1.This Act may be cited as
the Comprehensive Contingency
Contracting Reform Act of 2012
.
2.The table of contents
for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short
title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I—Organization and Management of Federal Government for
Contracting for Overseas Contingency Operations
Subtitle A—Government-Wide Matters
Sec. 101. Responsibilities of the President regarding financing
of overseas contingency operations.
Sec. 102. Responsibilities of the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget regarding overseas contingency operations.
Sec. 103. Responsibilities of inspectors general for overseas
contingency operations.
Sec. 104. Agency reports and inspector general audits of
certain information on overseas contingency operations.
Sec. 105. Oversight of contracts and contracting activities for
overseas contingency operations in responsibilities of Chief Acquisition
Officers of Federal agencies.
Subtitle B—Multi-Agency Matters
Sec. 111. Inclusion of contracts for support of overseas
contingency operations in management structure of Department of Defense,
Department of State, and United States Agency for International Development for
procurement of contract services.
Sec. 112. Requirements and limitations for suspension and
debarment officials of the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and
the United States Agency for International Development.
Sec. 113. Additional bases for suspension or
debarment.
Subtitle C—Department of Defense Matters
Sec. 121. Responsibility within Department of Defense for
contract support for overseas contingency operations.
Sec. 122. Inclusion of contract support in certain requirements
for Department of Defense planning.
Sec. 123. Inclusion of matters relating to contingency
operations in joint professional military education.
Subtitle D—Department of State and Related Agencies
Matters
Sec. 131. Reorganization of acquisition functions of Department
of State and United States Agency for International Development.
Sec. 132. Inclusion of contract support in certain Department
of State planning activities.
Sec. 133. Professional education for Department of State
personnel on acquisition for Department of State support and participation in
Department of Defense overseas contingency operations.
TITLE II—Transparency, Sustainability, and Accountability in
Contracts for Overseas Contingency Operations
Subtitle A—Limitations in Contracting
Sec. 201. Limitations applicable to certain contracts in
connection with overseas contingency operations.
Sec. 202. Risk assessment and mitigation for contractor
performance of critical functions in support of overseas contingency
operations.
Sec. 203. Comptroller General of the United States review of
use by the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the United
States Agency for International Development of urgent and compelling exception
to competition.
Subtitle B—Enhancements of Contracting Process and Protections
in Contracting
Sec. 211. Uniform contract writing system
requirements.
Sec. 212. Database on prices of items and services under
Federal contracts.
Sec. 213. Prohibition of excessive pass-through contracts and
charges in the acquisition of services.
Subtitle C—Contractor Accountability
Sec. 221. Contractor consent to jurisdiction for certain civil
actions under certain contracts for work overseas.
Sec. 222. Information on corporate contractor performance and
integrity through the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information
System.
Sec. 223. Inclusion of data on contractor performance in past
performance databases for executive agency source selection
decisions.
Subtitle D—Preventing Trafficking in Government
Contracting
Sec. 231. Short title.
Sec. 232. Definitions.
Sec. 233. Contracting requirements.
Sec. 234. Compliance plan and certification
requirement.
Sec. 235. Monitoring and investigation of trafficking in
persons.
Sec. 236. Notification to inspectors general and cooperation
with Government.
Sec. 237. Expansion of fraud in foreign labor contracting to
include work outside the United States.
Sec. 238. Improving Department of Defense accountability for
reporting trafficking in persons claims and violations.
Sec. 239. Rule of construction.
Subtitle E—Other Matters
Sec. 251. Sustainability requirements for certain capital
projects in connection with overseas contingency operations.
3.In this Act:
(1)Appropriate
committees of CongressThe term appropriate committees of
Congress means—
(A)the Committee on
Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate; and
(B)the Committee on
Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Oversight
and Government Reform, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
(2)Federal
Acquisition Regulatory CouncilThe term Federal Acquisition
Regulatory Council means the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council
under section 1302(a) of title 41, United States Code.
(3)Overseas
contingency operationThe
term overseas contingency operation means a military operation
outside the United States and its territories and possessions that is—
(A)a contingency operation, as that term is
defined in subparagraph (A) of section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States
Code; or
(B)a contingency operation, as that term is
defined in subparagraph (B) of section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States
Code, but only if such operation involves actual or potential hostilities
against an enemy of the United States or against an opposing military
force.
<enum>I</enum><header>Organization and
Management of Federal Government for Contracting for Overseas Contingency
Operations</header>
<subtitle id="idD7FA1BD14F8F42D9B3103BA7FC061C7E"><enum>A</enum><header>Government-Wide
Matters</header>
<section id="id795B0FC0C27F475CBE75819948562EF0"><enum>101.</enum><header>Responsibilities
of the President regarding financing of overseas contingency
operations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The President shall
ensure that any request to Congress for funds for or relating to an overseas
contingency operation includes the following:</text>
<paragraph id="idDF0FE141333F448CBEBCF03B288B91FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A specific
statement of the requested funds, broken out by—</text>
<subparagraph id="id31FAB7E5A06D44A2A94F392DC89B7058"><enum>(A)</enum><text>amounts requested
for each appropriations account covered by the request; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id52BCDD0BDA4C4312AC6AA412BC667CAE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>amounts intended
to be allocated to each program, project, and activity to be funded through the
request.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1FCD27ABB7A74D728639876F1D7C40A5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A specific
proposal for means of financing the amount requested, including an increase in
specified revenues, a decrease in specified programs, projects, or activities,
borrowing by the Federal Government, or other appropriate means.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idB4D2D4ACAD9B461D9E527570E19FB092"><enum>102.</enum><header>Responsibilities
of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget regarding overseas
contingency operations</header>
<subsection id="id951681722BEF4CE792169EC7F6B79EA2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Responsibilities
regarding costs and financing</header>
<paragraph id="idAFB4D3D606324A009A0AC28C77E11D02"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
be the principal official of the Federal Government with responsibility for
advising the President on financial matters in connection with overseas
contingency operations, including the costs and proposed means of financing of
all programs, projects, and activities of the Federal Government in connection
with such operations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB27832C393714DF0976E83367757162D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Particular
responsibilities</header><text>The responsibility of the Director under this
subsection shall include the responsibilities as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="id07F9E9EEE4E64B93B76C4A5F370C18F4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>To advise and
report to the President on estimates of costs in connection with overseas
contingency operations, including direct and indirect costs, current and future
costs, and anticipated contracting costs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1D1E9B4FA97B4956BB859048663EEBEF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>To identify and
report to the President on means of financing the costs of the Federal
Government in connection with overseas contingency operations, including an
increase in specified revenues, a decrease in specified programs, projects, or
activities, borrowing by the Federal Government, or other appropriate
means.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39CEB23994E449C7BB9C051575B2EAF4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
Director shall carry out the responsibility of the Director under this
subsection in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of
Defense, the Secretary of State, and other appropriate officials of the Federal
Government.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74A043284A344B5995ED0D767119EC8A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual reports
to Congress</header><text>Not later than 45 days after the end of each fiscal
year in which Federal funds are obligated for or in connection with an overseas
contingency operation, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall submit to Congress a report on the obligation and expenditure of Federal
funds for or in relation to the operation during such fiscal year and in the
aggregate since the commencement or designation of the operation as a
contingency operation.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id415BD8EC53B1421C83E5E144BD786B7D"><enum>103.</enum><header>Responsibilities
of inspectors general for overseas contingency operations</header>
<subsection id="idCBFCDE4EECC442D890F1B901FF5F4B21"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idCB8EEE5764C04EA197820E785B206CD7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
section 8L as section 8M; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2F3826BDDB7746B6BA716FF677CF76DC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after section 8K the following new section 8L:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4952C51ABD2D4E238F13785A3B7B1EE5" style="OLC">
<section id="id6B9F1E7FDCD34D7B97FA49CA0EE1DC74"><enum>8L.</enum><header>Special
provisions concerning overseas contingency operations</header>
<subsection id="idFDA5ED1AB4A74395A8E3755F78C16D80"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Upon the commencement or designation of a military
operation as an overseas contingency operation that exceeds 30 days, the
Inspectors General specified in subsection (b) shall have the responsibilities
specified in this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idA2E225A4686744BF9F5860421650C597"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inspectors
General</header><text>The Inspectors General specified in this subsection are
the Inspectors General as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="idC2E0EF971C36438DB8DB72AA19D0699C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Inspector
General of the Department of Defense.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFC1B13C4914F4C8B8199F1A9CAC3706D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Inspector
General of the Department of State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5A38AA11D4354E91ACA76508EFB8FA04"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Inspector
General of the United States Agency for International Development.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id690323F6293548068029C560250DBE1D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Standing
committee on overseas contingency operations</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idCA2031D19319483696A0CDE97E84946F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Council of
Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) shall establish a
standing committee on overseas contingency operations. The standing committee
shall consist of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="idE0051CB4D6C24941A19967EA0BF30C32" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A chair, who shall be the Lead
Inspector General for an overseas contingency operation under subsection (d) if
such an operation is underway, and shall be an Inspector General specified in
subsection (b) selected by the Inspectors General specified in that subsection
from among themselves if such an operation is not underway.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1D15EF7EB4EA401AB2C304D5572EA98B" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The other Inspectors General specified
in subsection (b).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6492C16D29F8478EA47397C7AE04BCA4" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For the duration of any contingency
operation that exceeds 30 days, any other inspectors general determined by the
chair, in coordination with the other Inspectors General specified in
subsection (b), to have actual or potential areas of responsibility with
respect to the contingency operation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6657119D3CFB4951B59CBD98345B3DC3" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The standing committee shall have
such on-going responsibilities, including planning, coordination, and
development of practices, to improve oversight of overseas contingency
operations as the chair considers appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id684565900D574526BB70EC92A3B5CD21" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idBD4DCBFDCE65447B8468EA67B18F8DE9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>For the duration of any
contingency operation that exceeds 30 days, the standing committee shall
develop and update on an annual basis a joint-strategic plan for ongoing and
planned oversight of the contingency operation by the Inspectors General
specified in subsection (b) and designated pursuant to paragraph (1)(C),
including the following:</text>
<clause id="id3C5EA0F111234385A23EC36F5CA06F45" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Audit and available inspection
plans.</text>
</clause><clause id="idA6639BCF3BDC4E399D89BBB57CCD71E6" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>An overall assessment of such
oversight, including projects or areas (whether departmental or
government-wide) of concern or in need of further review.</text>
</clause><clause id="id9F3505897C014FE98C66601DBF69707B" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Such other matters as the Lead
Inspector General for the contingency operation considers appropriate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCB7355EE7E5A433281B0D89D128FC90E" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Each plan under this paragraph, and
any update of such plan, shall be made available to the public.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id672160934C51458AAA6209142BE71D33"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Lead Inspector
General for overseas contingency operations</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id3BA5FA2FF1A94B609C1CF6B1BB08F131"><enum>(1)</enum><text>There shall be a lead
inspector general for each overseas contingency operation that exceeds 30 days
(in this section referred to as the <quote>Lead Inspector General</quote> for
the contingency operation concerned).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idda333b3a76cb4820bd4435f528709819" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Lead Inspector General for a
contingency operation shall be the Inspector General of the Department of
Defense, who shall assume such role not later than 30 days after the
commencement or designation of the military operation concerned as a
contingency operation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id17DAD65F35F945888914563FCFB1CBC7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Responsibilities
of Lead Inspector General</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idC18D35A947314DDCB485B8947CE92B4F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Lead Inspector
General for an overseas contingency operation shall have the following
responsibilities:</text>
<subparagraph id="id79EBBEF97EAA43F59186A93A3A310AAA" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>To conduct oversight, in full
coordination with the other Inspectors General specified in subsection (b),
over all aspects of the contingency operation and to ensure, either through
joint or individual audits, inspections, and investigations, independent and
effective oversight of all programs and operations of all departments and
agencies in the contingency operation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id64F8FC5331FC437FB5834BC498359172" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>To appoint, from among the offices of
the other Inspectors General specified in subsection (b), an Inspector General
to act as Associate Inspector General for the overseas contingency operation
who shall act in a coordinating role to assist the Lead Inspector General in
the discharge of responsibilities under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBB41BB2597244F1A94C76F194F50FA30" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id6E181749EB4441A4914DBA9FFDB769D9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>If none of the
Inspectors General specified in subsection (b) has principal jurisdiction over
a matter with respect to the contingency operation, to exercise responsibility
for discharging oversight responsibilities in accordance with this Act with
respect to such matter.</text>
</clause><clause id="idE9999D053CD84922AF37ED55D46F058C" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>If more than one of the Inspectors
General specified in subsection (b) has jurisdiction over a matter with respect
to the contingency operation, to determine principal jurisdiction for
discharging oversight responsibilities in accordance with this Act with respect
to such matter.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2B572BF0F3C7474C84C85A0744E6712D" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>To submit to Congress on a semi-annual
basis, and to make available on an Internet website available to the public, a
report on the activities of the Lead Inspector General and the other Inspectors
General specified in subsection (b) with respect to the contingency operation,
including—</text>
<clause id="idABAA75E89636427D858FB53B02BA66D5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the status and results of audits,
inspections, and closed investigations, and of the number of referrals to the
Department of Justice; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idF2CC265362CE4078A690B922738C75DC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>updates and changes to overall
plans for the review of the contingency operation by inspectors general,
including plans for inspections and audits.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2995811A4E034927966813A554088CD5" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>To submit to Congress on a semi-annual
basis, and to make available on an Internet website available to the public, a
report on the contingency operation setting forth the information specified in
paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id117644DE48B6442DA1862E3724BAABD4" indent="up1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>To carry out such other
responsibilities relating to the coordination and efficient and effective
discharge by the Inspectors General specified in subsection (b) of duties
relating to the contingency operation as the Lead Inspector General shall
specify.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idFB62EC532FDC47718D5BF72EBB3EC83C" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The information specified in this
paragraph with respect to an overseas contingency operation is as
follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="id4E3C58E951FC4C4796F0E593CF449B71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Obligations and expenditures of
appropriated funds.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id55F0291A1E5A4A77B95E4268FFA90F32"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A project-by-project and
program-by-program accounting of the costs incurred to date for the contingency
operation, together with the estimate of the Department of Defense, the
Department of State, and the United States Agency for International
Development, as applicable, of the costs to complete each project and each
program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE75F8737CA7A41AABC5906D480FA9C6C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Revenues attributable to or consisting
of funds provided by foreign nations or international organizations to programs
