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 PUBLIC LAW 103-139—NOV. 11, 1993 107 STAT. 1451 (1) is a member of a Reserve component of the armed forces, as described in section 261 of title 10, or the National Guard, as described in section 101 of title 32; (2) performs, for the purpose of providing military aid to enforce the law or providing assistance to civil authorities in the protection or saving of life or property or prevention of injury— (A) Federal service under section 331, 332, 333, 3500, or 8500 of title 10, or other provision of law, as applicable, or (B) full-time military service for his State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States; and (3) requests and is granted— (A) leave under the authority of this section; or (B) annual leave, which may be granted without regard to the provisions of sections 5519 and 6323(b) of title 5, if such employee is otherwise entitled to such annual leave: Provided, That any employee who requests leave under subsection (3)(A) for service described in subsection (2) of this section is entitled to such leave, subject to the provisions of this section and of the last sentence of section 6323(b) of title 5, and such leave shall be considered leave under section 6323(b) of title 5. SEC. 8048. 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 twenty-four months after initiation of such study with respect to a single function activity or forty-eight months after initiation of such study for a multi-function activity. SEC. 8049. 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. 8050. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, 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. 8051. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a qualified Indian Tribal corporation or Alaska Native Corporation furnishing the product of a responsible small business concern shall not be denied the opportunity to compete for and be awarded a procurement contract pursuant to section 2323 of title 10, United States Code, solely because the Indian Tribal corporation or Alaska Native Corporation is not the actual manufacturer or processor of the product to be supplied under the contract. SEC. 8052. Of the funds made available in this Act, not less than $11,679,000 shall be available for the Civil Air Patrol, of which $4,642,000 shall be available for Operation and Maintenance. SEC. 8053. None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish the operation of the 815th Weather 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. 8054. During the current fiscal year, withdrawal credits may be made by the Defense Business Operations Fund to the credit of current applicable appropriations of an activity of the Department of Defense in connection with the acquisition by that Indians. Alaska Natives. Small business. Contracts.

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