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106 STAT. 2374 PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 (2) The extent to which the authorities referred to in paragraph (1) are available to ensure adequate competition and quaUfied contractors for actions not governed by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), and the extent to which additional authority to ensure adequate competition and qualified contractors is necessary for such actions. (3) The extent to which the indemnification authority provided in section 119 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 is necessary to ensure adequate competition and qualified contractors to perform remedial actions at military installations listed on the National Priorities List or removal actions pursuant to such Act. (4) The extent to which contractors performing environmental restoration work at installations and sites referred to in paragraph (1), other Federal sites, and private sites have been exposed to, or involved in, litigation, claims, and liability related to such environmental restoration work since 1980. (5) The type of indemnification, if any, currently provided to environmental restoration contractors by Federal agencies, by State agencies, and by private entities at sites other than instellations and sites referred to in paragraph (1). (6) The availability, the coverage, the cost, and the type of insurance commercially available to environmental restoration contractors at current and former militery installations and formerly used defense sites. (7) The extent to which the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the militeiy departments have used existing indemnification authority for environmental restoration work. (8) The potential costs of any additional indemnification authority, if any, recommended by the Secretary of Defense in the report required under this section. (b) DEADLINE. —Not later than May 15, 1993, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives the report required by subsection (a). Subtitle D—Defense Business Operations Fund SEC. 341. LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF DEFENSE BUSINESS OPER. ATIONS FUND. (a) EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON PERIOD OF MANAGEMENT.— Section 316(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 105 Stat. 1338; 10 U.S.C. 2208 note) is amended— (1) by striking out "April 15, 1993" and inserting in lieu thereof "April 15, 1994"; and (2) by inserting "(in this section referred to as the 'Fund')" before the period at the end of the first sentence. (b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTING, REPORTING, AND AUDITING OF 10 USC 2208 FUNDS AND ACTIYITIES. — Section 316 of such Act is amended by adding at the end the foUoMdng new subsection: "(c) SEPARATE ACCOUNTING, REPORTING, AND AUDITING OF FUNDS AND ACTTVITIES. —For purposes of accounting, financial reporting, and auditing, the Secretary of Defense shall maintein— note.