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 118 STAT. 971 PUBLIC LAW 108–287—AUG. 5, 2004 (3) the contract provides that payments to the contractor under the contract shall not be made in advance of incurred costs on funded units; and (4) the contract does not provide for a price adjustment based on a failure to award a follow on contract. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act may be used for a multiyear procurement contract as follows: Lightweight 155mm Howitzer. SEC. 8009. Within the funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby appro priated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, United States Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance costs under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code. Such funds may also be obligated for humanitarian and civic assistance costs incidental to authorized operations and pursuant to authority granted in section 401 of chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code, and these obligations shall be reported as required by section 401(d) of title 10, United States Code: Provided, That funds available for operation and maintenance shall be available for providing humanitarian and similar assistance by using Civic Action Teams in the Trust Terri tories of the Pacific Islands and freely associated states of Micro nesia, pursuant to the Compact of Free Association as authorized by Public Law 99–239: Provided further, That upon a determination by the Secretary of the Army that such action is beneficial for graduate medical education programs conducted at Army medical facilities located in Hawaii, the Secretary of the Army may authorize the provision of medical services at such facilities and transpor tation to such facilities, on a nonreimbursable basis, for civilian patients from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and Guam. SEC. 8010. (a) During fiscal year 2005, the civilian personnel of the Department of Defense may not be managed on the basis of any end strength, and the management of such personnel during that fiscal year shall not be subject to any constraint or limitation (known as an end strength) on the number of such personnel who may be employed on the last day of such fiscal year. (b) The fiscal year 2006 budget request for the Department of Defense as well as all justification material and other documenta tion supporting the fiscal year 2006 Department of Defense budget request shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress as if subsections (a) and (b) of this provision were effective with regard to fiscal year 2006. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to military (civilian) technicians. SEC. 8011. None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to initiate a new installation overseas without 30 day advance notification to the Committees on Appro priations. SEC. 8012. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before the Congress. SEC. 8013. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for the basic pay and allowances of any member of the Army participating as a full time student and receiving benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from the Department Lobbying. Notification. Reports. 10 USC 401 note.

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