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 108 STAT. 2652 PUBLIC LAW 103-335 —SEPT. 30, 1994 Contracts. Reports. 10 USC 12681 note. evaluation period under, the Effective Management Program of the Army Cadet Command. SEC. 8127. PREFERENCE FOR LOCAL AND SMALL BUSINESSES TO CARRY OUT ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION OF KAHO'OLAWE ISLAND, HAWAH. (a) PREFERENCE REQUIRED.—In entering into contracts with private entities to carry out environmental restoration and remediation of Kaho'olawe Island, Hawaii, and the waters surrounding that island, the Secretary of the Navy shall, to the maximum extent practicable, give a preference to small business concerns and small disadvantaged business concerns located in the State of Hawaii. In giving the preference, the Secretary shall give especial preference to businesses owned by Native Hawaiians. (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) The term "small business concern" means a business concern meeting the requirements of section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). (2) The term "small disadvantaged business concern" means the business concerns referred to in section 7(d)(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(1)). (3) The term "Native Hawaiian" means any individual who is a descendent of the aboriginal people who, prior to 1778, occupied and exercised sovereignty in the area that now comgrises the State of Hawaii. EC. 8128. The Secretary of Defense shall report to the congressional defense committees the existing standards for the provision of concurrent retirement and disability benefits to members of the Armed Forces with not less than twenty years of service: Provided, That this evaluation will address the number of individuals retired from the Armed Forces under conditions of total disability; the cost of extending concurrent benefits to these individuals; the com- {)arability of the policy to Office of Personnel Management guideines for civilian Federal employees; the comparability of this policy to prevailing private sector stsindards; the number of individuals potentially eligible for concurrent benefits who now receive other forms of Federal assistance and the cost of that assistance: Provided furthery That the Secretary shall submit this report not later than March 15, 1995. SEC. 8129. IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREEMENT ON THE RESTRUCTUR- ING OF THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND THE ARMY RESERVE. (a) FINDING. —Congress finds that the implementation of the off-site agreement may result in the loss to the Armed Forces of military personnel who have significant military experience and expertise. (b) REASSIGNMENT OF MEMBERS. — (1) To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of the Army shall ensure that members of the Armed Forces who would otherwise be separated from service as a result of the deactivation of military units of the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve under the off-site agreement be reassigned instead to units that are not being deactivated. (2) The reassignment of a member under paragraph (1) shall not affect the grade or rank in grade of the member. (c) REPORTS. — Not later than April 15 and October 15 of each calendar year while the off-site agreement is in effect, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees

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