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"(A) the development, production, processing, dis-
tribution, delivery, or use of an industrial resource or a
critical technology item; or

"(B) the construction of facilities.

"(16) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—The term 'small business
concern' means a business concern that meets the requirements
of section 3(a) of the Small Business Act and the regulations
promulgated pursuant to that section, and includes such busi-
ness concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals or by women.

"(17) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN OWNED AND CONTROLLED
BY SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVID-
UALS.—The term 'small business concern owned and controlled
by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals' has
the same meaning as in section 8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business
Act.".

SEC. 133. APPOINTMENT OF PERSONNEL.

Section 703 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
App. 2153) is amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 703. CIVILIAN PERSONNEL.

"Any officer or agency head may—

"(1) appoint civilian personnel without regard to section
533 Kb) of title 5, United States Code, and without regard
to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing
appointments in the competitive service; and

"(2) fix the rate of Tbasic pay for such personnel without
regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of
chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to classifica-
tion and General Schedule pay rates,

except that no individual so appointed may receive pay in excess
of the annual rate of basic pay payable for GS—18 or the General
Schedule, as the President deems appropriate to carry out this
Act.".

SEC. 134. REGULATIONS AND ORDERS.

Section 704 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
App. 2154) is amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 704. REGULATIONS AND ORDERS.

"(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 709 and subsection (b),
the President may prescribe such regulations and issue such orders
as the President may determine to be appropriate to carry out
this Act.

"(b) PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS.—Any procurement regula-
tion, procedure, or form issued pursuant to subsection (a) shall
be issued pursuant to section 25 of the Office of Federal Procure-
ment Policy Act, and shall conform to any governmentwide procure-
ment policy or regulation issued pursuant to section 6 or 25 of
that Act.".

SEC. 135. INFORMATION ON THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE.

Title VII of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
App. 2151 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:

50 USC app. "SEC. 722. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE INFORMATION SYSTEM.

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President, "(a) ESTABLISHMENT REQUIRED.—