and projects for the contingency operation that are funded by any department or
agency of the United States Government, and any obligations or expenditures of
such revenues.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id592459F8E4844896A86368A2FC84EE96"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Revenues attributable to or consisting
of foreign assets seized or frozen that contribute to programs and projects for
the contingency operation that are funded by any department or agency of the
United States Government, and any obligations or expenditures of such
revenues.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id41493CC93BB94BF4AB2D7AAAD0246D95"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Operating expenses of agencies or
entities receiving amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the
contingency operation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE1B36091DD5043ABBD55A9360DA466E4"><enum>(F)</enum><text>In the case of any contract, grant,
agreement, or other funding mechanism with respect to the contingency
operation—</text>
<clause id="id21EED07CD55348A1B7BDDCF2B0C3E60A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount of the contract, grant,
agreement, or other funding mechanism;</text>
</clause><clause id="id1660B150396041BCB0E0E1955B397F9D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a brief discussion of the scope of
the contract, grant, agreement, or other funding mechanism;</text>
</clause><clause id="id8788C60E31BC4615AEC303D01FE02250"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a discussion of how the
department or agency of the United States Government involved in the contract,
grant, agreement, or other funding mechanism identified, and solicited offers
from, potential individuals or entities to perform the contract, grant,
agreement, or other funding mechanism, together with a list of the potential
individuals or entities that were issued solicitations for the offers;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id3A8E129C2E87470B9D32277292A540FD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the justification and approval
documents on which was based the determination to use procedures other than
procedures that provide for full and open competition.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE834FC02C1F54D669BC2A08975EAED2F" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Lead Inspector General for an
overseas contingency operation shall discharge the responsibilities for the
contingency operation under this subsection in a manner consistent with the
authorities and requirements of this Act generally and the authorities and
requirements applicable to the Inspectors General specified in subsection (b)
under this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9D7ACC83C64947DB823F8534B6193A15"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Temporary
employment authority</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idAADE32B4992647358AD8190F7D4B9111"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Each Inspector General
specified in subsection (b) may employ, on a temporary basis using the
authorities in section 3161 of title 5, United States Code (but without regard
to subsections (a) and (b)(2) of such section), such auditors, inspectors,
investigators, and other personnel as such Inspector General considers
appropriate for purposes of assisting such Inspector General in discharging
responsibilities under subsection (e) with respect to an overseas contingency
operation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF4E841C3E2374C0A901945A990633A0B" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The employment under this subsection
of an annuitant described in section 9902(g) of title 5, United States Code,
shall be governed by the provisions of such section as if the position to which
employed was a position in the Department of Defense.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2A6328DC7710422C828BAAEA5E7680E0" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The employment under this subsection
of an annuitant receiving an annuity under the Foreign Service Retirement and
Disability System under chapter 8 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4041 et seq.) shall be treated as employment in an elective position in the
Government on a temporary basis under section 824(b) of the Foreign Service Act
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064(b)) for which continued receipt of annuities may be
elected as provided in such section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id537FF88D000A42C5AEA20E48D1DE5D21" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The authority to employ personnel
under this subsection for a contingency operation shall cease as provided for
in subsection (g).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id87959A0CFB6A41198A96C59793A41BDF"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Sunset for
particular contingency operations</header><text>The requirements and
authorities of this section with respect to an overseas contingency operation
shall cease at the earlier of—</text>
<paragraph id="id1DB46BBED48540C281405A00F8E02C34"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the end of the
first fiscal year after the commencement or designation of the contingency
operation in which the total amount appropriated for the contingency operation
is less than $250,000,000 (in constant fiscal year 2012 dollars); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC4AC6D493A3A4A16AB9F7F202DE1A50E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the date that is
18 months after the date of the issuance by the Secretary of Defense of an
order terminating the contingency operation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9296F23638BD4334AF6AA8C3E2CB8A15"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Construction of
authority</header><text>Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the
ability of the Inspectors General specified in subsection (b) to enter into
agreements to conduct joint audits, inspections, or investigations in the
exercise of their oversight responsibilities in accordance with this Act with
respect to overseas contingency operations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id744DFC601BEB490A889C6E203705CEE0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Overseas
contingency operation defined</header><text>In this section, the term
<term>overseas contingency operation</term> means a military operation outside
the United States and its territories and possessions that is—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1381A6B134444A48882F7DFBD726513F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a contingency operation, as that term is
defined in subparagraph (A) of section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States
Code; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id078C6553F1C448CDA1178E099C8363B2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a contingency operation, as that term is
defined in subparagraph (B) of section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States
Code, but only if such operation involves actual or potential hostilities
against an enemy of the United States or against an opposing military
force.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14C77252F31D4B46B390EC757E115F35"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idDEB54128F68B43519F5EA9171D41D4AC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For each fiscal year in
which the authorities under this section are in effect for an overseas
contingency operation, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for each
of the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the United States
Agency for International Development for each of the Inspectors General
specified in subsection (b), respectively, for oversight of the contingency
operation under the authorities in this section, sums in an amount equal to 0.5
percent of the amount authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for
such department or agency for the programs and activities of such department or
agency for the contingency operation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0D1AD3DAED7542A4BF4389CC48F11B34" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Amounts authorized to be appropriated
by this subsection are in addition to any other amounts authorized to be
appropriated for the Inspectors General referred to in paragraph (1) by
law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25E4CD0CB94C47178DC1CD7E419A3166" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id740A178FD9E94199B7C5CB5DCBFBA283"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Amounts authorized to
be appropriated by this subsection may be obligated and expended only for
oversight directly related to overseas contingency operations. Amounts
authorized to be appropriated by this subsection to one Inspector General
referred to in paragraph (1) may be made available to another Inspector General
referred to in that paragraph, upon the joint agreement of such Inspectors
General, based on personnel needs, security requirements, or such other matters
as such Inspectors General consider appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF5458CA770ED40A9B8CFB5DABD70F236" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Any amounts authorized to be
appropriated by this subsection to an Inspector General that are not expended
shall be deposited in the General Fund of the
Treasury.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA3A9B9B1102947A3875E774BA699353A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment relating to temporary employment authority</header><text>Section 3161
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F6D75BCB78B486488075C03164678B1" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id9470BFB4AA054898B10D3CD94953B5EB"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Lead Inspectors
General for overseas contingency operations as temporary
organization</header><text>In addition to the meaning given that term in
subsection (a), the term <term>temporary organization</term> for purposes of
this subchapter shall, without regard to subsections (a) and (b)(2) of this
section, also include the Lead Inspector General for an overseas contingency
operation under section 8L of the Inspector General Act of 1978 and the
Inspectors General and inspector general office personnel assisting the Lead
Inspector General in the discharge of responsibilities and authorities under
subsection (e) of such section 8L with respect to the contingency
operation.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id2BDE61092137405BBA7A37331EE7CEC8"><enum>104.</enum><header>Agency reports
and inspector general audits of certain information on overseas contingency
operations</header>
<subsection id="id7C828B168684492E8DFAD27FA875DB1D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Agency
reports</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the commencement or
designation of a military operation as an overseas contingency operation and
semi-annually thereafter during the duration of the contingency operation, the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development shall each submit to the
Inspector General of the department or agency concerned the information
required by subsection (e)(2) of section 8L of the Inspector General Act of
1978 (as amended by section 103 of this Act) on the contingency
operation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idB328C3BA483A42D0ACA89B8962D6B9F0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inspector
general audits</header><text>Not later than 180 days after receipt of a report
under subsection (a), each Inspector General referred to in that subsection
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id5F6F06F85DC248B9939B3E8A56C0C163"><enum>(1)</enum><text>perform an audit
on the quality of the information submitted in such report, including an
assessment of the completeness and accuracy of the information and the extent
to which the information fully satisfies the requirements of such Inspector
General in preparing the annual report described in subsection (e)(1)(E) of
section 8L of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (as so amended); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA19B288EA9DA4C2CB34BB6AE2A3582CD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the reliability, accuracy, and
completeness of the information, including any significant problems in such
information.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id138D00078E4E4044A9EACA9F2396C5E4"><enum>105.</enum><header>Oversight of
contracts and contracting activities for overseas contingency operations in
responsibilities of Chief Acquisition Officers of Federal agencies</header>
<subsection id="id26E3F781B45D4234B5C52F35E9BC57ED"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b)(3) of
section 1702 of title 41, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idC52F4380FFB2470B93141EF02F682778"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (F) and (G) as subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2F96B95385F6445785F8B17513C5AA93"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph (F):</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95FF639A88D145B8B1F772A9D3E0F908" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id4C0EF17DDB554AFD897AA99423876E04" indent="up1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>advising the executive agency on the
applicability of relevant policy on the contracts of the agency for overseas
contingency operations and ensuring the compliance of the contracts and
contracting activities of the agency with such
policy;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2445899010F94539AC29ED042B5CA4E2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Such
section is further amended by adding at the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E06AE0A3A5040AA9F2E0ABB309DBC21" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id79831926958840BA9CB1ED895BEA5286"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Overseas
contingency operations defined</header><text>In this section, the term
<term>overseas contingency operations</term> means military operations outside
the United States and its territories and possessions that are—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4AD7C77E1E364916B602AF08C0326A9A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a contingency operation, as that term is
defined in subparagraph (A) of section 101(a)(13) of title 10; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDADCCC14F6964B64B297A55D6265597E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a contingency operation, as that term is
defined in subparagraph (B) of such section, but only if such operation
involves actual or potential hostilities against an enemy of the United States
or against an opposing military
force.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idC0B9BFE51AD2467186B51EF41FAF8C8C"><enum>B</enum><header>Multi-Agency
Matters</header>
<section id="idD0B28F4D0DF34CF2BD955039C8071CD8"><enum>111.</enum><header>Inclusion of
contracts for support of overseas contingency operations in management
structure of Department of Defense, Department of State, and United States
Agency for International Development for procurement of contract
services</header>
<subsection id="idC3F5B3EEA99E4EF9ACDA8294B4DE4FCB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Department of
Defense</header><text>Section 2330(c) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id97407A050C164924A31D922819CEF2C6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>other than services</quote> and all that follows and
inserting <quote>including services in support of overseas contingency
operations. The term does not include services relating to research and
development or military construction.</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id21EBE0CB4ACC4F0C8607B954B36E96D3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id461897C93FC440B9B302DADA5A3A081B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idC88D7F4A14BF422297F1DD77F1C914DD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The term
<term>overseas contingency operations</term> means military operations outside
the United States and its Commonwealths and possessions that are—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA20F3672806D4E32894A5E8E0E629B1F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a contingency operation, as that term is
defined in subparagraph (A) of section 101(a)(13) of this title; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF6FC788F6C72438EA2DB1A0813CD9065"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a contingency operation, as that term is
defined in subparagraph (B) of such section, but only if such operation
involves actual or potential hostilities against an enemy of the United States
or against an opposing military
force.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8E569AC4FA874E5D979DAE1648DCF07F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Department of
State</header>
<paragraph id="id4A644CD924A746989D7C1093D3AA31D6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of State shall establish and implement a
management structure for the procurement of contract services for the
Department of State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC444D5F91C4341EDA7769308BB2E7CC4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
management structure required by this subsection shall include such elements of
the management structure for the procurement of contract services for the
Department of Defense under section 2330 of title 10, United States Code (as
amended by subsection (a)), as the Secretary of State considers appropriate for
the procurement of contract services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBB57B4486BD947498447BD8523EF9291"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Discharge of
principal responsibilities</header><text>Any responsibility in the management
structure for the procurement of contract services for the Department of State
under this subsection that is derived from a responsibility discharged by the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics under
section 2330 of title 10, United States Code (as so amended), shall be
discharged in the management structure under this subsection by the Director of
Acquisition and Logistics of the Department of State under section 63 of the
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (as added by section 131(a) of
this Act).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8E1B1DED842A49BF8817E494CE2E892B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>USAID</header>
<paragraph id="idB814332624F44BB59417461D3A8C8195"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development shall establish and implement a management structure
for the procurement of contract services for the United States Agency for
International Development.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id81B898D2EAC440A78672DA5433E27E3D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
management structure required by this subsection shall include such elements of
the management structure for the procurement of contract services for the
Department of Defense under section 2330 of title 10, United States Code (as
amended by subsection (a)), as the Administrator considers appropriate for the
procurement of contract services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id42B8994B6C35446489966ED39FC2BC30"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Discharge of
principal responsibilities</header><text>Any responsibility in the management
structure for the procurement of contract services for the United States Agency
for International Development under this subsection that is derived from a
responsibility discharged by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics under section 2330 of title 10, United States Code
(as so amended), shall be discharged in the management structure under this
subsection by the Director of Acquisition and Assistance of the United States
Agency for International Development under section 131(b) of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1E52D9CC5ED345328BC4CDF89C93DA63"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Contract
services defined</header><text>In this section the term <term>contract
services</term> includes all services acquired from private sector entities by
or for an agency, including services in support of activities of the agency in
connection with overseas contingency operations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id25794655B7C04286AB910C6A5C3077A8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports to
Congress</header>
<paragraph id="id75C98270C36B4EA0B1C7A8053EE5C523"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reports
required</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall
each submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the
implementation by the department or agency concerned of this section and the
amendments made by this section, as applicable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7EC740033B014681BD45A9662EB9E57C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements for
