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 Ill STAT. 1922 PUBLIC LAW 105-85—NOV. 18, 1997 Sec. 1105. Garnishment and involuntary allotment. Sec. 1106. Extension and revision of voluntary separation incentive pay authority. Sec. 1107. Use of approved fire-safe accommodations by Government employees on official business. Sec. 1108. Navy higher education pilot program regarding administration of business relationships between Government and private sector. Sec. 1109. Authority for Marine Corps University to employ civilian faculty m embers. Reports. SEC. 1101. USE OF PROHIBITED CONSTRAINTS TO MANAGE DEPART- MENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL. Section 129 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(f)(1) Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary of each military department and the head of each Defense Agency shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives a report on the management of the civilian workforce under the jurisdiction of that official. "(2) Each report of an official under paragraph (1) shall contain the following: "(A) The official's certification (i) that the civilian workforce under the jurisdiction of the official is not subject to any constraint or limitation in terms of man years, end strength, full-time equivalent positions, or maximum number of employ- ees, and (ii) that, during the 12 months preceding the date on which the report is due, such workforce has not been subject to Einy such constraint or limitation. "(B) A description of how the civilian workforce is managed. "(C) A detailed description of the anal3^ical tools used to determine civilian workforce requirements during the 12- month period referred to in subparagraph (A).". SEC. 1102. VETERANS' PREFERENCE STATUS FOR CERTAIN VETERANS WHO SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY DURING THE PERSIAN GULF WAR. (a) DEFINITION OF VETERAN FOR PURPOSES OF PREFERENCE ELIGIBLE STATUS.— Section 2108 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking "or" at the end of subparagraph (A); (B) by inserting "or" at the end of subparagraph (B); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: "(C) served on active duty as defined by section 101(21) of title 38 in the armed forces during the period beginning on August 2, 1990, and ending on January 2, 1992;"; and (2) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting "or (C)" after "paragraph (1)(B)". (b) ADDITIONAL POINTS.— Section 3309(2) of such title is amended by striking "2108(3)(A)" and inserting "2108(3)(A)-(B)". (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— Section 2108(1)(B) of such title is further amended— (1) by striking "the date of enactment of the Veterans' Education and Employment Assistance Act of 1976," and inserting "October 15, 1976,"; and (2) by striking "511(d) of title 10" and inserting "12103(d) of title 10".

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