109 STAT. 460
PUBLIC LAW 104-50—NOV. 15, 1995
49 USC 106 note.
49 USC 40110
note.
contracts.
Small business.
of this Act, the Secretary shall report to Congress its findings,
conclusions, and recommendations regarding telecommuting developed under this section.
SEC. 346. Notwithstanding section 1003(c) of Public Law 102-
240, authorizations for the Indian Reservation Roads under section
1003(a)(6)(A) of Public Law 102-240 shall be exempt from any
reduction in authorizations for budget compliance.
SEC. 347. (a) In consultation with the employees of the Federal
Aviation Administration and such non-governmental experts in
personnel management systems as he may employ, and notwithstanding the provisions of title 5, United States Code, and other
Federal personnel laws, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration shall develop and implement, not later than January
1, 1996, a personnel management system for the Federal Aviation
Administration that addresses the unique demands on the agency's
workforce. Such a new system shall, at a minimum, provide for
greater flexibility in the hiring, training, compensation, and location
of personnel.
(b) The provisions of title 5, United States Code, shall not
apply to the new personnel management system developed and
implemented pursuant to subsection (a), with the exception of—
(1) section 2302(b), relating to whistleblower protection;
(2) sections 3308-3320, relating to veterans' preference;
(3) section 7116(b)(7), relating to limitations on the right
to strike;
(4) section 7204, relating to antidiscrimination;
(5) chapter 73, relating to suitability, security, and conduct;
(6) chapter 81, relating to compensation for work injury;
and
(7) chapters 83-85, 87, and 89, relating to retirement,
unemployment compensation, and insurance coverage.
(c) This section shall take effect on April 1, 1996.
SEC. 348. (a) In consultation with such non-governmental
experts in acquisition management systems as he may employ,
and notwithstanding provisions of Federal acquisition law, the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall develop
and implement, not later than January 1, 1996, an acquisition
management system for the Federal Aviation Administration that
addresses the unique needs of the agency and, at a minimum,
provides for more timely and cost-effective acquisitions of equipment
and materials.
(b) The following provisions of Federal acquisition law shall
not apply to the new acquisition management system developed
and implemented pursuant to subsection (a):
(1) Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 252-266).
(2) The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C.
401 et seq.).
(3) The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-355).
(4) The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.), except
that all reasonable opportunities to be awarded contracts shall
be provided to small business concerns and small business
concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals.
(5) The Competition in Contracting Act.
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