Department of State and USAID</header><text>The report of the Secretary of
State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development under this subsection shall each set forth the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="id1A4C3583CAAE457F86C070CB19BE1283"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A comprehensive
description of the management structure established and implemented by the
department or agency, as the case may be, under this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id65C19BF9694D4F82AE4D0C42C3F883F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An identification
of any elements of the management structure of the Department of Defense under
section 2330 of title 10, United States Code (as amended by subsection (a)),
that are not included in the management structure of the department or agency,
as the case may be, and a justification for the omission of such
elements.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6B9619FE6B6140B79A9CB138DE910921"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An identification
of any elements of the management structure of the department or agency, as the
case may be, that are not included in the management structure of the
Department of Defense, and a justification for the inclusion of such
elements.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idFC27B5A4CC7F4E97B1D0FA906E18655B"><enum>112.</enum><header>Requirements
and limitations for suspension and debarment officials of the Department of
Defense, the Department of State, and the United States Agency for
International Development</header>
<subsection id="id8CA79EE5541D407DABAB44A5CE5C8E2F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the head of the covered agency concerned shall ensure the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="id3aa76af610db418b89d8a38d50fbd11a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>There shall be
not less than one suspension and debarment official—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA15CEDB5D9214E4792E6142B89BD5294"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of
the Department of Defense, for each of the Department of the Army, the
Department of the Navy, the Department of the Air Force, and the Defense
Logistics Agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3782AE1465CD4434A091A610FBB93F15"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for the
Department of State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id04ACEC0793034D3F89FEFE19B356F79D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for the United
States Agency for International Development.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2f14afc4525344be9c23642209a994ff"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A suspension and
debarment official under paragraph (1) may not report to or be subject to the
supervision of the acquisition office or the Inspector General of—</text>
<subparagraph id="idDAC2EDCB7024434492F4BA98B5207565"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of
the Department of Defense, either the Department of Defense or the military
department or Defense Agency concerned; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0F892E8A64EE4335891AEB4C4D36CE0C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of
any other covered agency, the acquisition office or the Inspector General of
such agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7da13bd2edb34b1c89088fa0249ff97e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The duties of a
suspension and debarment official under paragraph (1) may include only the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="id725a9ead69454b65bf3a9d907b1e4f3c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The direction,
management, and oversight of suspension and debarment activities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFF445082C2314177BC94A76242564639"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The direction,
management, and oversight of fraud remedies activities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8a71758843154f6da425a7f8566a1961"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Membership and
participation in the Interagency Committee on Debarment and Suspension in
accordance with Executive Order No. 12549 and section 873 of the Duncan Hunter
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (as amended by this
section).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide34af6e7d01a4f7d8a960a03a7222de1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Each suspension
and debarment official under paragraph (1) shall have a staff and resources
adequate for the discharge of the suspension and debarment responsibilities of
such official.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbf5b14bf36a14396aa6b23f3970d4f71"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Each suspension
and debarment official under paragraph (1) shall document the basis for any
final decision taken pursuant to a formal referral in accordance with the
policies established under paragraph (6), including, but not limited to, the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="idbc4448e1dfdb4531a388fea428a9045a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Any final
decision to suspend or debar any person or entity.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id40aa618a9f624a1db9cc7bf5fef00745"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Any final
decision not to suspend or debar any person or entity.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf002df91cb414164b34312ad7318dbe0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Any final
decision declining to pursue suspension or debarment of any person or
entity.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0a78214e586b45e0ba50d3c37dfa50fd"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Any
administrative agreement entered with any person or persons in lieu of
suspension or debarment of such person or entity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4866A4350CC54561A02EBE2CADFD5ACE"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Each suspension
and debarment official under paragraph (1) shall, in consultation with the
General Counsel of the covered agency concerned, establish in writing policies
for the consideration of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="id44F57DE24496414C884314AEECCF4487"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Formal referrals
of suspension and debarment matters.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id42D3BBCBEAA2402A8CEB8CDFE818C824"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Suspension and
debarment matters that are not formally referred.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8270D6A39A004C7C8CCAEC85E0DEC0FD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Covered agency
defined</header><text>In subsection (a), the term <term>covered agency</term>
means the following:</text>
<paragraph id="id39E92DCFAE934EA68B29457E3EF9B549"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Department of
Defense.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA4E6EC572A0949A985D3A0278DB8B503"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Department of
State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5D125B694C4B4BD1A47863D99F396953"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The United States
Agency for International Development.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5BBA506673234D5F8BE8722F74A03732"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties of
Interagency Committee on Debarment and Suspension</header><text>Section 873 of
the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (31
U.S.C. 6101 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id49211c6590cf4229874a698be859b8d0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idd325dbe651ac4ee894897827d959d8f9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>, including with respect to contracts in connection with
contingency operations</quote> before the semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id38664b2685de46d4bb3726e1d2e91033"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(7)—</text>
<clause id="idd105d3bbe9634b4880df831ea73d7665"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause><clause id="id7d2bf4b545e54babad701464737a94b3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id88ec48f9c0714df3bdfa74a9ea57a7e3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at
the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id164CE0691A214623B6F184C5E56CB1A5" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id05B378D01CCB4AFA8C9ACFB72598CD41"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a summary of
suspensions, debarments, and administrative agreements during the previous
year.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id07C542AC8E934794927016A903699C30"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (b) and inserting the following new subsections:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2DFE22F83F7542EAB4810451F5F74B6D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idDEA7111590AE4F7ABE84BBB1635961BA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Date of
submittal of annual reports</header><text>The annual report required by
subsection (a)(7) shall be submitted not later than 120 days after the end of
the first fiscal year ending after the date of the enactment of the
Comprehensive Contingency Contracting Reform Act of 2012, and annually
thereafter.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id34EA2014D6F144F4A3996599DEB08FB9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="idBE9DAEF597C34F7A92603D01EBFF7727"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term
<term>contingency operation</term> has the meaning given that term in section
101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE7DAAA10C1844A6EAF67D9622F14EE9C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term
<term>Interagency Committee on Debarment and Suspension</term> means the
committee constituted under sections 4 and 5 of Executive Order No.
12549.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idd5e36369906e4c9e8640a4977fa41886"><enum>113.</enum><header>Additional
bases for suspension or debarment</header>
<subsection id="id1caaa42355484fa3a50c9ba9690b77b9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall revise the
Federal Acquisition Regulation to provide for the automatic referral of a
person described in subsection (b) to the appropriate suspension and debarment
official for a determination whether or not the person should be suspended or
debarred.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4f09a09b49a04d88ae37d726d28f0bda"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Covered
persons</header><text>A person described in this subsection is any person as
follows:</text>
<paragraph id="idead7d4eabd614e3c8f9f9a83ecb0682a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A person who has
been charged with a Federal criminal offense relating to the award or
performance of a contract of a covered agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2b56e6bd3f2c44a5befed34a81b86446"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A person who has
been alleged, in a civil or criminal proceeding brought by the United States,
to have engaged in fraudulent actions in connection with the award or
performance of a contract of a covered agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcaea4db183f04477bb7a376e4bc0cfb1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A person who has
been determined by the head of a contracting agency of a covered agency to have
failed to pay or refund amounts due or owed to the Federal Government in
connection with the performance of a contract of the covered agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id565DAD4B7CDD48749C96DF3C6755F483"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Covered agency
defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>covered agency</term>
means the following:</text>
<paragraph id="idC7F9F2520C704C3DB4EE2A0382FD5FF3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Department of
Defense.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id27521B3F9B8542148C8535800CAC7F8D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Department of
State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6BE2A49622034B2382F9EBC84E74298C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The United States
Agency for International Development.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id67788631589640EEA7F4E38D9F4F8388"><enum>C</enum><header>Department of
Defense Matters</header>
<section id="id11092F67E1584965B3A1C0840D0D08BA"><enum>121.</enum><header>Responsibility
within Department of Defense for contract support for overseas contingency
operations</header>
<subsection id="id2FB7C6D66D4C4127B9AA086AC3578827"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Responsibility</header>
<paragraph id="id69C7D44FD81B4997A04ED80A68A52CA9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations the chain
of authority and responsibility within the Department of Defense for policy,
planning, and execution of contract support for overseas contingency
operations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id16B8CC82740A40918BC2E980A67CEFFA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
regulations under paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="id05FC66CFDCB74C8ABC28447A1F8BB540"><enum>(A)</enum><text>specify the
officials, offices, and components of the Department within the chain of
authority and responsibility described in paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id971130A8A07647B48C690CF272949815"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify for each
official, office, and component specified under subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="id43E590431B8043998DE3F5BBFE8DCD50"><enum>(i)</enum><text>requirements for
policy, planning, and execution of contract support for overseas contingency
operations, including, at a minimum, requirements in connection with—</text>
<subclause id="id9703406c04b042e39e700b85b7f38eb3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>coordination of
functions, authorities, and responsibilities related to operational contract
support for overseas contingency operations;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id2e92a6ca58e1428fafa7d79b35de335b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>assessments of
total force data in support of Department force planning scenarios, including
the appropriateness of and necessity for the use of contractors for identified
functions;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id3032f4491f1b46239d7c963f6665ddb8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>determinations
of capability requirements for non-acquisition community operational contract
support, and identification of resources required for planning, training, and
execution to meet such requirements;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id1fbbeccab7ae4de6a23fe88dcb32f108"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>determinations
of policy regarding the use of contractors by function, and identification of
the training exercises that will be required for contract support (including an
assessment whether or not such exercises will include contractors); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id74a8a12ada4b4fe9b71cbd0576bfdb48"><enum>(V)</enum><text>establishment of
an inventory, and identification of areas of high-risk and trade-offs, for use
of contract support in overseas contingency operations and for areas in which
members of the Armed Forces will be used in such operations instead of contract
support; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idD939E83FBEA04D009B6408520A427E75"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>roles,
authorities, responsibilities, and lines of supervision for the achievement of
the requirements identified under clause (i), including the position within the
chain of authority and responsibility described in paragraph (1) with
responsibility for reporting directly to the Secretary regarding policy,
planning, and execution of contract support for overseas contingency
operations; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id813FEF90712443808FCA4107F37921AD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure that the
chain of authority and responsibility described in paragraph (1) is
appropriately aligned with, and appropriately integrated into, the structure of
the Department for the conduct of overseas contingency operations, including
the military departments, the Joint Staff, and the commanders of the unified
combatant commands.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA78BC6A7BA5F44A4AAC613EA925FC3BD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Secretary of
Defense report</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees
of Congress a report on the regulations prescribed under subsection (a). The
report shall set forth the following:</text>
<paragraph id="id1C5AB01B75724C64B2E5EC5E751B4DC2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The
regulations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA11EFA0BE0A940449051FE33634CA4D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A comprehensive
description of the requirements identified under clause (i) of subsection
(a)(2)(B), and a comprehensive description of the manner in which the roles,
authorities, responsibilities, and lines of supervision under clause (ii) of
that subsection will further the achievement of such requirements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id281D22FEC7254AD38458440CDB044EC6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A comprehensive
description of the manner in which the regulations will meet the requirements
in subsection (a)(2)(C).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA183A09280E340BA8368D2810B7E2021"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Comptroller
General report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the regulations
prescribed under subsection (a). The report shall set forth an assessment by
the Comptroller General of the extent to which the regulations will further the
achievement by the Department of Defense of efficient and effective policy,
planning, and execution of contract support for overseas contingency
operations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idFB90F3B8106E483C9F2E5AFE35D29D20"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual reports
on contract support for overseas contingency operations involving combat
operations</header>
<paragraph id="ID32da11f79e5541bd8b2b77d7fd657d42"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than one year after the commencement or
designation of a contingency operation outside the United States that includes
combat operations, and annually thereafter until the termination of the
operation, the Secretary of Defense shall, except as provided in paragraph (2),
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on contract support
for the operation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCEB106A6DAFF4041BE005D1AB5A80E97"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>If
the total annual amount of obligations for contracts for support of a
contingency operation otherwise described by paragraph (1) do not exceed
$250,000,000 in an annual reporting period otherwise covered by that paragraph,
no report shall be required on the operation under that paragraph for that
annual reporting period.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id544CC42AC8EE4C8A945EFD772DCEC14D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Elements</header>
<subparagraph id="id98BC6FDA47D44139AD540DB1699186ED"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each report under paragraph (1) regarding an operation
shall set forth the following:</text>
<clause id="ID7264585391c842acb2d020fc037ae9d2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A
description and assessment of the policy, planning, management, and oversight
of the Department of Defense with respect to contract support for the
operation.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID30bebae00c1047c188c3c0081ecce7a7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>With respect to
contracts entered into in connection with the operation:</text>
<subclause id="ID154e4200b94f460dae058e10400fd3c8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The total number
of contracts entered into as of the date of such report.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID027119f5a55d4fcf97e595cdf2c40edb"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The total number
of such contracts that are active as of such date.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID8ffa24e0612d4a1ca4a2a40ad165bd85"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The total value
of contracts entered into as of such date.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID6411c81b65e54573af1a87c0eec4c7b8"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>The total value
