; (ii) the provision to the contracting officer of a written notice of intent to file suit in the United States Court of Federal Claims; (iii) the filing of a suit in the United States Court of Federal Claims; or (iv) the final decision by the agency Board of Contract Appeals or the United States Court of Federal Claims. (B) The authority in subparagraph (A) may be delegated only to the senior procurement executive of the agency designated pursuant to section 1702(c) of title 41. (C) A determination under subparagraph (A) shall not affect the right of a contractor or subcontractor to damages against the United States where an asserted use or release restriction is sustained or to pursue other relief, if any, as may be provided by law. (2) If a contractor or subcontractor does not, not later than 90 days after the issuance of a decision under subsection (g), appeal to an agency Board of Contract Appeals, provide notice to the contracting officer of intent to file suit in the United States Court of Federal Claims, or file suit in the United States Court of Federal Claims pursuant to chapter 71 of title 41, the United States may cancel or ignore the asserted use or release restriction and the contractor or subcontractor shall be deemed to have agreed to such action by the United States. . 812. Codification and permanent authorization of the Mentor-Protégé Program (a) Codification Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end a new section 2339a consisting of— (1) a heading as follows: 2339a. Mentor-Protégé Program ; and (2) the text of subsections (a) through (n) of section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 ( 10 U.S.C. 2302 note). (b) Permanent authorization Section 2339a of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the heading, by striking pilot ; and (B) by striking pilot program and inserting program ; (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking pilot each place it appears