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 CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 1587, FEDERAL ACQUISITION STREAMLINING ACT OF 
                                  1994

  Mr. CONYERS submitted the following conference report and statement 
on the Senate bill (S. 1587) to revise and streamline the acquisition 
laws of the Federal Government, and for other purposes:

                  Conference Report (H. Rept. 103-712)

                         [To accompany S. 1587]

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 
     1587), to revise and streamline the acquisition laws of the 
     Federal Government, and for other purposes, having met, after 
     full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do 
     recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
       That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the House and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the House 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Acquisition 
     Streamlining Act of 1994''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.

                      TITLE I--CONTRACT FORMATION

                    Subtitle A--Competition Statutes

                  Part I--Armed Services Acquisitions


                   SUBPART A--COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 1001. References to Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Sec. 1002. Establishment or maintenance of alternative sources of 
              supply.
Sec. 1003. Clarification of approval authority for use of procedures 
              other than full and open competition.
Sec. 1004. Task and delivery order contracts.
Sec. 1005. Acquisition of expert services.


         SUBPART B--PLANNING, SOLICITATION, EVALUATION, AND AWARD

Sec. 1011. Source selection factors.
Sec. 1012. Solicitation provision regarding evaluation of purchase 
              options.
Sec. 1013. Prompt notice of award.
Sec. 1014. Post-award debriefings.
Sec. 1015. Protest file.
Sec. 1016. Agency actions on protests.


                      SUBPART C--KINDS OF CONTRACTS

Sec. 1021. Repeal of requirement for Secretarial determination 
              regarding use of cost type or incentive contract.
Sec. 1022. Revision and reorganization of multiyear contracting 
              authority.


                         SUBPART D--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 1031. Repeal of requirement for annual report by advocates for 
              competition.

                 Part II--Civilian Agency Acquisitions


                   SUBPART A--COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 1051. References to Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Sec. 1052. Establishment or maintenance of alternative sources of 
              supply.
Sec. 1053. Clarification of approval authority for use of procedures 
              other than full and open competition.
Sec. 1054. Task and delivery order contracts.
Sec. 1055. Acquisition of expert services.


         SUBPART B--PLANNING, SOLICITATION, EVALUATION, AND AWARD

Sec. 1061. Solicitation, evaluation, and award.
Sec. 1062. Solicitation provision regarding evaluation of purchase 
              options.
Sec. 1063. Prompt notice of award.
Sec. 1064. Post-award debriefings.
Sec. 1065. Protest file.
Sec. 1066. Agency actions on protests.


                      SUBPART C--KINDS OF CONTRACTS

Sec. 1071. Repeal of agency head determination regarding use of cost 
              type or incentive contract.
Sec. 1072. Multiyear contracting authority.
Sec. 1073. Severable services contracts crossing fiscal years.
Sec. 1074. Economy Act purchases.

                    Part III--Acquisitions Generally

Sec. 1091. Policy regarding consideration of contractor past 
              performance.
Sec. 1092. Repeal of requirement for annual report on competition.
Sec. 1093. Discouragement of nonstandard contract clauses.

                   Subtitle B--Truth in Negotiations

                  Part I--Armed Services Acquisitions

Sec. 1201. Stabilization of dollar threshold of applicability.
Sec. 1202. Exceptions to cost or pricing data requirements.
Sec. 1203. Restrictions on additional authority to require cost or 
              pricing data or other information.
Sec. 1204. Additional special rules for commercial items.
Sec. 1205. Right of United States to examine contractor records.
Sec. 1206. Required regulations.
Sec. 1207. Consistency of time references.
Sec. 1208. Exception for transfers between divisions, subsidiaries, and 
              affiliates.
Sec. 1209. Coverage of Coast Guard and NASA for interest and payments 
              on certain overpayments.
Sec. 1210. Repeal of superseded provision.

                 Part II--Civilian Agency Acquisitions

Sec. 1251. Revision of civilian agency provisions to ensure uniform 
              treatment of cost or pricing data.
Sec. 1252. Repeal of obsolete provision.

                  Subtitle C--Research and Development

Sec. 1301. Research projects.

                    Subtitle D--Procurement Protests

              Part I--Protests to the Comptroller General

Sec. 1401. Protest defined.
Sec. 1402. Review of protests and effect on contracts pending decision.
Sec. 1403. Decisions on protests.
Sec. 1404. Regulations.

     Part II--Protests in Procurements of Automatic Data Processing

Sec. 1431. Revocation of delegations of procurement authority.
Sec. 1432. Authority of the General Services Administration Board of 
              Contract Appeals.
Sec. 1433. Periods for certain actions.
Sec. 1434. Dismissals of protests.
Sec. 1435. Award of costs.
Sec. 1436. Dismissal agreements.
Sec. 1437. Matters to be covered in regulations.
Sec. 1438. Definition of protest.
Sec. 1439. Oversight of acquisition of automatic data processing 
              equipment by Federal agencies.

           Subtitle E--Policy, Definitions, and Other Matters

                  Part I--Armed Services Acquisitions

Sec. 1501. Repeal of policy statement.
Sec. 1502. Definitions.
Sec. 1503. Delegation of procurement functions.
Sec. 1504. Determinations and decisions.
Sec. 1505. Restrictions on undefinitized contractual actions.
Sec. 1506. Repeal of requirement relating to production special tooling 
              and production special test equipment.
Sec. 1507. Regulations for bids.

                 Part II--Civilian Agency Acquisitions

Sec. 1551. Definitions.
Sec. 1552. Delegation of procurement functions.
Sec. 1553. Determinations and decisions.
Sec. 1554. Repeal of preference for recycled toner cartridges.
Sec. 1555. Cooperative purchasing.

                   TITLE II--CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

                      Subtitle A--Contract Payment

                  Part I--Armed Services Acquisitions

Sec. 2001. Contract financing.
Sec. 2002. Repeal of vouchering procedures section.

                 Part II--Civilian Agency Acquisitions

Sec. 2051. Contract financing.

                    Part III--Acquisitions Generally

Sec. 2091. Government-wide application of payment protections for 
              subcontractors and suppliers.

                      Subtitle B--Cost Principles

                  Part I--Armed Services Acquisitions

Sec. 2101. Allowable contract costs.
Sec. 2102. Repeal of authority for contract profit controls during 
              emergency periods.

                 Part II--Civilian Agency Acquisitions

Sec. 2151. Allowable contract costs.

                    Part III--Acquisitions Generally

Sec. 2191. Travel expenses of Government contractors.
Sec. 2192. Revision of cost principle relating to entertainment, gift, 
              and recreation costs for contractor employees.

                Subtitle C--Audit and Access to Records

                  Part I--Armed Services Acquisitions

Sec. 2201. Consolidation and revision of authority to examine records 
              of contractors.

                 Part II--Civilian Agency Acquisitions

Sec. 2251. Authority to examine records of contractors.

                    Subtitle D--Claims and Disputes

                  Part I--Armed Services Acquisitions

Sec. 2301. Certification of contract claims.
Sec. 2302. Shipbuilding claims.

                    Part II--Acquisitions Generally

Sec. 2351. Contract Disputes Act improvements.
Sec. 2352. Extension of alternative dispute resolution authority.
Sec. 2353. Expedited resolution of contract administration matters.
Sec. 2354. Authority for district courts to obtain advisory opinions 
              from boards of contract appeals in certain cases.

                       Subtitle E--Miscellaneous

                  Part I--Armed Services Acquisitions

Sec. 2401. Clarification of provision relating to quality control of 
              certain spare parts.
Sec. 2402. Contractor guarantees regarding weapon systems.

                    Part II--Acquisitions Generally

Sec. 2451. Section 3737 of the Revised Statutes: expansion of authority 
              to prohibit setoffs against assignees; reorganization of 
              section; revision of obsolete provisions.
Sec. 2452. Repeal of requirement for deposit of contracts with GAO.
Sec. 2453. Repeal of obsolete deadline regarding procedural regulations 
              for the Cost Accounting Standards Board.
Sec. 2454. Codification of accounting requirement for contracted 
              advisory and assistance services.
Sec. 2455. Uniform suspension and debarment.

         TITLE III--SERVICE SPECIFIC AND MAJOR SYSTEMS STATUTES

                   Subtitle A--Major Systems Statutes

Sec. 3001. Weapon development and procurement schedules.
Sec. 3002. Selected acquisition report requirement.
Sec. 3003. Unit cost report requirement.
Sec. 3004. Requirement for independent cost estimate and manpower 
              estimate before development or production.
Sec. 3005. Baseline description.
Sec. 3006. Repeal of requirement for competitive prototyping for major 
              programs.
Sec. 3007. Repeal of requirement for competitive alternative sources 
              for major programs.

                      Subtitle B--Testing Statutes

Sec. 3011. Authority of Director of Operational Test and Evaluation to 
              communicate views directly to Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 3012. Responsibility of Director of Operational Test and 
              Evaluation for live fire testing.
Sec. 3013. Requirement for unclassified version of annual report on 
              operational test and evaluation.
Sec. 3014. Survivability and lethality testing.
Sec. 3015. Limitation on quantities to be procured for low-rate initial 
              production.

                   Subtitle C--Service Specific Laws

Sec. 3021. Gratuitous services of officers of certain reserve 
              components.
Sec. 3022. Authority to rent samples, drawings, and other information 
              to others.
Sec. 3023. Repeal of application of Public Contracts Act to certain 
              naval vessel contracts.
Sec. 3024. Repeal of requirement for construction of vessels on Pacific 
              coast.
Sec. 3025. Scientific investigation and research for the Navy.

                  Subtitle D--Civil Reserve Air Fleet

Sec. 3031. Definitions.
Sec. 3032. Consolidation of provisions relating to contractual 
              commitment of aircraft.
Sec. 3033. Use of military installations by contractors.

                       Subtitle E--Miscellaneous

Sec. 3061. Regulations on procurement, production, warehousing, and 
              supply distribution functions.
Sec. 3062. Repeal of requirements regarding product evaluation 
              activities.
Sec. 3063. Department of Defense acquisition of intellectual property 
              rights.
Sec. 3064. Liquid fuels and natural gas: contracts for storage, 
              handling, or distribution.
Sec. 3065. Codification and revision of limitation on lease of vessels, 
              aircraft, and vehicles.
Sec. 3066. Soft drink supplies.
Sec. 3067. Disbursement of funds of military department to cover 
              obligations of another agency of Department of Defense.

               TITLE IV--SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

                 Subtitle A--Establishment of Threshold

Sec. 4001. Simplified acquisition threshold defined.
Sec. 4002. Establishment of simplified acquisition threshold for armed 
              services.
Sec. 4003. Establishment of simplified acquisition threshold for 
              civilian agencies.
Sec. 4004. Small business reservation.

  Subtitle B--Inapplicability of Laws to Acquisitions At or Below the 
                    Simplified Acquisition Threshold

Sec. 4101. List of inapplicable laws in Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Sec. 4102. Armed services acquisitions.
Sec. 4103. Civilian agency acquisitions.
Sec. 4104. Acquisitions generally.

             Subtitle C--Simplified Acquisition Procedures

Sec. 4201. Simplified acquisition procedures.
Sec. 4202. Procurement notice.
Sec. 4203. Implementation of simplified acquisition procedures.

                 Subtitle D--Micro-Purchase Procedures

Sec. 4301. Procedures for purchases below micro-purchase threshold.

                   Subtitle E--Conforming Amendments

Sec. 4401. Armed services acquisitions.
Sec. 4402. Civilian agency acquisitions.
Sec. 4403. Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act.
Sec. 4404. Small Business Act.

                    TITLE V--ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT

                Subtitle A--Armed Services Acquisitions

Sec. 5001. Performance based management.
Sec. 5002. Review of acquisition program cycle.

                Subtitle B--Civilian Agency Acquisitions

Sec. 5051. Performance based management.
Sec. 5052. Results-oriented acquisition process.

                       Subtitle C--Pilot Programs

Sec. 5061. OFPP test program for executive agencies.
Sec. 5062. NASA mid-range procurement test program.
Sec. 5063. Federal Aviation Administration acquisition pilot program.
Sec. 5064. Department of Defense acquisition pilot programs.

                       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous

Sec. 5091. Vendor and employee excellence awards.
Sec. 5092. Waiting period for significant changes proposed for 
              acquisition regulations.
Sec. 5093. Sense of Congress on negotiated rulemaking.

              TITLE VI--OTHER PROCUREMENT-RELATED MATTERS

Sec. 6001. Post-employment rules.
Sec. 6002. Contracting functions performed by Federal personnel.
Sec. 6003. Repeal of executed requirement for study and report.
Sec. 6004. Interests of Members of Congress.
Sec. 6005. Whistleblower protections for contractor employees of 
              Department of Defense, Coast Guard, and National 
              Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Sec. 6006. Whistleblower protections for contractor employees of 
              civilian agencies.
Sec. 6007. Comptroller General review of the provision of legal advice 
              for Inspectors General.
Sec. 6008. Cost savings for official travel.
Sec. 6009. Prompt resolution of audit recommendations.

            TITLE VII--SMALL BUSINESS AND SOCIOECONOMIC LAWS

                    Subtitle A--Small Business Laws

Sec. 7101. Repeal of certain requirements.
Sec. 7102. Contracting program for certain small business concerns.
Sec. 7103. Extension of test program for negotiation of comprehensive 
              small business subcontracting plans.
Sec. 7104. Small Business Procurement Advisory Council.
Sec. 7105. Extension of defense contract goal to Coast Guard and 
              National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Sec. 7106. Procurement goals for small business concerns owned by 
              women.
Sec. 7107. Development of definitions regarding certain small business 
              concerns.
Sec. 7108. Functions of Office of Federal Procurement Policy relating 
              to small business.

                     Subtitle B--Socioeconomic Laws

Sec. 7201. Acquisitions generally.
Sec. 7202. Prohibition on use of funds for documenting economic or 
              employment impact of certain acquisition programs.
Sec. 7203. Merit-based award of contracts and grants.
Sec. 7204. Maximum practicable opportunities for apprentices on Federal 
              construction projects.
Sec. 7205. Repeal of obsolete provision.
Sec. 7206. Repeal of obsolete and redundant provisions of law.

     Subtitle C--Waiver of Application of Prevailing Wage-Setting 
                       Requirements to Volunteers

Sec. 7301. Short title.
Sec. 7302. Purpose.
Sec. 7303. Waiver for individuals who perform volunteer services for 
              public entities.
Sec. 7304. Waiver for individuals who perform volunteer services for 
              nonprofit entities.
Sec. 7305. Contracts affected.
Sec. 7306. Report.

                      TITLE VIII--COMMERCIAL ITEMS

                Subtitle A--Definitions and Regulations

Sec. 8001. Definitions.
Sec. 8002. Regulations on acquisition of commercial items.
Sec. 8003. List of inapplicable laws in Federal Acquisition Regulation.

                Subtitle B--Armed Services Acquisitions

Sec. 8101. Establishment of new chapter in title 10.
Sec. 8102. Relationship to other provisions of law.
Sec. 8103. Definitions.
Sec. 8104. Preference for acquisition of commercial items.
Sec. 8105. Inapplicability of certain provisions of law.
Sec. 8106. Presumption that technical data under contracts for 
              commercial items are developed exclusively at private 
              expense.

                Subtitle C--Civilian Agency Acquisitions

Sec. 8201. Relationship to other provisions of law.
Sec. 8202. Definitions.
Sec. 8203. Preference for acquisition of commercial items.
Sec. 8204. Inapplicability of certain provisions of law.

                   Subtitle D--Acquisitions Generally

Sec. 8301. Inapplicability of certain provisions of law.
Sec. 8302. Flexible deadlines for submission of offers of commercial 
              items.
Sec. 8303. Additional responsibilities for advocates for competition.
Sec. 8304. Provisions not affected.
Sec. 8305. Comptroller General review of Federal Government use of 
              market research.

             TITLE IX--FEDERAL ACQUISITION COMPUTER NETWORK

Sec. 9001. Federal acquisition computer network architecture and 
              implementation.
Sec. 9002. Implementation of FACNET capability in armed services.
Sec. 9003. Implementation of FACNET capability in civilian agencies.
Sec. 9004. GAO determination of eligible agency contracts.

              TITLE X--EFFECTIVE DATES AND IMPLEMENTATION

Sec. 10001. Effective date and applicability.
Sec. 10002. Implementing regulations.
Sec. 10003. Evaluation by the Comptroller General.
Sec. 10004. Data collection through the Federal Procurement Data 
              System.
Sec. 10005. Technical and clerical amendments.
                      TITLE I--CONTRACT FORMATION
                    Subtitle A--Competition Statutes

                  PART I--ARMED SERVICES ACQUISITIONS

                  Subpart A--Competition Requirements

     SEC. 1001. REFERENCES TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.

       Section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking out 
     ``modifications'' and all that follows through ``note)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Federal Acquisition Regulation''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (g)(1), by striking out ``regulations 
     modified'' and all that follows through ``note)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Federal Acquisition Regulation''.

     SEC. 1002. ESTABLISHMENT OR MAINTENANCE OF ALTERNATIVE 
                   SOURCES OF SUPPLY.

       (a) Additional Justification for Establishing or 
     Maintaining Alternative Sources.--Section 2304(b)(1) of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (2) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph 
     (C) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(D) would ensure the continuous availability of a 
     reliable source of supply of such property or service;
       ``(E) would satisfy projected needs for such property or 
     service determined on the basis of a history of high demand 
     for the property or service; or
       ``(F) in the case of medical supplies, safety supplies, or 
     emergency supplies, would satisfy a critical need for such 
     supplies.''.
       (b) Prohibition on Use of Classes of Purchases or 
     Contracts.--Section 2304(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) A determination under paragraph (1) may not be made 
     for a class of purchases or contracts.''.

     SEC. 1003. CLARIFICATION OF APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR USE OF 
                   PROCEDURES OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN 
                   COMPETITION.

       Section 2304(f)(1)(B)(i) of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
     following: ``or by an official referred to in clause (ii), 
     (iii), or (iv)''.

     SEC. 1004. TASK AND DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTS.

       (a) Authority.--(1) Chapter 137 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 2304 the 
     following new sections:

     ``Sec. 2304a. Task and delivery order contracts: general 
       authority

       ``(a) Authority To Award.--Subject to the requirements of 
     this section, section 2304c of this title, and other 
     applicable law, the head of an agency may enter into a task 
     or delivery order contract (as defined in section 2304d of 
     this title) for procurement of services or property.
       ``(b) Solicitation.--The solicitation for a task or 
     delivery order contract shall include the following:
       ``(1) The period of the contract, including the number of 
     options to extend the contract and the period for which the 
     contract may be extended under each option, if any.
       ``(2) The maximum quantity or dollar value of the services 
     or property to be procured under the contract.
       ``(3) A statement of work, specifications, or other 
     description that reasonably describes the general scope, 
     nature, complexity, and purposes of the services or property 
     to be procured under the contract.
       ``(c) Applicability of Restriction on Use of Noncompetitive 
     Procedures.--The head of an agency may use procedures other 
     than competitive procedures to enter into a task or delivery 
     order contract under this section only if an exception in 
     subsection (c) of section 2304 of this title applies to the 
     contract and the use of such procedures is approved in 
     accordance with subsection (f) of such section.
       ``(d) Single and Multiple Contract Awards.--(1) The head of 
     an agency may exercise the authority provided in this 
     section--
       ``(A) to award a single task or delivery order contract; or
       ``(B) if the solicitation states that the head of the 
     agency has the option to do so, to award separate task or 
     delivery order contracts for the same or similar services or 
     property to two or more sources.
       ``(2) No determination under section 2304(b) of this title 
     is required for award of multiple task or delivery order 
     contracts under paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(3) The regulations implementing this subsection shall--
       ``(A) establish a preference for awarding, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, multiple task or delivery order contracts 
     for the same or similar services or property under the 
     authority of paragraph (1)(B); and
       ``(B) establish criteria for determining when award of 
     multiple task or delivery order contracts would not be in the 
     best interest of the Federal Government.
       ``(e) Contract Modifications.--A task or delivery order may 
     not increase the scope, period, or maximum value of the task 
     or delivery order contract under which the order is issued. 
     The scope, period, or maximum value of the contract may be 
     increased only by modification of the contract.
       ``(f) Inapplicability to Contracts for Advisory and 
     Assistance Services.--Except as otherwise specifically 
     provided in section 2304b of this title, this section does 
     not apply to a task or delivery order contract for the 
     procurement of advisory and assistance services (as defined 
     in section 1105(g) of title 31).
       ``(g) Relationship to Other Contracting Authority.--Nothing 
     in this section may be construed to limit or expand any 
     authority of the head of an agency or the Administrator of 
     General Services to enter into schedule, multiple award, or 
     task or delivery order contracts under any other provision of 
     law.

     ``Sec. 2304b. Task order contracts: advisory and assistance 
       services

       ``(a) Authority To Award.--(1) Subject to the requirements 
     of this section, section 2304c of this title, and other 
     applicable law, the head of an agency may enter into a task 
     order contract (as defined in section 2304d of this title) 
     for procurement of advisory and assistance services.
       ``(2) The head of an agency may enter into a task order 
     contract for procurement of advisory and assistance services 
     only under the authority of this section.
       ``(b) Limitation on Contract Period.--The period of a task 
     order contract entered into under this section, including all 
     periods of extensions of the contract under options, 
     modifications, or otherwise, may not exceed five years unless 
     a longer period is specifically authorized in a law that is 
     applicable to such contract.
       ``(c) Content of Notice.--The notice required by section 18 
     of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     416) and section 8(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     637(e)) shall reasonably and fairly describe the general 
     scope, magnitude, and duration of the proposed task order 
     contract in a manner that would reasonably enable a potential 
     offeror to decide whether to request the solicitation and 
     consider submitting an offer.
       ``(d) Required Content of Solicitation and Contract.--(1) 
     The solicitation for the proposed task order contract shall 
     include the information (regarding services) described in 
     section 2304a(b) of this title.
       ``(2) A task order contract entered into under this section 
     shall contain the same information that is required by 
     paragraph (1) to be included in the solicitation of offers 
     for that contract.
       ``(e) Multiple Awards.--(1) The head of an agency may, on 
     the basis of one solicitation, award separate task order 
     contracts under this section for the same or similar services 
     to two or more sources if the solicitation states that the 
     head of the agency has the option to do so.
       ``(2) If, in the case of a task order contract for advisory 
     and assistance services to be entered into under this 
     section, the contract period is to exceed three years and the 
     contract amount is estimated to exceed $10,000,000 (including 
     all options), the solicitation shall--
       ``(A) provide for a multiple award authorized under 
     paragraph (1); and
       ``(B) include a statement that the head of the agency may 
     also elect to award only one task order contract if the head 
     of the agency determines in writing that only one of the 
     offerers is capable of providing the services required at the 
     level of quality required.
       ``(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply in the case of a 
     solicitation for which the head of the agency concerned 
     determines in writing that, because the services required 
     under the task order contract are unique or highly 
     specialized, it is not practicable to award more than one 
     contract.
       ``(f) Contract Modifications.--(1) A task order may not 
     increase the scope, period, or maximum value of the task 
     order contract under which the order is issued. The scope, 
     period, or maximum value of the contract may be increased 
     only by modification of the contract.
       ``(2) Unless use of procedures other than competitive 
     procedures is authorized by an exception in subsection (c) of 
     section 2304 of this title and approved in accordance with 
     subsection (f) of such section, competitive procedures shall 
     be used for making such a modification.
       ``(3) Notice regarding the modification shall be provided 
     in accordance with section 18 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 416) and section 8(e) of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(e)).
       ``(g) Contract Extensions.--(1) Notwithstanding the 
     limitation on the contract period set forth in subsection (b) 
     or in a solicitation or contract pursuant to subsection (e), 
     a task order contract entered into by the head of an agency 
     under this section may be extended on a sole-source basis for 
     a period not exceeding six months if the head of such agency 
     determines that--
       ``(A) the award of a follow-on contract has been delayed by 
     circumstances that were not reasonably foreseeable at the 
     time the initial contract was entered into; and
       ``(B) the extension is necessary in order to ensure 
     continuity of the receipt of services pending the award of, 
     and commencement of performance under, the follow-on 
     contract.
       ``(2) A task order contract may be extended under the 
     authority of paragraph (1) only once and only in accordance 
     with the limitations and requirements of this subsection.
       ``(h) Inapplicability to Certain Contracts.--This section 
     does not apply to a contract for the acquisition of property 
     or services that includes acquisition of advisory and 
     assistance services if the head of an agency entering into 
     such contract determines that, under the contract, advisory 
     and assistance services are necessarily incident to, and not 
     a significant component of, the contract.
       ``(i) Advisory and Assistance Services Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `advisory and assistance services' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 1105(g) of title 31.

     ``Sec. 2304c. Task and delivery order contracts: orders

       ``(a) Issuance of Orders.--The following actions are not 
     required for issuance of a task or delivery order under a 
     task or delivery order contract:
       ``(1) A separate notice for such order under section 18 of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 416) 
     or section 8(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(e)).
       ``(2) Except as provided in subsection (b), a competition 
     (or a waiver of competition approved in accordance with 
     section 2304(f) of this title) that is separate from that 
     used for entering into the contract.
       ``(b) Multiple Award Contracts.--When multiple task or 
     delivery order contracts are awarded under section 
     2304a(d)(1)(B) or 2304b(e) of this title, all contractors 
     awarded such contracts shall be provided a fair opportunity 
     to be considered, pursuant to procedures set forth in the 
     contracts, for each task or delivery order in excess of 
     $2,500 that is to be issued under any of the contracts 
     unless--
       ``(1) the agency's need for the services or property 
     ordered is of such unusual urgency that providing such 
     opportunity to all such contractors would result in 
     unacceptable delays in fulfilling that need;
       ``(2) only one such contractor is capable of providing the 
     services or property required at the level of quality 
     required because the services or property ordered are unique 
     or highly specialized;
       ``(3) the task or delivery order should be issued on a 
     sole-source basis in the interest of economy and efficiency 
     because it is a logical follow-on to a task or delivery order 
     already issued on a competitive basis; or
       ``(4) it is necessary to place the order with a particular 
     contractor in order to satisfy a minimum guarantee.
       ``(c) Statement of Work.--A task or delivery order shall 
     include a statement of work that clearly specifies all tasks 
     to be performed or property to be delivered under the order.
       ``(d) Protests.--A protest is not authorized in connection 
     with the issuance or proposed issuance of a task or delivery 
     order except for a protest on the ground that the order 
     increases the scope, period, or maximum value of the contract 
     under which the order is issued.
       ``(e) Task and Delivery Order Ombudsman.--Each head of an 
     agency who awards multiple task or delivery order contracts 
     pursuant to section 2304a(d)(1)(B) or 2304b(e) of this title 
     shall appoint or designate a task and delivery order 
     ombudsman who shall be responsible for reviewing complaints 
     from the contractors on such contracts and ensuring that all 
     of the contractors are afforded a fair opportunity to be 
     considered for task or delivery orders when required under 
     subsection (b). The task and delivery order ombudsman shall 
     be a senior agency official who is independent of the 
     contracting officer for the contracts and may be the agency's 
     competition advocate.
       ``(f) Applicability.--This section applies to task and 
     delivery order contracts entered into under sections 2304a 
     and 2304b of this title.

     ``Sec. 2304d. Task and delivery order contracts: definitions

       ``In sections 2304a, 2304b, and 2304c of this title:
       ``(1) The term `task order contract' means a contract for 
     services that does not procure or specify a firm quantity of 
     services (other than a minimum or maximum quantity) and that 
     provides for the issuance of orders for the performance of 
     tasks during the period of the contract.
       ``(2) The term `delivery order contract' means a contract 
     for property that does not procure or specify a firm quantity 
     of property (other than a minimum or maximum quantity) and 
     that provides for the issuance of orders for the delivery of 
     property during the period of the contract.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     2304 the following new items:

``2304a. Task and delivery order contracts: general authority.
``2304b. Task order contracts: advisory and assistance services.
``2304c. Task and delivery order contracts: orders.
``2304d. Task and delivery order contracts: definitions.''.

       (b) Repeal of Superseded Provision.--Section 2304 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by striking out subsection 
     (j).
       (c) Conforming Amendment for Professional and Technical 
     Services.--Section 2331 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out subsection (c).
       (d) Provisions Not Affected.--Nothing in section 2304a, 
     2304b, 2304c, or 2304d of title 10, United States Code, as 
     added by subsection (a), and nothing in the amendments made 
     by subsections (b) and (c), shall be construed as modifying 
     or superseding, or as intended to impair or restrict, 
     authorities or responsibilities under--
       (1) the Brooks Automatic Data Processing Act (section 111 
     of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
     1949 (40 U.S.C. 759)); and
       (2) the Brooks Architect-Engineers Act (title IX of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 541 et seq.)).

     SEC. 1005. ACQUISITION OF EXPERT SERVICES.

       Section 2304(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``or (B)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``(B)''; and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
     following: ``, or (C) to procure the services of an expert 
     for use, in any litigation or dispute (including any 
     reasonably foreseeable litigation or dispute) involving the 
     Federal Government, in any trial, hearing, or proceeding 
     before any court, administrative tribunal, or agency, or in 
     any part of an alternative dispute resolution process, 
     whether or not the expert is expected to testify''.

        Subpart B--Planning, Solicitation, Evaluation, and Award

     SEC. 1011. SOURCE SELECTION FACTORS.

       (a) Content of Solicitation.--Paragraph (2) of section 
     2305(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)(i)--
       (A) by striking out ``(and significant subfactors)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``and significant subfactors''; and
       (B) by striking out ``cost- or price-related factors, and 
     noncost- or nonprice-related factors'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``cost-related or price-related factors and 
     subfactors, and noncost-related or nonprice-related factors 
     and subfactors'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking out ``(and 
     subfactors)'' and inserting ``and subfactors''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by amending subclause (I) to 
     read as follows:
       ``(I) either a statement that the proposals are intended to 
     be evaluated with, and award made after, discussions with the 
     offerors, or a statement that the proposals are intended to 
     be evaluated, and award made, without discussions with the 
     offerors (other than discussions conducted for the purpose of 
     minor clarification) unless discussions are determined to be 
     necessary; and''.
       (b) Evaluation Factors.--Such section is further amended by 
     striking out paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof the 
     following:
       ``(3)(A) In prescribing the evaluation factors to be 
     included in each solicitation for competitive proposals, the 
     head of an agency--
       ``(i) shall clearly establish the relative importance 
     assigned to the evaluation factors and subfactors, including 
     the quality of the product or services to be provided 
     (including technical capability, management capability, prior 
     experience, and past performance of the offeror);
       ``(ii) shall include cost or price to the Federal 
     Government as an evaluation factor that must be considered in 
     the evaluation of proposals; and
       ``(iii) shall disclose to offerors whether all evaluation 
     factors other than cost or price, when combined, are--
       ``(I) significantly more important than cost or price;
       ``(II) approximately equal in importance to cost or price; 
     or
       ``(III) significantly less important than cost or price.
       ``(B) The regulations implementing clause (iii) of 
     subparagraph (A) may not define the terms `significantly more 
     important' and `significantly less important' as specific 
     numeric weights that would be applied uniformly to all 
     solicitations or a class of solicitations.
       ``(4) Nothing in this subsection prohibits an agency from--
       ``(A) providing additional information in a solicitation, 
     including numeric weights for all evaluation factors and 
     subfactors on a case-by-case basis; or
       ``(B) stating in a solicitation that award will be made to 
     the offeror that meets the solicitation's mandatory 
     requirements at the lowest cost or price.''.

