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 PUBLIC LAW 108–170—DEC. 6, 2003

117 STAT. 2059

appointment to a Department position in the competitive service in the same manner that a Department employee in the competitive service is considered for transfer to such position. An employee of the Service who is appointed to a Department position in the competitive service under the authority of the preceding sentence may count toward the time-in-service requirement for a career appointment in such position any previous period of employment in the Service’’. (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Such section is further amended— (1) by striking the semicolon at the end of each of paragraphs (1) through (10) and inserting a period; (2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(1) establish,’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) LOCATIONS FOR CANTEENS.— The Secretary shall establish,’’; (3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (11) as subsections (b) through (k), respectively, and by realigning those subsections (as so redesignated) so as to be flush to the left margin; (4) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by inserting ‘‘WAREHOUSES AND STORAGE DEPOTS.—The Secretary shall’’ before ‘‘establish’’; (5) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by inserting ‘‘SPACE, BUILDINGS, AND STRUCTURES.—The Secretary shall’’ before ‘‘furnish’’; (6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated), by inserting ‘‘EQUIPMENT, SERVICES, AND UTILITIES.—The Secretary shall’’ before ‘‘transfer’’; (7) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated and as amended by subsection (a)), by inserting ‘‘PERSONNEL.—The Secretary shall’’ before ‘‘employ’’; (8) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by inserting ‘‘CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary shall’’ before ‘‘make all’’; (9) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by inserting ‘‘PRICES.—The Secretary shall’’ before ‘‘fix the’’; (10) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), by inserting ‘‘GIFTS AND DONATIONS.—The Secretary may’’ before ‘‘accept’’; (11) in subsection (i) (as so redesignated), by inserting ‘‘RULES AND REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall’’ before ‘‘make such’’; (12) in subsection (j) (as so redesignated), by inserting ‘‘DELEGATION.—The Secretary may’’ before ‘‘delegate such’’; and (13) in subsection (k) (as so redesignated), by inserting ‘‘AUTHORITY TO CASH CHECKS, ETC.—The Secretary may’’ before ‘‘authorize’’.

TITLE IV—OTHER MATTERS SEC. 401. OFFICE OF RESEARCH OVERSIGHT IN VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.

(a) STATUTORY CHARTER.—(1) Chapter 73 is amended by inserting after section 7306 the following new section:

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