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 PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

119 STAT. 3395

Appeals established under section 42 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act. (f) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 5372a(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘of 1978’’ the following: ‘‘or a member of the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals appointed under section 42 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act’’. (2) The table of contents for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (contained in section 1(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ‘‘42. Civilian Board of Contract Appeals.’’. (g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section

42 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as added by this section, and the amendments and repeals made by this section, shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

5 USC 5372a note.

SEC. 848. STATEMENT OF POLICY AND REPORT RELATING TO CONTRACTING WITH EMPLOYERS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

(a) EXTENSIONS OF INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN ACTS.—Section 853 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2021) is amended in subsections (a)(2)(A) and (b)(2)(A) by striking ‘‘2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’. (b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Education, and the Chairman of the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled shall jointly issue a statement of policy related to the implementation of the Randolph-Sheppard Act (20 U.S.C. 107 et seq.) and the JavitsWagner-O’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 48) within the Department of Defense and the Department of Education. The joint statement of policy shall specifically address the application of those Acts to both operation and management of all or any part of a military mess hall, military troop dining facility, or any similar dining facility operated for the purpose of providing meals to members of the Armed Forces, and shall take into account and address, to the extent practicable, the positions acceptable to persons representing programs implemented under each Act. (c) REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2006, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Education, and the Chairman of the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives a report describing the joint statement of policy issued under subsection (b), with such findings and recommendations as the Secretaries consider appropriate.

41 USC 46 note.

41 USC 46 note.

SEC. 849. STUDY ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTING WITH SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS.

(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on Department of Defense procurement contracts with small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.

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