     SEC. 1012. SOLICITATION PROVISION REGARDING EVALUATION OF 
                   PURCHASE OPTIONS.

       Subsection (a) of section 2305 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as amended by section 1011, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) The head of an agency, in issuing a solicitation for 
     a contract to be awarded using sealed bid procedures, may not 
     include in such solicitation a clause providing for the 
     evaluation of prices for options to purchase additional 
     property or services under the contract unless the head of 
     the agency has determined that there is a reasonable 
     likelihood that the options will be exercised.''.

     SEC. 1013. PROMPT NOTICE OF AWARD.

       (a) Sealed Bid Procedures.--Paragraph (3) of section 
     2305(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the last sentence, by striking out ``transmitting 
     written notice'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``transmitting, in writing or by electronic means, notice''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Within three days 
     after the date of contract award, the head of the agency 
     shall notify, in writing or by electronic means, each bidder 
     not awarded the contract that the contract has been 
     awarded.''.
       (b) Competitive Proposals Procedures.--Paragraph (4)(B) of 
     such section is amended in the second sentence--
       (1) by striking out ``transmitting written notice'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``transmitting, in writing or by 
     electronic means, notice''; and
       (2) by striking out ``shall promptly notify'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``, within three days after the date of 
     contract award, shall notify, in writing or by electronic 
     means,''.

     SEC. 1014. POST-AWARD DEBRIEFINGS.

       Section 2305(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph (5):
       ``(5)(A) When a contract is awarded by the head of an 
     agency on the basis of competitive proposals, an unsuccessful 
     offeror, upon written request received by the agency within 3 
     days after the date on which the unsuccessful offeror 
     receives the notification of the contract award, shall be 
     debriefed and furnished the basis for the selection decision 
     and contract award. The head of the agency shall debrief the 
     offeror within, to the maximum extent practicable, five days 
     after receipt of the request by the agency.
       ``(B) The debriefing shall include, at a minimum--
       ``(i) the agency's evaluation of the significant weak or 
     deficient factors in the offeror's offer;
       ``(ii) the overall evaluated cost and technical rating of 
     the offer of the contractor awarded the contract and the 
     overall evaluated cost and technical rating of the offer of 
     the debriefed offeror;
       ``(iii) the overall ranking of all offers;
       ``(iv) a summary of the rationale for the award;
       ``(v) in the case of a proposal that includes a commercial 
     item that is an end item under the contract, the make and 
     model of the item being provided in accordance with the offer 
     of the contractor awarded the contract; and
       ``(vi) reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by 
     the debriefed offeror as to whether source selection 
     procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable 
     regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed 
     by the agency.
       ``(C) The debriefing may not include point-by-point 
     comparisons of the debriefed offeror's offer with other 
     offers and may not disclose any information that is exempt 
     from disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5.
       ``(D) Each solicitation for competitive proposals shall 
     include a statement that information described in 
     subparagraph (B) may be disclosed in post-award debriefings.
       ``(E) If, within one year after the date of the contract 
     award and as a result of a successful procurement protest, 
     the agency seeks to fulfill the requirement under the 
     protested contract either on the basis of a new solicitation 
     of offers or on the basis of new best and final offers 
     requested for that contract, the agency shall make available 
     to all offerors--
       ``(i) the information provided in debriefings under this 
     paragraph regarding the offer of the contractor awarded the 
     contract; and
       ``(ii) the same information that would have been provided 
     to the original offerors.
       ``(F) The contracting officer shall include a summary of 
     the debriefing in the contract file.''.

     SEC. 1015. PROTEST FILE.

       Section 2305 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Protest File.--(1) If, in the case of a solicitation 
     for a contract issued by, or an award or proposed award of a 
     contract by, the head of an agency, a protest is filed 
     pursuant to the procedures in subchapter V of chapter 35 of 
     title 31 and an actual or prospective offeror so requests, a 
     file of the protest shall be established by the procuring 
     activity and reasonable access shall be provided to actual or 
     prospective offerors.
       ``(2) Information exempt from disclosure under section 552 
     of title 5 may be redacted in a file established pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) unless an applicable protective order provides 
     otherwise.
       ``(3) Regulations implementing this subsection shall be 
     consistent with the regulations regarding the preparation and 
     submission of an agency's protest file (the so-called `rule 4 
     file') for protests to the General Services Board of Contract 
     Appeals under section 111 of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 759).''.

     SEC. 1016. AGENCY ACTIONS ON PROTESTS.

       Section 2305 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 1015, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f) Agency Actions on Protests.--If, in connection with a 
     protest, the head of an agency determines that a 
     solicitation, proposed award, or award does not comply with 
     the requirements of law or regulation, the head of the 
     agency--
       ``(1) may take any action set out in subparagraphs (A) 
     through (F) of subsection (b)(1) of section 3554 of title 31; 
     and
       ``(2) may pay costs described in paragraph (1) of section 
     3554(c) of title 31 within the limits referred to in 
     paragraph (2) of such section.''.

                     Subpart C--Kinds of Contracts

     SEC. 1021. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR SECRETARIAL 
                   DETERMINATION REGARDING USE OF COST TYPE OR 
                   INCENTIVE CONTRACT.

       Subsection (c) of section 2306 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is repealed.

     SEC. 1022. REVISION AND REORGANIZATION OF MULTIYEAR 
                   CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 137 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 2306a the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2306b. Multiyear contracts

       ``(a) In General.--To the extent that funds are otherwise 
     available for obligation, the head of an agency may enter 
     into multiyear contracts for the purchase of property 
     whenever the head of that agency finds--
       ``(1) that the use of such a contract will result in 
     substantial savings of the total anticipated costs of 
     carrying out the program through annual contracts;
       ``(2) that the minimum need for the property to be 
     purchased is expected to remain substantially unchanged 
     during the contemplated contract period in terms of 
     production rate, procurement rate, and total quantities;
       ``(3) that there is a reasonable expectation that 
     throughout the contemplated contract period the head of the 
     agency will request funding for the contract at the level 
     required to avoid contract cancellation;
       ``(4) that there is a stable design for the property to be 
     acquired and that the technical risks associated with such 
     property are not excessive;
       ``(5) that the estimates of both the cost of the contract 
     and the anticipated cost avoidance through the use of a 
     multiyear contract are realistic; and
       ``(6) in the case of a purchase by the Department of 
     Defense, that the use of such a contract will promote the 
     national security of the United States.
       ``(b) Regulations.--(1) Each official named in paragraph 
     (2) shall prescribe acquisition regulations for the agency or 
     agencies under the jurisdiction of such official to promote 
     the use of multiyear contracting as authorized by subsection 
     (a) in a manner that will allow the most efficient use of 
     multiyear contracting.
       ``(2)(A) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the 
     regulations applicable to the Department of Defense.
       ``(B) The Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe the 
     regulations applicable to the Coast Guard, except that the 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense shall 
     apply to the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in 
     the Navy.
       ``(C) The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration shall prescribe the regulations 
     applicable to the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration.
       ``(c) Contract Cancellations.--The regulations may provide 
     for cancellation provisions in multiyear contracts to the 
     extent that such provisions are necessary and in the best 
     interests of the United States. The cancellation provisions 
     may include consideration of both recurring and nonrecurring 
     costs of the contractor associated with the production of the 
     items to be delivered under the contract.
       ``(d) Participation by Subcontractors, Vendors, and 
     Suppliers.--In order to broaden the defense industrial base, 
     the regulations shall provide that, to the extent 
     practicable--
       ``(1) multiyear contracting under paragraph (1) shall be 
     used in such a manner as to seek, retain, and promote the use 
     under such contracts of companies that are subcontractors, 
     vendors, or suppliers; and
       ``(2) upon accrual of any payment or other benefit under 
     such a multiyear contract to any subcontractor, vendor, or 
     supplier company participating in such contract, such payment 
     or benefit shall be delivered to such company in the most 
     expeditious manner practicable.
       ``(e) Protection of Existing Authority.--The regulations 
     shall provide that, to the extent practicable, the 
     administration of this section, and of the regulations 
     prescribed under this section, shall not be carried out in a 
     manner to preclude or curtail the existing ability of an 
     agency--
       ``(1) to provide for competition in the production of items 
     to be delivered under such a contract; or
       ``(2) to provide for termination of a prime contract the 
     performance of which is deficient with respect to cost, 
     quality, or schedule.
       ``(f) Cancellation or Termination for Insufficient 
     Funding.--In the event funds are not made available for the 
     continuation of a contract made under this section into a 
     subsequent fiscal year, the contract shall be canceled or 
     terminated. The costs of cancellation or termination may be 
     paid from--
       ``(1) appropriations originally available for the 
     performance of the contract concerned;
       ``(2) appropriations currently available for procurement of 
     the type of property concerned, and not otherwise obligated; 
     or
       ``(3) funds appropriated for those payments.
       ``(g) Contract Cancellation Ceilings Exceeding 
     $100,000,000.--Before any contract described in subsection 
     (a) that contains a clause setting forth a cancellation 
     ceiling in excess of $100,000,000 may be awarded, the head of 
     the agency concerned shall give written notification of the 
     proposed contract and of the proposed cancellation ceiling 
     for that contract to the Committees on Armed Services and on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, 
     and such contract may not then be awarded until the end of a 
     period of 30 days beginning on the date of such notification.
       ``(h) Defense Acquisitions of Weapon Systems.--In the case 
     of the Department of Defense, the authority under subsection 
     (a) includes authority to enter into the following multiyear 
     contracts in accordance with this section:
       ``(1) A multiyear contract for the purchase of a weapon 
     system, items and services associated with a weapon system, 
     and logistics support for a weapon system.
       ``(2) A multiyear contract for advance procurement of 
     components, parts, and materials necessary to the manufacture 
     of a weapon system, including a multiyear contract for such 
     advance procurement that is entered into in order to achieve 
     economic-lot purchases and more efficient production rates.
       ``(i) Defense Acquisitions Specifically Authorized by 
     Law.--(1) A multiyear contract may not be entered into for 
     any fiscal year under this section for a defense acquisition 
     program that has been specifically authorized by law to be 
     carried out using multiyear contract authority unless each of 
     the following conditions is satisfied:
       ``(A) The Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress that 
     the current five-year defense program fully funds the support 
     costs associated with the multiyear program.
       ``(B) The proposed multiyear contract provides for 
     production at not less than minimum economic rates given the 
     existing tooling and facilities.
       ``(2) If for any fiscal year a multiyear contract to be 
     entered into under this section is authorized by law for a 
     particular procurement program and that authorization is 
     subject to certain conditions established by law (including a 
     condition as to cost savings to be achieved under the 
     multiyear contract in comparison to specified other 
     contracts) and if it appears (after negotiations with 
     contractors) that such savings cannot be achieved, but that 
     substantial savings could nevertheless be achieved through 
     the use of a multiyear contract rather than specified other 
     contracts, the President may submit to Congress a request for 
     relief from the specified cost savings that must be achieved 
     through multiyear contracting for that program. Any such 
     request by the President shall include details about the 
     request for a multiyear contract, including details about the 
     negotiated contract terms and conditions.
       ``(j) Defense Contract Options for Varying Quantities.--The 
     Secretary of Defense may instruct the Secretary of the 
     military department concerned to incorporate into a proposed 
     multiyear contract negotiated priced options for varying the 
     quantities of end items to be procured over the period of the 
     contract.
       ``(k) Inapplicability to Automatic Data Processing 
     Contracts.--This section does not apply to contracts for the 
     purchase of property to which section 111 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     759) applies.
       ``(l) Multiyear Contract Defined.--For the purposes of this 
     subsection, a multiyear contract is a contract for the 
     purchase of property or services for more than one, but not 
     more than five, program years. Such a contract may provide 
     that performance under the contract during the second and 
     subsequent years of the contract is contingent upon the 
     appropriation of funds and (if it does so provide) may 
     provide for a cancellation payment to be made to the 
     contractor if such appropriations are not made.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     2306a the following:

``2306b. Multiyear contracts.''.
       (b) Conforming Cross Reference.--Subsection (h) of section 
     2306 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(h) Multiyear contracting authority is provided in 
     section 2306b of this title.''.

                        Subpart D--Miscellaneous

     SEC. 1031. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT BY 
                   ADVOCATES FOR COMPETITION.

       Subsection (c) of section 2318 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is repealed.

                 PART II--CIVILIAN AGENCY ACQUISITIONS

                  Subpart A--Competition Requirements

     SEC. 1051. REFERENCES TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.

       Section 303 of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking out 
     ``modifications'' and all that follows through ``of 1984'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation''; and
       (2) in subsection (g)(1), by striking out ``regulations 
     modified'' and all that follows through ``of 1984,'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Federal Acquisition Regulation''.

     SEC. 1052. ESTABLISHMENT OR MAINTENANCE OF ALTERNATIVE 
                   SOURCES OF SUPPLY.

       (a) Additional Justification for Establishing or 
     Maintaining Alternative Sources.--Section 303(b)(1) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 253(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (2) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph 
     (C) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(D) would ensure the continuous availability of a 
     reliable source of supply of such property or service;
       ``(E) would satisfy projected needs for such property or 
     service determined on the basis of a history of high demand 
     for the property or service; or
       ``(F) in the case of medical supplies, safety supplies, or 
     emergency supplies, would satisfy a critical need for such 
     supplies.''.
       (b) Prohibition on Use of Classes of Purchases or 
     Contracts.--Section 303(b) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253(b)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) A determination under paragraph (1) may not be made 
     for a class of purchases or contracts.''.

     SEC. 1053. CLARIFICATION OF APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR USE OF 
                   PROCEDURES OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN 
                   COMPETITION.

       Section 303(f)(1)(B)(i) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
     253(f)(1)(B)(i)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon 
     at the end the following: ``or by an official referred to in 
     clause (ii), (iii), or (iv)''.

     SEC. 1054. TASK AND DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTS.

       (a) Authority.--Title III of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) 
     is amended by inserting after section 303G the following new 
     sections:

     ``SEC. 303H. TASK AND DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTS: GENERAL 
                   AUTHORITY.

       ``(a) Authority To Award.--Subject to the requirements of 
     this section, section 303J, and other applicable law, the 
     head of an executive agency may enter into a task or delivery 
     order contract (as defined in section 303K) for procurement 
     of services or property.
       ``(b) Solicitation.--The solicitation for a task or 
     delivery order contract shall include the following:
       ``(1) The period of the contract, including the number of 
     options to extend the contract and the period for which the 
     contract may be extended under each option, if any.
       ``(2) The maximum quantity or dollar value of the services 
     or property to be procured under the contract.
       ``(3) A statement of work, specifications, or other 
     description that reasonably describes the general scope, 
     nature, complexity, and purposes of the services or property 
     to be procured under the contract.
       ``(c) Applicability of Restriction on Use of Noncompetitive 
     Procedures.--The head of an executive agency may use 
     procedures other than competitive procedures to enter into a 
     task or delivery order contract under this section only if an 
     exception in subsection (c) of section 303 applies to the 
     contract and the use of such procedures is approved in 
     accordance with subsection (f) of such section.
       ``(d) Single and Multiple Contract Awards.--(1) The head of 
     an executive agency may exercise the authority provided in 
     this section--
       ``(A) to award a single task or delivery order contract; or
       ``(B) if the solicitation states that the head of the 
     executive agency has the option to do so, to award separate 
     task or delivery order contracts for the same or similar 
     services or property to two or more sources.
       ``(2) No determination under section 303(b) is required for 
     an award of multiple task or delivery order contracts under 
     paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(3) The regulations implementing this subsection shall--
       ``(A) establish a preference for awarding, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, multiple task or delivery order contracts 
     for the same or similar services or property under the 
     authority of paragraph (1)(B); and
       ``(B) establish criteria for determining when award of 
     multiple task or delivery order contracts would not be in the 
     best interest of the Federal Government.
       ``(e) Contract Modifications.--A task or delivery order may 
     not increase the scope, period, or maximum value of the task 
     or delivery order contract under which the order is issued. 
     The scope, period, or maximum value of the contract may be 
     increased only by modification of the contract.
       ``(f) Inapplicability to Contracts for Advisory and 
     Assistance Services.--Except as otherwise specifically 
     provided in section 303I, this section does not apply to a 
     task or delivery order contract for the acquisition of 
     advisory and assistance services (as defined in section 
     1105(g) of title 31, United States Code).
       ``(g) Relationship to Other Contracting Authority.--Nothing 
     in this section may be construed to limit or expand any 
     authority of the head of an executive agency or the 
     Administrator of General Services to enter into schedule, 
     multiple award, or task or delivery order contracts under any 
     other provision of law.

     ``SEC. 303I. TASK ORDER CONTRACTS: ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE 
                   SERVICES.

       ``(a) Authority To Award.--(1) Subject to the requirements 
     of this section, section 303J, and other applicable law, the 
     head of an executive agency may enter into a task order 
     contract (as defined in section 303K) for procurement of 
     advisory and assistance services.
       ``(2) The head of an executive agency may enter into a task 
     order contract for advisory and assistance services only 
     under the authority of this section.
       ``(b) Limitation on Contract Period.--The period of a task 
     order contract entered into under this section, including all 
     periods of extensions of the contract under options, 
     modifications, or otherwise, may not exceed five years unless 
     a longer period is specifically authorized in a law that is 
     applicable to such contract.
       ``(c) Content of Notice.--The notice required by section 18 
     of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     416) and section 8(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     637(e)) shall reasonably and fairly describe the general 
     scope, magnitude, and duration of the proposed task order 
     contract in a manner that would reasonably enable a potential 
     offeror to decide whether to request the solicitation and 
     consider submitting an offer.
       ``(d) Required Content of Solicitation and Contract.--(1) 
     The solicitation shall include the information (regarding 
     services) described in section 303H(b).
       ``(2) A task order contract entered into under this section 
     shall contain the same information that is required by 
     paragraph (1) to be included in the solicitation of offers 
     for that contract.
       ``(e) Multiple Awards.--(1) The head of an executive agency 
     may, on the basis of one solicitation, award separate task 
     order contracts under this section for the same or similar 
     services to two or more sources if the solicitation states 
     that the head of the executive agency has the option to do 
     so.
       ``(2) If, in the case of a task order contract for advisory 
     and assistance services to be entered into under the 
     authority of this section, the contract period is to exceed 
     three years and the contract amount is estimated to exceed 
     $10,000,000 (including all options), the solicitation shall--
       ``(A) provide for a multiple award authorized under 
     paragraph (1); and
       ``(B) include a statement that the head of the executive 
     agency may also elect to award only one task order contract 
     if the head of the executive agency determines in writing 
     that only one of the offerers is capable of providing the 
     services required at the level of quality required.
       ``(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply in the case of a 
     solicitation for which the head of the executive agency 
     concerned determines in writing that, because the services 
     required under the contract are unique or highly specialized, 
     it is not practicable to award more than one contract.
       ``(f) Contract Modifications.--(1) A task order may not 
     increase the scope, period, or maximum value of the task 
     order contract under which the order is issued. The scope, 
     period, or maximum value of the contract may be increased 
     only by modification of the contract.
       ``(2) Unless use of procedures other than competitive 
     procedures is authorized by an exception in subsection (c) of 
     section 303 and approved in accordance with subsection (f) of 
     such section, competitive procedures shall be used for making 
     such a modification.
       ``(3) Notice regarding the modification shall be provided 
     in accordance with section 18 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 416) and section 8(e) of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(e)).
       ``(g) Contract Extensions.--(1) Notwithstanding the 
     limitation on the contract period set forth in subsection (b) 
     or in a solicitation or contract pursuant to subsection (e), 
     a contract entered into by the head of an executive agency 
     under this section may be extended on a sole-source basis for 
     a period not exceeding six months if the head of such 
     executive agency determines that--
       ``(A) the award of a follow-on contract has been delayed by 
     circumstances that were not reasonably foreseeable at the 
     time the initial contract was entered into; and
       ``(B) the extension is necessary in order to ensure 
     continuity of the receipt of services pending the award of, 
     and commencement of performance under, the follow-on 
     contract.
       ``(2) A task order contract may be extended under the 
     authority of paragraph (1) only once and only in accordance 
     with the limitations and requirements of this subsection.
       ``(h) Inapplicability to Certain Contracts.--This section 
     does not apply to a contract for the acquisition of property 
     or services that includes acquisition of advisory and 
     assistance services if the head of the executive agency 
     entering into such contract determines that, under the 
     contract, advisory and assistance services are necessarily 
     incident to, and not a significant component of, the 
     contract.
       ``(i) Advisory and Assistance Services Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `advisory and assistance services' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 1105(g) of title 31, 
     United States Code.

     ``SEC. 303J. TASK AND DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTS: ORDERS.

       ``(a) Issuance of Orders.--The following actions are not 
     required for issuance of a task or delivery order under a 
     task or delivery order contract:
       ``(1) A separate notice for such order under section 18 of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 416) 
     or section 8(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(e)).
       ``(2) Except as provided in subsection (b), a competition 
     (or a waiver of competition approved in accordance with 
     section 303(f)) that is separate from that used for entering 
     into the contract.
       ``(b) Multiple Award Contracts.--When multiple contracts 
     are awarded under section 303H(d)(1)(B) or 303I(e), all 
     contractors awarded such contracts shall be provided a fair 
     opportunity to be considered, pursuant to procedures set 
     forth in the contracts, for each task or delivery order in 
     excess of $2,500 that is to be issued under any of the 
     contracts unless--
       ``(1) the executive agency's need for the services or 
     property ordered is of such unusual urgency that providing 
     such opportunity to all such contractors would result in 
     unacceptable delays in fulfilling that need;
       ``(2) only one such contractor is capable of providing the 
     services or property required at the level of quality 
     required because the services or property ordered are unique 
     or highly specialized;
       ``(3) the task or delivery order should be issued on a 
     sole-source basis in the interest of economy and efficiency 
     because it is a logical follow-on to a task or delivery order 
     already issued on a competitive basis; or
       ``(4) it is necessary to place the order with a particular 
     contractor in order to satisfy a minimum guarantee.
       ``(c) Statement of Work.--A task or delivery order shall 
     include a statement of work that clearly specifies all tasks 
     to be performed or property to be delivered under the order.
       ``(d) Protests.--A protest is not authorized in connection 
     with the issuance or proposed issuance of a task or delivery 
     order except for a protest on the ground that the order 
     increases the scope, period, or maximum value of the contract 
     under which the order is issued.
       ``(e) Task and Delivery Order Ombudsman.--The head of each 
     executive agency who awards multiple task or delivery order 
     contracts pursuant to section 303H(d)(1)(B) or 303I(e) shall 
     appoint or designate a task and delivery order ombudsman who 
     shall be responsible for reviewing complaints from the 
     contractors on such contracts and ensuring that all of the 
     contractors are afforded a fair opportunity to be considered 
     for task or delivery orders when required under subsection 
     (b). The task and delivery order ombudsman shall be a senior 
     agency official who is independent of the contracting officer 
     for the contracts and may be the executive agency's 
     competition advocate.
       ``(f) Applicability.--This section applies to task and 
     delivery order contracts entered into under sections 303H and 
     303I.

     ``SEC. 303K. TASK AND DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTS: DEFINITIONS.

       ``In sections 303H, 303I, and 303J:
       ``(1) The term `task order contract' means a contract for 
     services that does not procure or specify a firm quantity of 
     services (other than a minimum or maximum quantity) and that 
     provides for the issuance of orders for the performance of 
     tasks during the period of the contract.
       ``(2) The term `delivery order contract' means a contract 
     for property that does not procure or specify a firm quantity 
     of property (other than a minimum or maximum quantity) and 
     that provides for the issuance of orders for the delivery of 
     property during the period of the contract.''.
       (b) Provisions Not Affected.--Nothing in section 303H, 
     303I, 303J, or 303K of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949, as added by subsection 
     (a), shall be construed as modifying or superseding, or as 
     intended to impair or restrict, authorities or 
     responsibilities under--
       (1) the Brooks Automatic Data Processing Act (section 111 
     of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
     1949 (40 U.S.C. 759)); and
       (2) the Brooks Architect-Engineers Act (title IX of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 541 et seq.)).

     SEC. 1055. ACQUISITION OF EXPERT SERVICES.

       (a) Exception to Requirement for Use of Competitive 
     Procedures.--Section 303(c)(3) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253(c)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``or (B)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``(B)''; and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
     following: ``, or (C) to procure the services of an expert 
     for use, in any litigation or dispute (including any 
     reasonably foreseeable litigation or dispute) involving the 
     Federal Government, in any trial, hearing, or proceeding 
     before any court, administrative tribunal, or agency, or in 
     any part of an alternative dispute resolution process, 
     whether or not the expert is expected to testify''.
       (b) Procurement Notice.--(1) Section 18(c)(1) of the Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 416(c)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking out ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
       (B) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph 
     (E) and inserting in lieu thereof ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) the procurement is for the services of an expert for 
     use in any litigation or dispute (including any reasonably 
     foreseeable litigation or dispute) involving the Federal 
     Government in any trial, hearing, or proceeding before any 
     court, administrative tribunal, or agency, or in any part of 
     an alternative dispute resolution process, whether or not the 
     expert is expected to testify.''.
       (2) Section 8(g)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     637(c)) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
       (B) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph 
     (E) and inserting in lieu thereof ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) the procurement is for the services of an expert for 
     use in any litigation or dispute (including preparation for 
     any foreseeable litigation or dispute) that involves or could 
     involve the Federal Government in any trial, hearing, or 
     proceeding before any court, administrative tribunal, or 
     agency, or in any part of an alternative dispute resolution 
     process, whether or not the expert is expected to testify.''.
       (c) Repeal of Amendments to Uncodified Title.--The 
     following provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Section 532 of Public Law 101-509 (104 Stat. 1470) and 
     the provision of law set out in quotes in that section.
       (2) Section 529 of Public Law 102-393 (106 Stat. 1761) and 
     the matters inserted and added by that section.

        Subpart B--Planning, Solicitation, Evaluation, and Award

     SEC. 1061. SOLICITATION, EVALUATION, AND AWARD.

       (a) Content of Solicitation.--Subsection (b) of section 
     303A of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
     of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253a) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) all significant factors and significant subfactors 
     which the executive agency reasonably expects to consider in 
     evaluating sealed bids (including price) or competitive 
     proposals (including cost or price, cost-related or price-
     related factors and subfactors, and noncost-related or 
     nonprice-related factors and subfactors); and''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and subfactors'' 
     after ``factors''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by amending clause (i) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(i) either a statement that the proposals are intended to 
     be evaluated with, and award made after, discussions with the 
     offerors, or a statement that the proposals are intended to 
     be evaluated, and award made, without discussions with the 
     offerors (other than discussions conducted for the purpose of 
     minor clarification) unless discussions are determined to be 
     necessary; and''.
       (b) Evaluation Factors.--Such section is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(c)(1) In prescribing the evaluation factors to be 
     included in each solicitation for competitive proposals, an 
     executive agency--
       ``(A) shall clearly establish the relative importance 
     assigned to the evaluation factors and subfactors, including 
     the quality of the product or services to be provided 
     (including technical capability, management capability, prior 
     experience, and past performance of the offeror);
       ``(B) shall include cost or price to the Federal Government 
     as an evaluation factor that must be considered in the 
     evaluation of proposals; and
       ``(C) shall disclose to offerors whether all evaluation 
     factors other than cost or price, when combined, are--
       ``(i) significantly more important than cost or price;
       ``(ii) approximately equal in importance to cost or price; 
     or
       ``(iii) significantly less important than cost or price.
       ``(2) The regulations implementing subparagraph (C) of 
     paragraph (1) may not define the terms `significantly more 
     important' and `significantly less important' as specific 
     numeric weights that would be applied uniformly to all 
     solicitations or a class of solicitations.
       ``(d) Nothing in this section prohibits an executive agency 
     from--
       ``(1) providing additional information in a solicitation, 
     including numeric weights for all evaluation factors and 
     subfactors on a case-by-case basis; or
       ``(2) stating in a solicitation that award will be made to 
     the offeror that meets the solicitation's mandatory 
     requirements at the lowest cost or price.''.
       (c) Evaluation and Award.--Section 303B of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
     253b) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, and award a 
     contract,'' after ``competitive proposals'';
       (2) in subsection (c), by inserting ``in accordance with 
     subsection (a)'' in the second sentence after ``shall 
     evaluate the bids''; and
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking out paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(1) An executive agency shall evaluate competitive 
     proposals in accordance with subsection (a) and may award a 
     contract--
       ``(A) after discussions with the offerors, provided that 
     written or oral discussions have been conducted with all 
     responsible offerors who submit proposals within the 
     competitive range; or
       ``(B) based on the proposals received and without 
     discussions with the offerors (other than discussions 
     conducted for the purpose of minor clarification), if, as 
     required by section 303A(b)(2)(B)(i), the solicitation 
     included a statement that proposals are intended to be 
     evaluated, and award made, without discussions, unless 
     discussions are determined to be necessary.'';
       (B) by striking out paragraphs (2) and (3) and by 
     redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2); and
       (C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph (B), 
     by inserting ``cost or'' before ``price'' in the first 
     sentence.

     SEC. 1062. SOLICITATION PROVISION REGARDING EVALUATION OF 
                   PURCHASE OPTIONS.

       Section 303A of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253a), as amended by section 
     1061, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(e) An executive agency, in issuing a solicitation for a 
     contract to be awarded using sealed bid procedures, may not 
     include in such solicitation a clause providing for the 
     evaluation of prices for options to purchase additional 
     property or services under the contract unless the executive 
     agency has determined that there is a reasonable likelihood 
     that the options will be exercised.''.

     SEC. 1063. PROMPT NOTICE OF AWARD.

       (a) Sealed Bid Procedures.--Subsection (c) of section 303B 
     of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
     1949 (41 U.S.C. 253b) is amended--
       (1) in the last sentence, by striking out ``transmitting 
     written notice'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``transmitting, in writing or by electronic means, notice''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Within 3 days 
     after the date of contract award, the executive agency shall 
     notify, in writing or by electronic means, each bidder not 
     awarded the contract that the contract has been awarded.''.
       (b) Competitive Proposals Procedures.--Paragraph (2) of 
     subsection (d) of such section, as redesignated by section 
     1061(c)(3)(B), is amended in the second sentence--
       (1) by striking out ``transmitting written notice'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``transmitting, in writing or by 
     electronic means, notice''; and
       (2) by striking out ``shall promptly notify'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``, within 3 days after the date of contract 
     award, shall notify, in writing or by electronic means,''.

