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 12 2 STA T .46 1 9PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 41 7—O CT. 14 , 200 8‘ ‘ (2)INFORMATI ONR EQU IRE D.—Eachrepo r tund er th is su b- section sha l l describe the f ollo w in g: ‘‘( A ) T he actions ta k enb y the S ecretary of D efense under subsection (a) during the year co v ered by the report. ‘‘( B ) The progress m ade by the Secretary of Defense during such year in developing and implementing the plan re q uired by subsection (b) , including the anticipated date for completion of such plan and a list and description of any issues relating to the development or implementation of such plan. ‘‘( C ) W ith respect to any applications by any Depart- ment of Defense laboratories seeking to be designated as a demonstration laboratory or to otherwise obtain any of the personnel fle x ibilities available to a demonstration lab- oratory— ‘‘(i) the number of applications that were received, pending, or acted on during such year ‘‘(ii) the status or disposition of any applications under clause (i), including, in the case of any applica- tion on which a final decision was rendered, the labora- tory involved, what the laboratory had requested, the decision reached, and the reasons for the decision; and ‘‘(iii) in the case of any applications under clause (i) on which a final decision was not rendered, the date by which a final decision is anticipated. ‘‘( 3 ) DEFINITION.— F or purposes of this subsection, the term ‘demonstration laboratory ’ means a laboratory designated by the Secretary of Defense under the provisions of section 3 4 2(b) of the N ational Defense Authori z ation Act for Fiscal Y ear 19 9 5 (as cited in subsection (a)).’’. SEC.1 11 0 . T EC HNI C AL A M EN D MENT R ELATIN G T O DE F INITION OF P ROFESSIONAL ACCO U NTING POSITION FOR PURPOSES OF CERTIFICATION AND CREDENTIALING STANDARDS. Section 1599d(e) of title 1 0, U nited States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘ G S – 510, GS–511, and GS–505’’ and inserting ‘‘0505, 0510, 0511, or equivalent’’. SEC. 1111. E X CEPTIONS AND AD J USTMENTS TO LIMITATIONS ON PER - SONNEL AND REPORTS ON SUCH EXCEPTIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS. (a) E XC E P TION TO L IMITATION S ON P ERSONNE L .—For fiscal year 2009 and fiscal years thereafter, the baseline personnel limitations in sections 143, 194, 3014, 5014, and 8 014 of title 10, United States Code (as ad j usted pursuant to subsection (b)), shall not apply to— (1) acquisition personnel hired pursuant to the expedited hiring authority provided in section 1 7 05(h) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 821 of this Act, or otherwise hired with funds in the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund established in accordance with section 1705(a) of such title; or (2) personnel hired pursuant to a shortage category des- ignation by the Secretary of Defense or the Director of the O ffice of Personnel M anagement. (b) AUT H ORIT Y TO AD J UST LIMITATIONS ON PERSONNEL.—For fiscal year 2009 and for four fiscal years thereafter, the Secretary 10USC 1 43note.

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