ARTICLE 46
EFFECTIVE DATE, DURATION, AND CHANGES

SECTION 1 - EFFECTIVE DATE

The effective date of this Agreement is the date of approval
by the appropriate Defense Finance and Accounting Service
authority, or 30 days after being signed by the members of the
negotiation team. However, in order to permit local
supplementation and orientation, implementation of its provisions
will be suspended at the Center level for 30 days after the
effective date. Until implementation of these provisions, the
Centers will be governed by their existing agreements.

SECTION 2 - DURATION

This Agreement shall remain in effect for a period of 3 years
from the effective date and shall be automatically renewed each
year, unless either Party gives written notice to the other Party
of its desire to negotiate portions of this Agreement between 90
to 60 calendar days prior to the anniversary of the effective
date of this Agreement. Such renegotiations, if held, will be
separate and distinct from a mid-term bargaining set forth below.
In lieu of renegotiations, the parties may proceed as described
in Section 3B below.

SECTION 3 - MID-TERM BARGAINING

A. Either Party to this Agreement may request that it be
opened for amendment when it is considered that a portion of the
Agreement is unworkable, unequitable, no longer cost-effective,
or contrary to subsequent law, rule, or regulation. Such opening
would occur 18 months from the effective date of the Agreement
and the request to open portions of this Agreement must be made
90 to 60 calendar days prior to the end of the 18th month.

B. In lieu of the above and full-term bargaining, the
parties may mutually consent to utilize an alternative method to
resolve mid-and/or full term issues which arise, as described in
the Memorandum of Understanding; dated May 4, 1995. If either
party to this Agreement decides that the alternative method is
not effective, they will notify the other party of the need to
revert to Sections 2 and 3 of this Article.

C. All addenda to the Multi-Unit Master Agreement will be
signed by the parties, printed and distributed as they occur.

SECTION 4 - INVALID OR ILLEGAL PROVISION

Should any part or any provision of this Agreement be
rendered or declared invalid or illegal, by reason of any
existing or subsequent law, rule, or regulation, the invalidation
of such part or provision of this Agreement shall not invalidate
any of the remaining parts or provisions of this Agreement, and
they shall remain in full force and effect.