of such contracts that are active as of such date.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID9916ac507f804f96bfe81ae97db61d7d"><enum>(V)</enum><text>An identification
of the extent to which the contracts entered into as of such date were entered
into using competitive procedures.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDf85fdd1c73ae411fa5462e8ab9a40966"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>The total number
of contractor personnel working under contracts entered into as of the end of
each calendar quarter during the one-year period ending on such date.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID2848105e5f9e401691d23017a43fe689"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>The total
number of contractor personnel performing security functions under contracts
entered into as of the end of each calendar quarter during the one-year period
ending on such date.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID61c622645c4249828cc1580bb3b49c5e"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>The total
number of contractor personnel killed or wounded under any contracts entered
into.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDcd2fff7fac5c437e9965e96cd9f4341b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The sources of
information and data used to prepare the portion of such report required by
clause (ii).</text>
</clause><clause id="ID55168161c9c7437789f3dab7a3cc2a29"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>A
description of any known limitations of the information or data reported under
clause (ii), including known limitations in methodology or data sources.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID15b7c1c191cc46e7b434cdd60f5470b9"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Any
plans for strengthening collection, coordination, and sharing of information on
contracts entered into in connection with the operation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8c638dca1bc34baebb6b83b462f3e943"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Estimates</header><text>In
determining the total number of contractor personnel working under contracts
for purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii)(VI), the Secretary may use estimates for
any category of contractor personnel for which the Secretary determines it is
not feasible to provide an actual count. Each report under paragraph (1) shall
fully disclose the extent to which such an estimate is used in lieu of an
actual count.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0DAA8B9E285B4D658B819AEBFD45DD5B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prohibition on
preparation by contractor personnel</header><text>A report under paragraph (1)
may not be prepared by contractor personnel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEEF7878AFB904D0C85E14DA87B07592C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Use of existing
reports for certain contingency operations</header><text>The requirement to
submit reports under paragraph (1) on a contingency operation in Iraq or
Afghanistan may be met by the submittal of the reports required by section 863
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 2302
note).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idBEADEFFBEA1C4D8F9B51B958B4034DB2"><enum>122.</enum><header>Inclusion of
contract support in certain requirements for Department of Defense
planning</header>
<subsection id="idACF4B429F1174A26955A0E6154A94F91"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Readiness
reporting system</header><text>Section 117(c) of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B0A57771E9247DEAC21288656AD2F70" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idE21D41A114DF421FB7D6F97C38AA2098"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Measure, on an
annual basis, the capability of operational contract support to support current
and anticipated wartime missions of the armed
forces.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id8AFF4FC4CCCB4138A627A7584EF34C4D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contingency
planning and preparedness functions of CJCS</header><text>Section 153(a)(3) of
such title is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC476EF20973649BB8CD44D3C75FD07D1" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idB85607DD417747698419FF60DA29FA8F" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>In coordination with the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, the
Secretaries of the military departments, the heads of the Defense Agencies, and
the commanders of the combatant commands, determining the operational contract
support requirements of the armed forces and recommending the resources
required to improve and enhance operational contract support for the armed
forces and planning for such operational contract
support.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id66778B94EE4747F381D52CF7578ECAD6"><enum>123.</enum><header>Inclusion of
matters relating to contingency operations in joint professional military
education</header>
<subsection id="id6B63E7FCEC434895BDD7239CD4B83720"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 2151(a) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8FEE300D76FF4A74BACD31EF4E192231" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id6B7C3807C6854EC8B36057BAD8BB62D2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Contingency
operations.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id1FFBDF43C77F4D6FBA19CFCB44B31A9B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Curriculum for
three-Phase approach</header><text>Section 2154 of such title is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE163F4A3AA3A4D28A3F170AEB91D6454" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id4CBCD5DB88CE4DF19A99B0D69093CDD7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Curriculum
relating to contingency operations</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id34861C231CD7403A8C559585FD0A0F62"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The curriculum for each
phase of joint professional military education implemented under this section
shall include content appropriate for such phase on the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="id1039647CEFE14B24BAE1303892D30364" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Requirements definition.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAC10A6C2CD0C4C19A8298604BB5CE1C5" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Contingency program management.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8072CFA3015C479E88B664CF9F2279C2" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Contingency contracting.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id98A16A71D1104F46A4AC1779DDEC11F5" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The strategic impact of contracting
costs on military missions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05C5662C76F44ECBA282BF5EF3E101F3" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In this subsection, the terms
<term>requirements definition</term>, <term>contingency program
management</term>, and <term>contingency contracting</term> have the meaning
given those terms in section 2333(f) of this
title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id11095C539C234D75923896ED0101EFB0"><enum>D</enum><header>Department of
State and Related Agencies Matters</header>
<section id="id45618433E58643F78D0B82694B49308A"><enum>131.</enum><header>Reorganization
of acquisition functions of Department of State and United States Agency for
International Development</header>
<subsection id="id7D18F6C8D1E94333B13125144BC95D0E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Office of
Acquisition and Logistics within Department of State</header>
<paragraph id="id82348860B69D4E4D96DA41DB9C2E1386"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Title
I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEA7350DF3ADD4E628C6CD8425141A3C3" style="OLC">
<section id="idAE0BB46166A84D5C81ECDE85A5EC3DDF"><enum>63.</enum><header>Office of
Acquisition and Logistics</header>
<subsection id="id5E29736D7D614C00882365F426E48137"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established within the Department of State the Office of Acquisition and
Logistics.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idED77B2A17A4D467A89515C211359E3B6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Director of
Acquisition and Logistics</header>
<paragraph id="idDC662ABF822B44CAB8312515B411C557"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The head of the Office of Acquisition and Logistics shall
be the Director of Acquisition and Logistics, who shall be appointed or
designated by the Secretary in the manner provided in section 1702(a) of title
41, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4118330E85824D1993160E51973DB9B7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Supervision</header><text>The
Director of the Office of Acquisition and Logistics shall report directly to
the Secretary regarding the functions and activities of the Office of
Acquisition and Logistics. The Director shall also be subject to the
supervision of the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources
regarding such functions and activities. The Office shall be under the
jurisdiction of the Under Secretary of State for Management for administrative
purposes and to facilitate collaboration with other offices and bureaus of the
Department of State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id35FBED703D624C188EAB98CC4581CDF8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Chief
Acquisition Officer</header><text>The Director of the Office of Acquisition and
Logistics shall be the Chief Acquisition Officer of the Department of State for
purposes of section 1702 of title 41, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id69F6BA3F3F924B5E845918F51E9974B5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Functions of
Office</header><text>The functions of the Office of Acquisition and Logistics
shall include principal responsibility within the Department of State for the
acquisition, procurement, and logistics management activities of the
Department, including, but not limited to, the following:</text>
<paragraph id="id2FFF1824C75F4E0995D3B117EC6F49A8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The development
and implementation of Department policies regarding acquisition, procurement,
and logistics management.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCDCC8B98BEA94FBCBEDD7F750EFAA0D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The provision of
advice to offices, bureaus, and other elements of the Department on the
acquisition, procurement, and logistics management policies of the
Department.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id24AF685F38EA456B81EDF46B2239B615"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The direction,
management, and oversight of acquisition and procurement by the offices,
bureaus, and other elements of the Department, including the regional
procurement offices of the Department.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4088DE84AA5F49C7938F832AB7B9B97B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The direction,
management, and oversight of the performance of contracting activities for
Department operations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id32BD4597121A4EA98F41AE3BD886B04C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Such other
matters relating to the acquisition, procurement, and logistics management
activities of the Department as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3164457F662F4F158236A0876EAFC5D8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Resources</header><text>The
Office of Acquisition and Logistics shall have such personnel and other
resources as the Secretary considers appropriate to discharge its
functions.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9BD1E336E8CB48078DEDF35075FF1AFE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfer of
certain functions, personnel, and resources</header><text>There is hereby
transferred to the Office of Acquisition and Logistics of the Department of
State established by section 63 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act
of 1956 (as added by paragraph (1)) the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="idF6BDE64B39954C2398036842CBAB6771"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The functions,
personnel, and resources of the Office of the Procurement Executive of the
Bureau of Administration of the Department of State as of the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4FF6D7387F83473B91EA92B801AADC17"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The functions,
personnel, and resources of the Office of the Logistics Management of the
Bureau of Administration of the Department of State as of the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4EE5D16B0F8742729E8233EACC0ED1D5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The
Under Secretary of State for Management shall administer the functions,
personnel, and resources transferred under paragraph (2) as part of the Office
of Acquisition and Logistics of the Department of State (as so
established).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2A0E146DEF524F9A8896D3D40BC5F1F6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Office of
Acquisition and Assistance within USAID</header>
<paragraph id="id25C7155632C94991948EDE8AF1654A1A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established within the United States Agency for International Development
the Office of Acquisition and Assistance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4565946474E44726B3C4DB70C8CB3C9A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Director</header>
<subparagraph id="id9E21BEA704E34E59B44FED56B14CB0B2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The head of the Office of Acquisition and Assistance
shall be the Director of Acquisition and Assistance, who shall be appointed or
designated by the Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development in the manner provided for appointments or designations of chief
acquisition officers under section 1702(a) of title 41, United States Code, as
if the United States Agency for International Development were an executive
agency to which such section 1702(a) applied.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE40DF8514E094E5797EAB405D8CA186A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Supervision</header><text>The
Director of Acquisition and Assistance shall report directly to the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
regarding the functions and activities of the Office of Acquisition and
Assistance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB6D01A11663B4BDE8CE92ECFB7506424"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Chief
Acquisition Officer</header><text>The Director of Acquisition and Assistance
shall be the Chief Acquisition Officer of the United States Agency for
International Development, and shall discharge for the Agency the functions
specified of a chief acquisition officer in section 1702(b) of title 41, United
States Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id64CCE78C2BA04DE085BCE584C6A128A5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Function of
Office</header><text>The Office of Acquisition and Assistance shall be the
element of the United States Agency for International Development principally
responsible for the direction, management, and oversight of the acquisition and
procurement activities of the Agency for International Development.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id92B330667D82487CB0B3C05C09D4A916"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Resources</header><text>The
Office of Acquisition and Assistance shall have the personnel and resources as
follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="id052D543359414E96B6272E1F83D53B66"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The personnel and
resources of the Office of Acquisition and Assistance of the Bureau for
Management of the United States Agency for International Development as of the
date of the enactment of this Act, which personnel and resources the
Administrator shall transfer to the Office of Acquisition and Assistance
established by this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id22428970F609435A9D0EFBC40AB51419"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Such other
personnel and resources as the Administrator considers appropriate for the
discharge of the functions of the Office of Acquisition and Assistance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idCAEEC1BC76DE4EFD90591F63BCD9E397"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual reports
on contract support for overseas contingency operations</header>
<paragraph id="id32057A709E5B406A8C26D4B7AB272915"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than one year after the commencement or
designation of a contingency operation outside the United States that includes
combat operations, and annually thereafter until the termination of the
operation, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development shall, except as provided in paragraph
(2), each submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on contract
support for the operation for the Department of State or the United States
Agency for International Development, as the case may be.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC3DF85B765EE43D583147BA25B764380"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>If
the total annual amount appropriated for an overseas contingency operation
otherwise described by paragraph (1) does not exceed $250,000,000 in an annual
reporting period otherwise covered by that paragraph, no report shall be
required on the operation under that paragraph for that annual reporting
period.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1FDA4C769C0C4501AFC57039015981CB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>Each
report of an agency under paragraph (1) regarding an operation shall set forth
the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="id834B5C73C4D74327B117BCB8A2C7B253"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A description and
assessment of the policy, planning, management, and oversight of the agency
with respect to contract support for the operation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE54C5DB7254446B8926F689845AD0CF6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>With respect to
contracts entered into in connection with the operation:</text>
<clause id="idCE14C1F2FA734737BB7A5805B0999F4E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The
total number of contracts entered into as of the date of such report.</text>
</clause><clause id="id0C047CF1475940E38C80C1A58B22AE13"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The total number
of such contracts that are active as of such date.</text>
</clause><clause id="idE4B1BE05ED5C417B9C6DA59DF4B9821C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The total value
of contracts entered into as of such date.</text>
</clause><clause id="id422D65AFE3E442719A92BB113BACDE05"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The total value
of such contracts that are active as of such date.</text>
</clause><clause id="idA45A07AC0B5E43DD8D019913D46A583A"><enum>(v)</enum><text>An
identification of the extent to which the contracts entered into as of such
date were entered into using competitive procedures.</text>
</clause><clause id="idD80502D05A8A4D4BA53BDDD6D8C6FBF9"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The total number
of contractor personnel working under contracts entered into as of the end of
each calendar quarter during the one-year period ending on such date.</text>
</clause><clause id="idDC5D3F9F61A24092A074F84C7FD57B9D"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>The total
number of contractor personnel performing security functions under contracts
entered into as of the end of each calendar quarter during the one-year period
ending on such date.</text>
</clause><clause id="id8DCEF061FE0D4C64BC382C55C139E5E6"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>The total
number of contractor personnel killed or wounded under any contracts entered
into.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id36F94F8EDD9B4B7AA056EAF006A38452"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The sources of
information and data used to prepare the portion of such report required by
subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id08A36467AD2E40AB965A27E06655EB29"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A description of
any known limitations of the information or data reported under subparagraph
(B), including known limitations in methodology or data sources.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC7870BBA6A02410B9F525071E61348EA"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Any plans for
strengthening collection, coordination, and sharing of information on contracts
