Sec. 2108. Government contracting and acquisition of real property interest
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A determination by a Federal agency to use a procurement competition exemption under section 253(c) of title 41, United States Code, or to use the authority granted in paragraph (2), for the purpose of implementing this title and the amendments made by this title is not subject to challenge by protest to the Government Accountability Office under sections 3551 and 3556 of title 31, United States Code, or to the Court of Federal Claims, under section 1491 of title 28, United States Code.
An agency shall immediately advise the Congress of the exercise of the authority granted under this paragraph. The competition requirement under section 253(a) of title 41, United States Code, may be waived or modified by a Federal agency for any procurement conducted to implement this title or the amendments made by this title if the senior procurement executive for the agency conducting the procurement— determines that the waiver or modification is necessary; and submits an explanation for such determination to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives .
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized to make term, temporary limited, and part-time appointments of employees who will implement this title and the amendments made by this title without regard to the number of such employees, their ratio to permanent full-time employees, and the duration of their employment. Nothing in chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, shall affect the authority of any Department of Homeland Security management official to hire term, temporary limited or part-time employees under this paragraph.
Section 824(g)(2)(B) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4064(g)(2)(B) ) is amended by striking 2009 and inserting 2017 . Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security may acquire a leasehold interest in real property, and may provide in a lease entered into under this subsection for the construction or modification of any facility on the leased property, if the Secretary determines that the acquisition of such interest, and such construction or modification, are necessary in order to facilitate the implementation of this title and the amendments made by this title.
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Sec. 2108
Government contracting and acquisition of real property interest
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