     SEC. 1064. POST-AWARD DEBRIEFINGS.

       Section 303B of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253b) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (f) and (g), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection (e):
       ``(e)(1) When a contract is awarded by the head of an 
     executive agency on the basis of competitive proposals, an 
     unsuccessful offeror, upon written request received by the 
     agency within 3 days after the date on which the unsuccessful 
     offeror receives the notification of the contract award, 
     shall be debriefed and furnished the basis for the selection 
     decision and contract award. The executive agency shall 
     debrief the offeror within, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, 5 days after receipt of the request by the 
     executive agency.
       ``(2) The debriefing shall include, at a minimum--
       ``(A) the executive agency's evaluation of the significant 
     weak or deficient factors in the offeror's offer;
       ``(B) the overall evaluated cost and technical rating of 
     the offer of the contractor awarded the contract and the 
     overall evaluated cost and technical rating of the offer of 
     the debriefed offeror;
       ``(C) the overall ranking of all offers;
       ``(D) a summary of the rationale for the award;
       ``(E) in the case of a proposal that includes a commercial 
     item that is an end item under the contract, the make and 
     model of the item being provided in accordance with the offer 
     of the contractor awarded the contract; and
       ``(F) reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by 
     the debriefed offeror as to whether source selection 
     procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable 
     regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed 
     by the executive agency.
       ``(3) The debriefing may not include point-by-point 
     comparisons of the debriefed offeror's offer with other 
     offers and may not disclose any information that is exempt 
     from disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       ``(4) Each solicitation for competitive proposals shall 
     include a statement that information described in paragraph 
     (2) may be disclosed in post-award debriefings.
       ``(5) If, within one year after the date of the contract 
     award and as a result of a successful procurement protest, 
     the executive agency seeks to fulfill the requirement under 
     the protested contract either on the basis of a new 
     solicitation of offers or on the basis of new best and final 
     offers requested for that contract, the head of such 
     executive agency shall make available to all offerors--
       ``(A) the information provided in debriefings under this 
     subsection regarding the offer of the contractor awarded the 
     contract; and
       ``(B) the same information that would have been provided to 
     the original offerors.
       ``(6) The contracting officer shall include a summary of 
     the debriefing in the contract file.''.

     SEC. 1065. PROTEST FILE.

       Section 303B of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253b), as amended by section 
     1064(1), is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(h) Protest File.--(1) If, in the case of a solicitation 
     for a contract issued by, or an award or proposed award of a 
     contract by, the head of an executive agency, a protest is 
     filed pursuant to the procedures in subchapter V of chapter 
     35 of title 31, United States Code, and an actual or 
     prospective offeror so requests, a file of the protest shall 
     be established by the procuring activity and reasonable 
     access shall be provided to actual or prospective offerors.
       ``(2) Information exempt from disclosure under section 552 
     of title 5, United States Code, may be redacted in a file 
     established pursuant to paragraph (1) unless an applicable 
     protective order provides otherwise.
       ``(3) Regulations implementing this subsection shall be 
     consistent with the regulations regarding the preparation and 
     submission of an agency's protest file (the so-called `rule 4 
     file') for protests to the General Services Board of Contract 
     Appeals under section 111 of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 759).''.

     SEC. 1066. AGENCY ACTIONS ON PROTESTS.

       Section 303B of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253b), as amended by section 
     1065, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(i) Agency Actions on Protests.--If, in connection with a 
     protest, the head of an executive agency determines that a 
     solicitation, proposed award, or award does not comply with 
     the requirements of law or regulation, the head of such 
     executive agency--
       ``(1) may take any action set out in subparagraphs (A) 
     through (F) of subsection (b)(1) of section 3554 of title 31, 
     United States Code; and
       ``(2) may pay costs described in paragraph (1) of section 
     3554(c) of such title within the limits referred to in 
     paragraph (2) of such section.''.

                     Subpart C--Kinds of Contracts

     SEC. 1071. REPEAL OF AGENCY HEAD DETERMINATION REGARDING USE 
                   OF COST TYPE OR INCENTIVE CONTRACT.

       Section 304(b) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254(b)) is amended by 
     striking out the second sentence.

     SEC. 1072. MULTIYEAR CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.

       Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 304 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 304B. MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS.

       ``(a) Authority.--An executive agency may enter into a 
     multiyear contract for the acquisition of property or 
     services if--
       ``(1) funds are available and obligated for such contract, 
     for the full period of the contract or for the first fiscal 
     year in which the contract is in effect, and for the 
     estimated costs associated with any necessary termination of 
     such contract; and
       ``(2) the executive agency determines that--
       ``(A) the need for the property or services is reasonably 
     firm and continuing over the period of the contract; and
       ``(B) a multiyear contract will serve the best interests of 
     the United States by encouraging full and open competition or 
     promoting economy in administration, performance, and 
     operation of the agency's programs.
       ``(b) Termination Clause.--A multiyear contract entered 
     into under the authority of this section shall include a 
     clause that provides that the contract shall be terminated if 
     funds are not made available for the continuation of such 
     contract in any fiscal year covered by the contract. Amounts 
     available for paying termination costs shall remain available 
     for such purpose until the costs associated with termination 
     of the contract are paid.
       ``(c) Cancellation Ceiling Notice.--Before any contract 
     described in subsection (a) that contains a clause setting 
     forth a cancellation ceiling in excess of $10,000,000 may be 
     awarded, the executive agency shall give written notification 
     of the proposed contract and of the proposed cancellation 
     ceiling for that contract to the Congress, and such contract 
     may not then be awarded until the end of a period of 30 days 
     beginning on the date of such notification.
       ``(d) Multiyear Contract Defined.--For the purposes of this 
     section, a multiyear contract is a contract for the purchase 
     of property or services for more than one, but not more than 
     five, program years. Such a contract may provide that 
     performance under the contract during the second and 
     subsequent years of the contract is contingent upon the 
     appropriation of funds and (if it does so provide) may 
     provide for a cancellation payment to be made to the 
     contractor if such appropriations are not made.
       ``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section is 
     intended to modify or affect any other provision of law that 
     authorizes multiyear contracts.''.

     SEC. 1073. SEVERABLE SERVICES CONTRACTS CROSSING FISCAL 
                   YEARS.

       Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.), as amended by 
     section 1054, is further amended by inserting after section 
     303I the following new section:

     ``SEC. 303L. SEVERABLE SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR PERIODS 
                   CROSSING FISCAL YEARS.

       ``(a) Authority.--The head of an executive agency may enter 
     into a contract for procurement of severable services for a 
     period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next 
     fiscal year if (without regard to any option to extend the 
     period of the contract) the contract period does not exceed 
     one year.
       ``(b) Obligation of Funds.--Funds made available for a 
     fiscal year may be obligated for the total amount of a 
     contract entered into under the authority of subsection 
     (a).''.

     SEC. 1074. ECONOMY ACT PURCHASES.

       (a) Regulations Required.--The Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation shall be revised to include regulations governing 
     the exercise of the authority under section 1535 of title 31, 
     United States Code, for Federal agencies to purchase goods 
     and services under contracts entered into or administered by 
     other agencies.
       (b) Content of Regulations.--The regulations prescribed 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall--
       (1) require that each purchase described in subsection (a) 
     be approved in advance by a contracting officer of the 
     ordering agency with authority to contract for the goods or 
     services to be purchased or by another official in a position 
     specifically designated by regulation to approve such 
     purchase;
       (2) provide that such a purchase of goods or services may 
     be made only if--
       (A) the purchase is appropriately made under a contract 
     that the agency filling the purchase order entered into, 
     before the purchase order, in order to meet the requirements 
     of such agency for the same or similar goods or services;
       (B) the agency filling the purchase order is better 
     qualified to enter into or administer the contract for such 
     goods or services by reason of capabilities or expertise that 
     is not available within the ordering agency; or
       (C) the agency or unit filling the order is specifically 
     authorized by law or regulations to purchase such goods or 
     services on behalf of other agencies;
       (3) prohibit any such purchase under a contract or other 
     agreement entered into or administered by an agency not 
     covered by the provisions of chapter 137 of title 10, United 
     States Code, or title III of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) 
     and not covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation unless 
     the purchase is approved in advance by the senior procurement 
     official responsible for purchasing by the ordering agency; 
     and
       (4) prohibit any payment to the agency filling a purchase 
     order of any fee that exceeds the actual cost or, if the 
     actual cost is not known, the estimated cost of entering into 
     and administering the contract or other agreement under which 
     the order is filled.
       (c) Monitoring System Required.--The Administrator for 
     Federal Procurement Policy shall ensure that, not later than 
     one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, systems 
     for collecting and evaluating procurement data are capable of 
     collecting and evaluating appropriate data on procurements 
     conducted under the regulations prescribed pursuant to 
     subsection (a).
       (d) Termination.--This section shall cease to be effective 
     one year after the date on which final regulations prescribed 
     pursuant to subsection (a) take effect.

                    PART III--ACQUISITIONS GENERALLY

     SEC. 1091. POLICY REGARDING CONSIDERATION OF CONTRACTOR PAST 
                   PERFORMANCE.

       (a) Policy.--Section 2 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (12);
       (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (13) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(14) establishing policies and procedures that encourage 
     the consideration of the offerors' past performance in the 
     selection of contractors.''.
       (b) Guidance Required.--(1) Congress makes the following 
     findings:
       (A) Past contract performance of an offeror is one of the 
     relevant factors that a contracting official of an executive 
     agency should consider in awarding a contract.
       (B) It is appropriate for a contracting official to 
     consider past contract performance of an offeror as an 
     indicator of the likelihood that the offeror will 
     successfully perform a contract to be awarded by that 
     official.
       (2) Section 6 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 405) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(j)(1) The Administrator shall prescribe for executive 
     agencies guidance regarding consideration of the past 
     contract performance of offerors in awarding contracts. The 
     guidance shall include--
       ``(A) standards for evaluating past performance with 
     respect to cost (when appropriate), schedule, compliance with 
     technical or functional specifications, and other relevant 
     performance factors that facilitate consistent and fair 
     evaluation by all executive agencies;
       ``(B) policies for the collection and maintenance of 
     information on past contract performance that, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, facilitate automated collection, 
     maintenance, and dissemination of information and provide for 
     ease of collection, maintenance, and dissemination of 
     information by other methods, as necessary;
       ``(C) policies for ensuring that--
       ``(i) offerors are afforded an opportunity to submit 
     relevant information on past contract performance, including 
     performance under contracts entered into by the executive 
     agency concerned, contracts entered into by other departments 
     and agencies of the Federal Government, contracts entered 
     into by agencies of State and local governments, and 
     contracts entered into by commercial customers; and
       ``(ii) such information submitted by offerors is 
     considered; and
       ``(D) the period for which information on past performance 
     of offerors may be maintained and considered.
       ``(2) In the case of an offeror with respect to which there 
     is no information on past contract performance or with 
     respect to which information on past contract performance is 
     not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or 
     unfavorably on the factor of past contract performance.''.

     SEC. 1092. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT ON 
                   COMPETITION.

       Section 23 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 419) is repealed.

     SEC. 1093. DISCOURAGEMENT OF NONSTANDARD CONTRACT CLAUSES.

       The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 
     et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 29. NONSTANDARD CONTRACT CLAUSES.

       ``The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall 
     promulgate regulations to discourage the use of a nonstandard 
     contract clause on a repetitive basis. The regulations shall 
     include provisions that--
       ``(1) clearly define what types of contract clauses are to 
     be treated as nonstandard clauses; and
       ``(2) require prior approval for the use of a nonstandard 
     clause on a repetitive basis by an official at a level of 
     responsibility above the contracting officer.''.
                   Subtitle B--Truth in Negotiations

                  PART I--ARMED SERVICES ACQUISITIONS

     SEC. 1201. STABILIZATION OF DOLLAR THRESHOLD OF 
                   APPLICABILITY.

       (a) Repeal of Reversion to Lower Threshold.--Paragraph 
     (1)(A) of section 2306a(a) of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking out ``and before January 1, 
     1996,''; and
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking out ``or after December 31, 
     1995,''.
       (b) Adjustments for Changes in Dollar Values.--Section 
     2306a(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(7) Effective on October 1 of each year that is divisible 
     by 5, each amount set forth in paragraph (1) shall be 
     adjusted to the amount that is equal to the fiscal year 1994 
     constant dollar value of the amount set forth. Any amount, as 
     so adjusted, that is not evenly divisible by $50,000 shall be 
     rounded to the nearest multiple of $50,000. In the case of an 
     amount that is evenly divisible by $25,000 but not evenly 
     divisible by $50,000, the amount shall be rounded to the next 
     higher multiple of $50,000.''.
       (c) Repeal.--Paragraph (6) of section 2306a(a) of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``(A)''; and
       (2) by striking out subparagraph (B).

     SEC. 1202. EXCEPTIONS TO COST OR PRICING DATA REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Exceptions Stated.--Subsection (b) of section 2306a of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Exceptions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Submission of cost or pricing data shall 
     not be required under subsection (a) in the case of a 
     contract, a subcontract, or modification of a contract or 
     subcontract--
       ``(A) for which the price agreed upon is based on--
       ``(i) adequate price competition;
       ``(ii) established catalog or market prices of commercial 
     items that are sold in substantial quantities to the general 
     public; or
       ``(iii) prices set by law or regulation; or
       ``(B) in an exceptional case when the head of the procuring 
     activity, without delegation, determines that the 
     requirements of this section may be waived and justifies in 
     writing the reasons for such determination.
       ``(2) Modifications of contracts and subcontracts for 
     commercial items.--In the case of a modification of a 
     contract or subcontract for a commercial item that is not 
     covered by the prohibition on the submission of cost or 
     pricing data in paragraph (1)(A), submission of cost or 
     pricing data shall not be required under subsection (a) if--
       ``(A) the contract or subcontract being modified is a 
     contract or subcontract for which submission of cost or 
     pricing data may not be required by reason of paragraph 
     (1)(A); and
       ``(B) the modification would not change the contract or 
     subcontract, as the case may be, from a contract or 
     subcontract for the acquisition of a commercial item to a 
     contract or subcontract for the acquisition of an item other 
     than a commercial item.''.
       ``(3) FAR standards.-- The Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     shall provide clear standards for determining whether the 
     exceptions provided in paragraph (1)(A) apply. In the case of 
     the exception provided in paragraph (1)(A)(i), the 
     regulations shall specify the criteria to be used to 
     determine whether adequate price competition exists. In the 
     case of the exception provided in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), the 
     regulations shall provide that the exception applies to items 
     that are sold in substantial quantities to the general 
     public, without regard to the quantity of items that may be 
     sold to the Federal Government.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment to Reference.--Subsection (a)(5) 
     of such section is amended by striking out ``subsection 
     (b)(2)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection 
     (b)(1)(B)''.

     SEC. 1203. RESTRICTIONS ON ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE 
                   COST OR PRICING DATA OR OTHER INFORMATION.

       Subsection (c) of section 2306a of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Restrictions on Additional Authority to Require Cost 
     or Pricing Data or Other Information.--
       ``(1) Authority to require cost or pricing data on below-
     threshold contracts.--(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), when 
     cost or pricing data are not required to be submitted by 
     subsection (a) for a contract, subcontract, or modification 
     of a contract or subcontract, such data may nevertheless be 
     required to be submitted by the head of the procuring 
     activity, but only if the head of the procuring activity 
     determines that such data are necessary for the evaluation by 
     the agency of the reasonableness of the price of the 
     contract, subcontract, or modification of a contract or 
     subcontract. In any case in which the head of the procuring 
     activity requires such data to be submitted under this 
     subsection, the head of the procuring activity shall justify 
     in writing the reason for such requirement.
       ``(B) The head of the procuring activity may not require 
     certified cost or pricing data to be submitted under this 
     paragraph for any contract or subcontract, or modification of 
     a contract or subcontract, covered by the exceptions in 
     subsection (b)(1)(A).
       ``(C) The head of a procuring activity may not delegate 
     functions under this paragraph.
       ``(2) Authority to require information other than certified 
     cost or pricing data.--When certified cost or pricing data 
     are not required to be submitted under this section for a 
     contract, subcontract, or modification of a contract or 
     subcontract, the head of the procuring activity may require 
     submission of data other than certified cost or pricing data 
     to the extent necessary to determine the reasonableness of 
     the price of the contract, subcontract, or modification of 
     the contract or subcontract.''.

     SEC. 1204. ADDITIONAL SPECIAL RULES FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

       Section 2306a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) as 
     subsections (e), (f), (g), and (i), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection (d):
       ``(d) Additional Exception Provisions Regarding Commercial 
     Items.--
       ``(1) Procurements based on adequate price competition.--To 
     the maximum extent practicable, the head of an agency shall 
     conduct procurements of commercial items on a competitive 
     basis. In any procurement of a commercial item conducted on a 
     competitive basis and based upon adequate price competition, 
     the head of the agency conducting the procurement shall not 
     require cost or pricing data to be submitted under subsection 
     (a) for the contract, subcontract, or modification of the 
     contract or subcontract under the procurement. If additional 
     information is necessary to determine the reasonableness of 
     the price of the contract, subcontract, or modification, the 
     head of the agency shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     obtain the additional information from sources other than the 
     offeror.
       ``(2) Procurements not based on adequate price 
     competition.--(A)(i) In any case in which it is not 
     practicable to conduct a procurement of a commercial item 
     covered by subsection (a) on a competitive basis, and the 
     procurement is not covered by an exception in subsection (b), 
     the contracting officer shall seek to obtain from the offeror 
     or contractor information described in clause (ii). When such 
     information is not available from that source, the 
     contracting officer shall seek to obtain such information 
     from another source or sources.
       ``(ii) The information referred in clause (i) is 
     information on prices at which the same item or similar items 
     have been sold in the commercial market that is adequate for 
     evaluating, through price analysis, the reasonableness of the 
     price of the contract, subcontract, or modification of the 
     contract or subcontract under the procurement.
       ``(B) The contracting officer shall exempt a contract, 
     subcontract, or modification of a contract or subcontract 
     under the procurement from the requirements of subsection (a) 
     if the contracting officer obtains the information described 
     in subparagraph (A)(ii) in accordance with standards and 
     procedures set forth in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
       ``(C) A contracting officer may require submission of cost 
     or pricing data under subsection (a) only if the contracting 
     officer makes a written determination that the agency is 
     unable to obtain the information described in subparagraph 
     (A)(ii).
       ``(3) Authority to audit.--(A) In accordance with 
     procedures prescribed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, 
     the head of an agency is authorized to examine all 
     information provided by an offeror, contractor, or 
     subcontractor pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) and all books and 
     records of such offeror, contractor, or subcontractor that 
     directly relate to such information in order to determine 
     whether the agency is receiving accurate information required 
     under this subsection.
       ``(B) The right under subparagraph (A) shall expire 2 years 
     after the date of award of the contract, or 2 years after the 
     date of the modification of the contract, with respect to 
     which the information was provided.
       ``(4) Limitations on requests for data.--The Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall include reasonable limitations 
     on requests under this section for sales data relating to 
     commercial items.
       ``(5) Form of information.--In requesting information from 
     an offeror under this subsection, a contracting officer 
     shall, to the maximum extent practicable, limit the scope of 
     the request to include only information that is in the form 
     regularly maintained by the offeror in commercial operations.
       ``(6) Confidentiality.--Any information received under this 
     subsection that is exempt from disclosure under section 
     552(b) of title 5 shall not be disclosed by the Federal 
     Government.''.

     SEC. 1205. RIGHT OF UNITED STATES TO EXAMINE CONTRACTOR 
                   RECORDS.

       Section 2306a of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out subsection (g), as redesignated by section 
     1204(1), and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(g) Right of United States To Examine Contractor 
     Records.--For the purpose of evaluating the accuracy, 
     completeness, and currency of cost or pricing data required 
     to be submitted by this section, the head of an agency shall 
     have the authority provided by section 2313(a)(2) of this 
     title.''.

     SEC. 1206. REQUIRED REGULATIONS.

       Section 2306a of title 10, United States Code, as amended 
     by sections 1204 and 1205, is further amended by inserting 
     after subsection (g) the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Required Regulations.--The Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation shall contain provisions concerning the types of 
     information that offerors must submit for a contracting 
     officer to consider in determining whether the price of a 
     procurement to the Government is fair and reasonable when 
     certified cost or pricing data are not required to be 
     submitted under this section because the price of the 
     procurement to the United States is not expected to exceed 
     the applicable threshold amount set forth in subsection (a) 
     (as adjusted pursuant to paragraph (7) of such subsection). 
     Such information, at a minimum, shall include appropriate 
     information on the prices at which the same item or similar 
     items have previously been sold that is adequate for 
     evaluating the reasonableness of the price of the proposed 
     contract or subcontract for the procurement.''.

     SEC. 1207. CONSISTENCY OF TIME REFERENCES.

       Section 2306a of title 10, United States Code, as amended 
     by section 1204(1), is further amended in subparagraphs 
     (A)(ii) and (B)(ii) of subsection (e)(4), by inserting ``or, 
     if applicable consistent with paragraph (1)(B), another date 
     agreed upon between the parties,'' after ``(or price of the 
     modification)''.

     SEC. 1208. EXCEPTION FOR TRANSFERS BETWEEN DIVISIONS, 
                   SUBSIDIARIES, AND AFFILIATES.

       Subsection (i) of section 2306a of title 10, United States 
     Code, as redesignated by section 1204(1), is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Cost or pricing data.--The term `cost or pricing 
     data' means all facts that, as of the date of agreement on 
     the price of a contract (or the price of a contract 
     modification), or, if applicable consistent with subsection 
     (e)(1)(B), another date agreed upon between the parties, a 
     prudent buyer or seller would reasonably expect to affect 
     price negotiations significantly. Such term does not include 
     information that is judgmental, but does include the factual 
     information from which a judgment was derived.
       ``(2) Subcontract.--The term `subcontract' includes a 
     transfer of commercial items between divisions, subsidiaries, 
     or affiliates of a contractor or a subcontractor.
       ``(3) Commercial item.--The term `commercial item' has the 
     meaning provided such term in section 4(12) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act.''.

     SEC. 1209. COVERAGE OF COAST GUARD AND NASA FOR INTEREST AND 
                   PAYMENTS ON CERTAIN OVERPAYMENTS.

       Paragraph (1) of subsection (f) of section 2306a of title 
     10, United States Code, as redesignated by section 1204(1), 
     is amended by striking out ``with the Department of Defense'' 
     in the matter preceding subparagraph (A).

     SEC. 1210. REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISION.

       Subsections (b) and (c) of section 803 of Public Law 101-
     510 (10 U.S.C. 2306a note) are repealed.

                 PART II--CIVILIAN AGENCY ACQUISITIONS

     SEC. 1251. REVISION OF CIVILIAN AGENCY PROVISIONS TO ENSURE 
                   UNIFORM TREATMENT OF COST OR PRICING DATA.

       (a) Revision.--Title III of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 is amended--
       (1) in section 304 (41 U.S.C. 254), by striking out 
     subsection (d); and
       (2) by inserting before section 304B, as added by section 
     1072, the following new section:

     ``SEC. 304A. COST OR PRICING DATA: TRUTH IN NEGOTIATIONS.