entered into in connection with the operation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0CDB4F1BB52B49CF8C9AD6286EC18B3C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Estimates</header><text>In
determining the total number of contractor personnel working under contracts
for purposes of paragraph (3)(B)(vi), the Secretary or the Administrator may
use estimates for any category of contractor personnel for which the commander
determines it is not feasible to provide an actual count. Each report under
paragraph (2) shall fully disclose the extent to which such an estimate is used
in lieu of an actual count.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE564CF60251F46EBB73723D82326B0F2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Prohibition on
preparation by contractor personnel</header><text>A report under this
subsection may not be prepared by contractor personnel.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idAB6138F1F16248B2828DBB865C773BAA"><enum>132.</enum><header>Inclusion of
contract support in certain Department of State planning activities</header>
<subsection id="idDCF55F78CC214702A55CA689780C6612"><enum>(a)</enum><header>QDDR</header><text>Title
I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et
seq.), as amended by section 131(a) of this Act, is further amended by adding
at the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD8845A7E593B4FE88CA1C5F8060AD387" style="OLC">
<section id="id5052B564C06D4DB9A1C93074E4D7FE72"><enum>64.</enum><header>Quadrennial
diplomacy and development review</header>
<subsection id="idF422DA19349B4A008C904A6BAC8594EE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall,
every four years during a year following a year evenly divisible by four,
conduct a comprehensive examination (to be known as the <term>quadrennial
diplomacy and development review</term>) of the diplomatic and overseas
development strategy of the United States with a view toward determining and
expressing the diplomatic and overseas development strategy of the United
States for the next 20 years.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE521DCF551F44D15A3CC9929A4AD8440"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each quadrennial diplomacy and development
review shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="idD5FF2F59EA734343B5EFE161CECC8B65"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The matters included in the quadrennial
diplomacy and development review conducted by the Department of State in 2010,
as modified from time to time by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0B106CCBFA214F04842CC108A5B2D383"><enum>(2)</enum><text>With respect to
contract support of the diplomatic and overseas development strategy of the
United States, the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="id10FB6E0E70D14495B016009700DCCEBF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The assumptions
used in the review on the roles and responsibilities that would be discharged
by contractors.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6F7B38E7AA9442029AB049F25CDE3C6D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The contract
support required to support the programs and activities of the
Department.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id82FEB2B03E38429D9E73A1CA79936E90"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The appropriate
ratio of Department personnel to contractor personnel in the discharge of the
programs and activities of the Department.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id38EBB1B375C0456B80207284F45F25DD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Such other
matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id04C3129FF56140398146D45767332B16"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibition on
performance by contractor personnel</header><text>A quadrennial diplomacy and
development review under this section may not be performed by contractor
personnel.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idBB4E937F0CAD482D94D0E1AD25CEF50C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Readiness
reporting</header>
<paragraph id="id6EBFBC98C03146109518AF5704E4DA22"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reporting
system required</header><text>As part of the planning of the Department of
State and the United States Agency for International Development for the
discharge of the programs and activities of the Department and Agency, the
Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development shall each establish a reporting system on the
readiness of the Department and the Agency, respectively, to manage and oversee
non-governmental employees of the Department and the Agency supporting the
Department and the Agency in the discharge of their programs and
activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id70868829429F440BB79AD23BB1A0AEC3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
reporting system required by this subsection shall do the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="id16ABAB8C55DB46E59A12234AE62E9003"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Measure, on a
quarterly basis, the capability of contract support of the Department and the
Agency to support current and anticipated programs and activities of the
Department and the Agency.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7BAA04CB5DE94E9EA3A4F91EDF67874E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Measure, on such
frequency as the Secretary and the Administrator shall each specify, such other
matters with respect to contract support of the Department and the Agency,
respectively, as the Secretary and the Administrator consider appropriate for
the reporting system.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide3c7d50cc2114d3095fd3d25c2eeb69f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Repositories of
policies and related documents</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Administrator shall
each develop and maintain a repository of the policies, guidance, programs, and
initiatives of the Department or Agency, respectively, on acquisition and
assistance in connection with overseas contingency operations, including those
developed through Embassies or Missions. The purpose of each repository is to
serve as a source of ready information on such policies, guidance, programs,
and initiatives for use in current and future overseas contingency
operations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9b25f819133346d8bfddb03dd001eef8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually
throughout the duration of any overseas contingency operation, the Secretary
and the Administrator shall each submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report on the status of efforts of the Department and the Agency,
respectively, to develop and maintain information in accordance with the
requirements of this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id38180CFF5FD544D0A92128240B3CE5B5"><enum>133.</enum><header>Professional
education for Department of State personnel on acquisition for Department of
State support and participation in Department of Defense overseas contingency
operations</header>
<subsection id="id06C18337B35D44F584F6234638B14BA5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Professional
education required</header><text>The Secretary of State shall develop and
administer for Department of State personnel specified in subsection (b) a
course of professional education on acquisition by the Department of State for
Department of State support for, and participation in, overseas contingency
operations of the Department of Defense.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id6CCB745785344B719EEEE3D537B4F9A9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Covered
Department of State personnel</header><text>The Department of State personnel
specified in this subsection are as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="id19B0215EF82042289F11BC1A08AEB741"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Director of
Acquisition and Logistics of the Department of State under section 63 of the
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (as added by section 131(a) of
this Act).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id894DF76A0AC04B629821CF640A88207E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Personnel of the
Department designated by the Director of Acquisition and Logistics, including
contracting officers and other contracting personnel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id612DE9C9731646B69BD8700502B993D3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Such other
personnel of the Department as the Secretary of State shall designate for
purposes of this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5BABB171271A4A54B9520202E585256C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Elements</header>
<paragraph id="idE5E59B7E61DE472386479011119D15BD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Curriculum
content</header><text>The course of professional education under this section
shall include appropriate content on the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="idF7D343D9CBBE4E628226A20DDCBA1714"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Contingency
contracting.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id157FF945E3F947DD8F8E7521D0896406"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Contingency
program management.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id465C29DF746946D89C7EB5D1E689DA9E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The strategic
impact of contracting costs on the mission and activities of the Department of
State.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3FCC3F736D9A4840B822030BFA761376"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Such other
matters relating to acquisition by the Department of State for Department of
State support for, or participation in, overseas contingency operations of the
Department of Defense as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF1341FA381CF406B828A171B47FB9CDE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Phased
approach</header><text>The course of professional education may be broken into
two or more phases of professional education with curriculum or modules of
education suitable for the Department of State personnel specified in
subsection (b) at different phases of professional advancement within the
Department.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF2E13F4876A94EA3B910AAC9155D302A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="id3F822FDDBD0749FC93E458B3A5DE6376"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term
<term>contingency contracting</term> means all stages of the process of
acquiring property or services by the Department of State for Department of
State support for, and participation in, overseas contingency operations of the
Department of Defense.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66A83C0328C6426599AE2D17899E3C8F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term
<term>contingency program management</term> means the process of planning,
organizing, staffing, controlling, and leading specific acquisition programs
and activities of the Department of State for Department of State support for,
and participation in, overseas contingency operations of the Department of
Defense.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Transparency,
Sustainability, and Accountability in Contracts for Overseas Contingency
Operations</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="idCFEA933A576B425C9C5F311A2915881F" level-type="subsequent"><enum>A</enum><header>Limitations in
Contracting</header>
<section id="IDa14ba5138412400baa9c1fbf7763deae"><enum>201.</enum><header>Limitations
applicable to certain contracts in connection with overseas contingency
operations</header>
<subsection id="IDec0619d8cd37443b9d61a4e5a17b38ea"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation on
contract periods</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall amend
the Federal Acquisition Regulation to provide that, commencing 180 days after
the date of the commencement or designation of a military operation as an
overseas contingency operation, the contract period of contracts entered into
by a covered agency in connection with such contingency operation shall be
limited to the contract periods specified in subsection (b), except as provided
in subsection (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDb64fe4689f1f4dd18d0d0491bc18fe0d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contract
periods</header><text>The contract periods specified in this subsection are as
follows:</text>
<paragraph id="ID654408c551d94b269f0cf925739a9096"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Three years in
the case of competitively bid contracts.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3da1262786fe4ba699d9941374a7fa0c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>One year in the
case of non-competitively bid contracts and competitively bid contracts for
which only one offer was received by the covered agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID57e67da55ac44b71b1b6f41b346025cc"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
amendment of the Federal Acquisition Regulation required by subsection (a)
shall provide that the head of a covered agency may waive the applicability of
the limitations in subsection (b) to a contract if—</text>
<paragraph id="ID459a978f05f54db8a3b9faed38275be2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the contracting
officer certifies in writing as part of a justification and approval (J&A)
that the agency has concluded, on the basis of market research conducted for
purposes of the justification and approval, that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id844B6A0BD0F249188DE993F9C88389A1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the period of
performance for the contract in excess of the limitations in subsection (b)
will be in the best interest of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2139FD960E2844FE9466DF4CEEAA7B47"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the offeror has
submitted information in a bid or proposal sufficient to show that
representations by the offeror about the offeror’s ability to timely,
sufficiently, and cost-effectively perform the contract, if awarded, are
reasonable;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID177166259be040f7b51310cd6ee5e805"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the contracting
officer conducts the cost analysis required by section 15.404–1 of the Federal
Acquisition Regulation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID83a0439219fa4531b5bdc99af683cc0d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the head of the
agency determines in writing based on the information obtained pursuant to
paragraphs (1) and (2) that the waiver is in the best interests of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDaf176484e5004530a3cfb20c507d65c0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Covered agency
defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>covered agency</term>
means the following:</text>
<paragraph id="ID701f64fcdf964545baab1ee8c99ddd2a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Department of
Defense.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID806df13a67274b50ae68c056d425b72e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Department of
State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8b12837b756645588cfe4081e0d3dc3d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The United States
Agency for International Development.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idE419A7D5C93D4D73B1A6B3A4862E2D4B"><enum>202.</enum><header>Risk
assessment and mitigation for contractor performance of critical functions in
support of overseas contingency operations</header>
<subsection id="id626AEAC86319440F84E8F149C83A3509"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Comprehensive
risk assessment and mitigation plan required</header>
<paragraph id="id73D2641529E548B9A0B801C0C2267608"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), not later than six
months after the commencement or designation of an overseas contingency
operation that includes or is expected to include combat operations, the head
of each covered agency shall perform a comprehensive risk assessment and
develop a risk mitigation plan for operational and political risks associated
with contractor performance of critical functions in support of the operation
for such covered agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5FB055B68B504B24AA3E8F192E7D941D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>Except
as provided in paragraph (3), a risk assessment and risk mitigation plan shall
not be required under paragraph (1) for an overseas contingency operation if
both—</text>
<subparagraph id="ide04b434046b9416ea2255f4e9770fdc7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the operation is
not expected to continue for more than one year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id378841aa23ec43ac97fccce4b9312c97"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total annual
amount of obligations by the United States Government for contracts for support
of or in connection with the operation is not expected to exceed, $250,000,000
in any fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id82b3668bf9b24dd8b9f1a6cb2e103d66"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Termination of
exceptions</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the head of a covered
agency shall perform a risk assessment and develop a risk mitigation plan under
paragraph (1) for an overseas contingency operation with regard to which a risk
assessment and risk mitigation plan has not previously been performed under
paragraph (1) not later than 60 days after the first date on which either of
the following occurs:</text>
<subparagraph id="iddeadb429c59f4aa38acd4079c3cfe3c8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The operation has
continued for more than one year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4e701905572143f5b016e246c8daf976"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The total amount
of obligations by the United States Government for contracts for support of or
in connection with the operation has exceeded $250,000,000 in a fiscal
year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idBA554FFC6DED40F98F80E8F7F2901326"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Comprehensive
risk assessments</header><text>A comprehensive risk assessment for an overseas
contingency operation under subsection (a) shall consider, at a minimum, risks
relating to the following:</text>
<paragraph id="iddf6d124a895b46959a4acafa04421e72"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The goals and
objectives of the operation (such as risks from behavior that injures innocent
members of the local population or outrages their sensibilities).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide31d265c103d4ab8b72aa130bf3ed8e1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The continuity of
the operation (such as risks from contractors walking off the job or being
unable to perform when there is no timely back-up available).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd227828a033c4ddfa463d1c4af209b3a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The safety of
military and civilian personnel of the United States if the presence or
performance of contractor personnel creates unsafe conditions or invites
attack.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8be0a151cf3d40da8cd4c08739909e5f"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The managerial
control of the Government over the operation (such as risks from over-reliance
on contractors to monitor other contractors with inadequate means for
Government personnel to monitor their work).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd41bd77eaabd44f9a399e6637f21c229"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The critical
organic or core capabilities of the Government, including critical knowledge or
institutional memory of key operations areas and subject-matter
expertise.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb5e547b152774d2eadeb8bf385b1e774"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The ability of
the Government to control costs, avoid organizational or personal conflicts of
interest, and minimize waste, fraud, and abuse.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE8ED92B2ADD246188E413F2ED76B5C55"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Risk mitigation
plans</header><text>A risk mitigation plan for an overseas contingency
operation under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="id6e5ba87a61034d8ab553311ec23edb28"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For each high
risk area identified in the comprehensive risk assessment for the operation
performed under subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id514460e7722b4fd3887f81c0e8db8090"><enum>(A)</enum><text>specific actions
to mitigate or reduce such risk, including, but not limited to, the development
of alternative capabilities to reduce reliance on contractor performance of
