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 99 STAT. 726

PUBLIC LAW 99-145—NOV. 8, 1985 the Secretary with a credible plan for the repayment of the material; and (3) the contractor has agreed to pay interest (at a rate determined by the Secretary) for the period beginning on the date on which the uranium tetrafluoride is made available to the contractor and ending on the date on which the material is repaid to the United States.

10 USC 133 note.

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SEC. 1212. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON INSTITUTIONS ELIGIBLE TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

(a) No solicitation, contract, or agreement for the provision of offduty postsecondary education services for members of the Armed Forces of the United States, civilian employees of the Department of Defense, or the dependents of such members or employees may discriminate against or preclude any accredited academic institution authorized to award one or more associate degrees from offering courses within its lawful scope of authority solely on the basis of such institution's lack of authority to award a baccalaureate degree. (b) No solicitation, contract, or agreement for the provision of offduty postsecondary education services for members of the Armed Forces of the United States, civilian employees of the Department of Defense, or the dependents of such members or employees, other than those for services at the graduate or postgraduate level, may limit the offering of such services or any group, category, or level of courses to a single academic institution. However, nothing in this section shall prohibit such actions taken in accordance with regulations of the Secretary of Defense which are uniform for all armed services as may be necessary to avoid unnecessary duplication of offerings, consistent with the purpose of this provision of ensuring the availability of alternative offerors of such services to the maximum extent feasible. (c) This section shall apply to contracts entered into after April 1, 1985. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require more than one academic institution to be authorized to offer courses aboard a particular naval vessel. (e)(1) The Comptroller General of the United States shall carry out a study to determine (A) the educational needs of members of the Armed Forces of the United States and civilian employees of the Department of Defense stationed outside the United States and the educational needs of the dependents of such members and employees, (B) the most effective and feasible means of meeting such needs, and (C) the cost of providing such means. (2) Not later than September 1, 1986, the Comptroller General shall transmit to the Congress a report on the study required by subsection (1). The report shall include the Comptroller General's findings and such recommendations for legislation as the Comptroller General considers appropriate. PART B—PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

SEC. 1221. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE POLYGRAPH PROGRAM (a) IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAM.—During fiscal years 1986 and 1987, the Secretary of Defense shall implement a program of counterintelligence polygraph examinations based upon Department of Defense Directive 5210.48, dated December 24, 1984, for military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense and

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