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 112 STAT. 2080 PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 (4) The recommended funding levels necessary to address the threats posed to the operational readiness of the Armed Forces by Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases. TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, AC- QUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RE- LATED MATTERS Subtitle A—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations Sec. 801. Limitation on use of price preference upon achievement of contract goal for small and disadvantaged businesses. Sec. 802. Distribution of assistance under the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program. Sec. 803. Defense commercial pricing management improvement. Sec. 804. Modification of senior executives covered by limitation on allowability of compensation for certain contractor personnel. Sec. 805. Separate determinations of exceptional waivers of truth in negotiation requirements for prime contracts and subcontracts. Sec. 806. Procurement of conventional ammunition. Sec. 807. Para-aramid fibers and yams. Sec. 808. Clarification of responsibility for submission of information on prices previously charged for property or services offered. Sec. 809. Amendments and study relating to procurement from firms in industrial base for production of small arms. Subtitle B—Other Matters Sec. 811. Eligibility of involuntarily downgraded employee for membership in an acquisition corps. Sec. 812. Time for submission of annual report relating to Buy American Act. Sec. 813. Procurement of travel services for official and unofficial travel under one contract. Sec. 814. Department of Defense purchases through other agencies. Sec. 815. Supervision of defense acquisition university structure by Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology. Sec. 816. Pilot programs for testing program manager performance of product support oversight responsibilities for life cycle of acquisition programs. Sec. 817. Scope of protection of certain information from disclosure. Sec. 818. Plan for rapid transition from completion of small business innovation research into defense acquisition programs. Sec. 819. Five-year authority for Secretary of the Navy to exchange certain items. Sec. 820. Permanent authority for use of major range and test facility installations by commercial entities. Sec. 821. Inventory exchange authorized for certain fiiel delivery contract. Subtitle A—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations SEC. 801. LIMITATION ON USE OF PRICE PREFERENCE UPON ACfflEVE- MENT OF CONTRACT GOAL FOR SMALL AND DISADVAN- TAGED BUSINESSES. Section 2323(e)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting "(A)" after "(3)"; (2) by inserting ", except as provided in subparagraph (B)," after "the head of an agency may" in the first sentence; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(B)(i) The Secretary of Defense may not exercise the authority under subparagraph (A) to enter into a contract for

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