critical functions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4884fdc848784fc695d4ceb6c4d0d72a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>measurable
milestones for the implementation of planned risk mitigation or risk reduction
measures; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbb0e099dc2da407db4ad4f6b23c2bc31"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a process for
monitoring, measuring, and documenting progress in mitigating or reducing
risk.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id84e269cb53ec478f98e4409845dcb879"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A continuing
process for identifying and addressing new and changed risks arising in the
course of the operation, including the periodic reassessment of risks and the
development of appropriate risk mitigation or reduction plans for any new or
changed high risk area identified.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id65ef8cde90cd45448a2baf4aa3071ad4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reports to
Congress</header>
<paragraph id="id4C2B7562287047BEA22F8CDC0988993F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the completion of a
comprehensive risk assessment and risk mitigation plan under subsection (a),
the head of the covered agency concerned shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report setting forth a summary description of the
assessment and plan, including a description of the risks identified through
the assessment and the actions to be taken to address such risks.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2FA93474118342ADBC77B2601F1396F8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Form</header><text>Each
report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idadf28657e2a649d7892b248220cea50b"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Critical
functions</header><text>For purposes of this section, critical functions
include, at a minimum, the following:</text>
<paragraph id="id6424a1de9f97474691c34d8ba05af82f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Private security
functions, as that term is defined in section 864(a)(5) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9214d9fc278a43b2a879fc5e06a0d8b3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Training and
advising government personnel, including military and security personnel, of a
host nation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide26442ba28c043df95eef2b7b5154109"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Conducting
intelligence or information operations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id368c18a70198465a939c4ddcc122fb37"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Any other
functions that are closely associated with inherently governmental functions,
including the functions set forth in section 7.503(d) of the Federal
Acquisition Regulation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id870D792196A64ED38FAA2D022F9B3AF5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Covered agency
defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>covered agency</term>
means the following:</text>
<paragraph id="id5B27D8E1BE3F455EA00331AA30E5401F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Department of
Defense.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAECB296E0EEF42ACACBCDC89A504F9F6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Department of
State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE9C4D93C9B3E480D84CDBE8D175C5714"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The United States
Agency for International Development.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id86009145DAA446C9AAC72782ACC2B9DD"><enum>203.</enum><header>Comptroller
General of the United States review of use by the Department of Defense, the
Department of State, and the United States Agency for International Development
of urgent and compelling exception to competition</header>
<subsection id="id0A11B17DD5934DAC9EF51B11E23889AB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review
required</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall
review each of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="idC836BAD5E9DA40CB8279BAD2DFD4B0DB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The use by the
Department of Defense of the unusual and compelling urgency exception to full
and open competition provided in section 2304(c)(2) of title 10, United States
Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7D0EECD27DCF4312943715FBDD1B975A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The use by each
of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International
Development of the unusual and compelling urgency exception to full and open
competition provided in section 3304(a)(2) of title 41, United States
Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id177AEE0039AD4416877425679FE82E93"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matters To be
reviewed</header><text>The review of the use of an unusual and compelling
urgency exception required by subsection (a) shall include a review of the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="id872215daed9140c49ca441a87f0ecb9a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The pattern of
use of the exception by acquisition organizations within the Department of
Defense, the Department of State, and the United States Agency for
International Development in order to determine which organizations are
commonly using the exception and the frequency of such use.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idaddb66e8f8a446fe85017c609cfd2f8e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The range of
items or services being acquired through the use of the exception.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idde78a632379e42b7a1114ab7a8597ba5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The process for
reviewing and approving justifications involving the exception.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbc0f672f3ed84a4bbceddcc0bf8dd71d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Whether the
justifications for use of the exception typically meet the relevant
requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation applicable to the use of the
exception.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id43971203f22841288206cd03be2199d2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The extent to
which the exception is used to solicit bids or proposals from only one source
and the extent to which such sole-source procurements are appropriately
documented and justified.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id45ed3d61839f4695a09b38134e2c89c6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The compliance of
the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the United States
Agency for International Development with the requirements of section
2304(d)(3) of title 10, United States Code, or section 3304(c)(1)(B) of title
41, United States Code, as applicable, that limit the duration of contracts
awarded pursuant to the exception and require approval for any such contract in
excess of one year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id37597EFA66874B9C97CADD41CA27B003"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
report on the review required by subsection (a), including a discussion of each
of the matters specified in subsection (b). The report shall include any
recommendations relating to the matters reviewed that the Comptroller General
considers appropriate.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id57025FBA7F814BFBBB1F0518E87975EE"><enum>B</enum><header>Enhancements of
Contracting Process and Protections in Contracting</header>
<section id="id3B47E02D46744B478700F85A9C1925AF"><enum>211.</enum><header>Uniform
contract writing system requirements</header>
<subsection id="idCCDD01BEF73849B8A25377FD642FD492"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Uniform
standards and controls required</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the officials specified in subsection (b)
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id1916B429D6DB4A5089B0D63472ABEF74"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish uniform
data standards, internal control requirements, independent verification and
validation requirements, and business process rules for processing procurement
requests, contracts, receipts, and invoices by the Department of Defense or
other executive agencies, as applicable;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9f746aa4236c46cf9647228c7007b39e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish and
maintain one or more approved electronic contract writing systems that conform
with the standards, requirements, and rules established pursuant to paragraph
(1); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5b19711f2d264eaaa3d066061a41e08e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>require the use
of electronic contract writing systems approved in accordance with paragraph
(2) for all contracts entered into by the Department of Defense or other
executive agencies, as applicable.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id46158039B32E49399C1A689DD48441AD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Covered
officials</header><text>The officials specified in this subsection are the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="idA7713854018F4024A984F88A501E801C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Defense, with respect to the Department of Defense and the military
departments.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA0ABDE2272864C96AFD92F898338E363"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Administrator
of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, with respect to the executive
agencies other than the Department of Defense and the military
departments.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3E1D7E47CB594A8FAA35D00C3510FF14"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Phase-In of
implementation of requirement for approved systems</header><text>The officials
specified in subsection (b) may phase in the implementation of the requirement
to use approved electronic contract writing systems in accordance with
subsection (a)(3) over a period of up to five years beginning with the date of
the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id932718D62796496AB0F29F195EEAE0F2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the officials
specified in subsection (b) shall each submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report on the implementation of the requirements of this section.
Each report shall, at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="id91789C8BEC174265BF5BF2B9FC4958B0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describe the
standards, requirements, and rules established pursuant to subsection
(a)(1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id334b72b55d1a4a149d64a659e6bf7dd8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify the
electronic contract writing systems approved pursuant to subsection (a)(2) and,
if multiple systems are approved, explain why the use of such multiple systems
is the most efficient and effective approach to meet the contract writing needs
of the Federal Government; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf0214a0b99ce4cdfa7232e2d8f079be6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide the
schedule for phasing in the use of approved electronic contract writing systems
in accordance with subsections (a)(3) and (b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id20C8FF227B5D45A1A1E5792504CB23EB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Executive
agencies defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>executive
agencies</term> has the meaning given that term in section 133 of title 41,
United States Code.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idA2CF4920442A476CBF0BAE9C61B7832A"><enum>212.</enum><header>Database on
prices of items and services under Federal contracts</header>
<subsection id="id8C8FA332A28C4FBB8EFAA99844BCB339"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Database
required</header>
<paragraph id="id90F3058DC9CF4A088640D8B197AEF874"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA5B06D4490044754AF88D553F914433B" style="USC">
<section id="idDF8B7B980DE8476889202E64F8B77B0E"><enum>3312.</enum><header>Database on
prices of items and services under Federal contracts</header>
<subsection id="idEAF071F71AC84566A7F90033872441BC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Database
required</header><text>The Administrator shall establish and maintain a
database of information on the prices charged the Federal Government for items
and services under contracts with the Federal Government. The information in
the database shall be designed to assist Federal acquisition officials in the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="id18300F6BA1274BC79F0DB99D359E3073"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Monitoring
developments in the prices of items and services charged the Federal Government
under contracts with the Federal Government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA3CA939FE5E34182B337007BFFD6A3DC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Conducting
pricing or cost analyses for items and services under offers for contracts with
the Federal Government, or otherwise conducting determinations of the
reasonableness of prices for items and services under such offers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id615ABCD5E2D9423BAD446F2CCCEF8683"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use</header><text>The
database under subsection (a) shall be available to executive agencies in the
evaluation of offers for contracts with the Federal Government for items and
services.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8E08C072F287477E9127D57459DC3BE8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 33 of
such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block id="id0ca71ac9-59dc-4af6-b97d-85ac383eb90d" style="USC">
<toc>
<toc-entry idref="idDF8B7B980DE8476889202E64F8B77B0E" level="section">3312. Database on prices of items and services under Federal
contracts.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7CD1B928BBDB4E59900E5E78A879F29A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of elements
of Department of Defense pilot project</header><text>In establishing the
database required by section 3312 of title 41, United States Code (as added by
subsection (a)), the Administrator of Federal Procurement Policy shall use and
incorporate appropriate elements of the pilot project on pricing of the
Department of Defense being carried out by the Director of Defense
Pricing.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idA5852AE7CEF64EA5BBDBA18F0DFBC238"><enum>213.</enum><header>Prohibition of
excessive pass-through contracts and charges in the acquisition of
services</header>
<subsection id="idE390886E99CA49509C6AA857E910C439"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall revise the Federal
Acquisition Regulation to—</text>
<paragraph id="idC85520308C4D411D80F393E743CB24ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prohibit the
award of a covered contract or task order unless the contractor agrees that at
least 50 percent of the direct labor cost of services to be performed under the
contract or task order will be expended for employees of the contractor or of a
subcontractor that is specifically identified and authorized to perform such
work in the contract or task order;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id039C4AE71DD144B38E2F9531564B9850"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide that the
contracting officer for a covered contract or task order may authorize reliance
upon a subcontractor or subcontractors to meet the requirement in paragraph (1)
only upon a written determination that such reliance is in the best interest of
the executive agency concerned, after taking into account the added cost for
overhead (including general and administrative costs) and profit that may be
incurred as a result of the pass-through;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3A0F5A44AD424CE38DC56B1F3E040AA2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>require the
contracting officer for a covered contract or task order for which more than 70
percent of the direct labor cost of services to be performed will be expended
for persons other than employees of the contractor to ensure that amounts paid
to the contractor for overhead (including general and administrative costs) and
profit are reasonable in relation to the cost of direct labor provided by
employees of the contractor and any other costs directly attributable to the
management of the subcontract by employees of the contractor; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC26F972C80B848E39FADD735DEF9F743"><enum>(4)</enum><text>include such
exceptions to the requirements in paragraphs (1) through (3) as the Council
considers appropriate in the interest of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1BE3A2C4E019443F96A7242DBF126937"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Covered
contract or task order defined</header><text>In this section, the term
<term>covered contract or task order</term> means a contract or task order for
the performance of services (other than construction) with a value in excess of
the simplified acquisition threshold that is entered into for or on behalf of
an executive agency, except that such term does not include any contract or
task order that provides a firm, fixed price for each task to be performed and
is—</text>
<paragraph id="idE53D6E2E794645918E7830041F04FF9F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>awarded on the
basis of adequate price competition; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1D32BCD738AA4E14A39ED46711629328"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for the
acquisition of commercial services as defined in paragraphs (5) and (6) of
section 103 of title 41, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idCB6CCA4070B9420DB64249EEAC43EAAB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The requirements of this section shall apply to—</text>
<paragraph id="id854CFA902F9848E0A49BEFA257BACF2D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>covered contracts
that are awarded on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD1BE0B164F7B4D85AE0D1FA1E819B497"><enum>(2)</enum><text>covered task
orders that are awarded on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act under contracts that are awarded before, on, or after
such date.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3A9DEB1CBD65473E8E151F377CFA68F8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Executive
agency defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>executive
agency</term> has the meaning given that term in section 133 of title 41,
United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5B59DA87C3944D6786CC8CAE27AE4F1C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Conforming
repeal</header><text>Section 852 of the John Warner National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (120 Stat. 2340) is repealed.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id60C0691E57D646CAB8E08925781605F1"><enum>C</enum><header>Contractor
Accountability</header>
<section id="id6DC5E47979584324B793CE8390696261"><enum>221.</enum><header> Contractor
consent to jurisdiction for certain civil actions under certain contracts for
work overseas</header>
<subsection id="id361BFAB8505B4B69A5DF838D034A56EA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Consent to
jurisdiction</header><text>The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall
amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require that any covered contract
provides that—</text>
<paragraph id="idA3A428A797F644719F1F828441262907"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the contractor
consents to personal jurisdiction over the contractor with respect to any
covered civil action, including a covered civil action against one or more
employees of the contractor for which the contractor may be liable under
theories of vicarious liability;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE8644A4048254196B65988C2FFF9179F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the contractor
consents to personal jurisdiction in the United States District Court for the
District of Columbia for a covered civil action in which—</text>
<subparagraph id="id30C81533E51343F3948DB40F3269A6B6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the events giving
rise to the cause of action occurred outside the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0A2F6B5D8DAD416688FD6589477A617D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>personal
jurisdiction cannot be established in another Federal court;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7de00f704abc415b960b4832049256c3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>consent to
personal jurisdiction under paragraph (2) shall not operate to deprive or
terminate personal jurisdiction of the contractor in any court that otherwise
