114 STAT. 1654A-208 PUBLIC LAW 106-398 —APPENDIX SEC. 807. ELIGIBILITY OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY WOMEN FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THE MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM. Section 831(m)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended— (1) by striking "or" at the end of subparagraph (C); (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting "; or"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(E) a small business concern owned and controlled by women, as defined in section 8(d)(3)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(D)).". SEC. 808. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYMENT AND ASSIGN- MENT IN CONTRACTING POSITIONS. (a) APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. — Section 1724 of title 10, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence of subsection (d)— (1) by striking "employee of" and inserting "employee or member of"; and (2) by striking "employee possesses" and inserting "employee or member possesses". (b) MANDATORY ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS. — (1) Subsection (a)(3) of such section is amended— (A) by inserting "and" before "(B)"; and (B) by striking ", or (C)" and all that follows through "listed in subparagraph (B)". (2) Subsection (b) of such section is amended to read as follows: "(b) GS-1102 SERIES POSITIONS AND SIMILAR MILITARY POSI- TIONS. —The Secretary of Defense shall require that a person meet the requirements set forth in paragraph (3) of subsection (a), but not the other requirements set forth in that subsection, in order to qualify to serve in a position in the Department of Defense in— "(1) the GS-1102 occupational series; or "(2) a similar occupational specialty if the position is to be filled by a member of the armed forces.". (c) EXCEPTION.— Subsection (c) of such section is amended to read as follows: "(c) EXCEPTION. — The requirements imposed under subsection (a) or (b) shall not apply to a person for the purpose of qualifying to serve in a position in which the person is serving on September 30, 2000.". (d) DELETION OF UNNECESSARY CROSS REFERENCES.—Subsection (a) of such section is amended by striking "(except as provided in subsections (c) and (d))" in the matter preceding paragraph (1). (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.— This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall take effect on October 1, 2000, and shall apply to appointments and assignments to contracting positions made on or after that date. SEC. 809. REVISION OF AUTHORITY FOR SOLUTIONS-BASED CONTRACTING PILOT PROGRAM. (a) PILOT PROJECTS UNDER THE PROGRAM.— Section 5312 of the CUnger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1492) is amended—
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