1994—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–355 struck out subsec. (c) which read as follows: “Each advocate for competition of an agency of the Department of Defense shall transmit to the Secretary of Defense a report describing his activities during the preceding year. The report of each advocate for competition shall be included in the annual report of the Secretary of Defense required by section 23 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 419), in the form in which it was submitted to the Secretary.”

1991—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–25 substituted “section 23” for “section 21”.

1987—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 100–26, § 7(d)(4)(A), inserted “(41 U.S.C. 418 (a))” after “Policy Act”.

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 100–26, § 7(d)(4)(B), inserted “(41 U.S.C. 418 (b), (c))” after “Policy Act”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–26, § 7(d)(4)(C), inserted “(41 U.S.C. 419)” after “Policy Act”.

Section 1216(c)(1) of Pub. L. 98–525 provided that: “Section 2318 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall take effect on April 1, 1985.”

References in laws to the rates of pay for GS–16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, § 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376 of Title 5.