of the other agency that payment is required
under that paragraph.
(B) Amount of payment.--If an employee is
required to make a payment under paragraph
(1)(B), the agency that sponsored the education
of the employee shall determine the amount of
the payment, except that such amount may not
exceed the pro rata share of the expenses
incurred for the time remaining in the 2-year
period.
(3) Recovery of payment.--If an employee who is
required to make a payment under this subsection does
not make the payment, a sum equal to the amount of the
expenses incurred by the Government for the education
of that employee is recoverable by the Government from
the employee or his estate by--
(A) setoff against accrued pay,
compensation, amount of retirement credit, or
other amount due the employee from the
Government; or
(B) such other method as is provided by lay
for the recovery of amounts owing to the
Government.

Subtitle F--Federal Emergency Procurement Flexibility

SEC. 851. [6 U.S.C. 421] DEFINITION.

In this subtitle, the term ``executive agency'' has the
meaning given that term under section 4(1) of the Office of
Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(1)).

SEC. 852. [6 U.S.C. 422] PROCUREMENTS FOR DEFENSE AGAINST OR RECOVERY
FROM TERRORISM OR NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL, OR
RADIOLOGICAL ATTACK.

The authorities provided in this subtitle apply to any
procurement of property or services by or for an executive
agency that, as determined by the head of the executive agency,
are to be used to facilitate defense against or recovery from
terrorism or nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological
attack, but only if a solicitation of offers for the
procurement is issued during the 1-year period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 853. [6 U.S.C. 423] INCREASED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD FOR
PROCUREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF HUMANITARIAN OR
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS OR CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.

(a) Temporary Threshold Amounts.--For a procurement
referred to in secti