; and (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3). (b) Modification of cost sharing requirement for use of other transaction authority Subsection (d)(1) of such section is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraph: (C) At least one third of the total cost of the prototype project is to be paid out of funds provided by sources other than the Federal Government. . (c) Use of other transaction authority for ongoing prototype projects Subsection (f)(1) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following: A transaction includes all individual prototype sub-projects awarded under the transaction to a consortium of United States industry and academic institutions. . 872. Education and training for transactions other than contracts and grants Section 2371 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection: (g) Education and training The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that management, technical, and contracting personnel of the Department involved in the award and administration of transactions under this section or other innovative forms of contracting are afforded adequate education and training. . 873. Preference for use of other transactions and experimental authority In the execution of science and technology and prototyping programs, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a preference for using transactions other than contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants entered into pursuant to sections 2371 and 2371b of title 10, United States Code, and authority for procurement for experimental purposes pursuant to section 2373 of title 10, United States Code. 874. Methods for entering into research agreements Section 2358(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking or ; (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon