF CONTRACT CLAIMS. — (1) (Chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by sections 384 and 808, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: ^§ 2410e. Contract claims: certification reg^ulations "(a) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense may propose, for inclusion in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, regulations relating to certification of contract claims, requests for equitable adjustment to contract terms, and requests for relief \mder Public Law 85- 804 (50 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) that exceed $100,000. Such regulations, at a minimum, shall— "(1) provide that a contract claim, request for equitable adjustment to contract terms, or request for relief under Public Law 85-804 (50 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) may not be paid unless the contractor provides, at the time the claim or request is submitted, the certification required by section 6(c)(l) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 605(c)(l)); and

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