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 110 STAT. 698 PUBLIC LAW 104-106—FEB. 10, 1996 40 USC 1503. SEC. 5403. ACCESS OF CERTAIN INFORMATION IN INFORMATION SYS- TEMS TO THE DIRECTORY ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 4101 OF TITLE 44, UNITED STATES CODE. Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, if in designing an information technology system pursuant to this division, the head of an executive agency determines that a purpose of the system is to disseminate information to the public, then the head of such executive agency shall reasonably ensure that an index of information disseminated by such system is included in the directory created pursuant to section 4101 of title 44, United States Code. Nothing in this section authorizes the dissemination of information to the public unless otherwise authorized. TITLE LV—PROCUREMENT PROTEST AUTHORITY OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL SEC. 5501. PERIOD FOR PROCESSING PROTESTS. Title 31, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Section 3553(b)(2)(A) is amended by striking out "35" and inserting in lieu thereof "30". (2) Section 3554 is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out "125" and inserting in lieu thereof "100"; and (B) in subsection (e)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking out "Government Operations" and inserting in lieu thereof "Government Reform and Oversight"; and (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking out "125" and inserting in lieu thereof "100". SEC. 5502. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOLLOWING GAO RESOLUTION OF CHALLENGE TO CONTRACTING ACTION. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1558 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a)— (A) by inserting "or other action referred to in subsection (b)" after "protest" the first place it appears; (B) by striking out "90 working days" and inserting in lieu thereof "100 days"; and (C) by inserting "or other action" after "protest" the second place it appears; and (2) by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to— "(1) any protest filed under subchapter V of chapter 35 of this title; or "(2) an action commenced under administrative procedures or for a judicial remedy if— "(A) the action involves a challenge to— "(i) a solicitation for a contract; "(ii) a proposed award of a contract; "(iii) an award of a contract; or

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