has personal jurisdiction under another provision of law or to limit any cause
of action or remedy under any other provision of law;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD04CA732CCA846B1BB93035CFBFC62A1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>if the covered
contract was awarded to a contractor that does not maintain an office in the
United States, the contractor shall designate an agent located in the United
States for service of process in any covered civil action;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1CCA1F0DDABB4D3E9CF4D2E50F7E8D77"><enum>(5)</enum><text>except as
provided in paragraph (6), any covered civil action shall be analyzed in
accordance with the laws of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA69D98EEB48E4ABA87DFDFDFB21B34DB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the substantive
law of the State (including the District of Columbia) in which the covered
civil action is brought shall be the law applicable to a covered civil action
if—</text>
<subparagraph id="idEC0542D0A2164059BD52230CF1AF8101"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the substantive
law otherwise applicable to the covered civil action would be the law of the
location where the events giving rise to the cause action occurred; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID77da1056e10b4fd59d07319ca87c84af"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the location is
designated as a hazardous duty zone by the Secretary of Defense.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE6277B6749854ACCBDC38C1F0927C31E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The
amendment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation made under subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to any covered contract that is entered into on or after the
effective date of the amendment under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id058DEA3D52E0484F96F43CD4CE64937C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="id9FBE12FBEA08441C80A557F7BB7C6FBF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term
<term>contractor</term>, with respect to a covered contract, includes the
contractor under the contract, any subcontractor under the contract, any
subordinate contractor under the contract, any subsidiary, parent company, or
successor entity of the contractor formed to act as a successor in interest of
the contractor, and any employee thereof performing work under or in connection
with the contract.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4C5B4D5089F047ADA30954D5C5ED3BA0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term
<term>covered civil action</term> means the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="idBEFC79EA4E3F450FB3258B81C6AC4CE0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A civil action
alleging a rape or sexual assault of or serious bodily injury to a member of
the Armed Forces of the United States, a civilian employee of the United
States, or an employee of a company performing work arising out of the
performance of a covered contract for the United States who is a citizen or
national of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCF6FB2AA5FE44020892D4A94046E62BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A civil action
alleging the wrongful death of a member of the Armed Forces of the United
States, a civilian employee of the United States, or an employee of a company
performing work arising out of the performance of a covered contract for the
United States who is a citizen or national of the United States brought by a
family member of the deceased.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idEC49ED1C4CDA403CB4134AE9BA83E730"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The term
<term>covered contract</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="id977690A3F75348678253F2985676352F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means a
contract—</text>
<clause id="ID978a32cf5b924645bb7e3a2cb8d9159a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for
work to be performed outside the United States that is awarded or entered into
by the United States (including any executive department, agency, or
independent establishment thereof); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id04D7CD1138744E87AC8BDBAB9B077332"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with a value of
not less than $5,000,000; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD208EAA7D8AA442F8545EF8B8C705D1A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes any
subcontract or subordinate contract under a contract described in subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id432E1091A11F44F1A001073DFEEE88BA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The term
<term>rape</term> means conduct that would violate section 920(a) of title 10,
United States Code (article 120(a) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), if
the conduct was committed by a person subject to chapter 47 of title 10, United
States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id26D7194829DB4EB98ACA6F5EC2B01459"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The term
<term>serious bodily injury</term> has the meaning given that term in section
1365 of title 18, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5B20484CE67B459092A707BA60BFD55A"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The term
<term>sexual assault</term> means conduct that would violate section 920 (c),
(h), or (m) of title 10, United States Code (article 120 (c), (h), or (m) of
the Uniform Code of Military Justice), if the conduct was committed by a person
subject to chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of
Military Justice).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id455A7F529635446F9F33BBF4D7E2DBBF"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The term
<term>United States</term>, in a geographic sense—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE78FFA2E881F4CE2AECE8B2FB8136170"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means the several
States and the District of Columbia; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC811675159704D1E882E0A40E2C0B336"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not include
any military installation or facility located outside the area described in
subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id4344C565F0CC4207AA344DDA25E131DE"><enum>222.</enum><header>Information on
corporate contractor performance and integrity through the Federal Awardee
Performance and Integrity Information System</header>
<subsection id="id592AB4059CB64DCF8C1626CA499E845E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Inclusion of
corporations among covered persons</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b) of section 872 of the Duncan
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law
110–417; 122 Stat. 4555) is amended by inserting <quote>(including a
corporation)</quote> after <quote>Any person</quote> both places it
appears.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4B451D6332C84053A3E9A5568DC93DA9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information on
corporations</header><text>Subsection (d) of such section is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16A21F754D504251B5894169258C819A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id08ED6A58B3064086BFBEA3887A5F2A5C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Information on
corporations</header><text>The information on a corporation in the database
shall, to the extent practicable, include information on any parent,
subsidiary, or successor entities to the corporation in manner designed to give
the acquisition officials using the database a comprehensive understanding of
the performance and integrity of the corporation in carrying out Federal
contracts and
grants.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="idF96831C69E924712B354E995966A3DA5"><enum>223.</enum><header>Inclusion of
data on contractor performance in past performance databases for executive
agency source selection decisions</header>
<subsection id="id25CF2C11C2D340E389C34E9D0D67E84E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Strategy
required</header>
<paragraph id="id8F27142112C7430DBAC23CC68A8C511E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall develop a
strategy for ensuring that timely, accurate, and complete information on
contractor performance is included in past performance databases used by
executive agencies for making source selection decisions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6C82215F7F174CD2823F054510CC0C36"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation
with USDATL</header><text>In developing the strategy required by this
subsection, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall consult with the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to ensure
that the strategy is, to the extent practicable, consistent with the strategy
developed by the Under Secretary pursuant to section 806 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat.
1487; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5F4E324542F34AA48DA42003E4A003E3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
strategy required by subsection (a) shall, at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="ida53e0dcd0c3a4e0d8aa71c929f3af822"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish
standards for the timeliness and completeness of past performance submissions
for purposes of databases described in subsection (a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2ce9b95b7b2e4df49d7a07b74f99b848"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assign
responsibility and management accountability for the completeness of past
performance submissions for such purposes; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idabe91fee2c0949c0bca39929d3550830"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensure that past
performance submissions for such purposes are consistent with award fee
evaluations in cases where such evaluations have been conducted.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA1A8BD51BDE14AE1A4421A6774C15C2B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contractor
comments</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall revise the
Federal Acquisition Regulation to require the following:</text>
<paragraph id="id74e3fe25cc0f4a399cc1c2e98a7446db"><enum>(1)</enum><text>That affected
contractors are provided, in a timely manner, information on contractor
performance to be included in past performance databases in accordance with
subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2cda58232121465bb54447f2a975c68e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>That such
contractors are afforded up to 14 calendar days, from the date of delivery of
the information provided in accordance with paragraph (1), to submit comments,
rebuttals, or additional information pertaining to past performance for
inclusion in such databases.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2d28e95a24f64c32aea27b078a1fa769"><enum>(3)</enum><text>That agency
evaluations of contractor past performance, including any information submitted
under paragraph (2), are included in the relevant past performance database not
later than the date that is 14 days after the date of delivery of the
information provided in accordance with paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8EC0D22F90FF4A6BA750B0CDDA81BF58"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this section shall be construed to prohibit a contractor from submitting
comments, rebuttals, or additional information pertaining to past performance
after the period described in subsection (c)(2) has elapsed or to prohibit a
contractor from challenging a past performance evaluation in accordance with
applicable laws, regulations, or procedures.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id9FD3F461DC2B49078C7C332F8CBA441D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Comptroller
General report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the actions taken
by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council pursuant to this section,
including an assessment of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="id5A24D8422F4A4D05A245429A61FC77F1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The extent to
which the strategy required by subsection (a) is consistent with the strategy
developed by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and
Logistics as described in subsection (a)(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF92510DAD0354544A063B64FBE38CB53"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The extent to
which the actions of the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council pursuant to
this section have otherwise achieved the objectives of this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id806E8C4B202144CCA12ADB48AB267036"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Executive
agency defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>executive
agency</term> has the meaning given that term in section 133 of title 41,
United States Code, except that the term excludes the Department of Defense and
the military departments.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id6D5A5FEA81F74B77A8CB4C2A47CB11CE"><enum>D</enum><header>Preventing
Trafficking in Government Contracting</header>
<section id="idDC2D44DBFAE24750B78ACAAEA822C0CC"><enum>231.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>End Trafficking in
Government Contracting Act of 2012</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H54A26EC06FB0449FBDA48B876EB07888"><enum>232.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="H9C163F67C49C49F09D2D6AEC2F3A893D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Executive
agency</header><text>The term <term>executive agency</term> has the meaning
given the term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H20F4802704B949EEB02F71C5E3CD79B5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subcontractor</header><text>The
term <quote>subcontractor</quote> means a recipient of a contract at any tier
under a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H536A8871DED3455BB11927C621D2FC81"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Subgrantee</header><text>The
term <quote>subgrantee</quote> means a recipient of a grant at any tier under a
grant or cooperative agreement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id481D12532EDF42709856558D1ED417C3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>United
States</header><text>The term <term>United States</term> has the meaning
provided in section 103(12) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
(22 U.S.C. 7102(12)).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H11712767D52E4290BBEC3E87F8A42C38"><enum>233.</enum><header>Contracting
requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 106(g) of
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)) is amended
by striking <quote>if the grantee or any subgrantee,</quote> and all that
follows through the end and inserting the following: “or take any of the other
remedial actions authorized under section 235(c) of the End Trafficking in
Government Contracting Act of 2012, if the grantee or any subgrantee, or the
contractor or any subcontractor, engages in, or uses labor recruiters, brokers,
or other agents who engage in—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7595BF095D5C434B8FF61D1C28FA5596" style="OLC">
<clause id="id4392cce76fc14c7d9977a545458098b5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>severe forms of
trafficking in persons;</text>
</clause><clause id="id52F78CD426EC4A11A127E8BCDD911312"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the procurement
of a commercial sex act during the period of time that the grant, contract, or
cooperative agreement is in effect;</text>
</clause><clause id="idF5440C2A08D140B09C2F55839F8C6D16"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the use of
forced labor in the performance of the grant, contract, or cooperative
agreement, or</text>
</clause><clause id="idD3D74DB7F1A4499CACCF2BB4981E70C0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>acts that
directly support or advance trafficking in persons, including the following
acts:</text>
<subclause id="HE256BD2A813843B583AA8BE65741242B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Destroying,
concealing, removing, or confiscating an employee’s immigration documents
without the employee’s consent.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H448D7E63A2A14DBF8BB31A839AA02D30"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Failing to
repatriate an employee upon the end of employment, unless—</text>
<item id="H26A15311EAB946C899EB3181D62FE6F3"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">exempted from the duty to repatriate by the
Federal department or agency providing or entering into the grant, contract, or
cooperative agreement; or</text>
</item><item id="H82A37C85E6964E36B7565660707E8471"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the
employee is a victim of human trafficking seeking victim services or legal
redress in the country of employment or a witness in a human trafficking
enforcement action.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="HC42F45D352B0411A8F08793E83C14F40"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Soliciting a person for the purpose of
employment, or offering employment, by means of materially false or fraudulent
pretenses, representations, or promises regarding that employment.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H43338B8E6976491B852AD1A06066E6EF"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Charging
recruited employees exorbitant placement fees, including fees equal to or
greater than the employee’s monthly salary, or recruitment fees that violate
the laws of the country from which an employee is recruited.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H1F7DA83CE1A84130ACB861A0B12D74CE"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Providing inhumane
living
conditions.</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H14E253B28C1C44E98873282845054A2B"><enum>234.</enum><header>Compliance plan
and certification requirement</header>
<subsection id="HCC92CACD480E49619E03B5F633ADBB8F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of an executive agency may not
provide or enter into a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement valued at
$1,000,000 or more if performance will predominantly be conducted overseas,
unless a duly designated representative of the recipient of such grant,
contract, or cooperative agreement certifies to the contracting or grant
officer prior to receiving an award and on an annual basis thereafter, after
having conducted due diligence, that—</text>
<paragraph id="H31D049B5C0C3456C93DF09895991E489"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the recipient has
implemented a plan to prevent the activities described in section 106(g) of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)), as amended by
section 233 of this Act, and is in compliance with that plan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7636F1F68F794374A13BA829CF0F69F6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the recipient has
implemented procedures to prevent any activities described in such section
106(g) and to monitor, detect, and terminate any subcontractor, subgrantee, or
employee of the recipient found to be engaged in any activities described in
such section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E783D2C0F0E42AAAC2639D1F0751D5F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to the best of the
representative’s knowledge, neither the recipient, nor any subcontractor or
subgrantee of the recipient or any agent of the recipient or of such a
subcontractor or subgrantee, is engaged in any of the activities described in
such section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0F0DDB8F08D54869B49EBFC100CD6285"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Any
plan or procedures implemented pursuant to subsection (a) shall be appropriate
to the size and complexity of the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement and
to the nature and scope of its activities, including the number of non-United
States citizens expected to be employed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id9a17784256b64348998b437c53bff225"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Disclosure</header><text>The
recipient shall provide a copy of the plan to the contracting or grant officer
upon request, and as appropriate, shall post the useful and relevant contents
of the plan or related materials on its website and at the workplace.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H816BA38AA90048C38B53A06B0BACBD9B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Performance
predominately overseas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For
purposes of subsection (a), a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement shall
be considered to be performed predominantly overseas if the estimated value of
