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 12 2 STA T .48 4 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 181 —J A N .28, 2008 (2)Thet e rm‘ ‘ Na t ion a lC a p ital R e g ion ’ ’ha s the meaning gi v en that term in se c tion 2 674 ( f ) of title 10,U nite dS tates Code .SEC.1675 . U SE OFL E AV E TR A N SFER P RO G RA MBYW OUN D ED VET - ERANS W H O ARE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. (a) INGE NE RAL . — Section 6 3 33( b ) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) b y stri k ing ‘‘(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘(b)(1)’’ and (2) by adding at the end the follo w ing new paragraph

‘‘(2)( A )There qu irement under paragraph (1) relating to e x haus - tion of annual and sick leave shall not apply in the case of a leave recipient who— ‘‘(i) sustains a combat-related disability while a member of the armed forces, including a reserve component of the armed forces; and ‘‘(ii) is undergoing medical treatment for that disability. ‘‘( B ) Subparagraph (A) shall apply to a member described in such subparagraph only so long as the member continues to undergo medical treatment for the disability, but in no event for longer than 5 years from the start of such treatment. ‘‘(C) F or purposes of this paragraph— ‘‘(i) the term ‘combat-related disability’ has the meaning given such term by section 1413a(e) of title 10; and ‘‘(ii) the term ‘medical treatment’ has such meaning as the O ffice of P ersonnel M anagement shall by regulation pre- scribe.’’. (b) EF FE CTIV E D ATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, except that, in the case of a leave recipient who is undergoing medical treatment on such date of enactment, section 6333(b)(2)(B) of title 5, United States Code (as amended by this section) shall be applied as if it had been amended by inserting ‘‘or the date of the enactment of this subsection, whichever is later’’ after ‘‘the start of such treatment’’. SEC. 1676. MORATOR I UM ON CONVERSION TO CONTRACTOR PERFORM- ANCE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNCTIONS AT MILITARY MEDICAL FACILITIES. (a) M O RATORI UM .—No study or competition may be begun or announced pursuant to section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, or otherwise pursuant to Office of Management and Budget circular A-76, relating to the possible conversion to performance by a contractor of any Department of Defense function carried out at a military medical facility until the Secretary of Defense— (1) submits the certification required by subsection (b) to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com- mittee on Armed Services of the H ouse of Representatives together with a description of the steps taken by the Secretary in accordance with the certification; and (2) submits the report required by subsection (c). (b) CERTIFICATION.—The certification referred to in paragraph (a)(1) is a certification that the Secretary has taken appropriate steps to ensure that neither the quality of military medical care nor the availability of qualified personnel to carry out Department of Defense functions related to military medical care will be adversely affected by either— Reports.C ert if i ca tio n . 10US C10 7 1 note. A pp l ica b ilit y . 5 USC 63 33 note.

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