To enhance the defense contracting opportunities for persons with disabilities.

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   Change 1: Rewrites page 81, lines 12–13

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   Removes page 81, lines 12–13 of the printed bill. See that page

   Inserted: SEC. 368. CONTRACTING WITH EMPLOYERS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

   Original wording

   On page 81, strike lines 12 and 13, and insert the following:

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   Change 2: Inserts new text on page 82, between lines 19 and 20

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   Inserted: (e) Demonstration Projects for Contractors Employing Persons With Disabilities.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may carry out two demonstration projects for the purpose of providing opportunities for participation by severely disabled individuals in the industries of manufacturing and information technology.

   Inserted: (2) Under each demonstration project, the Secretary may enter into one or more contracts with an eligible contractor for each of fiscal years 2004 and 2005 for the acquisition of--

   Inserted: (A) aerospace end items or components; or

   Inserted: (B) information technology products or services.

   Inserted: (3) The items, components, products, or services authorized to be procured under paragraph (2) include--

   Inserted: (A) computer numerically-controlled machining and metal fabrication;

   Inserted: (B) computer application development, testing, and support in document management, microfilming, and imaging; and

   Inserted: (C) any other items, components, products, or services described in paragraph (2) that are not described in subparagraph (A) or (B).

   Inserted: (4) In this subsection:

   Inserted: (A) The term "eligible contractor" means a business entity operated on a for-profit or nonprofit basis that--

   Inserted: (i) employs not more than 500 individuals;

   Inserted: (ii) employs severely disabled individuals at a rate that averages not less than 33 percent of its total workforce over a period prescribed by the Secretary;

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   Inserted: (iii) employs each severely disabled individual in its workforce generally on the basis of 40 hours per week;

   Inserted: (iv) pays not less than the minimum wage prescribed pursuant to section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) to the employees who are severely disabled individuals;

   Inserted: (v) provides for its employees health insurance and a retirement plan comparable to those provided for employees by business entities of similar size in its industrial sector or geographic region; and

   Inserted: (vi) has or can acquire a security clearance as necessary.

   Inserted: (B) The term "severely disabled individual" means an individual with a disability (as defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)) who has a severe physical or mental impairment that seriously limits one or more functional capacities.

   Original wording

   On page 82, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:

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