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PUBLIC LAW 102-86—AUG. 14, 1991 105 STAT. 417 beginning on October 1, 1990, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act are hereby ratified. SEC. 305. EDUCATIONAL AND LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS. (a) SOCIAL WORKER LICENSURE REQUIREMENT. —Section 7402(b) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new paragraph (9): "(9) SOCIAL WORKER.—To be eligible to be appointed to a social worker position, a person must hold a master's degree in social work from a college or university approved by the Secretary and satisfy the social worker licensure, certification, or registration requirements, if any, of the State in which the social worker is to be employed, except that the Secretary may waive the licensure, certification, or registration requirement of this paragraph for an individual social worker for a reasonable period, not to exceed 3 years, in order for the social worker to take any actions necessary to satisfy the licensure, certification, or registration requirements of such State.". (b) EXEMPTION.— The amendment made by subsection (a) does not 38 USC 7402 apply to any person employed as a social worker by the Department "°*®- of Veterans Affairs on or before the date of the enactment of this Act. TITLE IV—REAL PROPERTY AND FACILITIES SEC. 401. ENHANCED-USE LEASES AND SPECIAL DISPOSITION OF PROP- ERTY. (a) AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 81.— Chapter 81 is amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter: "SUBCHAPTER V—ENHANCED-USE LEASES OF REAL PROPERTY "§ 8161. Definitions "For the purposes of this subchapter: "(1) The term 'enhanced-use lease' means a written lease entered into by the Secretary under this subchapter. "(2) The term 'congressional veterans' affairs committees' means the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives. "§ 8162. Enhanced-use leases "(a)(l) The Secretary may in accordance with this subchapter enter into leases with respect to real property that is under the jurisdiction or control of the Secretary. Any such lease under this subchapter may be referred to as an 'enhanced-use lease'. The Secretary may dispose of any such property that is leased to another party under this subchapter in accordance with section 8164 of this title. The Secretary may exercise the authority provided by this subchapter notwithstanding section 8122 of this title, section 321 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b), sections 202 and 203 of the