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 PUBLIC LAW 106-79 —OCT. 25, 1999 113 STAT. 1269 Reports. Deadline. Deadline. Reports. law, the department is to ensure that the development, procurement or integration of any missile for use on the AH-64 or RAH-66 helicopters, as an air-to-air missile, is subject to a full and open competition which includes the conduct of a live-fire, side-by-side test as an element of the soiu-ce selection criteria: Provided further, That the Undersecretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology) will conduct an independent review of the need, and the merits of acquiring an air-to-air missile to provide self-protection for the AH-64 and RAH-66 from the threat of hostile forces. The Secretary is to provide his findings in a report to the congressional defense committees, no later than March 31, 2000. SEC. 8139. During the current fiscal year, under regulations Regulations. prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Center of Excellence for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance may also pay, or authorize payment for, the expenses of providing or facilitating education and training for appropriate military and civilian personnel of foreign countries in disaster management and humanitarian assistance: Provided, That not later than April 1, 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding the training of foreign personnel conducted under this authority during the preceding fiscal year for which expenses were paid under the section: Provided further. That the report shall specify the coxmtries in which the tredning was conducted, the type of training conducted, and the foreign personnel tredned. SEC. 8140. Of the funds appropriated in title II under the heading "OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE" for the Office of the Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Gulf Wgir Illnesses, up to $10,000,000 may be made available for CEirrying out the first-year actions under the 5-year research plan outlined in the report entitled "Department of Defense Strategy to Address Low-Level Exposures to Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs)", dated May 1999, that was submitted to committees of the Congress pursuant to section 247(d) of the Strom Thmmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1957). SEC. 8141. (a) The Depeutment of Defense is authorized to enter into agreements with the Veterans Administration and federally-fiuided health agencies providing services to Native Hawaiians for the purpose of establishing a partnership simileir to the Alaska Federal Health Care Partnership, in order to maximize Federal resoiu*ces in the provision of health care services by federally- funded heedth agencies, applying telemedicine technologies. For the purpose of this partnership. Native Hawsdians shall have the same status as other Native Americans who are eligible for the heedth CEire services provided by the Indian Health Service. (b) The Department of Defense is authorized to develop a consultation policy, consistent with Executive Order No. 13084 (issued May 14, 1998), with Native Hawaiians for the purpose of assuring maximum Native Hawedian participation in the direction and administration of governmented services so as to render those services more responsive to the needs of the Native Hawaiian community. (c) For purposes of this section, the term "Native Hawaiian" meems emy individual who is a descendant of the aboriginal people who, prior to 1778, occupied and exercised sovereignty in the area that now comprises the State of Hawaii. Contracts.

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