       ``(a) Required Cost or Pricing Data and Certification.--(1) 
     The head of an executive agency shall require offerors, 
     contractors, and subcontractors to make cost or pricing data 
     available as follows:
       ``(A) An offeror for a prime contract under this title to 
     be entered into using procedures other than sealed-bid 
     procedures shall be required to submit cost or pricing data 
     before the award of a contract if--
       ``(i) in the case of a prime contract entered into after 
     the date of the enactment of the Federal Acquisition 
     Streamlining Act of 1994, the price of the contract to the 
     United States is expected to exceed $500,000; and
       ``(ii) in the case of a prime contract entered into on or 
     before the date of the enactment of the Federal Acquisition 
     Streamlining Act of 1994, the price of the contract to the 
     United States is expected to exceed $100,000.
       ``(B) The contractor for a prime contract under this title 
     shall be required to submit cost or pricing data before the 
     pricing of a change or modification to the contract if--
       ``(i) in the case of a change or modification made to a 
     prime contract referred to in subparagraph (A)(i), the price 
     adjustment is expected to exceed $500,000;
       ``(ii) in the case of a change or modification made to a 
     prime contract that was entered into on or before the date of 
     the enactment of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 
     1994, and that has been modified pursuant to paragraph (6), 
     the price adjustment is expected to exceed $500,000; and
       ``(iii) in the case of a change or modification not covered 
     by clause (i) or (ii), the price adjustment is expected to 
     exceed $100,000.
       ``(C) An offeror for a subcontract (at any tier) of a 
     contract under this title shall be required to submit cost or 
     pricing data before the award of the subcontract if the prime 
     contractor and each higher-tier subcontractor have been 
     required to make available cost or pricing data under this 
     section and--
       ``(i) in the case of a subcontract under a prime contract 
     referred to in subparagraph (A)(i), the price of the 
     subcontract is expected to exceed $500,000;
       ``(ii) in the case of a subcontract entered into under a 
     prime contract that was entered into on or before the date of 
     the enactment of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 
     1994, and that has been modified pursuant to paragraph (6), 
     the price of the subcontract is expected to exceed $500,000; 
     and
       ``(iii) in the case of a subcontract not covered by clause 
     (i) or (ii), the price of the subcontract is expected to 
     exceed $100,000.
       ``(D) The subcontractor for a subcontract covered by 
     subparagraph (C) shall be required to submit cost or pricing 
     data before the pricing of a change or modification to the 
     subcontract if--
       ``(i) in the case of a change or modification to a 
     subcontract referred to in subparagraph (C)(i) or (C)(ii), 
     the price adjustment is expected to exceed $500,000; and
       ``(ii) in the case of a change or modification to a 
     subcontract referred to in subparagraph (C)(iii), the price 
     adjustment is expected to exceed $100,000.
       ``(2) A person required, as an offeror, contractor, or 
     subcontractor, to submit cost or pricing data under paragraph 
     (1) (or required by the head of the procuring activity 
     concerned to submit such data under subsection (c)) shall be 
     required to certify that, to the best of the person's 
     knowledge and belief, the cost or pricing data submitted are 
     accurate, complete, and current.
       ``(3) Cost or pricing data required to be submitted under 
     paragraph (1) (or under subsection (c)), and a certification 
     required to be submitted under paragraph (2), shall be 
     submitted--
       ``(A) in the case of a submission by a prime contractor (or 
     an offeror for a prime contract), to the contracting officer 
     for the contract (or to a designated representative of the 
     contracting officer); or
       ``(B) in the case of a submission by a subcontractor (or an 
     offeror for a subcontract), to the prime contractor.
       ``(4) Except as provided under subsection (b), this section 
     applies to contracts entered into by the head of an executive 
     agency on behalf of a foreign government.
       ``(5) For purposes of paragraph (1)(C), a contractor or 
     subcontractor granted a waiver under subsection (b)(1)(B) 
     shall be considered as having been required to make available 
     cost or pricing data under this section.
       ``(6) Upon the request of a contractor that was required to 
     submit cost or pricing data under paragraph (1) in connection 
     with a prime contract entered into on or before the date of 
     the enactment of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 
     1994, the head of the executive agency that entered into such 
     contract shall modify the contract to reflect subparagraphs 
     (B)(ii) and (C)(ii) of paragraph (1). All such modifications 
     shall be made without requiring consideration.
       ``(7) Effective on October 1 of each year that is divisible 
     by 5, each amount set forth in paragraph (1) shall be 
     adjusted to the amount that is equal to the fiscal year 1994 
     constant dollar value of the amount set forth. Any amount, as 
     so adjusted, that is not evenly divisible by $50,000 shall be 
     rounded to the nearest multiple of $50,000. In the case of an 
     amount that is evenly divisible by $25,000 but not evenly 
     divisible by $50,000, the amount shall be rounded to the next 
     higher multiple of $50,000.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Submission of cost or pricing data shall 
     not be required under subsection (a) in the case of a 
     contract, a subcontract, or a modification of a contract or 
     subcontract--
       ``(A) for which the price agreed upon is based on--
       ``(i) adequate price competition;
       ``(ii) established catalog or market prices of commercial 
     items that are sold in substantial quantities to the general 
     public; or
       ``(iii) prices set by law or regulation; or
       ``(B) in an exceptional case when the head of the procuring 
     activity, without delegation, determines that the 
     requirements of this section may be waived and justifies in 
     writing the reasons for such determination.
       ``(2) Modifications of contracts and subcontracts for 
     commercial items.--In the case of a modification of a 
     contract or subcontract for a commercial item that is not 
     covered by the prohibition on the submission of cost or 
     pricing data in paragraph (1)(A), submission of cost or 
     pricing data shall not be required under subsection (a) if--
       ``(A) the contract or subcontract being modified is a 
     contract or subcontract for which submission of cost or 
     pricing data may not be required by reason of paragraph 
     (1)(A); and
       ``(B) the modification would not change the contract or 
     subcontract, as the case may be, from a contract or 
     subcontract for the acquisition of a commercial item to a 
     contract or subcontract for the acquisition of an item other 
     than a commercial item.
       ``(3) FAR standards.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     shall provide clear standards for determining whether the 
     exceptions provided in paragraph (1)(A) apply. In the case of 
     the exception provided in paragraph (1)(A)(i), the 
     regulations shall specify the criteria to be used to 
     determine whether adequate price competition exists. In the 
     case of the exception provided in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), the 
     regulations shall provide that the exception applies to items 
     that are sold in substantial quantities to the general 
     public, without regard to the quantity of items that may be 
     sold to the Federal Government.
       ``(c) Restrictions on Additional Authority To Require Cost 
     or Pricing Data or Other Information.--
       ``(1) Authority To Require Cost or Pricing Data on Below-
     Threshold Contracts.--(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), when 
     cost or pricing data are not required to be submitted by 
     subsection (a) for a contract, subcontract, or modification 
     of a contract or subcontract, such data may nevertheless be 
     required to be submitted by the head of the procuring 
     activity, but only if the head of the procuring activity 
     determines that such data are necessary for the evaluation by 
     the agency of the reasonableness of the price of the 
     contract, subcontract, or modification of a contract or 
     subcontract. In any case in which the head of the procuring 
     activity requires such data to be submitted under this 
     subsection, the head of the procuring activity shall justify 
     in writing the reason for such requirement.
       ``(B) The head of the procuring activity may not require 
     certified cost or pricing data to be submitted under this 
     paragraph for any contract or subcontract, or modification of 
     a contract or subcontract, covered by the exceptions in 
     subsection (b)(1)(A).
       ``(C) The head of a procuring activity may not delegate the 
     functions under this paragraph.
       ``(2) Authority to require information other than certified 
     cost or pricing data.--When certified cost or pricing data 
     are not required to be submitted under this section for a 
     contract, subcontract, or modification of a contract or 
     subcontract, the head of the procuring activity may require 
     submission of data other than certified cost or pricing data 
     to the extent necessary to determine the reasonableness of 
     the price of the contract, subcontract, or modification of 
     the contract or subcontract.
       ``(d) Additional Exception Provisions Regarding Commercial 
     Items.--
       ``(1) Procurements based on adequate price competition.--To 
     the maximum extent practicable, the head of an executive 
     agency shall conduct procurements of commercial items on a 
     competitive basis. In any procurement of a commercial item 
     conducted on a competitive basis and based upon adequate 
     price competition, the head of the executive agency 
     conducting the procurement shall not require cost or pricing 
     data to be submitted under subsection (a) for the contract, 
     subcontract, or modification of the contract or subcontract 
     under the procurement. If additional information is necessary 
     to determine the reasonableness of the price of the contract, 
     subcontract, or modification of the contract or subcontract, 
     the head of the executive agency shall, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, obtain the additional information from sources 
     other than the offeror.
       ``(2) Procurements not based on adequate price 
     competition.--(A)(i) In any case in which it is not 
     practicable to conduct a procurement of a commercial item 
     covered by subsection (a) on a competitive basis, and the 
     procurement is not covered by an exception in subsection (b), 
     the contracting officer shall seek to obtain from the offeror 
     or contractor information described in clause (ii). When such 
     information is not available from that source, the 
     contracting officer shall seek to obtain such information 
     from another source or sources.
       ``(ii) The information referred in clause (i) is 
     information on prices at which the same item or similar items 
     have been sold in the commercial market that is adequate for 
     evaluating, through price analysis, the reasonableness of the 
     price of the contract, subcontract, or modification of the 
     contract or subcontract under the procurement.
       ``(B) The contracting officer shall exempt a contract, 
     subcontract, or modification of a contract or subcontract 
     under the procurement from the requirements of subsection (a) 
     if the contracting officer obtains the information described 
     in subparagraph (A)(ii) in accordance with standards and 
     procedures set forth in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
       ``(C) A contracting officer may require submission of cost 
     or pricing data under subsection (a) only if the contracting 
     officer makes a written determination that the agency is 
     unable to obtain the information described in subparagraph 
     (A)(ii).
       ``(3) Authority to audit.--(A) In accordance with 
     procedures prescribed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, 
     the head of an executive agency is authorized to examine all 
     information provided by an offeror, contractor, or 
     subcontractor pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) and all books and 
     records of such offeror, contractor, or subcontractor that 
     directly relate to such information in order to determine 
     whether the agency is receiving accurate information required 
     under this section.
       ``(B) The right under subparagraph (A) shall expire 2 years 
     after the date of award of the contract, or 2 years after the 
     date of the modification of the contract, with respect to 
     which the information was provided.
       ``(4) Limitations on requests for data.--The Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall include reasonable limitations 
     on requests under this subsection for sales data relating to 
     commercial items.
       ``(5) Form of information.--In requesting information from 
     an offeror under this subsection, a contracting officer 
     shall, to the maximum extent practicable, limit the scope of 
     the request to include only information that is in the form 
     regularly maintained by the offeror in commercial operations.
       ``(6) Confidentiality.--Any information received under this 
     subsection that is exempt from disclosure under section 
     552(b) of title 5 shall not be disclosed by the Federal 
     Government.
       ``(e) Price Reductions for Defective Cost or Pricing 
     Data.--(1)(A) A prime contract (or change or modification to 
     a prime contract) under which a certificate under subsection 
     (a)(2) is required shall contain a provision that the price 
     of the contract to the United States, including profit or 
     fee, shall be adjusted to exclude any significant amount by 
     which it may be determined by the head of the executive 
     agency that such price was increased because the contractor 
     (or any subcontractor required to make available such a 
     certificate) submitted defective cost or pricing data.
       ``(B) For the purposes of this section, defective cost or 
     pricing data are cost or pricing data which, as of the date 
     of agreement on the price of the contract (or another date 
     agreed upon between the parties), were inaccurate, 
     incomplete, or noncurrent. If for purposes of the preceding 
     sentence the parties agree upon a date other than the date of 
     agreement on the price of the contract, the date agreed upon 
     by the parties shall be as close to the date of agreement on 
     the price of the contract as is practicable.
       ``(2) In determining for purposes of a contract price 
     adjustment under a contract provision required by paragraph 
     (1) whether, and to what extent, a contract price was 
     increased because the contractor (or a subcontractor) 
     submitted defective cost or pricing data, it shall be a 
     defense that the United States did not rely on the defective 
     data submitted by the contractor or subcontractor.
       ``(3) It is not a defense to an adjustment of the price of 
     a contract under a contract provision required by paragraph 
     (1) that--
       ``(A) the price of the contract would not have been 
     modified even if accurate, complete, and current cost or 
     pricing data had been submitted by the contractor or 
     subcontractor because the contractor or subcontractor--
       ``(i) was the sole source of the property or services 
     procured; or
       ``(ii) otherwise was in a superior bargaining position with 
     respect to the property or services procured;
       ``(B) the contracting officer should have known that the 
     cost or pricing data in issue were defective even though the 
     contractor or subcontractor took no affirmative action to 
     bring the character of the data to the attention of the 
     contracting officer;
       ``(C) the contract was based on an agreement between the 
     contractor and the United States about the total cost of the 
     contract and there was no agreement about the cost of each 
     item procured under such contract; or
       ``(D) the prime contractor or subcontractor did not submit 
     a certification of cost or pricing data relating to the 
     contract as required under subsection (a)(2).
       ``(4)(A) A contractor shall be allowed to offset an amount 
     against the amount of a contract price adjustment under a 
     contract provision required by paragraph (1) if--
       ``(i) the contractor certifies to the contracting officer 
     (or to a designated representative of the contracting 
     officer) that, to the best of the contractor's knowledge and 
     belief, the contractor is entitled to the offset; and
       ``(ii) the contractor proves that the cost or pricing data 
     were available before the date of agreement on the price of 
     the contract (or price of the modification), or, if 
     applicable consistent with paragraph (1)(B), another date 
     agreed upon between the parties, and that the data were not 
     submitted as specified in subsection (a)(3) before such date.
       ``(B) A contractor shall not be allowed to offset an amount 
     otherwise authorized to be offset under subparagraph (A) if--
       ``(i) the certification under subsection (a)(2) with 
     respect to the cost or pricing data involved was known to be 
     false when signed; or
       ``(ii) the United States proves that, had the cost or 
     pricing data referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) been 
     submitted to the United States before the date of agreement 
     on the price of the contract (or price of the modification) 
     or, if applicable under paragraph (1)(B), another date agreed 
     upon between the parties, the submission of such cost or 
     pricing data would not have resulted in an increase in that 
     price in the amount to be offset.
       ``(f) Interest and Penalties for Certain Overpayments.--(1) 
     If the United States makes an overpayment to a contractor 
     under a contract with an executive agency subject to this 
     section and the overpayment was due to the submission by the 
     contractor of defective cost or pricing data, the contractor 
     shall be liable to the United States--
       ``(A) for interest on the amount of such overpayment, to be 
     computed--
       ``(i) for the period beginning on the date the overpayment 
     was made to the contractor and ending on the date the 
     contractor repays the amount of such overpayment to the 
     United States; and
       ``(ii) at the current rate prescribed by the Secretary of 
     the Treasury under section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986; and
       ``(B) if the submission of such defective data was a 
     knowing submission, for an additional amount equal to the 
     amount of the overpayment.
       ``(2) Any liability under this subsection of a contractor 
     that submits cost or pricing data but refuses to submit the 
     certification required by subsection (a)(2) with respect to 
     the cost or pricing data shall not be affected by the refusal 
     to submit such certification.
       ``(g) Right of United States To Examine Contractor 
     Records.--For the purpose of evaluating the accuracy, 
     completeness, and currency of cost or pricing data required 
     to be submitted by this section, an executive agency shall 
     have the authority provided by section 304C(a)(2).
       ``(h) Required Regulations.--The Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation shall include regulations concerning the types of 
     information that offerors must submit for a contracting 
     officer to consider in determining whether the price of a 
     procurement to the Government is fair and reasonable when 
     certified cost or pricing data are not required to be 
     submitted under this section because the price of the 
     procurement to the United States is not expected to exceed 
     the applicable threshold amount set forth in subsection (a) 
     (as adjusted pursuant to paragraph (7) of such subsection). 
     Such information, at a minimum, shall include appropriate 
     information on the prices at which the same item or similar 
     items have previously been sold that is adequate for 
     evaluating the reasonableness of the price of a proposed 
     contract or subcontract for the procurement.
       ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Cost or pricing data.--The term `cost or pricing 
     data' means all facts that, as of the date of agreement on 
     the price of a contract (or the price of a contract 
     modification) or, if applicable consistent with subsection 
     (e)(1)(B), another date agreed upon between the parties, a 
     prudent buyer or seller would reasonably expect to affect 
     price negotiations significantly. Such term does not include 
     information that is judgmental, but does include the factual 
     information from which a judgment was derived.
       ``(2) Subcontract.--The term `subcontract' includes a 
     transfer of commercial items between divisions, subsidiaries, 
     or affiliates of a contractor or a subcontractor.
       ``(3) Commercial item.--The term `commercial item' has the 
     meaning provided such term by section 4(12) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act.''.
       (b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) of section 304A of the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as added by 
     subsection (a), shall apply according to the provisions 
     thereof on and after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     notwithstanding section 10001(b).

     SEC. 1252. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISION.

       Section 303E of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253e) is repealed.
                  Subtitle C--Research and Development

     SEC. 1301. RESEARCH PROJECTS.

       (a) General Authority.--Section 2358 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2358. Research and development projects

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary 
     of a military department may engage in basic research, 
     applied research, advanced research, and development projects 
     that--
       ``(1) are necessary to the responsibilities of such 
     Secretary's department in the field of research and 
     development; and
       ``(2) either--
       ``(A) relate to weapon systems and other military needs; or
       ``(B) are of potential interest to the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(b) Authorized Means.--The Secretary of Defense or the 
     Secretary of a military department may perform research and 
     development projects--
       ``(1) by contract, cooperative agreement, or grant, in 
     accordance with chapter 63 of title 31;
       ``(2) through one or more military departments;
       ``(3) by using employees and consultants of the Department 
     of Defense; or
       ``(4) by mutual agreement with the head of any other 
     department or agency of the Federal Government.
       ``(c) Requirement of Potential Department of Defense 
     Interest.--Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense or 
     to a military department may not be used to finance any 
     research project or study unless the project or study is, in 
     the opinion of the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of 
     that military department, respectively, of potential interest 
     to the Department of Defense or to such military department, 
     respectively.
       ``(d) Additional Provisions Applicable to Cooperative 
     Agreements.--Additional authorities, conditions, and 
     requirements relating to certain cooperative agreements 
     authorized by this section are provided in section 2371 of 
     this title.''.
       (b) Transactions Other Than Contracts and Grants.--Section 
     2371 of such title is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2371. Research projects: transactions other than 
       contracts and grants

       ``(a) Additional Forms of Transactions Authorized.--The 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of each military 
     department may enter into transactions (other than contracts, 
     cooperative agreements, and grants) under the authority of 
     this subsection in carrying out basic, applied, and advanced 
     research projects. The authority under this subsection is in 
     addition to the authority provided in section 2358 of this 
     title to use contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants in 
     carrying out such projects.
       ``(b) Exercise of Authority by Secretary of Defense.--In 
     any exercise of the authority in subsection (a), the 
     Secretary of Defense shall act through the Advanced Research 
     Projects Agency or any other element of the Department of 
     Defense that the Secretary may designate.
       ``(c) Advance Payments.--The authority provided under 
     subsection (a) may be exercised without regard to section 
     3324 of title 31.
       ``(d) Recovery of Funds.--(1) A cooperative agreement for 
     performance of basic, applied, or advanced research 
     authorized by section 2358 of this title and a transaction 
     authorized by subsection (a) may include a clause that 
     requires a person or other entity to make payments to the 
     Department of Defense or any other department or agency of 
     the Federal Government as a condition for receiving support 
     under the agreement or other transaction.
       ``(2) The amount of any payment received by the Federal 
     Government pursuant to a requirement imposed under paragraph 
     (1) may be credited, to the extent authorized by the 
     Secretary of Defense, to the appropriate account established 
     under subsection (f). Amounts so credited shall be merged 
     with other funds in the account and shall be available for 
     the same purposes and the same period for which other funds 
     in such account are available.
       ``(e) Conditions.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
     that--
       ``(1) to the maximum extent practicable, no cooperative 
     agreement containing a clause under subsection (d) and no 
     transaction entered into under subsection (a) provides for 
     research that duplicates research being conducted under 
     existing programs carried out by the Department of Defense;
       ``(2) to the extent that the Secretary determines 
     practicable, the funds provided by the Government under a 
     cooperative agreement containing a clause under subsection 
     (d) or a transaction authorized by subsection (a) do not 
     exceed the total amount provided by other parties to the 
     cooperative agreement or other transaction; and
       ``(3) a cooperative agreement containing a clause under 
     subsection (d) or a transaction authorized under subsection 
     (a) is used for a research project only when the use of a 
     standard contract, grant, or cooperative agreement for such 
     project is not feasible or appropriate.
       ``(f) Support Accounts.--There is hereby established on the 
     books of the Treasury separate accounts for each of the 
     military departments and the Advanced Research Projects 
     Agency for support of research projects and development 
     projects provided for in cooperative agreements containing a 
     clause under subsection (d) and research projects provided 
     for in transactions entered into under subsection (a). Funds 
     in those accounts shall be available for the payment of such 
     support.
       ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
       ``(h) Annual Report.--Not later than 60 days after the end 
     of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives a report on all cooperative agreements 
     entered into under section 2358 of this title during such 
     fiscal year that contain a clause authorized by subsection 
     (d) and on all transactions entered into under subsection (a) 
     during such fiscal year. The report shall contain, with 
     respect to each such cooperative agreement and transaction, 
     the following:
       ``(1) A general description of the cooperative agreement or 
     other transaction (as the case may be), including the 
     technologies for which research is provided for under such 
     agreement or transaction.
       ``(2) The potential military and, if any, commercial 
     utility of such technologies.
       ``(3) The reasons for not using a contract or grant to 
     provide support for such research.
       ``(4) The amount of the payments, if any, that were 
     received by the Federal Government during the fiscal year 
     covered by the report pursuant to a clause included in such 
     cooperative agreement or other transaction pursuant to 
     subsection (d).
       ``(5) The amount of the payments reported under paragraph 
     (4), if any, that were credited to each account established 
     under subsection (f).
       ``(i) Cooperative Research and Development Agreements Under 
     Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980.--The 
     Secretary of Defense, in carrying out research projects 
     through the Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the 
     Secretary of each military department, in carrying out 
     research projects, may permit the director of any federally 
     funded research and development center to enter into 
     cooperative research and development agreements with any 
     person, any agency or instrumentality of the United States, 
     any unit of State or local government, and any other entity 
     under the authority granted by section 12 of the Stevenson-
     Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a). 
     Technology may be transferred to a non-Federal party to such 
     an agreement consistent with the provisions of sections 11 
     and 12 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 3710, 3710a).''.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 139 of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking out the item relating to section 2358 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``2358. Research and development projects.'';

     and
       (2) by striking out the item relating to section 2371 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``2371. Research projects: transactions other than contracts and 
              grants.''.
                    Subtitle D--Procurement Protests

              PART I--PROTESTS TO THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL

     SEC. 1401. PROTEST DEFINED.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 3551 of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) The term `protest' means a written objection by an 
     interested party to any of the following:
       ``(A) A solicitation or other request by a Federal agency 
     for offers for a contract for the procurement of property or 
     services.
       ``(B) The cancellation of such a solicitation or other 
     request.
       ``(C) An award or proposed award of such a contract.
       ``(D) A termination or cancellation of an award of such a 
     contract, if the written objection contains an allegation 
     that the termination or cancellation is based in whole or in 
     part on improprieties concerning the award of the 
     contract.''.
       (b) Technical Amendments.--Section 3551 of such title is 
     further amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by inserting ``The term'' after ``(2)''; and
       (B) by striking out ``; and'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     a period; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``The term'' after 
     ``(3)''.

     SEC. 1402. REVIEW OF PROTESTS AND EFFECT ON CONTRACTS PENDING 
                   DECISION.

       (a) Periods for Certain Actions.--Section 3553 of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``one working day 
     of'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``one day after''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``25 working days 
     from'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``35 days after''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking out ``10 working days 
     from'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``20 days after''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking out ``thereafter'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``after the making of such 
     finding''.
       (b) Suspension of Performance.--Subsection (d) of such 
     section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d)(1) A contractor awarded a Federal agency contract 
     may, during the period described in paragraph (4), begin 
     performance of the contract and engage in any related 
     activities that result in obligations being incurred by the 
     United States under the contract unless the contracting 
     officer responsible for the award of the contract withholds 
     authorization to proceed with performance of the contract.
       ``(2) The contracting officer may withhold an authorization 
     to proceed with performance of the contract during the period 
     described in paragraph (4) if the contracting officer 
     determines in writing that--
       ``(A) a protest is likely to be filed; and
       ``(B) the immediate performance of the contract is not in 
     the best interests of the United States.
       ``(3)(A) If the Federal agency awarding the contract 
     receives notice of a protest in accordance with this section 
     during the period described in paragraph (4)--
       ``(i) the contracting officer may not authorize performance 
     of the contract to begin while the protest is pending; or
       ``(ii) if authorization for contract performance to proceed 
     was not withheld in accordance with paragraph (2) before 
     receipt of the notice, the contracting officer shall 
     immediately direct the contractor to cease performance under 
     the contract and to suspend any related activities that may 
     result in additional obligations being incurred by the United 
     States under that contract.
       ``(B) Performance and related activities suspended pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A)(ii) by reason of a protest may not be 
     resumed while the protest is pending.
       ``(C) The head of the procuring activity may authorize the 
     performance of the contract (notwithstanding a protest of 
     which the Federal agency has notice under this section)--
       ``(i) upon a written finding that--
       ``(I) performance of the contract is in the best interests 
     of the United States; or
       ``(II) urgent and compelling circumstances that 
     significantly affect interests of the United States will not 
     permit waiting for the decision of the Comptroller General 
     concerning the protest; and
       ``(ii) after the Comptroller General is notified of that 
     finding.
       ``(4) The period referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3)(A), 
     with respect to a contract, is the period beginning on the 
     date of the contract award and ending on the later of--
       ``(A) the date that is 10 days after the date of the 
     contract award; or
       ``(B) the date that is 5 days after the debriefing date 
     offered to an unsuccessful offeror for any debriefing that is 
     requested and, when requested, is required.''.

     SEC. 1403. DECISIONS ON PROTESTS.

       (a) Periods for Certain Actions.--Section 3554(a) of title 
     31, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``90 working days 
     from'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``125 days after'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``45 calendar days 
     from'' and inserting ``65 days after'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph (3):
       ``(3) An amendment to a protest that adds a new ground of 
     protest, if timely made, should be resolved, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, within the time limit established under 
     paragraph (1) of this subsection for final decision of the 
     initial protest. If an amended protest cannot be resolved 
     within such time limit, the Comptroller General may resolve 
     the amended protest through the express option under 
     paragraph (2) of this subsection.''.
       (b) GAO Recommendations on Protests.--(1) Section 3554 of 
     title 31, United States Code, is amended in subsection (b) by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) If the Federal agency fails to implement fully the 
     recommendations of the Comptroller General under this 
     subsection with respect to a solicitation for a contract or 
     an award or proposed award of a contract within 60 days after 
     receiving the recommendations, the head of the procuring 
     activity responsible for that contract shall report such 
     failure to the Comptroller General not later than 5 days 
     after the end of such 60-day period.''.
       (2) Subsection (c) of such section is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c)(1) If the Comptroller General determines that a 
     solicitation for a contract or a proposed award or the award 
     of a contract does not comply with a statute or regulation, 
     the Comptroller General may recommend that the Federal agency 
     conducting the procurement pay to an appropriate interested 
     party the costs of--
       ``(A) filing and pursuing the protest, including reasonable 
     attorneys' fees and consultant and expert witness fees; and
       ``(B) bid and proposal preparation.
       ``(2) No party (other than a small business concern (within 
     the meaning of section 3(a) of the Small Business Act)) may 
     be paid, pursuant to a recommendation made under the 
     authority of paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) costs for consultant and expert witness fees that 
     exceed the highest rate of compensation for expert witnesses 
     paid by the Federal Government; or
       ``(B) costs for attorneys' fees that exceed $150 per hour 
     unless the agency determines, based on the recommendation of 
     the Comptroller General on a case by case basis, that an 
     increase in the cost of living or a special factor, such as 
     the limited availability of qualified attorneys for the 
     proceedings involved, justifies a higher fee.
       ``(3) If the Comptroller General recommends under paragraph 
     (1) that a Federal agency pay costs to an interested party, 
     the Federal agency shall--
       ``(A) pay the costs promptly; or
       ``(B) if the Federal agency does not make such payment, 
     promptly report to the Comptroller General the reasons for 
     the failure to follow the Comptroller General's 
     recommendation.
       ``(4) If the Comptroller General recommends under paragraph 
     (1) that a Federal agency pay costs to an interested party, 
     the Federal agency and the interested party shall attempt to 
     reach an agreement on the amount of the costs to be paid. If 
     the Federal agency and the interested party are unable to 
     agree on the amount to be paid, the Comptroller General may, 
     upon the request of the interested party, recommend to the 
     Federal agency the amount of the costs that the Federal 
     agency should pay.''.
       (3) Subsection (e) of such section is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(e)(1) The Comptroller General shall report promptly to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and to the Committee on 
     Government Operations and the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives any case in which a Federal 
     agency fails to implement fully a recommendation of the 
     Comptroller General under subsection (b) or (c). The report 
     shall include--
       ``(A) a comprehensive review of the pertinent procurement, 
     including the circumstances of the failure of the Federal 
     agency to implement a recommendation of the Comptroller 
     General; and
       ``(B) a recommendation regarding whether, in order to 
     correct an inequity or to preserve the integrity of the 
     procurement process, the Congress should consider--
       ``(i) private relief legislation;
       ``(ii) legislative rescission or cancellation of funds;
       ``(iii) further investigation by Congress; or
       ``(iv) other action.
       ``(2) Not later than January 31 of each year, the 
     Comptroller General shall transmit to the Congress a report 
     containing a summary of each instance in which a Federal 
     agency did not fully implement a recommendation of the 
     Comptroller General under subsection (b) or (c) during the 
     preceding year. The report shall also describe each instance 
     in which a final decision in a protest was not rendered 
     within 125 days after the date the protest is submitted to 
     the Comptroller General.''.
       (4) Costs to which the Comptroller General declared an 
     interested party to be entitled under section 3554 of title 
     31, United States Code, as in effect immediately before the 
     enactment of this Act, shall, if not paid or otherwise 
     satisfied by the Federal agency concerned before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, be paid promptly.
       (c) Restriction on Access to Certain Information.--Section 
     3553(f) of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(f)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2)(A) The Comptroller General may issue protective 
     orders which establish terms, conditions, and restrictions 
     for the provision of any document to a person under paragraph 
     (1), that prohibit or restrict the disclosure by the person 
     of information described in subparagraph (C) that is 
     contained in such a document.
       ``(B) Information referred to in subparagraph (A) is 
     procurement sensitive information, trade secrets, or other 
     proprietary or confidential research, development, or 
     commercial information.
       ``(C) A protective order under this paragraph shall not be 
     considered to authorize the withholding of any document or 
     information from Congress or an executive agency.''.

     SEC. 1404. REGULATIONS.

       (a) Computation of Periods.--Section 3555 of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection (b):
       ``(b) The procedures shall provide that, in the computation 
     of any period described in this subchapter--
       ``(1) the day of the act, event, or default from which the 
     designated period of time begins to run not be included; and
       ``(2) the last day after such act, event, or default be 
     included, unless--
       ``(A) such last day is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal 
     holiday; or
       ``(B) in the case of a filing of a paper at the General 
     Accounting Office or a Federal agency, such last day is a day 
     on which weather or other conditions cause the closing of the 
     General Accounting Office or Federal agency, in which event 
     the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday 
     shall be included.''.
       (b) Electronic Filings and Disseminations.--Such section, 
     as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by inserting 
     after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
       ``(c) The Comptroller General may prescribe procedures for 
     the electronic filing and dissemination of documents and 
     information required under this subchapter. In prescribing 
     such procedures, the Comptroller General shall consider the 
     ability of all parties to achieve electronic access to such 
     documents and records.''.
       (c) Repeal of Obsolete Deadline.--Subsection (a) of such 
     section is amended by striking out ``Not later than January 
     15, 1985, the'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The''.

     PART II--PROTESTS IN PROCUREMENTS OF AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING

     SEC. 1431. REVOCATION OF DELEGATIONS OF PROCUREMENT 
                   AUTHORITY.

       Section 111(b)(3) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 759(b)(3)) is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end of the 
     third sentence the following: ``, including the authority to 
     revoke a delegation of authority with respect to a particular 
     contract after award of the contract, except that the 
     Administrator may revoke a delegation of authority after the 
     contract is awarded only when there is a finding of a 
     violation of law or regulation in connection with the 
     contract award.''.

     SEC. 1432. AUTHORITY OF THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
                   BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS.

       The first sentence of section 111(f)(1) of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     759(f)(1)) is amended to read as follows: ``Upon request of 
     an interested party in connection with any procurement that 
     is subject to this section (including any such procurement 
     that is subject to delegation of procurement authority), the 
     board of contract appeals of the General Services 
     Administration (hereafter in this subsection referred to as 
     the `board') shall review, as provided in this subsection, 
     any decision by a contracting officer that is alleged to 
     violate a statute, a regulation, or the conditions of a 
     delegation of procurement authority.''.

     SEC. 1433. PERIODS FOR CERTAIN ACTIONS.

       (a) Suspension of Procurement Authority.--Section 111(f) of 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
     (40 U.S.C. 759(f)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (A) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) 
     and (II), respectively;
       (B) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(B)''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) A suspension under this subparagraph shall not 
     preclude the Federal agency concerned from continuing the 
     procurement process up to but not including award of the 
     contract unless the board determines such action is not in 
     the best interests of the United States.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking out subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(A)(i) If, with respect to an award of a contract, the 
     board receives notice of a protest under this subsection 
     within the period described in clause (ii), the board shall, 
     at the request of an interested party, hold a hearing to 
     determine whether the board should suspend the procurement 
     authority of the Administrator or the Administrator's 
     delegation of procurement authority for the protested 
     procurement on an interim basis until the board can decide 
     the protest.
       ``(ii) The period referred to in clause (i) is the period 
     beginning on the date on which the contract is awarded and 
     ending at the end of the later of--
       ``(I) the tenth day after the date of contract award; or
       ``(II) the fifth day after the debriefing date offered to 
     an unsuccessful offeror for any debriefing that is requested 
     and, when requested, is required.
       ``(iii) The board shall hold the requested hearing within 5 
     days after the date of the filing of the protest or, in the 
     case of a request for debriefing under the provisions of 
     section 2305(b)(5) of title 10, United States Code, or 
     section 303B(e) of this Act, within 5 days after the later of 
     the date of the filing of the protest or the date of the 
     debriefing.''.
       (b) Final Decision.--Paragraph (4)(B) of such section 
     111(f) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``45 working days'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``65 days''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``An amendment 
     which adds a new ground of protest should be resolved, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, within the time limits 
     established for resolution of the initial protest.''.

     SEC. 1434. DISMISSALS OF PROTESTS.

       Section 111(f)(4) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 759(f)(4)) is 
     amended by striking out subparagraph (C) and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following:
       ``(C) The board may dismiss a protest that the board 
     determines--
       ``(i) is frivolous;
       ``(ii) has been brought or pursued in bad faith; or
       ``(iii) does not state on its face a valid basis for 
     protest.''.

     SEC. 1435. AWARD OF COSTS.

       (a) Award.--Section 111(f)(5) of the Federal Property and 
     Administration Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 759(f)(5)) is 
     amended by striking out subparagraph (C) and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following:
       ``(C) Whenever the board makes such a determination, it 
     may, in accordance with section 1304 of title 31, United 
     States Code, further declare an appropriate prevailing party 
     to be entitled to the cost of filing and pursuing the protest 
     (including reasonable attorneys' fees and consultant and 
     expert witness fees), and bid and proposal preparation. 
     However, no party (other than a small business concern 
     (within the meaning of section 3(a) of the Small Business 
     Act)) may be declared entitled to costs for consultants and 
     expert witness fees that exceed the highest rate of 
     compensation for expert witnesses paid by the Federal 
     Government, and no party may be declared entitled to 
     attorneys' fees that exceed $150 per hour unless the board, 
     on a case by case basis, determines that an increase in the 
     cost of living or a special factor, such as the limited 
     availability of qualified attorneys for the proceedings 
     involved, justifies a higher fee.''.
       (b) Definition of Prevailing Party.--Section 111(f)(9) of 
     such Act (40 U.S.C. 759(f)(9)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(C) The term `prevailing party', with respect to a 
     determination of the board under paragraph (5)(B) that a 
     challenged action of a Federal agency violates a statute or 
     regulation or the conditions of a delegation of procurement 
     authority issued pursuant to this section, means a party that 
     demonstrated such violation.''.

     SEC. 1436. DISMISSAL AGREEMENTS.

       Section 111(f)(5) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 759(f)(5)), as 
     amended by section 1435, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(D) Any agreement that provides for the dismissal of a 
     protest and involves a direct or indirect expenditure of 
     appropriated funds shall be submitted to the board and shall 
     be made a part of the public record (subject to any 
     protective order considered appropriate by the board) before 
     dismissal of the protest. If a Federal agency is a party to a 
     settlement agreement, the submission of the agreement to the 
     board shall include a memorandum, signed by the contracting 
     officer concerned, that describes in detail the procurement, 
     the grounds for protest, the Federal Government's position 
     regarding the grounds for protest, the terms of the 
     settlement, and the agency's position regarding the propriety 
     of the award or proposed award of the contract at issue in 
     the protest.
       ``(E) Payment of amounts due from an agency under 
     subparagraph (C) or under the terms of a settlement agreement 
     under subparagraph (D) shall be made from the appropriation 
     made by section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, for the 
     payment of judgments. The Federal agency concerned shall 
     reimburse that appropriation account out of funds available 
     for the procurement.''.

     SEC. 1437. MATTERS TO BE COVERED IN REGULATIONS.

