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 Ill STAT. 1830 PUBLIC LAW 105-85—NOV. 18, 1997 (5) Previous efforts to discern the causes of those illnesses have been inadequate, and those illnesses are affecting the health of both veterans and their families, (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— It is the sense of Congress that all promising technology and treatments relating to Gulf War illnesses should be fully explored and tested to facilitate treatment for members of the Armed Forces and veterans who served the United States in the Persian Gulf conflict and are stricken with unexplainable illness. TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle A—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations Sec. 801. Expansion of authority to enter into contracts crossing fiscal years to all severable service contracts not exceeding a year. Sec. 802. Vesting of title in the United States under contracts paid under progress payment arrangements or similar arrangements. Sec. 803. Restriction on undefinitized contract actions. Sec. 804. Limitation and report on payment of restructuring costs under defense contracts. Sec. 805. Increased price limitation on purchases of right-hand drive vehicles. Sec. 806. Multiyear procurement contracts. Sec. 807. Audit of procurement of military clothing and clothing-related items by military installations in the United States. Sec. 808. Limitation on allowability of compensation for certain contractor personnel. Sec. 809. Elimination of certification requirement for grants. Sec. 810. Repeal of limitation on adjustment of shipbuilding contracts. Sec. 811. Item-by-item and country-by-country waivers of domestic source limitations. Subtitle B—Acquisition Assistance Programs Sec. 821. One-year extension of pilot mentor-protege program. Sec. 822. Test program for negotiation of comprehensive subcontracting plans. Subtitle C—Administrative Provisions Sec. 831. Retention of expired funds during the pendency of contract litigation. Sec. 832. Protection of certain information from disclosure. Sec. 833. Unit cost reports. Sec. 834. Plan for providing contracting information to general public and small businesses. Sec. 835. Two-year extension of crediting of certain purchases toward meeting subcontracting goals. Subtitle D—Other Matters Sec. 841. Repeal of certain acquisition requirements and reports Sec. 842. Use of major range and test facility installations by commercial entities. Sec. 843. Requirement to develop and maintain list of firms not eligible for defense contracts. Sec. 844. Sense of Congress regarding allowability of costs of employee stock ownership plans. Sec. 845. Expansion of personnel eligible to participate in demonstration project relating to acquisition workforce. Sec. 846. Time for submission of annual report relating to Buy American Act. Sec. 847. Repeal of requirement for contractor guarantees on major weapon systems. Sec. 848. Requirements relating to micro-purchases. Sec. 849. Promotion rate for officers in an acquisition corps. Sec. 850. Use of electronic commerce in Federal procurement. Sec. 851. Conformance of policy on performance based management of civilian acquisition programs with policy established for defense acquisition programs.

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