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of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction Initiative use the program. (4) Whether the program is important to the disarmament and nonproliferation functions of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. (5) Future-year funding and program plans of the Department of Defense for the program. (c) REPORT ON REVIEW.—Not later than May 1, 2004, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of the review.
Subtitle C—Workplace and Depot Issues SEC. 331. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN FIREFIGHTING SERVICE CONTRACTS FROM PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS FOR PERFORMANCE OF FIREFIGHTING FUNCTIONS.
(a) ADDITIONAL EXEMPTION.—Section 2465(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(4) A contract for the performance of firefighting functions if the contract is— ‘‘(A) for a period of one year or less; and ‘‘(B) covers only the performance of firefighting functions that, in the absence of the contract, would have to be performed by members of the armed forces who are not readily available to perform such functions by reason of a deployment.’’. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is further amended— (1) by striking ‘‘apply—’’ and inserting ‘‘apply to the following contracts:’’; (2) by striking ‘‘to a’’ at the beginning of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and inserting ‘‘A’’; (3) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraph (1) and inserting a period; and (4) by striking ‘‘; or’’ at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting a period. SEC. 332. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO CLOSURE OF SACRAMENTO ARMY DEPOT, CALIFORNIA.
Section 2466 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (d); and (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). SEC. 333. EXCEPTION TO COMPETITION REQUIREMENT FOR DEPOTLEVEL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORKLOADS PERFORMED BY DEPOT-LEVEL ACTIVITIES.
Section 2469 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (c), subsection’’; (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): ‘‘(c) EXCEPTION FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.—The requirements of subsection (a) may be waived in the case of a depot-level maintenance and repair workload that is performed at a Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence designated under
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