       Section 111(f) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 759(f)) is further amended--
       (1) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
       ``(7)(A) The board shall adopt and issue such rules and 
     procedures as may be necessary to the expeditious disposition 
     of protests filed under the authority of this subsection.
       ``(B) The procedures shall provide that, in the computation 
     of any period described in this subsection--
       ``(i) the day of the act, event, or default from which the 
     designated period of time begins to run not be included; and
       ``(ii) the last day after such act, event, or default be 
     included, unless--
       ``(I) such last day is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal 
     holiday; or
       ``(II) in the case of a filing of a paper at the board, 
     such last day is a day on which weather or other conditions 
     cause the closing of the board in which event the next day 
     that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday shall be 
     included.
       ``(C) The procedures may provide for electronic filing and 
     dissemination of documents and information required under 
     this subsection and in so providing shall consider the 
     ability of all parties to achieve electronic access to such 
     documents and records.
       ``(D) The procedures shall provide that if the board 
     expressly finds that a protest or a portion of a protest is 
     frivolous or has been brought or pursued in bad faith, or 
     that any person has willfully abused the board's process 
     during the course of a protest, the board may impose 
     appropriate procedural sanctions, including dismissal of the 
     protest.''; and
       (2) by striking out paragraph (8).

     SEC. 1438. DEFINITION OF PROTEST.

       Section 111(f)(9) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 759(f)(9)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``subsection--'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``subsection:'';
       (2) by striking out subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(A) The term `protest' means a written objection by an 
     interested party to any of the following:
       ``(i) A solicitation or other request by a Federal agency 
     for offers for a contract for the procurement of property or 
     services.
       ``(ii) The cancellation of such a solicitation or other 
     request.
       ``(iii) An award or proposed award of such a contract.
       ``(iv) A termination or cancellation of an award of such a 
     contract, if the written objection contains an allegation 
     that the termination or cancellation is based in whole or in 
     part on improprieties concerning the award of the 
     contract.''; and
       (3) by capitalizing the first letter of the first word in 
     subparagraph (B).

     SEC. 1439. OVERSIGHT OF ACQUISITION OF AUTOMATIC DATA 
                   PROCESSING EQUIPMENT BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.

       Section 111 of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 759) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Data Collection.--(1) The Administrator shall collect 
     and compile data regarding the procurement of automatic data 
     processing equipment under this section. The data collected 
     and compiled shall include, at a minimum, with regard to each 
     contract for such a procurement, the following:
       ``(A) The procuring agency.
       ``(B) The contractor.
       ``(C) The automatic data processing equipment and services 
     procured.
       ``(D) The manufacturer of the equipment procured.
       ``(E) The amount of the contract, to the extent that the 
     amount is not proprietary information.
       ``(F) The type of contract used.
       ``(G) The extent of competition for award.
       ``(H) Whether compatibility restrictions were used in 
     awarding the contract.
       ``(I) Significant modifications of the contract.
       ``(J) Contract price, to the extent that the price is not 
     proprietary information.
       ``(2) The head of each Federal agency shall report to the 
     Administrator in accordance with regulations issued by the 
     Administrator all information that the Administrator 
     determines necessary in order to satisfy the requirements in 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(3) The Administrator--
       ``(A) shall carry out a systematic, periodic review of 
     information received under this subsection;
       ``(B) shall use such information, as appropriate, to 
     determine the compliance of Federal agencies with the 
     requirements of this section; and
       ``(C) may take appropriate corrective action regarding an 
     agency's authority to lease and purchase automatic data 
     processing equipment upon any substantial failure by the head 
     of the agency to report to the Administrator in accordance 
     with this subsection.
       ``(4) The Administrator shall take appropriate corrective 
     action upon failure of a Federal agency to comply with the 
     terms of any delegation of authority to lease or purchase 
     automatic data processing equipment or failure to comply with 
     any applicable law or regulation.
       ``(5) The Administrator shall require in the regulations 
     implementing this subsection that (A) data collected pursuant 
     to this subsection be drawn from existing Federal agency 
     information; and (B) no new or additional information 
     reporting requirements may be imposed on offerors or 
     contractors to collect such data.''.
           Subtitle E--Policy, Definitions, and Other Matters

                  PART I--ARMED SERVICES ACQUISITIONS

     SEC. 1501. REPEAL OF POLICY STATEMENT.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 2301 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is repealed.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 137 of such title is amended by striking 
     out the item relating to section 2301.

     SEC. 1502. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 2302 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(3) The following terms have the meanings provided such 
     terms in section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403):
       ``(A) The term `procurement'.
       ``(B) The term `procurement system'.
       ``(C) The term `standards'.
       ``(D) The term `full and open competition'.
       ``(E) The term `responsible source'.
       ``(F) The term `item'.
       ``(G) The term `item of supply'.
       ``(H) The term `supplies'.
       ``(I) The term `commercial item'.
       ``(J) The term `nondevelopmental item'.
       ``(K) The term `commercial component'
       ``(L) The term `component'.''; and
       (2) by striking out paragraph (7) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new paragraph (7):
       ``(7) The term `simplified acquisition threshold' has the 
     meaning provided that term in section 4 of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403), except that, 
     in the case of any contract to be awarded and performed, or 
     purchase to be made, outside the United States in support of 
     a contingency operation, the term means an amount equal to 
     two times the amount specified for that term in section 4 of 
     such Act.''.

     SEC. 1503. DELEGATION OF PROCUREMENT FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Consolidation of Delegation Authority.--(1) Section 
     2311 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 2311. Assignment and delegation of procurement 
       functions and responsibilities

       ``(a) In General.--Except to the extent expressly 
     prohibited by another provision of law, the head of an agency 
     may delegate, subject to his direction, to any other officer 
     or official of that agency, any power under this chapter.
       ``(b) Procurements For or With Other Agencies.--Subject to 
     subsection (a), to facilitate the procurement of property and 
     services covered by this chapter by each agency named in 
     section 2303 of this title for any other agency, and to 
     facilitate joint procurement by those agencies--
       ``(1) the head of an agency may delegate functions and 
     assign responsibilities relating to procurement to any 
     officer or employee within such agency;
       ``(2) the heads of two or more agencies may by agreement 
     delegate procurement functions and assign procurement 
     responsibilities from one agency to another of those agencies 
     or to an officer or civilian employee of another of those 
     agencies; and
       ``(3) the heads of two or more agencies may create joint or 
     combined offices to exercise procurement functions and 
     responsibilities.
       ``(c) Approval of Terminations and Reductions of Joint 
     Acquisition Programs.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations that prohibit each military department 
     participating in a joint acquisition program approved by the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology 
     from terminating or substantially reducing its participation 
     in such program without the approval of the Under Secretary.
       ``(2) The regulations shall include the following 
     provisions:
       ``(A) A requirement that, before any such termination or 
     substantial reduction in participation is approved, the 
     proposed termination or reduction be reviewed by the Joint 
     Requirements Oversight Council of the Department of Defense.
       ``(B) A provision that authorizes the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Technology to require a military 
     department whose participation in a joint acquisition program 
     has been approved for termination or substantial reduction to 
     continue to provide some or all of the funding necessary for 
     the acquisition program to be continued in an efficient 
     manner.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 137 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 2311 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``2311. Assignment and delegation of procurement functions and 
              responsibilities.''.

       (b) Conforming Repeal.--(1) Section 2308 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 137 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item related to 
     section 2308.

     SEC. 1504. DETERMINATIONS AND DECISIONS.

       Section 2310 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2310. Determinations and decisions

       ``(a) Individual or Class Determinations and Decisions 
     Authorized.--Determinations and decisions required to be made 
     under this chapter by the head of an agency may be made for 
     an individual purchase or contract or, except to the extent 
     expressly prohibited by another provision of law, for a class 
     of purchases or contracts. Such determinations and decisions 
     are final.
       ``(b) Written Findings Required.--(1) Each determination or 
     decision under section 2306(g)(1), 2307(d), or 2313(c)(2)(B) 
     of this title shall be based on a written finding by the 
     person making the determination or decision. The finding 
     shall set out facts and circumstances that support the 
     determination or decision.
       ``(2) Each finding referred to in paragraph (1) is final. 
     The head of the agency making such finding shall maintain a 
     copy of the finding for not less than 6 years after the date 
     of the determination or decision.''.

     SEC. 1505. RESTRICTIONS ON UNDEFINITIZED CONTRACTUAL ACTIONS.

       (a) Clarification of Limitation.--Subsection (b) of section 
     2326 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by striking out ``and 
     Expenditure'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking out ``or expended'';
       (3) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``expend'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``obligate''; and
       (4) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking out ``expended'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``obligated''; and
       (B) by striking out ``expend'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``obligate''.
       (b) Waiver Authority.--Such subsection is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph (4):
       ``(4) The head of an agency may waive the provisions of 
     this subsection with respect to a contract of that agency if 
     such head of an agency determines that the waiver is 
     necessary in order to support a contingency operation.''.
       (c) Inapplicability of Restrictions to Contracts Within the 
     Simplified Acquisition Threshold.--Subsection (g)(1)(B) of 
     such section is amended by striking out ``small purchase 
     threshold'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``simplified 
     acquisition threshold''.

     SEC. 1506. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT RELATING TO PRODUCTION 
                   SPECIAL TOOLING AND PRODUCTION SPECIAL TEST 
                   EQUIPMENT.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 2329 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is repealed.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 137 of such title is amended by striking 
     out the item related to section 2329.

     SEC. 1507. REGULATIONS FOR BIDS.

       Section 2381(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``(a) The Secretary'' and all that follows 
     through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(a) The Secretary of Defense may--
       ``(1) prescribe regulations for the preparation, 
     submission, and opening of bids for contracts; and''.

                 PART II--CIVILIAN AGENCY ACQUISITIONS

     SEC. 1551. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 309 of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 259) is amended by striking 
     out subsection (c) and inserting in lieu thereof the 
     following:
       ``(c) The following terms have the meanings provided such 
     terms in section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403):
       ``(1) The term `procurement'.
       ``(2) The term `procurement system'.
       ``(3) The term `standards'.
       ``(4) The term `full and open competition'.
       ``(5) The term `responsible source'.
       ``(6) The term `technical data'.
       ``(7) The term `major system'.
       ``(8) The term `item'.
       ``(9) The term `item of supply'.
       ``(10) The term `supplies'.
       ``(11) The term `commercial item'.
       ``(12) The term `nondevelopmental item'.
       ``(13) The term `commercial component'
       ``(14) The term `component'.
       ``(d) The term `simplified acquisition threshold' has the 
     meaning provided that term in section 4 of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403), except that, 
     in the case of any contract to be awarded and performed, or 
     purchase to be made, outside the United States in support of 
     a contingency operation, the term means an amount equal to 
     two times the amount specified for that term in section 4 of 
     such Act.
       ``(e) The term `Federal Acquisition Regulation' means the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation issued pursuant to section 
     25(c)(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
     U.S.C. 421(c)(1)).''.

     SEC. 1552. DELEGATION OF PROCUREMENT FUNCTIONS.

       Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 311. ASSIGNMENT AND DELEGATION OF PROCUREMENT 
                   FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

       ``(a) In General.--Except to the extent expressly 
     prohibited by another provision of law, the head of an 
     executive agency may delegate to any other officer or 
     official of that agency, any power under this title.
       ``(b) Procurements For or With Other Agencies.--Subject to 
     subsection (a), to facilitate the procurement of property and 
     services covered by this title by each executive agency for 
     any other executive agency, and to facilitate joint 
     procurement by those executive agencies--
       ``(1) the head of an executive agency may delegate 
     functions and assign responsibilities relating to procurement 
     to any officer or employee within such agency;
       ``(2) the heads of two or more executive agencies may by 
     agreement delegate procurement functions and assign 
     procurement responsibilities, consistent with section 1535 of 
     title 31, United States Code, and regulations issued under 
     section 1074 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 
     1994, from one executive agency to another of those executive 
     agencies or to an officer or civilian employee of another of 
     those executive agencies; and
       ``(3) the heads of two or more executive agencies may 
     establish joint or combined offices to exercise procurement 
     functions and responsibilities.''.

     SEC. 1553. DETERMINATIONS AND DECISIONS.

       Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.), as amended by 
     section 1552, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 312. DETERMINATIONS AND DECISIONS.

       ``(a) Individual or Class Determinations and Decisions 
     Authorized.--Determinations and decisions required to be made 
     under this title by the head of an executive agency may be 
     made for an individual purchase or contract or, except to the 
     extent expressly prohibited by another provision of law, for 
     a class of purchases or contracts. Such determinations and 
     decisions are final.
       ``(b) Written Findings Required.--(1) Each determination 
     under section 305(d) or section 304C(c)(2)(B) shall be based 
     on a written finding by the person making the determination 
     or decision. The finding shall set out facts and 
     circumstances that support the determination or decision.
       ``(2) Each finding referred to in paragraph (1) is final.
       ``(3) The head of an executive agency shall maintain for a 
     period of not less than 6 years a copy of each finding 
     referred to in paragraph (1) that is made by a person in that 
     executive agency. The period begins on the date of the 
     determination or decision to which the finding relates.''.

     SEC. 1554. REPEAL OF PREFERENCE FOR RECYCLED TONER 
                   CARTRIDGES.

       The following provisions of law, relating to a preference 
     for procurement of recycled toner cartridges, are repealed:
       (1) Section 630 of Public Law 102-393 (106 Stat. 1773) and 
     the provision of law enclosed in quotation marks in that 
     section (42 U.S.C. 6962(j)).
       (2) Section 401 of Public Law 103-123 (107 Stat. 1238; 42 
     U.S.C. 6962 note).

     SEC. 1555. COOPERATIVE PURCHASING.

       Subsection (b) of section 201 of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481), is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) The Administrator shall, as far as practicable, 
     provide any of the services specified in subsection (a) of 
     this section to any other Federal agency, mixed-ownership 
     Government corporation (as defined in section 9101 of title 
     31, United States Code), or the District of Columbia, upon 
     its request.
       ``(2)(A) The Administrator may provide for the use of 
     Federal supply schedules of the General Services 
     Administration by any of the following entities upon request:
       ``(i) A State, any department or agency of a State, and any 
     political subdivision of a State, including a local 
     government.
       ``(ii) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
       ``(iii) The government of an Indian tribe (as defined in 
     section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e))).
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) may not be construed to authorize an 
     entity referred to in that subparagraph to order existing 
     stock or inventory from federally owned and operated, or 
     federally owned and contractor operated, supply depots, 
     warehouses, or similar facilities.
       ``(C) In any case in which an entity listed in subparagraph 
     (A) uses a Federal supply schedule, the Administrator may 
     require the entity to reimburse the General Services 
     Administration for any administrative costs of using the 
     schedule.
       ``(3)(A) Upon the request of a qualified nonprofit agency 
     for the blind or other severely handicapped that is to 
     provide a commodity or service to the Federal Government 
     under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46 et seq.), the 
     Administrator may provide any of the services specified in 
     subsection (a) to such agency to the extent practicable.
       ``(B) A nonprofit agency receiving services under the 
     authority of subparagraph (A) shall use the services directly 
     in making or providing an approved commodity or approved 
     service to the Federal Government.
       ``(C) In this paragraph:
       ``(i) The term `qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or 
     other severely handicapped' means--
       ``(I) a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind, as 
     defined in section 5(3) of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 
     U.S.C. 48b(3)); and
       ``(II) a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely 
     handicapped, as defined in section 5(4) of such Act (41 
     U.S.C. 48b(4)).
       ``(ii) The terms `approved commodity' and `approved 
     service' mean a commodity and a service, respectively, that 
     has been determined by the Committee for Purchase from the 
     Blind and Other Severely Handicapped under section 2 of the 
     Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 47) to be suitable for 
     procurement by the Federal Government.''.
                   TITLE II--CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
                      Subtitle A--Contract Payment

                  PART I--ARMED SERVICES ACQUISITIONS

     SEC. 2001. CONTRACT FINANCING.

       (a) Reorganization of Principal Authority Provision.--
     Section 2307 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out the section heading and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following:

     ``Sec. 2307. Contract financing'';

       (2) by inserting ``Payment Authority.--'' after ``(a)'' in 
     subsection (a);
       (3) by inserting ``Payment Amount.--'' after ``(b)'' in 
     subsection (b);
       (4) by inserting ``Security for Advance Payments.--'' after 
     ``(c)'' in subsection (c);
       (5) by inserting ``Conditions for Progress Payments.--'' 
     after ``(d)'' in subsection (d);
       (6) by inserting ``Action in Case of Fraud.--'' after 
     ``(e)'' in subsection (e); and
       (7) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) as 
     subsections (c), (d), (e), and (h), respectively.
       (b) Performance-Based Payments.--Such section, as amended 
     by subsection (a), is further amended by inserting after 
     subsection (a) the following new subsection (b):
       ``(b) Performance-Based Payments.--Whenever practicable, 
     payments under subsection (a) shall be made on any of the 
     following bases:
       ``(1) Performance measured by objective, quantifiable 
     methods such as delivery of acceptable items, work 
     measurement, or statistical process controls.
       ``(2) Accomplishment of events defined in the program 
     management plan.
       ``(3) Other quantifiable measures of results.''.
       (c) Terminology Correction.--Subsection (a)(2) of such 
     section is amended by striking out ``bid''.
       (d) Effective Date of Lien Related to Advance Payments.--
     Such section, as amended by subsection (a)(7), is further 
     amended in subsection (d) by inserting before the period at 
     the end of the third sentence the following: ``and is 
     effective immediately upon the first advancement of funds 
     without filing, notice, or any other action by the United 
     States''.
       (e) Conditions for Progress Payments.--Such section, as 
     amended by subsection (a)(7), is further amended in 
     subsection (e)--
       (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1), by striking out 
     ``work, which'' and all that follows through ``accomplished'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``work accomplished that meets 
     standards established under the contract''; and
       (2) by striking out paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(3) This subsection applies to any contract in an amount 
     greater than $25,000.''.
       (f) Conditions for Payments for Commercial Items.--Such 
     section, as amended by subsection (a)(7), is further amended 
     by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection (f):
       ``(f) Conditions for Payments for Commercial Items.--(1) 
     Payments under subsection (a) for commercial items may be 
     made under such terms and conditions as the head of the 
     agency determines are appropriate or customary in the 
     commercial marketplace and are in the best interests of the 
     United States. The head of the agency shall obtain adequate 
     security for such payments. If the security is in the form of 
     a lien in favor of the United States, such lien is paramount 
     to all other liens and is effective immediately upon the 
     first payment, without filing, notice, or other action by the 
     United States.
       ``(2) Advance payments made under subsection (a) for 
     commercial items may include payments, in a total amount of 
     not more than 15 percent of the contract price, in advance of 
     any performance of work under the contract.
       ``(3) The conditions of subsections (d) and (e) need not be 
     applied if they would be inconsistent, as determined by the 
     head of the agency, with commercial terms and conditions 
     pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2).''.
       (g) Navy Contracts.--Such section, as amended by subsection 
     (f), is further amended by inserting after subsection (f) the 
     following new subsection (g):
       ``(g) Certain Navy Contracts.--(1) The Secretary of the 
     Navy shall provide that the rate for progress payments on any 
     contract awarded by the Secretary for repair, maintenance, or 
     overhaul of a naval vessel shall be not less than--
       ``(A) 95 percent, in the case of a firm considered to be a 
     small business; and
       ``(B) 90 percent, in the case of any other firm.
       ``(2) The Secretary of the Navy may advance to private 
     salvage companies such funds as the Secretary considers 
     necessary to provide for the immediate financing of salvage 
     operations. Advances under this paragraph shall be made on 
     terms that the Secretary considers adequate for the 
     protection of the United States.
       ``(3) The Secretary of the Navy shall provide, in each 
     contract for construction or conversion of a naval vessel, 
     that, when partial, progress, or other payments are made 
     under such contract, the United States is secured by a lien 
     upon work in progress and on property acquired for 
     performance of the contract on account of all payments so 
     made. The lien is paramount to all other liens.''.
       (h) Relationship To Prompt Payment Requirements.--The 
     amendments made by this section are not intended to impair or 
     modify procedures required by the provisions of chapter 39 of 
     title 31, United States Code, and the regulations issued 
     pursuant to such provisions of law (as such procedures are in 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act), except that 
     the Government may accept payment terms offered by a 
     contractor offering a commercial item.
       (i) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out the item relating to section 2307 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``2307. Contract financing.''.

       (j) Repeal of Superseded Provisions.--(1) Sections 7312, 
     7364, and 7521 of title 10, United States Code, are repealed.
       (2) Section 7522 of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking out subsection (b); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).
       (3) Chapters 633, 637, and 645 of such title are amended by 
     striking out items in the tables of sections for such 
     chapters as follows:
       (A) For chapter 633, the item relating to section 7312.
       (B) For chapter 637, the item relating to section 7364.
       (C) For chapter 645, the item relating to section 7521.

     SEC. 2002. REPEAL OF VOUCHERING PROCEDURES SECTION.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 2355 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is repealed.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 139 of such title is amended by striking 
     out the item relating to section 2355.

                 PART II--CIVILIAN AGENCY ACQUISITIONS

     SEC. 2051. CONTRACT FINANCING.

       (a) Reorganization of Principal Authority Provision.--
     Section 305 of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 255) is amended--
       (1) by striking out the section heading and the section 
     designation and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     ``SEC. 305. CONTRACT FINANCING.'';

       (2) by inserting ``Payment Authority.--'' after ``(a)'' in 
     subsection (a);
       (3) by inserting ``Payment Amount.--'' after ``(b)'' in 
     subsection (b);
       (4) by inserting ``Security for Advance Payments.--'' after 
     ``(c)'' in subsection (c); and
       (5) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively.
       (b) Performance-Based Payments.--Such section, as amended 
     by subsection (a), is further amended by inserting after 
     subsection (a) the following new subsection (b):
       ``(b) Performance-Based Payments.--Whenever practicable, 
     payments under subsection (a) shall be made on any of the 
     following bases:
       ``(1) Performance measured by objective, quantifiable 
     methods such as delivery of acceptable items, work 
     measurement, or statistical process controls.
       ``(2) Accomplishment of events defined in the program 
     management plan.
       ``(3) Other quantifiable measures of results.''.
       (c) Terminology Correction.--Subsection (a)(2) of such 
     section is amended by striking out ``bid''.
       (d) Effective Date of Lien Related to Advance Payments.--
     Such section, as amended by subsection (a)(5), is further 
     amended in subsection (d) by inserting before the period at 
     the end of the third sentence the following: ``and is 
     effective immediately upon the first advancement of funds 
     without filing, notice, or any other action by the United 
     States''.
       (e) Revision of Civilian Agency Provision To Ensure Uniform 
     Requirements for Progress Payments.--Such section is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(e) Conditions for Progress Payments.--(1) The executive 
     agency shall ensure that any payment for work in progress 
     (including materials, labor, and other items) under a 
     contract of an executive agency that provides for such 
     payments is commensurate with the work accomplished that 
     meets standards established under the contract. The 
     contractor shall provide such information and evidence as the 
     executive agency determines necessary to permit the executive 
     agency to carry out the preceding sentence.
       ``(2) The executive agency shall ensure that progress 
     payments referred to in paragraph (1) are not made for more 
     than 80 percent of the work accomplished under the contract 
     so long as the executive agency has not made the contractual 
     terms, specifications, and price definite.
       ``(3) This subsection applies to any contract in an amount 
     greater than $25,000.
       ``(f) Conditions for Payments for Commercial Items.--(1) 
     Payments under subsection (a) for commercial items may be 
     made under such terms and conditions as the head of the 
     executive agency determines are appropriate or customary in 
     the commercial marketplace and are in the best interests of 
     the United States. The head of the executive agency shall 
     obtain adequate security for such payments. If the security 
     is in the form of a lien in favor of the United States, such 
     lien is paramount to all other liens and is effective 
     immediately upon the first payment, without filing, notice, 
     or other action by the United States.
       ``(2) Advance payments made under subsection (a) for 
     commercial items may include payments, in a total amount of 
     not more than 15 percent of the contract price, in advance of 
     any performance of work under the contract.
       ``(3) The conditions of subsections (d) and (e) need not be 
     applied if they would be inconsistent, as determined by the 
     head of the executive agency, with commercial terms and 
     conditions pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2).''.
       ``(g) Action in Case of Fraud.--(1) In any case in which 
     the remedy coordination official of an executive agency finds 
     that there is substantial evidence that the request of a 
     contractor for advance, partial, or progress payment under a 
     contract awarded by that executive agency is based on fraud, 
     the remedy coordination official shall recommend that the 
     executive agency reduce or suspend further payments to such 
     contractor.
       ``(2) The head of an executive agency receiving a 
     recommendation under paragraph (1) in the case of a 
     contractor's request for payment under a contract shall 
     determine whether there is substantial evidence that the 
     request is based on fraud. Upon making such a determination, 
     the head of the executive agency may reduce or suspend 
     further payments to the contractor under such contract.
       ``(3) The extent of any reduction or suspension of payments 
     by an executive agency under paragraph (2) on the basis of 
     fraud shall be reasonably commensurate with the anticipated 
     loss to the United States resulting from the fraud.
       ``(4) A written justification for each decision of the head 
     of an executive agency whether to reduce or suspend payments 
     under paragraph (2), and for each recommendation received by 
     the executive agency in connection with such decision, shall 
     be prepared and be retained in the files of the executive 
     agency.
       ``(5) The head of each executive agency shall prescribe 
     procedures to ensure that, before the head of the executive 
     agency decides to reduce or suspend payments in the case of a 
     contractor under paragraph (2), the contractor is afforded 
     notice of the proposed reduction or suspension and an 
     opportunity to submit matters to the executive agency in 
     response to such proposed reduction or suspension.
       ``(6) Not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
     head of an executive agency reduces or suspends payments to a 
     contractor under paragraph (2), the remedy coordination 
     official of the executive agency shall--
       ``(A) review the determination of fraud on which the 
     reduction or suspension is based; and
       ``(B) transmit a recommendation to the head of such 
     executive agency whether the suspension or reduction should 
     continue.
       ``(7) The head of each executive agency who receives 
     recommendations made by a remedy coordination official of the 
     executive agency to reduce or suspend payments under 
     paragraph (2) during a fiscal year shall prepare for such 
     year a report that contains the recommendations, the actions 
     taken on the recommendations and the reasons for such 
     actions, and an assessment of the effects of such actions on 
     the Federal Government. Any such report shall be available to 
     any Member of Congress upon request.
       ``(8) The head of an executive agency may not delegate 
     responsibilities under this subsection to any person in a 
     position below level IV of the Executive Schedule.
       ``(9) In this subsection, the term `remedy coordination 
     official', with respect to an executive agency, means the 
     person or entity in that executive agency who coordinates 
     within that executive agency the administration of criminal, 
     civil, administrative, and contractual remedies resulting 
     from investigations of fraud or corruption related to 
     procurement activities.''.
       (f) Relationship to Prompt Payment Requirements.--The 
     amendments made by this section are not intended to impair or 
     modify procedures required by the provisions of chapter 39 of 
     title 31, United States Code, and the regulations issued 
     pursuant to such provisions of law (as such procedures are in 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act), except that 
     the Government may accept payment terms offered by a 
     contractor offering a commercial item.

                    PART III--ACQUISITIONS GENERALLY

     SEC. 2091. GOVERNMENT-WIDE APPLICATION OF PAYMENT PROTECTIONS 
                   FOR SUBCONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS.

       Section 806 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 10 U.S.C. 
     2301 note) is amended by striking out subsection (c) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(c) Government-Wide Applicability.--The Federal 
     Acquisition Regulatory Council (established by section 25(a) 
     of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act) shall modify 
     the Federal Acquisition Regulation (issued pursuant to 
     section 25(c)(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 421(c)(1)) to apply Government-wide the 
     requirements that the Secretary is required under subsection 
     (a) to prescribe in regulations applicable with respect to 
     the Department of Defense contracts.''.
                      Subtitle B--Cost Principles

                  PART I--ARMED SERVICES ACQUISITIONS

     SEC. 2101. ALLOWABLE CONTRACT COSTS.

