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107 STAT. 1470 PUBLIC LAW 103-139—NOV. 11, 1993 SEC. 8128. Under the heading 'Hesearch, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army" in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-396), delete the final proviso and insert in lieu thereof: ": Provided further, That of the funds appropriated in this paragraph, $4,000,000 shall be used only for a grant to the Assistive Technology Center at the National Renabilitation Hospital for laboratory and other efforts associated with research and development and other programs of msgor importance to the Department of Defense". SEC. 8129. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense in this Act shall be used by the Secretary of a military department to purchase coal or coke from foreign nations for use at United States defense facilities in Europe when coal from the United States is available. SEC. 8130. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for a defense technologyr reinvestment project that is not selected pursuant to the applicaMe competitive selection and other procedures set forth in chapter 148 of title 10, United States Code. SEC. 8131. The appropriation, "Emergency Response Fund, Defense" made under the heading "Emergency Response Fund" by the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-165) is amended by inserting the following immediately after the third sentence: "In addition to the foregoing, upon a determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary, the Fund may be used, in addition to other funds available to the Department of Defense for such purposes, for expenses of the Department of Defense which are incurred in supplying supplies or services furnished in response to natural or manmade disasters.". SEC. 8132. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for a contract for studies, analyses, or consulting services entered into without competition on the basis of an unsolicited proposal unless the head of the activity responsible for the procurement determines: (1) as a result of thorough technical evaluation, only one source is found fully qualified to perform the proposed work, or (2) the purpose of the contract is to explore an imsolicited proposal which offers significant scientific or technological promise, represents the product of original thinking, and was submitted in confidence by one source, or (3) the purpose of the contract is to take advantage of unique and significant industrial accomplishment by a specific concern, or to insure that a new product or idea of a specific concern is given financial support: Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to contracts in an amount of less than $25,000, contracts related to improvements of equipment that is in development or production, or contracts as to which a civilian official of the Department of Defense, who has been confirmed by the Senate, determines that the award of such contract is in the interest of the national defense. Real property. SEC. 8133. Not later than January 1, 1994, the Secretary of South Carolina, the Navy shall transfer, without reimbursement, to the Secretary of State a tract of land consisting of approximately 10 acres, together with improvements thereon, which comprise that portion of the Naval Base, Charleston, South Carolina, bounded by Bainbridge Avenue, Holland Street, and Dyess Avenue and known as