the services required to be performed under the grant, contract, or cooperative
agreement outside the United States exceeds $500,000.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H823A1F6834394172BE3A9C8F9E9846FF"><enum>235.</enum><header>Monitoring and
investigation of trafficking in persons</header>
<subsection id="HED0F41EC35FE47E4B2DB08345185AA6D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Investigation</header><text>If
the contracting or grant officer of an executive agency for a grant, contract,
or cooperative agreement receives credible evidence that a recipient of the
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; any subgrantee or subcontractor of
the recipient; or any agent of the recipient or of such a subgrantee or
subcontractor, has engaged in an activity described in section 106(g) of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)), as amended by
section 233 of this Act, including a report from a contracting officer
representative, an inspector general, an auditor, an alleged victim or victim’s
representative, or any other credible source, the contracting or grant officer
shall, before exercising any option to renew such grant, contract, or
cooperative agreement, request that the agency’s Office of Inspector General
immediately initiate an investigation of the allegation or allegations
contained in the report. If the agency’s Office of Inspector General is unable
to conduct a timely investigation, the suspension and debarment office or
another investigative unit of the agency shall conduct the
investigation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB311AE96CEC849379B956A0EE12C057D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon completion of an investigation under
subsection (a), the office or unit that conducted the investigation shall
submit to the contracting or grant officer and, if such investigation was not
conducted by the agency’s Office of Inspector General, to the agency’s Office
of Inspector General, a report on the investigation, including conclusions
about whether credible evidence exists that the recipient of a grant, contract,
or cooperative agreement; any subcontractor or subgrantee of the recipient; or
any agent of the recipient or of such a subcontractor or subgrantee, engaged in
any of the activities described in such section 106(g).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE71A43DDA5F04417B8D019F7B740BCE4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Remedial
actions</header>
<paragraph id="H2D12AA2FE41E4458A877CB6B0A3E099C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a contracting or
grant official determines that a recipient of a grant, contract, or cooperative
agreement, or any subcontractor or subgrantee of the recipient, has engaged in
any of the activities described in such section 106(g), the contracting or
grant officer shall consider taking one or more of the following remedial
actions:</text>
<subparagraph id="HE70CA86F317641A0A8359D4ACE1B6C7D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Requiring the
recipient to remove an employee from the performance of work under the grant,
contract, or cooperative agreement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E69F75D3ADA4B03895173726417C95D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Requiring the
recipient to terminate a subcontract or subgrant.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A03E988363B4CB9B24CB5D3CBDE07EA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Suspending
payments under the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD2BF7766E79A42CAB8A49A8B851FADE8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Withholding award
fees, consistent with the award fee plan, for the performance period in which
the agency determined the contractor or subcontractor engaged in any of the
activities described in such section 106(g).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H92262C66D7194ECBBDDA14BBADCCA0CC"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Declining to
exercise available options under the contract.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D4671774EE94978A6CC3CB67215B762"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Terminating the
contract for default or cause, in accordance with the termination clause for
the contract.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbaeed1b33fe6436fbd228b15d4b20bc9"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Referring the
matter to the agency suspension and debarment official.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H15B6D4D2D2454FE2B349EC5445CD8FBB"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Referring the
matter to the Department of Justice for prosecution under any applicable
law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBEBE9EE2F5574B569FBF54BFE9D885B1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Savings
clause</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as limiting
the scope of applicable remedies available to the Federal Government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id07738c9752b94d1bb1fb5cd61dbdc64c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Mitigating
factor</header><text>Where applicable, the contracting or grant official may
consider whether the contractor or grantee had a plan in place under section 4,
and was in compliance with that plan at the time of the violation, as a
mitigating factor in determining which remedies, if any, should apply.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEDC3EF0D9E384F6285CAB67075AFADCD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Inclusion of
report conclusions in FAPIIS</header><text>The contracting or grant officer
shall ensure that relevant findings contained in the report under subsection
(b) are included in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information
System (FAPIIS). These findings shall be considered relevant past performance
data for the purpose of awarding future contracts, grants, or cooperative
agreements.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE01C7161D47A40169A64C684033DC118"><enum>236.</enum><header>Notification to
inspectors general and cooperation with Government</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
head of an executive agency making or awarding a grant, contract, or
cooperative agreement shall require that the recipient of the grant, contract,
or cooperative agreement—</text>
<paragraph id="HED64435B68F14841BCB03B7EB2557386"><enum>(1)</enum><text>immediately inform
the Inspector General of the executive agency of any information it receives
from any source that alleges credible evidence that the recipient; any
subcontractor or subgrantee of the recipient; or any agent of the recipient or
of such a subcontractor or subgrantee, has engaged in conduct described in
section 106(g) of the Trafficking in Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7104(g)), as amended by section 233 of this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4B27B17425D947F4B4DD98B3E9AFB83B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>fully cooperate
with any Federal agencies responsible for audits, investigations, or corrective
actions relating to trafficking in persons.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H7EB07A8220C34BD2AEB7222A02B5DD02"><enum>237.</enum><header>Expansion of
fraud in foreign labor contracting to include work outside the United
States</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1351 of title
18, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFBB1B9A4F7A54969A44B5106E5C54C16"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Whoever knowingly</quote> and inserting <quote>(a)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Work Inside the United
States</header-in-text>.—Whoever knowingly</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAFC5DD217A544832BAB590D5B24B9D10"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B00EF83D6C245D889EA19EA73379D92" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H225B581766CF484DBB3C43792002F39B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Work outside the
United States</header><text>Whoever knowingly and with intent to defraud
recruits, solicits, or hires a person outside the United States or causes
another person to recruit, solicit, or hire a person outside the United States,
or attempts to do so, for purposes of work performed on a United States
Government contract performed outside the United States, or on a United States
military installation or mission or other property or premises owned or
controlled by the United States Government, by means of materially false or
fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises regarding that employment,
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or
both.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HE245F7229DE049D59EF75981679BEB22"><enum>238.</enum><header>Improving
Department of Defense accountability for reporting trafficking in persons
claims and violations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
105(d)(7)(H) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7103(d)(7)(H)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4285009B8EAB48CEBB394AD620308645"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF9BCA9C4977F464C8CCFFE97F02F5AA2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
clause (iii) as clause (iv);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9BDF4EE5A19144CBA613B0F0DC9DB937"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
clause (ii) the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBEC1A06DDDA4CC7BB02CEA846AD76C1" style="OLC">
<clause id="H877971365572499AB048BF4643AFAA43"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>all known
trafficking in persons cases reported to the Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and
Readiness;</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H89DCA8C6DA214B2286BE0F44DF5E5828"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in clause (iv), as
redesignated by paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end after
the semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H28D8AD0D76364D01B79CB9C2FB7B2F45"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A9B8C60EDB942988A745137750DB833" style="OLC">
<clause id="H8222D2A89F94406F92BEAB0851B5B1DE"><enum>(v)</enum><text>all trafficking in
persons activities of contractors reported to the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition, Technology, and
Logistics;</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b5c04e15bb040fead9acf8651e8a6aa" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>239.</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Excluding section
237 of this Act, nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to supersede,
enlarge, or diminish the common law or statutory liabilities of any grantee,
subgrantee, contractor, subcontractor, or other party covered by section 106(g)
of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)), as
amended by section 233 of this Act.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="idE0FBBEFE5BBD414D8243DF812349A470"><enum>E</enum><header>Other
Matters</header>
<section id="idC4FBFBE99EAC4E8DAEECF83D2490FA3C"><enum>251.</enum><header>Sustainability
requirements for certain capital projects in connection with overseas
contingency operations</header>
<subsection id="id97D0E7DBA64842CDA73A4CCCD347E060"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation</header>
<paragraph id="id4C2FDCC5DB894823AB042D71142CCD0F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Commencing 60 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act—</text>
<subparagraph id="idED196020BC884A0F939E7D965A466595"><enum>(A)</enum><text>amounts
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense may not be
obligated or expended for a capital project described in subsection (b) unless
the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the United States commander of
military operations in the country in which the project will be carried out,
completes an assessment on the necessity and sustainability of the
project;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id02B9ADA171A24D8989610C6EF277290C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>amounts
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of State may not be obligated
or expended for a capital project described in subsection (b) unless the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Chief of Mission in the country in
which the project will be carried out, completes an assessment on the necessity
and sustainability of the project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id66263A3D63B1439684C90339CD9995F5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>amounts
authorized to be appropriated for the United States Agency for International
Development may not be obligated or expended for a capital project described in
subsection (b) unless the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development, in consultation with the Mission Director and the
Chief of Mission in the country in which the project will be carried out,
completes an assessment on the necessity and sustainability of the
project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE2B7202320B04EE8BB20FE0C52B78217"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>Each
assessment on a capital project under this subsection shall include, but not be
limited to, the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="idc726034441694fc58c4769b08b02ed5d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An estimate of
the total cost of the completed project to the United States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id95d78031cd0a4e6d9c81b063c6d44f0a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An estimate of
the financial and other requirements necessary for the host government to
sustain the project on an annual basis after completion of the project.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id51d08c160b824416b1838c6bbfa49a2b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An assessment
whether the host government has the capacity (in both financial and human
resources) to maintain and use the project after completion.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id869b18b199eb488ea26f5ae3259a8097"><enum>(D)</enum><text>An assessment
whether the host government has requested or expressed its need for the
project, and an explanation of the decision to proceed with the project absent
such request or need.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF62B92583E834C77AD47DC1BD9F5358E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Covered capital
projects</header>
<paragraph id="id97C89ABFFA4E4F2FB01FD3DDB8BE199D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), a capital project
described in this subsection is any capital project overseas for an overseas
contingency operation for the benefit of a host country and funded by the
Department of Defense, the Department of State, or the United States Agency for
International Development, as applicable, if the capital project—</text>
<subparagraph id="id24bfeaad242147919a1eb449c7436ca8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a
project that directly supports building the capacity of indigenous security
forces in the host country, has an estimated value in excess of $10,000,000;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf89d4867558248818e509301da19d6df"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of
any other project, has an estimated value in excess of $2,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA151096DC38A44629C387AD954DA53C9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>A
capital project described in this subsection does not include any project for
military construction (as that term is defined in section 114(b) of title 10,
United States Code) or a military family housing project under section 2821 of
such title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF601D1D815264C57BD34AC707844380B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Termination of
unsustainable projects in progress</header>
<paragraph id="id5308597434924B6B819E73C9D04275FC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Effective 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, or the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as
applicable, shall terminate each capital project described in subsection (b)
that is in progress, but not completed, as of such effective date if such
Secretary or the Administrator, as the case may be—</text>
<subparagraph id="id03ad946360574314814d7a18387c52bd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determines that
the country does not have the capacity (in both financial and human resources)
to effectively maintain and use the project; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id24e0cb0a306948c580ec9d57a82d0f44"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has not made any
determination on the matters described in subparagraph (A) with respect to the
project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC4F44A61C4864A3FB072EF19EBAF750F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development, as applicable, shall
include in the first report submitted under subsection (e) after the effective
date specified in paragraph (1) a description of each capital project
terminated under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id72722D3C5AE840F2B766EAF27AE12B7B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, or the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development, as applicable, may waive
the limitation in subsection (a) in order to initiate a capital project, or may
waive the termination requirement in subsection (c) with respect to a capital
project, if such Secretary or the Administrator, as the case may be, determines
that the project is in the national security, diplomatic, or humanitarian
interests of the United States. In the first report submitted under subsection
(e) after any waiver under this subsection, such Secretary or the Administrator
shall include a detailed justification of such waiver. Not later than 180 days
after issuing a waiver under this subsection, such Secretary or the
Administrator shall submit to Congress the assessment described in subsection
(a) with respect to the capital project concerned.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id372BEF89397C46AFBE8683AEA339B811"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Quarterly
reports</header>
<paragraph id="id499DCBB2CAEE4C4A8B87F736833EE12F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal-year
quarter the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator
of the United States Agency for International Development shall each submit to
the appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth each assessment
conducted under subsection (a) by such Secretary or the Administrator, as the
case may be, during such fiscal-year quarter.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8AA20AE0DD8D4516A2483D6B09779F63"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
elements</header><text>Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, for each
capital project covered by such report, an evaluation (other than by amount of
funds expended) of the effectiveness of such project, including, at a minimum,
the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="idC32C0AC4E51B4D5395882919AF245B27"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The stated goals
of the project.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4824640B35064FD0AF9C2A31736AB300"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The actions taken
to assess and verify whether the project has met the stated goals of the
project or is on track to meet such goals when completed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5C4570AA165F415B9EB32646BC30AD24"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The current and
anticipated effects of the project on levels of violence in the country in
which the project is being carried out.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id99639DDCBD5B41A7B5E985FE4CCFAA1C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The current and
anticipated levels of corruption or fraud in connection with the project, and
the current and anticipated risks of corruption or fraud in connection with the
project.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id112086066C8C4CF686D5006880FB95A2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The current and
anticipated levels of involvement of local governments, communities, and
individuals in the project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id30b2b21d4c4e40da9142dcaafc171ced"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Form</header><text>Each
report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4D3C855D9E0E4403AD8351D7BE9BA933"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Capital project
defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>capital project</term>
has the meaning given that term in section 308 of the Aid, Trade, and
Competitiveness Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 2421e).</text>
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