       (a) Extension of Coverage to Coast Guard and NASA; Other 
     Miscellaneous Amendments.--Section 2324 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Subsection (a) is amended--
       (A) by inserting after ``(a)'' the following: ``Indirect 
     Cost That Violates a FAR Cost Principle.--'';
       (B) by striking out ``Secretary of Defense'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``head of an agency'';
       (C) by striking out ``Department of Defense'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``agency''; and
       (D) by striking out ``the Department of Defense 
     Supplement'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``applicable 
     agency supplement''.
       (2) Subsection (b) is amended--
       (A) by inserting after ``(b)'' the following: ``Penalty for 
     Violation of Cost Principle.--'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) by striking out 
     ``regulations issued by the Secretary'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``provisions in the Federal Acquisition Regulation''; 
     and
         (C) by striking out ``Secretary'' each place it appears 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``head of the agency''.
       (3) Subsection (c) is amended--
       (A) by inserting after ``(c)'' the following: ``Waiver of 
     Penalty.--''; and
       (B) by striking out ``The Secretary shall prescribe 
     regulations providing'' in the first sentence and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall 
     provide''.
       (4) Subsection (d) is amended--
       (A) by inserting after ``(d)'' the following: 
     ``Applicability of Contract Disputes Procedure to 
     Disallowance of Cost and Assessment of Penalty.--''; and
       (B) by striking out ``the Secretary'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the head of an agency''.
       (5) Subsection (e) is amended--
       (A) by inserting after ``(e)'' the following: ``Specific 
     Costs Not Allowable.--'';
       (B) in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1), by striking out 
     ``regulations of the Secretary of Defense'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``provisions of the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation'';
       (C) in subparagraph (M) of paragraph (1), by striking out 
     ``regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation'';
       (D) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2), by inserting ``of 
     Defense'' after ``Secretary'' the first place it occurs;
       (E) in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2), by striking out 
     ``head of the agency'' in the first sentence and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Secretary of Defense'';
       (F) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3), by striking out 
     ``regulations prescribed by the Secretary'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``the Federal Acquisition Regulation''; and
       (G) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
       ``(4) The provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     implementing this section may establish appropriate 
     definitions, exclusions, limitations, and qualifications.''.
       (6) Subsection (f) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking out ``(1)'' and all that follows through 
     ``The amendments'' and inserting in lieu thereof the 
     following: ``Required Regulations.--(1) The Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall contain provisions on the 
     allowability of contractor costs. Such provisions'', and
       (ii) by striking out ``These regulations'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``The regulations''; and
       (B) in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)--
       (i) by striking out ``defense'' before ``contract auditor'' 
     each place it appears, and
       (ii) by striking out ``regulation'' each place it appears 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation''.
       (7) Subsection (g) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) Applicability of Regulations to Subcontractors.--The 
     regulations referred to in subsections (e) and (f)(1) shall 
     require prime contractors of a covered contract, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, to apply the provisions of such 
     regulations to all subcontractors of the covered contract.''.
       (8) Subsection (h) is amended--
       (A) by inserting after ``(h)'' the following: ``Contractor 
     Certification Required.--'';
       (B) by striking out ``by the Secretary'' in paragraph (1) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``in the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation''; and
       (C) by striking out ``Secretary of Defense'' in paragraph 
     (2) and inserting in lieu thereof ``head of the agency''.
       (9) Subsection (i) is amended by striking out ``The 
     submission to the Department of Defense'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Penalties for Submission of Cost Known as Not 
     Allowable.--The submission to an agency''.
       (10) Subsection (j) is amended--
       (A) by inserting after ``(j)'' the following: ``Contractor 
     To Have Burden of Proof.--''; and
       (B) by striking out ``United States Claims Court'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``United States Court of Federal 
     Claims''.
       (11) Subsection (k) is amended--
       (A) by inserting after ``(k)'' the following: ``Proceeding 
     Costs Not Allowable.--'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``decision by the 
     Department of Defense--'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``decision--''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) by inserting after ``head of the agency'' the 
     following: ``or Secretary of the military department 
     concerned'',
       (ii) by striking out ``under regulations prescribed by such 
     agency head'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``in accordance 
     with the Federal Acquisition Regulation'',
       (iii) by inserting ``or Secretary'' after ``agency head'', 
     and
       (iv) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``or military department''.
       (b) Unallowability of Costs To Influence Local Legislative 
     Bodies.--Subsection (e)(1)(B) of section 2324 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out ``or a State 
     legislature'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``, a State 
     legislature, or a legislative body of a political subdivision 
     of a State''.
       (c) Clarification of Cost Principles.--Subsection (f)(1) of 
     such section is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(Q) Conventions.''.
       (d) Covered Contract Defined.--Such section is further 
     amended by striking out subsections (l) and (m) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(l) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1)(A) The term `covered contract' means a contract for 
     an amount in excess of $500,000 that is entered into by the 
     head of an agency, except that such term does not include a 
     fixed-price contract without cost incentives or any firm 
     fixed-price contract for the purchase of commercial items.
       ``(B) Effective on October 1 of each year that is divisible 
     by five, the amount set forth in subparagraph (A) shall be 
     adjusted to the equivalent amount in constant fiscal year 
     1994 dollars. An amount, as so adjusted, that is not evenly 
     divisible by $50,000 shall be rounded to the nearest multiple 
     of $50,000. In the case of an amount that is evenly divisible 
     by $25,000 but is not evenly divisible by $50,000, the amount 
     shall be rounded to the next higher multiple of $50,000.
       ``(2) The term `head of the agency' or `agency head' does 
     not include the Secretary of a military department.
       ``(3) The term `agency' means the Department of Defense, 
     the Coast Guard, and the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration.''.
       (e) Regulations.--The regulations of the Secretary of 
     Defense implementing section 2324 of title 10, United States 
     Code, shall remain in effect until the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation is revised to implement the amendments made by 
     this section.

     SEC. 2102. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR CONTRACT PROFIT CONTROLS 
                   DURING EMERGENCY PERIODS.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 2382 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is repealed.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 141 of such title is amended by striking 
     out the item relating to section 2382.

                 PART II--CIVILIAN AGENCY ACQUISITIONS

     SEC. 2151. ALLOWABLE CONTRACT COSTS.

       Section 306 of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 256) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 306. ALLOWABLE COSTS.

       ``(a) Indirect Cost That Violates a FAR Cost Principle.--An 
     executive agency shall require that a covered contract 
     provide that if the contractor submits to the executive 
     agency a proposal for settlement of indirect costs incurred 
     by the contractor for any period after such costs have been 
     accrued and if that proposal includes the submission of a 
     cost which is unallowable because the cost violates a cost 
     principle in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (referred to 
     in section 25(c)(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 421(c)(1)) or an executive agency 
     supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the cost 
     shall be disallowed.
       ``(b) Penalty for Violation of Cost Principle.--(1) If the 
     executive agency determines that a cost submitted by a 
     contractor in its proposal for settlement is expressly 
     unallowable under a cost principle referred to in subsection 
     (a) that defines the allowability of specific selected costs, 
     the executive agency shall assess a penalty against the 
     contractor in an amount equal to--
       ``(A) the amount of the disallowed cost allocated to 
     covered contracts for which a proposal for settlement of 
     indirect costs has been submitted; plus
       ``(B) interest (to be computed based on provisions in the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation) to compensate the United 
     States for the use of any funds which a contractor has been 
     paid in excess of the amount to which the contractor was 
     entitled.
       ``(2) If the executive agency determines that a proposal 
     for settlement of indirect costs submitted by a contractor 
     includes a cost determined to be unallowable in the case of 
     such contractor before the submission of such proposal, the 
     executive agency shall assess a penalty against the 
     contractor in an amount equal to two times the amount of the 
     disallowed cost allocated to covered contracts for which a 
     proposal for settlement of indirect costs has been submitted.
       ``(c) Waiver of Penalty.--The Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation shall provide for a penalty under subsection (b) 
     to be waived in the case of a contractor's proposal for 
     settlement of indirect costs when--
       ``(1) the contractor withdraws the proposal before the 
     formal initiation of an audit of the proposal by the Federal 
     Government and resubmits a revised proposal;
       ``(2) the amount of unallowable costs subject to the 
     penalty is insignificant; or
       ``(3) the contractor demonstrates, to the contracting 
     officer's satisfaction, that--
       ``(A) it has established appropriate policies and personnel 
     training and an internal control and review system that 
     provide assurances that unallowable costs subject to 
     penalties are precluded from being included in the 
     contractor's proposal for settlement of indirect costs; and
       ``(B) the unallowable costs subject to the penalty were 
     inadvertently incorporated into the proposal.
       ``(d) Applicability of Contract Disputes Procedure to 
     Disallowance of Cost and Assessment of Penalty.--An action of 
     an executive agency under subsection (a) or (b)--
       ``(1) shall be considered a final decision for the purposes 
     of section 6 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 
     605); and
       ``(2) is appealable in the manner provided in section 7 of 
     such Act (41 U.S.C. 606).
       ``(e) Specific Costs Not Allowable.--(1) The following 
     costs are not allowable under a covered contract:
       ``(A) Costs of entertainment, including amusement, 
     diversion, and social activities, and any costs directly 
     associated with such costs (such as tickets to shows or 
     sports events, meals, lodging, rentals, transportation, and 
     gratuities).
       ``(B) Costs incurred to influence (directly or indirectly) 
     legislative action on any matter pending before Congress, a 
     State legislature, or a legislative body of a political 
     subdivision of a State.
       ``(C) Costs incurred in defense of any civil or criminal 
     fraud proceeding or similar proceeding (including filing of 
     any false certification) brought by the United States where 
     the contractor is found liable or had pleaded nolo contendere 
     to a charge of fraud or similar proceeding (including filing 
     of a false certification).
       ``(D) Payments of fines and penalties resulting from 
     violations of, or failure to comply with, Federal, State, 
     local, or foreign laws and regulations, except when incurred 
     as a result of compliance with specific terms and conditions 
     of the contract or specific written instructions from the 
     contracting officer authorizing in advance such payments in 
     accordance with applicable provisions of the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation.
       ``(E) Costs of membership in any social, dining, or country 
     club or organization.
       ``(F) Costs of alcoholic beverages.
       ``(G) Contributions or donations, regardless of the 
     recipient.
       ``(H) Costs of advertising designed to promote the 
     contractor or its products.
       ``(I) Costs of promotional items and memorabilia, including 
     models, gifts, and souvenirs.
       ``(J) Costs for travel by commercial aircraft which exceed 
     the amount of the standard commercial fare.
       ``(K) Costs incurred in making any payment (commonly known 
     as a `golden parachute payment') which is--
       ``(i) in an amount in excess of the normal severance pay 
     paid by the contractor to an employee upon termination of 
     employment; and
       ``(ii) is paid to the employee contingent upon, and 
     following, a change in management control over, or ownership 
     of, the contractor or a substantial portion of the 
     contractor's assets.
       ``(L) Costs of commercial insurance that protects against 
     the costs of the contractor for correction of the 
     contractor's own defects in materials or workmanship.
       ``(M) Costs of severance pay paid by the contractor to 
     foreign nationals employed by the contractor under a service 
     contract performed outside the United States, to the extent 
     that the amount of severance pay paid in any case exceeds the 
     amount paid in the industry involved under the customary or 
     prevailing practice for firms in that industry providing 
     similar services in the United States, as determined under 
     the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
       ``(N) Costs of severance pay paid by the contractor to a 
     foreign national employed by the contractor under a service 
     contract performed in a foreign country if the termination of 
     the employment of the foreign national is the result of the 
     closing of, or the curtailment of activities at, a United 
     States facility in that country at the request of the 
     government of that country.
       ``(O) Costs incurred by a contractor in connection with any 
     criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding commenced by 
     the United States or a State, to the extent provided in 
     subsection (k).
       ``(2)(A) Pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation and 
     subject to the availability of appropriations, an executive 
     agency, in awarding a covered contract, may waive the 
     application of the provisions of paragraphs (1)(M) and (1)(N) 
     to that contract if the executive agency determines that--
       ``(i) the application of such provisions to the contract 
     would adversely affect the continuation of a program, 
     project, or activity that provides significant support 
     services for employees of the executive agency posted outside 
     the United States;
       ``(ii) the contractor has taken (or has established plans 
     to take) appropriate actions within the contractor's control 
     to minimize the amount and number of incidents of the payment 
     of severance pay by the contractor to employees under the 
     contract who are foreign nationals; and
       ``(iii) the payment of severance pay is necessary in order 
     to comply with a law that is generally applicable to a 
     significant number of businesses in the country in which the 
     foreign national receiving the payment performed services 
     under the contract or is necessary to comply with a 
     collective bargaining agreement.
       ``(B) An executive agency shall include in the solicitation 
     for a covered contract a statement indicating--
       ``(i) that a waiver has been granted under subparagraph (A) 
     for the contract; or
       ``(ii) whether the executive agency will consider granting 
     such a waiver, and, if the executive agency will consider 
     granting a waiver, the criteria to be used in granting the 
     waiver.
       ``(C) An executive agency shall make the final 
     determination regarding whether to grant a waiver under 
     subparagraph (A) with respect to a covered contract before 
     award of the contract.
       ``(3) The provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     implementing this section may establish appropriate 
     definitions, exclusions, limitations, and qualifications. Any 
     submission by a contractor of costs which are incurred by the 
     contractor and which are claimed to be allowable under 
     Department of Energy management and operating contracts shall 
     be considered a `proposal for settlement of indirect costs 
     incurred by the contractor for any period after such costs 
     have been accrued', as used in this section.
       ``(f) Required Regulations.--(1) The Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation shall contain provisions on the allowability of 
     contractor costs. Such provisions shall define in detail and 
     in specific terms those costs which are unallowable, in whole 
     or in part, under covered contracts. The regulations shall, 
     at a minimum, clarify the cost principles applicable to 
     contractor costs of the following:
       ``(A) Air shows.
       ``(B) Membership in civic, community, and professional 
     organizations.
       ``(C) Recruitment.
       ``(D) Employee morale and welfare.
       ``(E) Actions to influence (directly or indirectly) 
     executive branch action on regulatory and contract matters 
     (other than costs incurred in regard to contract proposals 
     pursuant to solicited or unsolicited bids).
       ``(F) Community relations.
       ``(G) Dining facilities.
       ``(H) Professional and consulting services, including legal 
     services.
       ``(I) Compensation.
       ``(J) Selling and marketing.
       ``(K) Travel.
       ``(L) Public relations.
       ``(M) Hotel and meal expenses.
       ``(N) Expense of corporate aircraft.
       ``(O) Company-furnished automobiles.
       ``(P) Advertising.
       ``(Q) Conventions.
       ``(2) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall require that 
     a contracting officer not resolve any questioned costs until 
     the contracting officer has obtained--
       ``(A) adequate documentation with respect to such costs; 
     and
       ``(B) the opinion of the contract auditor on the 
     allowability of such costs.
       ``(3) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall provide 
     that, to the maximum extent practicable, a contract auditor 
     be present at any negotiation or meeting with the contractor 
     regarding a determination of the allowability of indirect 
     costs of the contractor.
       ``(4) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall require that 
     all categories of costs designated in the report of a 
     contract auditor as questioned with respect to a proposal for 
     settlement be resolved in such a manner that the amount of 
     the individual questioned costs that are paid will be 
     reflected in the settlement.
       ``(g) Applicability of Regulations to Subcontractors.--The 
     regulations referred to in subsections (e) and (f)(1) shall 
     require prime contractors of a covered contract, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, to apply the provisions of such 
     regulations to all subcontractors of the covered contract.
       ``(h) Contractor Certification Required.--(1) A proposal 
     for settlement of indirect costs applicable to a covered 
     contract shall include a certification by an official of the 
     contractor that, to the best of the certifying official's 
     knowledge and belief, all indirect costs included in the 
     proposal are allowable. Any such certification shall be in a 
     form prescribed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
       ``(2) An executive agency may, in an exceptional case, 
     waive the requirement for certification under paragraph (1) 
     in the case of any contract if the agency--
       ``(A) determines in such case that it would be in the 
     interest of the United States to waive such certification; 
     and
       ``(B) states in writing the reasons for that determination 
     and makes such determination available to the public.
       ``(i) Penalties for Submission of Cost Known as Not 
     Allowable.--The submission to an executive agency of a 
     proposal for settlement of costs for any period after such 
     costs have been accrued that includes a cost that is 
     expressly specified by statute or regulation as being 
     unallowable, with the knowledge that such cost is 
     unallowable, shall be subject to the provisions of section 
     287 of title 18, United States Code, and section 3729 of 
     title 31, United States Code.
       ``(j) Contractor To Have Burden of Proof.--In a proceeding 
     before a board of contract appeals, the United States Court 
     of Federal Claims, or any other Federal court in which the 
     reasonableness of indirect costs for which a contractor seeks 
     reimbursement from the United States is in issue, the burden 
     of proof shall be upon the contractor to establish that those 
     costs are reasonable.
       ``(k) Proceeding Costs Not Allowable.--(1) Except as 
     otherwise provided in this subsection, costs incurred by a 
     contractor in connection with any criminal, civil, or 
     administrative proceeding commenced by the United States or a 
     State are not allowable as reimbursable costs under a covered 
     contract if the proceeding (A) relates to a violation of, or 
     failure to comply with, a Federal or State statute or 
     regulation, and (B) results in a disposition described in 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) A disposition referred to in paragraph (1)(B) is any 
     of the following:
       ``(A) In the case of a criminal proceeding, a conviction 
     (including a conviction pursuant to a plea of nolo 
     contendere) by reason of the violation or failure referred to 
     in paragraph (1).
       ``(B) In the case of a civil or administrative proceeding 
     involving an allegation of fraud or similar misconduct, a 
     determination of contractor liability on the basis of the 
     violation or failure referred to in paragraph (1).
       ``(C) In the case of any civil or administrative 
     proceeding, the imposition of a monetary penalty by reason of 
     the violation or failure referred to in paragraph (1).
       ``(D) A final decision--
       ``(i) to debar or suspend the contractor,
       ``(ii) to rescind or void the contract, or
       ``(iii) to terminate the contract for default,
     by reason of the violation or failure referred to in 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(E) A disposition of the proceeding by consent or 
     compromise if such action could have resulted in a 
     disposition described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D).
       ``(3) In the case of a proceeding referred to in paragraph 
     (1) that is commenced by the United States and is resolved by 
     consent or compromise pursuant to an agreement entered into 
     by a contractor and the United States, the costs incurred by 
     the contractor in connection with such proceeding that are 
     otherwise not allowable as reimbursable costs under such 
     paragraph may be allowed to the extent specifically provided 
     in such agreement.
       ``(4) In the case of a proceeding referred to in paragraph 
     (1) that is commenced by a State, the executive agency that 
     awarded the covered contract involved in the proceeding may 
     allow the costs incurred by the contractor in connection with 
     such proceeding as reimbursable costs if the executive agency 
     determines, in accordance with the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation, that the costs were incurred as a result of (A) a 
     specific term or condition of the contract, or (B) specific 
     written instructions of the executive agency.
       ``(5)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), costs 
     incurred by a contractor in connection with a criminal, 
     civil, or administrative proceeding commenced by the United 
     States or a State in connection with a covered contract may 
     be allowed as reimbursable costs under the contract if such 
     costs are not disallowable under paragraph (1), but only to 
     the extent provided in subparagraph (B).
       ``(B)(i) The amount of the costs allowable under 
     subparagraph (A) in any case may not exceed the amount equal 
     to 80 percent of the amount of the costs incurred, to the 
     extent that such costs are determined to be otherwise 
     allowable and allocable under the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation.
       ``(ii) Regulations issued for the purpose of clause (i) 
     shall provide for appropriate consideration of the complexity 
     of procurement litigation, generally accepted principles 
     governing the award of legal fees in civil actions involving 
     the United States as a party, and such other factors as may 
     be appropriate.
       ``(C) In the case of a proceeding referred to in 
     subparagraph (A), contractor costs otherwise allowable as 
     reimbursable costs under this paragraph are not allowable if 
     (i) such proceeding involves the same contractor misconduct 
     alleged as the basis of another criminal, civil, or 
     administrative proceeding, and (ii) the costs of such other 
     proceeding are not allowable under paragraph (1).
       ``(6) In this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `proceeding' includes an investigation.
       ``(B) The term `costs', with respect to a proceeding--
       ``(i) means all costs incurred by a contractor, whether 
     before or after the commencement of any such proceeding; and
       ``(ii) includes--
       ``(I) administrative and clerical expenses;
       ``(II) the cost of legal services, including legal services 
     performed by an employee of the contractor;
       ``(III) the cost of the services of accountants and 
     consultants retained by the contractor; and
       ``(IV) the pay of directors, officers, and employees of the 
     contractor for time devoted by such directors, officers, and 
     employees to such proceeding.
       ``(C) The term `penalty' does not include restitution, 
     reimbursement, or compensatory damages.
       ``(l) Covered Contract Defined.--(1) In this section, the 
     term `covered contract' means a contract for an amount in 
     excess of $500,000 that is entered into by an executive 
     agency, except that such term does not include a fixed-price 
     contract without cost incentives or any firm, fixed price 
     contract for the purchase of commercial items.
       ``(2) Effective on October 1 of each year that is divisible 
     by five, the amount set forth in paragraph (1) shall be 
     adjusted to the equivalent amount in constant fiscal year 
     1994 dollars. An amount, as so adjusted, that is not evenly 
     divisible by $50,000 shall be rounded to the nearest multiple 
     of $50,000. In the case of an amount that is evenly divisible 
     by $25,000 but is not evenly divisible by $50,000, the amount 
     shall be rounded to the next higher multiple of $50,000.''.

                    PART III--ACQUISITIONS GENERALLY

     SEC. 2191. TRAVEL EXPENSES OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS.

       Section 24 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 420) is repealed.

     SEC. 2192. REVISION OF COST PRINCIPLE RELATING TO 
                   ENTERTAINMENT, GIFT, AND RECREATION COSTS FOR 
                   CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Costs Not Allowable.--(1) The costs of gifts or 
     recreation for employees of a contractor or members of their 
     families that are provided by the contractor to improve 
     employee morale or performance or for any other purpose are 
     not allowable under a covered contract unless, within 120 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulatory Council prescribes amendments to the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation specifying circumstances under 
     which such costs are allowable under a covered contract.
       (2) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall 
     amend the cost principle in the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation that is set out in section 31.205-14 of title 48, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, relating to unallowability of 
     entertainment costs--
       (A) by inserting in the cost principle a statement that 
     costs made specifically unallowable under that cost principle 
     are not allowable under any other cost principle; and
       (B) by striking out ``(but see 31.205-1 and 31.205-13)''.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``employee'' includes officers and directors 
     of a contractor.
       (2) The term ``covered contract'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 2324(l) of title 10, United States Code 
     (as amended by section 2101(c)), and section 306(l) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (as 
     added by section 2151).
       (c) Effective Date.--Any amendments to the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation made pursuant to subsection (a) shall 
     apply with respect to costs incurred after the date on which 
     the amendments made by section 2101 apply (as provided in 
     section 10001) or the date on which the amendments made by 
     section 2151 apply (as provided in section 10001), whichever 
     is later.
                Subtitle C--Audit and Access to Records

                  PART I--ARMED SERVICES ACQUISITIONS

     SEC. 2201. CONSOLIDATION AND REVISION OF AUTHORITY TO EXAMINE 
                   RECORDS OF CONTRACTORS.

       (a) Authority.--(1) Section 2313 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2313. Examination of records of contractor

       ``(a) Agency Authority.--(1) The head of an agency, acting 
     through an authorized representative, is authorized to 
     inspect the plant and audit the records of--
       ``(A) a contractor performing a cost-reimbursement, 
     incentive, time-and-materials, labor-hour, or price-
     redeterminable contract, or any combination of such 
     contracts, made by that agency under this chapter; and
       ``(B) a subcontractor performing any cost-reimbursement, 
     incentive, time-and-materials, labor-hour, or price-
     redeterminable subcontract or any combination of such 
     subcontracts under a contract referred to in subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(2) The head of an agency, acting through an authorized 
     representative, is authorized, for the purpose of evaluating 
     the accuracy, completeness, and currency of certified cost or 
     pricing data required to be submitted pursuant to section 
     2306a of this title with respect to a contract or 
     subcontract, to examine all records of the contractor or 
     subcontractor related to--
       ``(A) the proposal for the contract or subcontract;
       ``(B) the discussions conducted on the proposal;
       ``(C) pricing of the contract or subcontract; or
       ``(D) performance of the contract or subcontract.
       ``(b) DCAA Subpoena Authority.--(1) The Director of the 
     Defense Contract Audit Agency (or any successor agency) may 
     require by subpoena the production of any records of a 
     contractor that the Secretary of Defense is authorized to 
     audit or examine under subsection (a).
       ``(2) Any such subpoena, in the case of contumacy or 
     refusal to obey, shall be enforceable by order of an 
     appropriate United States district court.
       ``(3) The authority provided by paragraph (1) may not be 
     redelegated.
       ``(4) The Director (or any successor official) shall submit 
     an annual report to the Secretary of Defense on the exercise 
     of such authority during the preceding year and the reasons 
     why such authority was exercised in any instance. The 
     Secretary shall forward a copy of each such report to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(c) Comptroller General Authority.--(1) Except as 
     provided in paragraph (2), each contract awarded after using 
     procedures other than sealed bid procedures shall provide 
     that the Comptroller General and his representatives are 
     authorized to examine any records of the contractor, or any 
     of its subcontractors, that directly pertain to, and involve 
     transactions relating to, the contract or subcontract.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a contract or 
     subcontract with a foreign contractor or foreign 
     subcontractor if the head of the agency concerned determines, 
     with the concurrence of the Comptroller General or his 
     designee, that the application of that paragraph to the 
     contract or subcontract would not be in the public interest. 
     However, the concurrence of the Comptroller General or his 
     designee is not required--
       ``(A) where the contractor or subcontractor is a foreign 
     government or agency thereof or is precluded by the laws of 
     the country involved from making its records available for 
     examination; and
       ``(B) where the head of the agency determines, after taking 
     into account the price and availability of the property and 
     services from United States sources, that the public interest 
     would be best served by not applying paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Paragraph (1) may not be construed to require a 
     contractor or subcontractor to create or maintain any record 
     that the contractor or subcontractor does not maintain in the 
     ordinary course of business or pursuant to another provision 
     of law.
       ``(d) Limitation on Preaward Audits Relating to Indirect 
     Costs.--The head of an agency may not perform a preaward 
     audit to evaluate proposed indirect costs under any contract, 
     subcontract, or modification to be entered into in accordance 
     with this chapter in any case in which the contracting 
     officer determines that the objectives of the audit can 
     reasonably be met by accepting the results of an audit 
     conducted by any other department or agency of the Federal 
     Government within one year preceding the date of the 
     contracting officer's determination.
       ``(e) Limitation.--The authority of the head of an agency 
     under subsection (a), and the authority of the Comptroller 
     General under subsection (c), with respect to a contract or 
     subcontract shall expire three years after final payment 
     under such contract or subcontract.
       ``(f) Inapplicability to Certain Contracts.--This section 
     does not apply to the following contracts:
       ``(1) Contracts for utility services at rates not exceeding 
     those established to apply uniformly to the public, plus any 
     applicable reasonable connection charge.
       ``(g) Forms of Original Record Storage.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to preclude a contractor from 
     duplicating or storing original records in electronic form.
       ``(h) Use of Images of Original Records.--The head of an 
     agency shall not require a contractor or subcontractor to 
     provide original records in an audit carried out pursuant to 
     this section if the contractor or subcontractor provides 
     photographic or electronic images of the original records and 
     meets the following requirements:
       ``(1) The contractor or subcontractor has established 
     procedures to ensure that the imaging process preserves the 
     integrity, reliability, and security of the original records.
       ``(2) The contractor or subcontractor maintains an 
     effective indexing system to permit timely and convenient 
     access to the imaged records.
       ``(3) The contractor or subcontractor retains the original 
     records for a minimum of one year after imaging to permit 
     periodic validation of the imaging systems.
       ``(i) Records Defined.--In this section, the term `records' 
     includes books, documents, accounting procedures and 
     practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless 
     of whether such items are in written form, in the form of 
     computer data, or in any other form.''.
       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 137 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``2313. Examination of records of contractor.''.
       (b) Repeal of Superseded Provision.--(1) Section 2406 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 141 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 2406.

                 PART II--CIVILIAN AGENCY ACQUISITIONS

     SEC. 2251. AUTHORITY TO EXAMINE RECORDS OF CONTRACTORS.

       (a) Authority.--Title III of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.), 
     as amended by sections 1072 and 1251(a), is further amended 
     by inserting after section 304B the following new section:

     ``SEC. 304C. EXAMINATION OF RECORDS OF CONTRACTOR.

       ``(a) Agency Authority.--(1) The head of an executive 
     agency, acting through an authorized representative, is 
     authorized to inspect the plant and audit the records of--
       ``(A) a contractor performing a cost-reimbursement, 
     incentive, time-and-materials, labor-hour, or price-
     redeterminable contract, or any combination of such 
     contracts, made by that executive agency under this title; 
     and
       ``(B) a subcontractor performing any cost-reimbursement, 
     incentive, time-and-materials, labor-hour, or price-
     redeterminable subcontract or any combination of such 
     subcontracts under a contract referred to in subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(2) The head of an executive agency, acting through an 
     authorized representative, is authorized, for the purpose of 
     evaluating the accuracy, completeness, and currency of 
     certified cost or pricing data required to be submitted 
     pursuant to section 304B with respect to a contract or 
     subcontract, to examine all records of the contractor or 
     subcontractor related to--
       ``(A) the proposal for the contract or subcontract;
       ``(B) the discussions conducted on the proposal;
       ``(C) pricing of the contract or subcontract; or
       ``(D) performance of the contract or subcontract.
       ``(b) Subpoena Power.--(1) The Inspector General of an 
     executive agency appointed under section 3 or 8G of the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) or, upon 
     request of the head of an executive agency, the Director of 
     the Defense Contract Audit Agency (or any successor agency) 
     of the Department of Defense or the Inspector General of the 
     General Services Administration may require by subpoena the 
     production of records of a contractor, access to which is 
     provided for that executive agency by subsection (a).
       ``(2) Any such subpoena, in the case of contumacy or 
     refusal to obey, shall be enforceable by order of an 
     appropriate United States district court.
       ``(3) The authority provided by paragraph (1) may not be 
     delegated.
       ``(4) In the year following a year in which authority 
     provided in paragraph (1) is exercised for an executive 
     agency, the head of the executive agency shall submit to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Government Operations of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the exercise of such authority 
     during such preceding year and the reasons why such authority 
     was exercised in any instance.
       ``(c) Comptroller General Authority.--(1) Except as 
     provided in paragraph (2), each contract awarded after using 
     procedures other than sealed bid procedures shall provide 
     that the Comptroller General and his representatives are 
     authorized to examine any records of the contractor, or any 
     of its subcontractors, that directly pertain to, and involve 
     transactions relating to, the contract or subcontract.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a contract or 
     subcontract with a foreign contractor or foreign 
     subcontractor if the executive agency concerned determines, 
     with the concurrence of the Comptroller General or his 
     designee, that the application of that paragraph to the 
     contract or subcontract would not be in the public interest. 
     However, the concurrence of the Comptroller General or his 
     designee is not required--
       ``(A) where the contractor or subcontractor is a foreign 
     government or agency thereof or is precluded by the laws of 
     the country involved from making its records available for 
     examination; and
       ``(B) where the executive agency determines, after taking 
     into account the price and availability of the property and 
     services from United States sources, that the public interest 
     would be best served by not applying paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Paragraph (1) may not be construed to require a 
     contractor or subcontractor to create or maintain any record 
     that the contractor or subcontractor does not maintain in the 
     ordinary course of business or pursuant to another provision 
     of law.
       ``(d) Limitation on Preaward Audits Relating to Indirect 
     Costs.--An executive agency may not perform a preaward audit 
     to evaluate proposed indirect costs under any contract, 
     subcontract, or modification to be entered into in accordance 
     with this title in any case in which the contracting officer 
     determines that the objectives of the audit can reasonably be 
     met by accepting the results of an audit conducted by any 
     other department or agency of the Federal Government within 
     one year preceding the date of the contracting officer's 
     determination.
       ``(e) Limitation.--The authority of an executive agency 
     under subsection (a), and the authority of the Comptroller 
     General under subsection (c), with respect to a contract or 
     subcontract shall expire three years after final payment 
     under such contract or subcontract.
       ``(f) Inapplicability to Certain Contracts.--This section 
     does not apply to the following contracts:
       ``(1) Contracts for utility services at rates not exceeding 
     those established to apply uniformly to the public, plus any 
     applicable reasonable connection charge.
       ``(g) Form of Original Record Storage.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to preclude a contractor from 
     duplicating or storing original records in electronic form.
       ``(h) Use of Images of Original Records.--An executive 
     agency shall not require a contractor or subcontractor to 
     provide original records in an audit carried out pursuant to 
     this section if the contractor or subcontractor provides 
     photographic or electronic images of the original records and 
     meets the following requirements:
       ``(1) The contractor or subcontractor has established 
     procedures to ensure that the imaging process preserves the 
     integrity, reliability, and security of the original records.
       ``(2) The contractor or subcontractor maintains an 
     effective indexing system to permit timely and convenient 
     access to the imaged records.
       ``(3) The contractor or subcontractor retains the original 
     records for a minimum of one year after imaging to permit 
     periodic validation of the imaging systems.
       ``(i) Records Defined.--In this section, the term `records' 
     includes books, documents, accounting procedures and 
     practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless 
     of whether such items are in written form, in the form of 
     computer data, or in any other form.''.
       (b) Repeal of Superseded Provision.--Section 304 of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 254) is amended by striking out subsection (c).
                    Subtitle D--Claims and Disputes

                  PART I--ARMED SERVICES ACQUISITIONS

     SEC. 2301. CERTIFICATION OF CONTRACT CLAIMS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 141 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 2409a the 
     following new section 2410:

     ``Sec. 2410. Requests for equitable adjustment or other 
       relief: certification

       ``(a) Certification Requirement.--A request for equitable 
     adjustment to contract terms or request for relief under 
     Public Law 85-804 (50 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) that exceeds the 
     simplified acquisition threshold may not be paid unless a 
     person authorized to certify the request on behalf of the 
     contractor certifies, at the time the request is submitted, 
     that--
       ``(1) the request is made in good faith, and
       ``(2) the supporting data are accurate and complete to the 
     best of that person's knowledge and belief.
       ``(b) Restriction on Legislative Payment of Claims.--In the 
     case of a contract of an agency named in section 2303(a) of 
     this title, no provision of a law enacted after September 30, 
     1994, that directs the payment of a particular claim under 
     such contract, a particular request for equitable adjustment 
     to any term of such contract, or a particular request for 
     relief under Public Law 85-804 (50 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) 
     regarding such contract may be implemented unless such 
     provision of law--
       ``(1) specifically refers to this subsection; and
       ``(2) specifically states that this subsection does not 
     apply with respect to the payment directed by that provision 
     of law.
       ``(c) Definition.--In this section, the term `simplified 
     acquisition threshold' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 4(11) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act.''.
       (b) Repeal of Related Provision.--Section 2410e of title 
     10, United States Code, is repealed.
       (c) Clerical amendments.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 141 of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking out the items relating to sections 2410 and 
     2410e; and
       (B) by inserting after the item relating to section 2409a 
     the following:

``2410. Requests for equitable adjustment or other relief: 
              certification.''.

     SEC. 2302. SHIPBUILDING CLAIMS.

       (a) Increase in Time Period During Which Adjustments to 
     Shipbuilding Claims May Be Made.--Section 2405 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended in subsection (a)--
       (1) by striking out ``entered into after December 7, 
     1983,''; and
       (2) by striking out ``occurring more than 18 months before 
     the submission of the claim, request, or demand.'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``that--
       ``(1) in the case of a contract entered into after December 
     7, 1983, and before the date of the enactment of the Federal 
     Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, occurred more than 18 
     months before the submission of the claim, request, or 
     demand; and
       ``(2) in the case of a contract entered into on or after 
     the date of the enactment of the Federal Acquisition 
     Streamlining Act of 1994, occurred more than 6 years before 
     the submission of the claim, request, or demand.''.
       (b) Resubmission With Corrected Certification.--Subsection 
     (c) of such section is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(4) This subsection applies only with respect to a claim, 
     request, or demand submitted before the effective date of 
     this paragraph.''.
       (c) Applicability.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
     2405(a) of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a)(2), shall apply according to the provisions 
     thereof on and after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     notwithstanding section 10001(b).

                    PART II--ACQUISITIONS GENERALLY

     SEC. 2351. CONTRACT DISPUTES ACT IMPROVEMENTS.

       (a) Period for Filing Claims.--Section 6 of the Contract 
     Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 605) is amended in subsection 
     (a) by inserting after the second sentence the following: 
     ``Each claim by a contractor against the government relating 
     to a contract and each claim by the government against a 
     contractor relating to a contract shall be submitted within 6 
     years after the accrual of the claim. The preceding sentence 
     does not apply to a claim by the government against a 
     contractor that is based on a claim by the contractor 
     involving fraud.''.
       (2) Notwithstanding the third sentence of section 6(a) of 
     the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, as added by paragraph (1), 
     if a contract in existence on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act requires that a claim referred to in that sentence 
     be submitted earlier than 6 years after the accrual of the 
     claim, then the claim shall be submitted within the period 
     required by the contract. The preceding sentence does not 
     apply to a claim by the Federal Government against a 
     contractor that is based on a claim by the contractor 
     involving fraud.
       (b) Increased Threshold for Certification, Decision, and 
     Notification Requirements.--Subsection (c) of such section is 
     amended by striking out ``$50,000'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$100,000''.
       (c) Increased Maximum for Applicability of Accelerated 
     Procedures.--Section 8(f) of the Contract Disputes Act of 
     1978 (41 U.S.C. 607(f)) is amended by striking out 
     ``$50,000'' in the first sentence and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``$100,000''.
       (d) Increased Maximum for Applicability of Small Claims 
     Procedure.--Section 9(a) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 
     (41 U.S.C. 608(a)) is amended by striking out ``$10,000'' in 
     the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``$50,000''.
       (e) Requests for Issuance of Decisions.--Paragraph (4) of 
     section 6(c) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 
     605(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``agency board of contract appeals'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``tribunal concerned''; and
       (2) by striking out ``board,'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``tribunal concerned,''.

     SEC. 2352. EXTENSION OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION 
                   AUTHORITY.

       (a) Extension of Authority.--Section 6(e) of the Contracts 
     Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 605(e)) is amended by 
     striking out ``October 1, 1995'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``October 1, 1999''.
       (b) Availability of Procedures to Small Business Government 
     Contractors.--Section 6(e) of such Act is amended by 
     inserting after the first sentence the following: ``In any 
     case in which the contracting officer rejects a contractor's 
     request for alternative dispute resolution proceedings, the 
     contracting officer shall provide the contractor with a 
     written explanation, citing one or more of the conditions in 
     section 572(b) of title 5, United States Code, or such other 
     specific reasons that alternative dispute resolution 
     procedures are inappropriate for the resolution of the 
     dispute. In any case in which a contractor rejects a request 
     of an agency for alternative dispute resolution proceedings, 
     the contractor shall inform the agency in writing of the 
     contractor's specific reasons for rejecting the request.''.

     SEC. 2353. EXPEDITED RESOLUTION OF CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION 
                   MATTERS.

       (a) Regulations Required.--(1) The Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation shall include provisions that require a 
     contracting officer--
       (A) to make every reasonable effort to respond in writing 
     within 30 days to any written request made to a contracting 
     officer with respect to a matter relating to the 
     administration of a contract that is received from a small 
     business concern; and
       (B) in the event that the contracting officer is unable to 
     reply within the 30-day period, to transmit to the contractor 
     within such period a written notification of a specific date 
     by which the contracting officer expects to respond.
       (2) The provisions shall not apply to a request for a 
     contracting officer's decision under the Contract Disputes 
     Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     considered as creating any rights under the Contract Disputes 
     Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
       (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``small business 
     concern'' means a business concern that meets the 
     requirements of section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 632(a)) and the regulations promulgated pursuant to 
     that section.

     SEC. 2354. AUTHORITY FOR DISTRICT COURTS TO OBTAIN ADVISORY 
                   OPINIONS FROM BOARDS OF CONTRACT APPEALS IN 
                   CERTAIN CASES.

       Section 10 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 
     609) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(f)(1) Whenever an action involving an issue described in 
     paragraph (2) is pending in a district court of the United 
     States, the district court may request a board of contract 
     appeals to provide the court with an advisory opinion on the 
     matters of contract interpretation at issue.
       ``(2) An issue referred to in paragraph (1) is any issue 
     that could be the proper subject of a final decision of a 
     contracting officer appealable under this Act.
       ``(3) A district court shall direct any request under 
     paragraph (1) to the board of contract appeals having 
     jurisdiction under this Act to adjudicate appeals of contract 
     claims under the contract or contracts being interpreted by 
     the court.
       ``(4) After receiving a request for an advisory opinion 
     under paragraph (1), a board of contract appeals shall 
     provide the advisory opinion in a timely manner to the 
     district court making the request.''.
                       Subtitle E--Miscellaneous

                  PART I--ARMED SERVICES ACQUISITIONS

     SEC. 2401. CLARIFICATION OF PROVISION RELATING TO QUALITY 
                   CONTROL OF CERTAIN SPARE PARTS.

       The second sentence of subsection (a) of section 2383 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
     ``In establishing the appropriate qualification requirements, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall use the Department of Defense 
     qualification requirements that were used to qualify the 
     original production part unless the Secretary determines in 
     writing--
       ``(1) that there are other requirements sufficiently 
     similar to those requirements that should be used instead; or
       ``(2) that any or all such requirements are unnecessary.''.

     SEC. 2402. CONTRACTOR GUARANTEES REGARDING WEAPON SYSTEMS.

       (a) Repeal of Requirement for Report on Waivers.--
     Subsection (e) of section 2403 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``(1)''; and
       (2) by striking out paragraph (2).
       (b) Provisions To Be Addressed by Regulations.--Subsection 
     (h) of such section is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) The regulations shall include the following:
       ``(A) Guidelines for negotiating contractor guarantees that 
     are reasonable and cost effective, as determined on the basis 
     of the likelihood of defects and the estimated cost of 
     correcting such defects.
       ``(B) Procedures for administering contractor guarantees.
       ``(C) Guidelines for determining the cases in which it may 
     be appropriate to waive the requirements of this section.''.

                    PART II--ACQUISITIONS GENERALLY

     SEC. 2451. SECTION 3737 OF THE REVISED STATUTES: EXPANSION OF 
                   AUTHORITY TO PROHIBIT SETOFFS AGAINST 
                   ASSIGNEES; REORGANIZATION OF SECTION; REVISION 
                   OF OBSOLETE PROVISIONS.

       Section 3737 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 15) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``Sec. 3737. (a) No contract or order, or any interest 
     therein, shall be transferred by the party to whom such 
     contract or order is given to any other party, and any such 
     transfer shall cause the annulment of the contract or order 
     transferred, so far as the United States is concerned. All 
     rights of action, however, for any breach of such contract by 
     the contracting parties, are reserved to the United States.
       ``(b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply in 
     any case in which the moneys due or to become due from the 
     United States or from any agency or department thereof, under 
     a contract providing for payments aggregating $1,000 or more, 
     are assigned to a bank, trust company, or other financing 
     institution, including any Federal lending agency, provided:
       ``(1) That, in the case of any contract entered into after 
     October 9, 1940, no claim shall be assigned if it arises 
     under a contract which forbids such assignment.
       ``(2) That, unless otherwise expressly permitted by such 
     contract, any such assignment shall cover all amounts payable 
     under such contract and not already paid, shall not be made 
     to more than one party, and shall not be subject to further 
     assignment, except that any such assignment may be made to 
     one party as agent or trustee for two or more parties 
     participating in such financing.
       ``(3) That, in the event of any such assignment, the 
     assignee thereof shall file written notice of the assignment 
     together with a true copy of the instrument of the assignment 
     with--
       ``(A) the contracting officer or the head of his department 
     or agency;
       ``(B) the surety or sureties upon the bond or bonds, if 
     any, in connection with such contract; and
       ``(C) the disbursing officer, if any, designated in such 
     contract to make payment.
       ``(c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary governing the 
     validity of assignments, any assignment pursuant to this 
     section shall constitute a valid assignment for all purposes.
       ``(d) In any case in which moneys due or to become due 
     under any contract are or have been assigned pursuant to this 
     section, no liability of any nature of the assignor to the 
     United States or any department or agency thereof, whether 
     arising from or independently of such contract, shall create 
     or impose any liability on the part of the assignee to make 
     restitution, refund, or repayment to the United States of any 
     amount heretofore since July 1, 1950, or hereafter received 
     under the assignment.
       ``(e) Any contract of the Department of Defense, the 
     General Services Administration, the Department of Energy, or 
     any other department or agency of the United States 
     designated by the President, except any such contract under 
     which full payment has been made, may, upon a determination 
     of need by the President, provide or be amended without 
     consideration to provide that payments to be made to the 
     assignee of any moneys due or to become due under such 
     contract shall not be subject to reduction or setoff. Each 
     such determination of need shall be published in the Federal 
     Register.
       ``(f) If a provision described in subsection (e) or a 
     provision to the same general effect has been at any time 
     heretofore or is hereafter included or inserted in any such 
     contract, payments to be made thereafter to an assignee of 
     any moneys due or to become due under such contract shall not 
     be subject to reduction or setoff for any liability of any 
     nature of the assignor to the United States or any department 
     or agency thereof which arises independently of such 
     contract, or hereafter for any liability of the assignor on 
     account of--
       ``(1) renegotiation under any renegotiation statute or 
     under any statutory renegotiation article in the contract;
       ``(2) fines;
       ``(3) penalties (which term does not include amounts which 
     may be collected or withheld from the assignor in accordance 
     with or for failure to comply with the terms of the 
     contract); or
       ``(4) taxes, social security contributions, or the 
     withholding or non withholding of taxes or social security 
     contributions, whether arising from or independently of such 
     contract.
       ``(g) Except as herein otherwise provided, nothing in this 
     section shall be deemed to affect or impair rights of 
     obligations heretofore accrued.''.

     SEC. 2452. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR DEPOSIT OF CONTRACTS 
                   WITH GAO.

       Section 3743 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 20) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 2453. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE DEADLINE REGARDING PROCEDURAL 
                   REGULATIONS FOR THE COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS 
                   BOARD.

       Section 26(f)(3) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422(f)(3)) is amended in the first 
     sentence by striking out ``Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``The Administrator''.

     SEC. 2454. CODIFICATION OF ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENT FOR 
                   CONTRACTED ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES.

       (a) Funding To Be Identified in Budget.--Section 1105 of 
     title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(g)(1) The Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget shall establish the funding for advisory and 
     assistance services for each department and agency as a 
     separate object class in each budget annually submitted to 
     the Congress under this section.
       ``(2)(A) In paragraph (1), except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B), the term `advisory and assistance services' 
     means the following services when provided by nongovernmental 
     sources:
       ``(i) Management and professional support services.
       ``(ii) Studies, analyses, and evaluations.
       ``(iii) Engineering and technical services.
       ``(B) In paragraph (1), the term `advisory and assistance 
     services' does not include the following services:
       ``(i) Routine automated data processing and 
     telecommunications services unless such services are an 
     integral part of a contract for the procurement of advisory 
     and assistance services.
       ``(ii) Architectural and engineering services, as defined 
     in section 901 of the Brooks Architect-Engineers Act (40 
     U.S.C. 541).
       ``(iii) Research on basic mathematics or medical, 
     biological, physical, social, psychological, or other 
     phenomena.''.
       (b) Repeal of Source Law.--Section 512 of Public Law 102-
     394 (106 Stat. 1826) is repealed.
       (c) Repeal of Superseded Provisions.--(1) Section 2212 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) Section 1114 of title 31, United States Code, is 
     repealed.
       (3)(A) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 
     131 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     out the item relating to section 2212.
       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 11 of 
     title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking out the 
     item relating to section 1114.

     SEC. 2455. UNIFORM SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT.

       (a) Requirement for Regulations.--Regulations shall be 
     issued providing that provisions for the debarment, 
     suspension, or other exclusion of a participant in a 
     procurement activity under the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation, or in a nonprocurement activity under regulations 
     issued pursuant to Executive Order No. 12549, shall have 
     government-wide effect. No agency shall allow a party to 
     participate in any procurement or nonprocurement activity if 
     any agency has debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded (to 
     the extent specified in the exclusion agreement) that party 
     from participation in a procurement or nonprocurement 
     activity.
       (b) Authority To Grant Exception.--The regulations issued 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall provide that an agency may 
     grant an exception permitting a debarred, suspended, or 
     otherwise excluded party to participate in procurement 
     activities of that agency to the extent exceptions are 
     authorized under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or to 
     participate in nonprocurement activities of that agency to 
     the extent exceptions are authorized under regulations issued 
     pursuant to Executive Order No. 12549.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``procurement activities'' means all 
     acquisition programs and activities of the Federal 
     Government, as defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
       (2) The term ``nonprocurement activities'' means all 
     programs and activities involving Federal financial and 
     nonfinancial assistance and benefits, as covered by Executive 
     Order No. 12549 and the Office of Management and Budget 
     guidelines implementing that order.
       (3) The term ``agency'' means an Executive agency as 
     defined in section 103 of title 5, United States Code.
         TITLE III--SERVICE SPECIFIC AND MAJOR SYSTEMS STATUTES
                   Subtitle A--Major Systems Statutes

     SEC. 3001. WEAPON DEVELOPMENT AND PROCUREMENT SCHEDULES.

       (a) Deadline and Purpose.--Subsection (a) of section 2431 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking out ``at the same time'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``not later than 45 days after''; and
       (B) by striking out ``a written report'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``budget justification documents''; and
       (2) in the second and third sentences, by striking out 
     ``report'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``documents''.
       (b) Additional Matters To Be Included.--Subsection (b) of 
     such section is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``include--'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``include each of the following:'';
       (2) by capitalizing the first letter of the first word in 
     each of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3);
       (3) by striking out the semicolon at the end of paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) and inserting in lieu thereof a period;
       (4) by striking out ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (3) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (5) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
       ``(4)(A) The most efficient production rate, the most 
     efficient acquisition rate, and the minimum sustaining rate, 
     consistent with the program priority established for such 
     weapon system by the Secretary concerned.
       ``(B) In this paragraph:
       ``(i) The term `most efficient production rate' means the 
     maximum rate for each budget year at which the weapon system 
     can be produced with existing or planned plant capacity and 
     tooling, with one shift a day running for eight hours a day 
     and five days a week.
       ``(ii) The term `minimum sustaining rate' means the 
     production rate for each budget year that is necessary to 
     keep production lines open while maintaining a base of 
     responsive vendors and suppliers.''.

     SEC. 3002. SELECTED ACQUISITION REPORT REQUIREMENT.

       (a) Definition of Procurement Unit Cost.--(1) Paragraph (2) 
     of section 2432(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in clause (A), by striking out ``for a fiscal year'' 
     and all that follows through ``such program in such fiscal 
     year'';
       (B) in clause (B), by striking out ``with such funds during 
     such fiscal year.'' and inserting in lieu thereof a period; 
     and
       (C) by striking out the last sentence.
       (2) Section 2433 of such title is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B) of subsection (c)(1), by striking 
     out ``current'' before ``procurement unit cost'';
       (B) in subsection (d), by striking out ``current'' before 
     ``procurement unit cost'' each place it appears; and
       (C) in subsection (e), by striking out ``current'' before 
     ``procurement unit cost'' both places it appears.
       (b) Exclusion of Firm, Fixed-Price Contracts.--Subsection 
     (a) of section 2432 of such title is amended in paragraph (3) 
     by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
     ``and that is not a firm, fixed price contract''.
       (c) Definition of Full Life-Cycle Cost.--Such subsection is 
     further amended in paragraph (4) by striking out ``has the 
     meaning'' and all that follows through the end of the 
     paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
     ``means all costs of development, procurement, military 
     construction, and operations and support, without regard to 
     funding source or management control.''.
       (d) Notice of Proposed Changes in SAR.--Subsection (c) of 
     such section is amended in paragraph (2) by striking out the 
     second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
     ``Whenever the Secretary of Defense proposes to make changes 
     in the content of a Selected Acquisition Report, the 
     Secretary shall submit a notice of the proposed changes to 
     such committees. The changes shall be considered approved by 
     the Secretary, and may be incorporated into the report, only 
     after the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date on 
     which the notice is received by those committees.''.
       (e) Elimination of Certain SAR Requirements.--Such 
     subsection is further amended in paragraph (3) by striking 
     out subparagraph (C).
       (f) Uniform Implementation of Life-Cycle Cost Analysis.--
     Such subsection is further amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraph (5); and
       (2) by adding at the end of subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
     (3) the following: ``The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
     that this subparagraph is implemented in a uniform manner, to 
     the extent practicable, throughout the Department of 
     Defense.''.
       (g) Elimination of Preliminary Report.--Subsection (f) of 
     such section is amended by striking out the second sentence.
       (h) Terminology Corrections.--Such section is further 
     amended as follows:
       (1) Subsection (b)(3)(A) is amended by striking out ``full 
     scale development or'' in clause (i).
       (2) Subsection (c)(3) is amended by striking out ``full-
     scale engineering'' in subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``engineering and manufacturing''.
       (3) Subsection (h)(1) is amended by striking out ``full-
     scale engineering'' both places it appears and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``engineering and manufacturing''.

     SEC. 3003. UNIT COST REPORT REQUIREMENT.

       (a) Revision of Baseline Report Definitions.--(1) Section 
     2433(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking out ``Baseline Selected Acquisition 
     Report'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Baseline Estimate''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking out ``Selected Acquisition Report in 
     which'' and all that follows through the end of the paragraph 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``cost estimate included in the 
     baseline description for the program under section 2435 of 
     this title.''; and
       (B) by striking out paragraph (4).
       (2) Section 2433 of such title is further amended--
       (A) in subsection (c)(1), by striking out ``Baseline 
     Report'' in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Baseline Estimate''; and
       (B) in subsection (d), by striking out ``Baseline Report'' 
     in paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Baseline Estimate''.
       (b) Contents of Unit Cost Report.--Section 2433(b) of such 
     title is amended in paragraph (3) by striking out ``Baseline 
     Report was submitted.'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``contract was entered into.''.
       (c) Elimination of Certain Unit Cost Report Requirement.--
     Section 2433(c) of such title, as amended by subsection (a), 
     is further amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraph (2);
       (2) by striking out ``(1)'' after ``(c)''; and
       (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
       (d) Constant Base Year Dollars.--Section 2433(f) of such 
     title is amended by striking out ``include expected 
     inflation'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``be stated in 
     terms of constant base year dollars (as described in section 
     2430 of this title)''.
       (e) Contents of SAR.--Subparagraph (I) of section 
     2433(g)(1) of such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(I) The type of the Baseline Estimate that was included 
     in the baseline description under section 2435 of this title 
     and the date of the Baseline Estimate.''.

     SEC. 3004. REQUIREMENT FOR INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATE AND 
                   MANPOWER ESTIMATE BEFORE DEVELOPMENT OR 
                   PRODUCTION.

       (a) Content and Submission of Estimates.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 2434 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations governing the content and submission of 
     the estimates required by subsection (a). The regulations 
     shall require--
       ``(1) that the independent estimate of the full life-cycle 
     cost of a program--
       ``(A) be prepared by an office or other entity that is not 
     under the supervision, direction, or control of the military 
     department, Defense Agency, or other component of the 
     Department of Defense that is directly responsible for 
     carrying out the development or acquisition of the program; 
     and
       ``(B) include all costs of development, procurement, 
     military construction, and operations and support, without 
     regard to funding source or management control; and
       ``(2) that the manpower estimate include an estimate of the 
     total number of personnel required--
       ``(A) to operate, maintain, and support the program upon 
     full operational deployment; and
       ``(B) to train personnel to carry out the activities 
     referred to in subparagraph (A).''.
       (b) Terminology Correction, Etc.--Subsection (a) of such 
     section is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``full-scale engineering development'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``engineering and manufacturing 
     development''; and
       (2) by striking out ``cost of the program, together with a 
     manpower estimate, has'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``full 
     life-cycle cost of the program and a manpower estimate for 
     the program have''.

     SEC. 3005. BASELINE DESCRIPTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 2435 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2435. Baseline description

       ``(a) Baseline Description Requirement.--(1) The Secretary 
     of a military department shall establish a baseline 
     description for each major defense acquisition program under 
     the jurisdiction of such Secretary.
       ``(2) The baseline shall include sufficient parameters to 
     describe the cost estimate (referred to as the `Baseline 
     Estimate' in section 2433 of this title), schedule, 
     performance, support ability, and any other factor of such 
     major defense acquisition program.
       ``(b) Funding Limit.--No amount appropriated or otherwise 
     made available to the Department of Defense for carrying out 
     a major defense acquisition program may be obligated after 
     the program enters engineering and manufacturing development 
     without an approved baseline description unless such 
     obligation is specifically approved by the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Technology.
       ``(c) Schedule.--A baseline description for a major defense 
     acquisition program shall be prepared under this section--
       ``(1) before the program enters demonstration and 
     validation;
       ``(2) before the program enters engineering and 
     manufacturing development; and
       ``(3) before the program enters production and deployment.
       ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations governing the following:
       ``(1) The content of baseline descriptions under this 
     section.
       ``(2) The submission to the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned and the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Technology by the program manager for a 
     program for which there is an approved baseline description 
     under this section of reports of deviations from the baseline 
     of the cost, schedule, performance, supportability, or any 
     other factor of the program.
       ``(3) Procedures for review of such deviation reports 
     within the Department of Defense.
       ``(4) Procedures for submission to, and approval by, the 
     Secretary of Defense of revised baseline descriptions.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 144 of such title is amended by amending 
     the item relating to section 2435 to read as follows:

``2435. Baseline description.''.

     SEC. 3006. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR COMPETITIVE PROTOTYPING 
                   FOR MAJOR PROGRAMS.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 2438 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is repealed.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 144 of such title is amended by striking 
     out the item relating to section 2438.

     SEC. 3007. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR COMPETITIVE ALTERNATIVE 
                   SOURCES FOR MAJOR PROGRAMS.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 2439 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is repealed.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 144 of such title is amended by striking 
     out the item relating to section 2439.
                      Subtitle B--Testing Statutes

     SEC. 3011. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL TEST AND 
                   EVALUATION TO COMMUNICATE VIEWS DIRECTLY TO 
                   SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

       Section 139(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after ``(c)'' the following: ``The Director may 
     communicate views on matters within the responsibility of the 
     Director directly to the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy 
     Secretary of Defense without obtaining the approval or 
     concurrence of any other official within the Department of 
     Defense.''.

     SEC. 3012. RESPONSIBILITY OF DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL TEST AND 
                   EVALUATION FOR LIVE FIRE TESTING.

       (a) Oversight of Live Fire Testing.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 139 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
       (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (5) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) monitor and review the live fire testing activities 
     of the Department of Defense provided for under section 2366 
     of this title.''.
       (b) Annual Report on Live Fire Testing.--Subsection (f) of 
     such section is amended by inserting ``(including live fire 
     testing activities)'' in the first sentence after 
     ``operational test and evaluation activities''.

     SEC. 3013. REQUIREMENT FOR UNCLASSIFIED VERSION OF ANNUAL 
                   REPORT ON OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION.

       Section 139(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after the second sentence the following new 
     sentence: ``If the Director submits the report to Congress in 
     a classified form, the Director shall concurrently submit an 
     unclassified version of the report to Congress.''.

     SEC. 3014. SURVIVABILITY AND LETHALITY TESTING.

       (a) In General.--Section 2366(c) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4);
       (2) by designating the second sentence of paragraph (1) as 
     paragraph (3) and in that paragraph by striking out ``such 
     certification'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``certification 
     under paragraph (1) or (2)''; and
       (3) by inserting before paragraph (3) (as so designated) 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) In the case of a covered system (or covered product 
     improvement program for a covered system), the Secretary may 
     waive the application of the survivability and lethality 
     tests of this section to such system or program and instead 
     allow testing of the system or program in combat by firing 
     munitions likely to be encountered in combat at components, 
     subsystems, and subassemblies, together with performing 
     design analyses, modeling and simulation, and analysis of 
     combat data. Such alternative testing may not be carried out 
     in the case of any covered system (or covered product 
     improvement program for a covered system) unless the 
     Secretary certifies to Congress, before the system or program 
     enters engineering and manufacturing development, that the 
     survivability and lethality testing of such system or program 
     otherwise required by this section would be unreasonably 
     expensive and impracticable.''.
       (b) Terminology Correction.--Section 2366(c)(1) of such 
     title is amended by striking out ``full-scale engineering 
     development'' in the first sentence and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``engineering and manufacturing development''.

     SEC. 3015. LIMITATION ON QUANTITIES TO BE PROCURED FOR LOW-
                   RATE INITIAL PRODUCTION.

       Section 2400(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking out ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``this section''; and
       (B) by striking out ``full-scale engineering development'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``engineering and manufacturing 
     development'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5) and in 
     that paragraph by inserting after the first sentence the 
     following: ``If the quantity exceeds 10 percent of the total 
     number of articles to be produced, as determined at the 
     milestone II decision with respect to that system, the 
     Secretary shall include in the statement the reasons for such 
     quantity.''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph (4):
       ``(4) The quantity of articles of a major system that may 
     be procured for low-rate initial production may not be less 
     than one operationally configured production unit unless 
     another quantity is established at the milestone II 
     decision.''.
                   Subtitle C--Service Specific Laws

     SEC. 3021. GRATUITOUS SERVICES OF OFFICERS OF CERTAIN RESERVE 
                   COMPONENTS.

       (a) Acceptance by Secretary of Defense.--Section 10212 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by designating the text as subsection (b); and
       (2) by inserting before such subsection the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(a) Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the 
     Secretary of Defense may accept the gratuitous services of an 
     officer of a reserve component (other than an officer of the 
     Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National 
     Guard of the United States) in consultation upon matters 
     relating to the armed forces.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Notwithstanding section 10001, the 
     amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on 
     December 1, 1994, immediately after the amendments made by 
     the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act.

     SEC. 3022. AUTHORITY TO RENT SAMPLES, DRAWINGS, AND OTHER 
                   INFORMATION TO OTHERS.

       Susection (a) of section 2539b of title 10, United States 
     Code, as redesignated by section 1070(a)(13)(A) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995, is 
     amended by inserting ``rent,'' after ``sell,'' each place it 
     appears in paragraphs (1) and (2).

     SEC. 3023. REPEAL OF APPLICATION OF PUBLIC CONTRACTS ACT TO 
                   CERTAIN NAVAL VESSEL CONTRACTS.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 7299 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is repealed.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 633 of such title is amended by striking 
     out the item relating to section 7299.

     SEC. 3024. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VESSELS 
                   ON PACIFIC COAST.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 7302 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is repealed.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 633 of such title is amended by striking 
     out the item relating to section 7302.

     SEC. 3025. SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH FOR THE 
                   NAVY.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 7203 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is repealed.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 631 of such title is amended by striking 
     out the item relating to section 7203.
                  Subtitle D--Civil Reserve Air Fleet

     SEC. 3031. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Contractor Defined.--Section 9511(8) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in clause (A)--
       (A) by inserting ``under section 9512 of this title'' after 
     ``and who contracts with the Secretary''; and
       (B) by striking out ``or'' at the end; and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, or (C) who owns or controls, or will own or 
     control, new or existing aircraft and who, by contract, 
     commits some or all of such aircraft to the Civil Reserve Air 
     Fleet''.
       (b) Other Definitions.--Section 9511 of such title is 
     further amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by inserting ```civil aircraft','' before 
     ```person','';
       (B) by striking out ``meaning'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``meanings''; and
       (C) by striking out ``section 101 of the Federal Aviation 
     Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1301)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 40102 of title 49'';
       (2) by striking out paragraph (6);
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), 
     and (12) as paragraphs (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), and (11), 
     respectively; and
       (4) in paragraph (11), as so redesignated--
       (A) by striking out ``interoperability'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``compatibility''; and
       (B) by inserting ``an aeromedical aircraft or'' before ``a 
     cargo-convertible,''.
       (c) Technical Correction.--Such section is amended by 
     striking out ``In this subchapter:'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``In this chapter:''.

     SEC. 3032. CONSOLIDATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
                   CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENT OF AIRCRAFT.

       Chapter 931 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) of section 9512, by inserting 
     ``Authority to Contract.--'' after ``(a)'';
       (2) in subsection (c) of section 9512, by striking out 
     ``(c)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``(d) Authority To 
     Contract and Pay Directly.--'';
       (3) in subsection (b) of section 9512, by striking out 
     ``(b)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``(c) Terms and 
     Required Repayment.--'';
       (4) by redesignating subsection (a) of section 9513 as 
     subsection (b), transferring such subsection (as so 
     redesignated) to section 9512, and inserting such subsection 
     after subsection (a);
       (5) by redesignating subsection (b) of section 9513 as 
     subsection (e) and transferring such subsection (as so 
     redesignated) to the end of section 9512;
       (6) in subsection (b) of section 9512, as redesignated and 
     transferred to such section by paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking out ``under section 9512 of this title'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``entered into under this 
     section''; and
       (B) by inserting ``Commitment to Civil Reserve Air Fleet.--
     '' after ``(b)'';
       (7) in subsection (c) of section 9512, as redesignated by 
     paragraph (3), by striking out ``the terms required by 
     section 9513 of this title and'';
       (8) in subsection (e) of section 9512, as redesignated and 
     transferred to such section by paragraph (5)--
       (A) by striking out ``under section 9512 of this title'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``entered into under this 
     section''; and
       (B) by inserting ``Exclusivity of Commitment to Civil 
     Reserve Air Fleet.--'' after ``(e)''; and
       (9) by striking out the heading of section 9513.

     SEC. 3033. USE OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS BY CONTRACTORS.

       (a) Authority.--Chapter 931 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as amended by section 3022, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section 9513:

     ``Sec. 9513. Use of military installations by Civil Reserve 
       Air Fleet contractors

       ``(a) Contract Authority.--(1) The Secretary of the Air 
     Force--
       ``(A) may, by contract entered into with any contractor, 
     authorize such contractor to use one or more Air Force 
     installations designated by the Secretary; and
       ``(B) with the consent of the Secretary of another military 
     department, may, by contract entered into with any 
     contractor, authorize the contractor to use one or more 
     installations, designated by the Secretary of the Air Force, 
     that is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of such other 
     military department.
       ``(2) The Secretary of the Air Force may include in the 
     contract such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate to promote the national defense or to 
     protect the interests of the United States.
       ``(b) Purposes of Use.--A contract entered into under 
     subsection (a) may authorize use of a designated installation 
     as a weather alternate, as a technical stop not involving the 
     enplaning or deplaning of passengers or cargo, or, in the 
     case of an installation within the United States, for other 
     commercial purposes. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     the law, the Secretary may establish different levels and 
     types of uses for different installations for commercial 
     operations not required by the Department of Defense and may 
     provide in contracts under subsection (a) for different 
     levels and types of uses by different contractors.
       ``(c) Disposition of Payments for Use.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, amounts collected from the contractor 
     for landing fees, services, supplies, or other charges 
     authorized to be collected under the contract shall be 
     credited to the appropriations of the armed forces having 
     jurisdiction over the military installation to which the 
     contract pertains. Amounts so credited to an appropriation 
     shall be available for obligation for the same period as the 
     appropriation to which credited.
       ``(d) Hold Harmless Requirement.--A contract entered into 
     under subsection (a) shall provide that the contractor agrees 
     to indemnify and hold harmless the United States from any 
     action, suit, or claim of any sort resulting from, relating 
     to, or arising out of any activities conducted, or services 
     or supplies furnished, in connection with the contract.
       ``(e) Reservation of Right To Exclude Contractor.--A 
     contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that 
     the Secretary concerned may, without providing prior notice, 
     deny access to an installation designated under the contract 
     when the Secretary determines that it is necessary to do so 
     in order to meet military exigencies.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by striking out the item 
     relating to section 9513 and inserting in lieu thereof the 
     following:

``9513. Use of military installations by Civil Reserve Air Fleet 
              contractors.''.
                       Subtitle E--Miscellaneous

     SEC. 3061. REGULATIONS ON PROCUREMENT, PRODUCTION, 
                   WAREHOUSING, AND SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2202 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2202. Regulations on procurement, production, 
       warehousing, and supply distribution functions

       ``The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations 
     governing the performance within the Department of Defense of 
     the procurement, production, warehousing, and supply 
     distribution functions, and related functions, of the 
     Department of Defense.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 2202 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 131 of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:

``2202. Regulations on procurement, production, warehousing, and supply 
              distribution functions.''.

     SEC. 3062. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENTS REGARDING PRODUCT 
                   EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 2369 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is repealed.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 139 of such title is amended by striking 
     out the item related to section 2369.

     SEC. 3063. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION OF INTELLECTUAL 
                   PROPERTY RIGHTS.

       Section 2386 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(3) Technical data and computer software.
       ``(4) Releases for past infringement of patents or 
     copyrights or for unauthorized use of technical data or 
     computer software.''.

     SEC. 3064. LIQUID FUELS AND NATURAL GAS: CONTRACTS FOR 
                   STORAGE, HANDLING, OR DISTRIBUTION.

       Section 2388(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``liquid fuels and natural gas'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``liquid fuels or natural gas''.

     SEC. 3065. CODIFICATION AND REVISION OF LIMITATION ON LEASE 
                   OF VESSELS, AIRCRAFT, AND VEHICLES.

       (a) Limitation.--(1) Chapter 141 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 2401 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2401a. Lease of vessels, aircraft, and vehicles

       ``The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military 
     department may not enter into any contract with a term of 18 
     months or more, or extend or renew any contract for a term of 
     18 months or more, for any vessel, aircraft, or vehicle, 
     through a lease, charter, or similar agreement, unless the 
     Secretary has considered all costs of such contract 
     (including estimated termination liability) and has 
     determined in writing that the contract is in the best 
     interest of the Government.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     2401 the following new item:

``2401a. Lease of vessels, aircraft, and vehicles.''.
       (b) Repeal of Superseded Provision.--Section 9081 of Public 
     Law 101-165 (103 Stat. 1147; 10 U.S.C. 2401 note) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 3066. SOFT DRINK SUPPLIES.

       Section 2424 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) do not apply 
     to contracts for the procurement of soft drinks that are 
     manufactured in the United States. The Secretary of Defense 
     shall prescribe in regulations the standards and procedures 
     for determining whether a particular drink is a soft drink 
     and whether the drink was manufactured in the United 
     States.''.

     SEC. 3067. DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS OF MILITARY DEPARTMENT TO 
                   COVER OBLIGATIONS OF ANOTHER AGENCY OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Subsection (c)(2) of section 3321 of title 31, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out ``military 
     departments of the'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The''.
               TITLE IV--SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD
                 Subtitle A--Establishment of Threshold

     SEC. 4001. SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD DEFINED.

       Section 4(11) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(11) The term `simplified acquisition threshold' means 
     $100,000.''.

     SEC. 4002. ESTABLISHMENT OF SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD 
                   FOR ARMED SERVICES.

       (a) Establishment in Title 10.--Chapter 137 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     2302 the following new sections:

     ``Sec. 2302a. Simplified acquisition threshold

       ``(a) Simplified Acquisition Threshold.--For purposes of 
     acquisitions by agencies named in section 2303 of this title, 
     the simplified acquisition threshold is as specified in 
     section 4(11) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 2302 the following new item:

``2302a. Simplified acquisition threshold.''.

     SEC. 4003. ESTABLISHMENT OF SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD 
                   FOR CIVILIAN AGENCIES.

       Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 is amended by inserting after section 
     302 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 302A. SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD.

       ``(a) Simplified Acquisition Threshold.--For purposes of 
     acquisitions by executive agencies, the simplified 
     acquisition threshold is as specified in section 4(11) of the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act.''.

     SEC. 4004. SMALL BUSINESS RESERVATION.

       Section 15(j) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(j)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(j)(1) Each contract for the purchase of goods and 
     services that has an anticipated value greater than $2,500 
     but not greater than $100,000 shall be reserved exclusively 
     for small business concerns unless the contracting officer is 
     unable to obtain offers from two or more small business 
     concerns that are competitive with market prices and are 
     competitive with regard to the quality and delivery of the 
     goods or services being purchased.
       ``(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), a contracting officer 
     shall consider a responsive offer timely received from an 
     eligible small business offeror.
       ``(3) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed as 
     precluding an award of a contract with a value not greater 
     than $100,000 under the authority of subsection (a) of 
     section 8 of this Act, section 2323 of title 10, United 
     States Code, section 712 of the Business Opportunity 
     Development Reform Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-656; 15 U.S.C. 
     644 note), or section 7102 of the Federal Acquisition 
     Streamlining Act of 1994.''.
  Subtitle B--Inapplicability of Laws to Acquisitions at or Below the 
                    Simplified Acquisition Threshold

     SEC. 4101. LIST OF INAPPLICABLE LAWS IN FEDERAL ACQUISITION 
                   REGULATION.

       The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 
     et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 33. LIST OF LAWS INAPPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS NOT GREATER 
                   THAN THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD IN 
                   FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.

       ``(a) List of Inapplicable Provisions of Law.--(1) The 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation shall include a list of 
     provisions of law that are inapplicable to contracts or 
     subcontracts in amounts not greater than the simplified 
     acquisition threshold. A provision of law that is properly 
     included on the list pursuant to paragraph (2) may not be 
     construed as applicable to such contracts or subcontracts (as 
     the case may be) by an executive agency. Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to render inapplicable to 
     contracts and subcontracts in amounts not greater than the 
     simplified acquisition threshold any provision of law that is 
     not included on such list.
       ``(2) A provision of law described in subsection (c) that 
     is enacted after the date of the enactment of the Federal 
     Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 shall be included on the 
     list of inapplicable provisions of law required by paragraph 
     (1), unless the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council makes 
     a written determination that it would not be in the best 
     interest of the Federal Government to exempt contracts or 
     subcontracts in amounts not greater than the simplified 
     acquisition threshold from the applicability of the 
     provision.
       ``(b) Covered Law.--A provision of law referred to in 
     subsection (a) is any provision of law that, as determined by 
     the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, sets forth 
     policies, procedures, requirements, or restrictions for the 
     procurement of property or services by the Federal 
     Government, except for a provision of law that--
       ``(1) provides for criminal or civil penalties; or
       ``(2) specifically refers to this section and provides 
     that, notwithstanding this section, it shall be applicable to 
     contracts or subcontracts in amounts not greater than the 
     simplified acquisition threshold.
       ``(c) Petition.--In the event that a provision of law 
     described in subsection (b) is not included on the list of 
     inapplicable provisions of law as required by subsection (a), 
     and no written determination has been made by the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulatory Council pursuant to subsection (a)(2), 
     a person may petition the Administrator for Federal 
     Procurement Policy to take appropriate action. The 
     Administrator shall revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     to include the provision on the list of inapplicable 
     provisions of law unless the Federal Acquisition Regulatory 
     Council makes a determination pursuant to subsection (a)(2) 
     within 60 days after the date on which the petition is 
     received.''.

     SEC. 4102. ARMED SERVICES ACQUISITIONS.

       (a) List of Inapplicable Laws in FAR.--Section 2302a of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by section 4002, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Inapplicable Laws.--No law properly listed in the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to section 33 of the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act shall apply to or 
     with respect to a contract or subcontract that is not greater 
     than the simplified acquisition threshold.''.
       (b) Inapplicability of Requirement for Contract Clause 
     Regarding Contingent Fees.--Section 2306(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``This subsection does not apply to a contract 
     that is for an amount not greater than the simplified 
     acquisition threshold.''.
       (c) Inapplicability of Authority To Examine Books and 
     Records of Contractors.--Section 2313 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as amended by section 2201, is further amended 
     by adding at the end of subsection (f) the following:
       ``(2) A contract or subcontract that is for an amount not 
     greater than the simplified acquisition threshold.''.
       (d) Inapplicability of Requirement To Identify Suppliers 
     and Sources of Supplies.--Section 2384(b) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) The regulations prescribed pursuant to paragraph (1) 
     do not apply to a contract for an amount not greater than the 
     simplified acquisition threshold (as defined in section 4(11) 
     of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     403(11)).''.
       (e) Inapplicability of Prohibition Against Doing Business 
     with Certain Offerors or Contractors.--Section 2393(d) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended in the second 
     sentence by striking out ``above'' and all that follows and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``greater than the simplified 
     acquisition threshold (as defined in section 4(11) of the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     403(11))).''.
       (f) Inapplicability of Prohibition on Limiting 
     Subcontractor Direct Sales to the United States.--Section 
     2402 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) This section does not apply to a contract that is for 
     an amount not greater than the simplified acquisition 
     threshold (as defined in section 4(11) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11))).''.
       (g) Inapplicability of Prohibition on Persons Convicted of 
     Defense-Related Felonies.--Section 2408(a) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The prohibition in paragraph (1) does not apply with 
     respect to the following:
       ``(A) A contract referred to in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), 
     or (D) of such paragraph that is not greater than the 
     simplified acquisition threshold (as defined in section 4(11) 
     of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     403(11))).
       ``(C) A subcontract referred to in such subparagraph that 
     is under a contract described in subparagraph (A).''.
       (h) Inapplicability of Contractor Inventory Accounting 
     System Standards.--Section 2410b of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) The regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) 
     shall not apply to a contract that is for an amount not 
     greater than the simplified acquisition threshold.''.
       (i) Inapplicability of Miscellaneous Procurement 
     Limitations.--Section 2534 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Inapplicability to Contracts under Simplified 
     Acquisition Threshold.--This section does not apply to a 
     contract or subcontract for an amount that does not exceed 
     the simplified acquisition threshold.''.

     SEC. 4103. CIVILIAN AGENCY ACQUISITIONS.

       (a) List of Inapplicable Laws in FAR.--Section 302A of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as 
     added by section 4003, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(b) Inapplicable Laws.--No law properly listed in the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to section 33 of the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act shall apply to or 
     with respect to a contract or subcontract that is not greater 
     than the simplified acquisition threshold.''.
       (b) Inapplicability of Prohibition on Limiting 
     Subcontractor Direct Sales to the United States.--Section 
     303G of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
     of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253g) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) This section does not apply to a contract for an 
     amount that is not greater than the simplified acquisition 
     threshold.''.
       (c) Inapplicability of Requirement for Contract Clause 
     Regarding Contingent Fees.--Section 304(a) of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
     254(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The 
     preceding sentence does not apply to a contract for an amount 
     that is not greater than the simplified acquisition 
     threshold.''.
       (d) Authority To Examine Books and Records of 
     Contractors.--Section 304C of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949, as added by section 
     2251(a), is amended by adding at the end of subsection (f) 
     the following:
       ``(2) A contract or subcontract that is not greater than 
     the simplified acquisition threshold.''.

     SEC. 4104. ACQUISITIONS GENERALLY.

       (a) Requirement for Contract Clause Relating to 
     Kickbacks.--Section 7 of the Anti-Kickback Act of 1986 (41 
     U.S.C. 57) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(d) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a prime 
     contract that is not greater than $100,000.
       ``(e) Notwithstanding subsection (d), a prime contractor 
     shall cooperate fully with any Federal Government agency 
     investigating a violation of section 3.''.
       (b) Miller Act.--(1)(A) The Miller Act is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new section:
       ``Sec. 5. This Act does not apply to a contract in an 
     amount that is not greater than $100,000.''.
       (B) Subsection (a) of the first section of such Act is 
     amended by striking out ``, exceeding $25,000 in amount,''.
       (2)(A) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall provide 
     alternatives to payment bonds as payment protections for 
     suppliers of labor and materials under contracts referred to 
     in subparagraph (C).
       (B) The contracting officer for a contract shall--
       (i) select, from among the payment protections provided for 
     in the Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A), one or more payment protections which the 
     offeror awarded the contract is to submit to the Federal 
     Government for the protection of suppliers of labor and 
     materials for such contract; and
       (ii) specify in the solicitation of offers for such 
     contract the payment protection or protections so selected.
       (C) The regulations required under subparagraph (A) and the 
     requirements of subparagraph (B) apply with respect to 
     contracts referred to in subsection (a) of the first section 
     of the Miller Act that are greater than $25,000 but not 
     greater than $100,000.
       (c) Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act.--(1) 
     Section 103 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards 
     Act (40 U.S.C. 329) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) This title does not apply to a contract in an amount 
     that is not greater than $100,000.''.
       (2) Section 107(a) of such Act (40 U.S.C. 333(a)) is 
     amended by inserting after ``It shall be a condition of each 
     contract'' the following: ``(other than a contract referred 
     to in section 103(c))''.
       (d) Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988.--Section 5152(a)(1) of 
     the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (subtitle D of title V of 
     the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988; Public Law 100-690; 41 
     U.S.C. 701(a)(1)) is amended by striking out ``of $25,000 or 
     more from any Federal agency'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``greater than the simplified acquisition threshold (as 
     defined in section 4(11) of such Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11))) by 
     any Federal agency''.
       (e) Solid Waste Disposal Act.--Paragraph (3) of section 
     6002(c) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii), respectively;
       (2) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(3)''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) applies only to a 
     contract in an amount greater than $100,000.''.
             Subtitle C--Simplified Acquisition Procedures

     SEC. 4201. SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES.

       (a) Requirement for Simplified Procedures in FAR.--The 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et 
     seq.) is further amended by inserting before section 33, as 
     added by section 4101, the following new section:

     ``SEC. 31. SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES.

       ``(a) Requirement.--In order to promote efficiency and 
     economy in contracting and to avoid unnecessary burdens for 
     agencies and contractors, the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     shall provide for special simplified procedures for contracts 
     for acquisition of property and services that are not greater 
     than the simplified acquisition threshold.
       ``(b) Prohibition on Dividing Purchases.--A proposed 
     purchase or contract for an amount above the simplified 
     acquisition threshold may not be divided into several 
     purchases or contracts for lesser amounts in order to use the 
     simplified acquisition procedures required by subsection (a).
       ``(c) Promotion of Competition Required.--In using 
     simplified acquisition procedures, the head of an executive 
     agency shall promote competition to the maximum extent 
     practicable.
       ``(d) Consideration of Offers Timely Received.--The 
     simplified acquisition procedures contained in the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall include a requirement that a 
     contracting officer consider each responsive offer timely 
     received from an eligible offeror.
       ``(e) Special Rules for Use of Simplified Acquisition 
     Procedures.--
       ``(1) Effect of interim facnet capability.--The simplified 
     acquisition procedures provided in the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation pursuant to this section may not be used by a 
     procuring activity of an agency for contracts in amounts 
     greater than $50,000 and not greater than the simplified 
     acquisition threshold until a certification has been made 
     pursuant to section 30A(a)(1) that the procuring activity has 
     implemented an interim FACNET capability.
       ``(2) Effect of full facnet capability.--(A)(i) In the case 
     of a procuring activity described in clause (ii), the 
     simplified acquisition procedures provided in the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation pursuant to this section may be used 
     by the activity for contracts in amounts greater than $50,000 
     and not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold.
       ``(ii) Clause (i) applies to any procuring activity--
       ``(I) that has not certified, pursuant to section 
     30A(a)(1), that it has implemented interim FACNET capability; 
     and
       ``(II) that is in an agency that has excluded the procuring 
     activity from the agency's full FACNET certification under 
     section 30A(a)(2) on the basis that implementation of full 
     FACNET capability would not be cost effective or practicable 
     in that activity.
       ``(B) The simplified acquisition procedures provided in the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to this section may 
     not be used by an agency after December 31, 1999, for 
     contracts in amounts greater than $50,000 and not greater 
     than the simplified acquisition threshold until a 
     certification has been made pursuant to section 30A(a)(2) 
     that the agency has implemented a full FACNET capability.
       ``(f) Interim Reporting Rule.--Until October 1, 1999, 
     procuring activities shall continue to report under section 
     19(d) procurement awards with a dollar value of at least 
     $25,000, but less than $100,000, in conformity with the 
     procedures for the reporting of a contract award greater than 
     $25,000 that were in effect on October 1, 1992.''.
       (b) Opportunity for All Responsible Potential Offerors.--
     Subsection (a) of section 18 of such Act is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(4) An executive agency intending to solicit offers for a 
     contract for which a notice of solicitation is required to be 
     posted under paragraph (1)(B) shall ensure that contracting 
     officers consider each responsive offer timely received from 
     an offeror.''.
       (c) Establishment of Deadline for Submission of Offers.--
     Subsection (a) of section 18 of such Act is further amended 
     by adding after paragraph (4), as added by subsection (b), 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) An executive agency shall establish a deadline for 
     the submission of all bids or proposals in response to a 
     solicitation with respect to which no such deadline is 
     provided by statute. Each deadline for the submission of 
     offers shall afford potential offerors a reasonable 
     opportunity to respond.''.

     SEC. 4202. PROCUREMENT NOTICE.

       (a) Continuation of Existing Notice Thresholds.--Subsection 
     (a) of section 18 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 416) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``the small purchase 
     threshold'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``$25,000''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting after ``(B)'' the 
     following: ``in the case of a contract or order expected to 
     be greater than the simplified acquisition threshold,''.
       (b) Content of Notice.--Subsection (b) of such section is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
       (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (5) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) in the case of a contract in an amount estimated to 
     be greater than $25,000 but not greater than the simplified 
     acquisition threshold--
       ``(A) a description of the procedures to be used in 
     awarding the contract; and
       ``(B) a statement specifying the periods for prospective 
     offerors and the contracting officer to take the necessary 
     preaward and award actions.''.
       (c) Notice Not Required for Procurement Made Through 
     FACNET.--Subsection (c)(1) of such section, as amended by 
     section 1055(b), is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), 
     and (F) as subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), and (H), 
     respectively; and
       (2) by inserting before subparagraph (C), as so 
     redesignated, the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(A) the proposed procurement is for an amount not greater 
     than the simplified acquisition threshold and is to be made 
     through a system with interim FACNET capability certified 
     pursuant to section 30A(a)(1) or with full FACNET capability 
     certified pursuant to section 30A(a)(2);
       ``(B)(i) the proposed procurement is for an amount not 
     greater than $250,000 and is to be made through a system with 
     full FACNET capability certified pursuant to section 
     30A(a)(2); and
       ``(ii) a certification has been made pursuant to section 
     30A(b) that Government-wide FACNET capability has been 
     implemented;''.
       (d) Notice Under the Small Business Act.--
       (1) Continuation of existing notice thresholds.--Subsection 
     (e) of section 8 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``the small purchase 
     threshold'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``$25,000''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting after ``(B)'' the 
     following: ``in the case of a contract or order estimated to 
     be greater than the simplified acquisition threshold,''.
       (2) Content of notice.--Subsection (f) of such section is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
       (B) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (5) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) in the case of a contract in an amount estimated to 
     be greater than $25,000 but not greater than the simplified 
     acquisition threshold--
       ``(A) a description of the procedures to be used in 
     awarding the contract; and
       ``(B) a statement specifying the periods for prospective 
     offerors and the contracting officer to take the necessary 
     preaward and award actions.''.
       (3) Notice not required for procurement made through 
     facnet.--Subsection (g)(1) of such section is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), 
     and (F) as subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), and (H), 
     respectively; and
       (B) by inserting before subparagraph (C), as so 
     redesignated, the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(A) the proposed procurement is for an amount not greater 
     than the simplified acquisition threshold and is to be made 
     through a system with interim FACNET capability certified 
     pursuant to section 30A(a)(1) of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act or with full FACNET capability 
     certified pursuant to section 30A(a)(2) of such Act;
       ``(B)(i) the proposed procurement is for an amount not 
     greater than $250,000 and is to be made through a system with 
     full FACNET capability certified pursuant to section 
     30A(a)(2) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act; 
     and
       ``(ii) a certification has been made pursuant to section 
     30A(b) of such Act that Government-wide FACNET capability has 
     been implemented;''.

     SEC. 4203. IMPLEMENTATION OF SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION 
                   PROCEDURES.

       (a) Implementation in Title 10.--(1) Chapter 137 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     2302a, as added by section 4002(a), the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2302b. Implementation of simplified acquisition 
       procedures

       ``The simplified acquisition procedures contained in the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to section 31 of the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act shall apply as 
     provided in such section to the agencies named in section 
     2303(a) of this title.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 137 
     of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 2302a, as added by section 4002(b), the following 
     new item:

``2302b. Implementation of simplified acquisition procedures.''.
       (b) Implementation in Civilian Agencies.--Title III of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is 
     amended by inserting after section 302A, as added by section 
     4003 and amended by section 4103, the following new section:

     ``SEC. 302B. IMPLEMENTATION OF SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION 
                   PROCEDURES.

       ``The simplified acquisition procedures contained in the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to section 31 of the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act shall apply in 
     executive agencies as provided in such section.''.
                 Subtitle D--Micro-Purchase Procedures

     SEC. 4301. PROCEDURES FOR PURCHASES BELOW MICRO-PURCHASE 
                   THRESHOLD.

       (a) Procedures.--The Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by adding after 
     section 31, as added by section 4201, the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 32. PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO PURCHASES BELOW MICRO-
                   PURCHASE THRESHOLD.

       ``(a) Requirements.--(1) The head of each executive agency 
     shall ensure that procuring activities of that agency, in 
     awarding a contract with a price exceeding the micro-purchase 
     threshold, comply with the requirements of section 8(a) of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)), section 2323 of 
     title 10, United States Code, and section 7102 of the Federal 
     Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994.
       ``(2) The authority under part 13.106(a)(1) of the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation (48 C.F.R. 13.106(a)(1)), as in effect 
     on November 18, 1993, to make purchases without securing 
     competitive quotations does not apply to any purchases with a 
     price exceeding the micro-purchase threshold.
       ``(b) Exclusion for Micro-Purchases.--A purchase by an 
     executive agency with an anticipated value of the micro-
     purchase threshold or less is not subject to section 15(j) of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(j)) and the Buy 
     American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c).
       ``(c) Applicability of Certain Provisions.--For purposes of 
     section 27, an officer or employee of an executive agency, or 
     a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, shall not 
     be considered a procurement official if--
       ``(1) the contracting authority of the officer, employee, 
     or member does not exceed $2,500; and
       ``(2) the head of the contracting activity concerned (or a 
     designee of the head of the contracting activity concerned) 
     determines that the duties of the position of that officer, 
     employee, or member are such that is it unlikely that the 
     officer, employee, or member will be required to conduct 
     procurements in a total amount greater than $20,000 in any 
     12-month period.
       ``(d) Purchases Without Competitive Quotations.--A purchase 
     not greater than $2,500 may be made without obtaining 
     competitive quotations if the contracting officer determines 
     that the price for the purchase is reasonable.
       ``(e) Equitable Distribution.--Purchases not greater than 
     $2,500 shall be distributed equitably among qualified 
     suppliers.
       ``(f) Implementation Through FAR.--This section shall be 
     implemented through the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
       ``(g) Micro-Purchase Threshold Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the micro-purchase threshold is the amount of 
     $2,500.''.
       (b) Exception To Buy American Act for Micro-Purchases.--
     Section 2 of the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following: ``This section shall not 
     apply to manufactured articles, materials, or supplies 
     procured under any contract the award value of which is less 
     than or equal to the micro-purchase threshold under section 
     32 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law--
       (1) section 32 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act, as added by subsection (a); and
       (2) the amendment made by subsection (b);

     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and shall be implemented in the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation not later than 60 days after such date of 
     enactment.
                   Subtitle E--Conforming Amendments

     SEC. 4401. ARMED SERVICES ACQUISITIONS.

       (a) Simplified Acquisition Procedures.--Section 2304(g) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``small purchases of 
     property and services'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``purchases of property and services for amounts not greater 
     than the simplified acquisition threshold'';
       (2) by striking out paragraph (2);
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (3), respectively;
       (4) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated--
       (A) by striking out ``small purchase threshold'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``simplified acquisition 
     threshold''; and
       (B) by striking out ``small purchase procedures'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``simplified procedures''; and
       (5) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by 
     striking out ``small purchase procedures'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``simplified procedures''.
       (b) Solicitation Content Requirement.--Section 2305(a)(2) 
     of such title is amended by striking out ``small purchases)'' 
     in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``a purchase for an amount not greater than the 
     simplified acquisition threshold)''.
       (c) Cost Type Contracts.--Section 2306(e)(2)(A) of such 
     title is amended by striking out ``small purchase threshold'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``simplified acquisition 
     threshold''.
       (d) Reports of Employees or Former Employees of Defense 
     Contractors.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 2397 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out ``small 
     purchase threshold (as defined in section 2302(7) of this 
     title)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``simplified 
     acquisition threshold''.
       (e) Cross Reference Amendment.--Section 9005 of Public Law 
     102-396 (10 U.S.C. 2441 note) is amended in the first 
     sentence by striking out ``small purchases covered by section 
     2304(g)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``purchases for 
     amounts not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold 
     covered by section 2304(g)''.

     SEC. 4402. CIVILIAN AGENCY ACQUISITIONS.

       (a) Simplified Acquisition Procedures.--Section 303(g) of 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
     (41 U.S.C. 253(g)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking out ``small purchases of property and 
     services'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``purchases of 
     property and services for amounts not greater than the 
     simplified acquisition threshold'', and
       (B) by striking out ``regulations modified, in accordance 
     with section 2752 of the Competition in Contracting Act of 
     1984,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation'';
       (2) by striking out paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(2)(A) The Administrator of General Services shall 
     prescribe regulations that provide special simplified 
     procedures for acquisitions of leasehold interests in real 
     property at rental rates that do not exceed the simplified 
     acquisition threshold.
       ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the rental rate or 
     rates under a multiyear lease do not exceed the simplified 
     acquisition threshold if the average annual amount of the 
     rent payable for the period of the lease does not exceed the 
     simplified acquisition threshold.'';
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking out ``small purchase threshold'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``simplified acquisition 
     threshold''; and
       (B) by striking out ``small purchase procedures'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``simplified procedures'';
       (4) in paragraph (4), by striking out ``small purchase 
     procedures'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the simplified 
     procedures''; and
       (5) by striking out paragraph (5).
       (b) Solicitation Content Requirement.--Section 303A(b) of 
     such Act (41 U.S.C. 253a(b)) is amended by striking out 
     ``small purchases)'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``a purchase for an amount not 
     greater than the simplified acquisition threshold)''.
       (c) Cost Type Contracts.--Section 304(b) of such Act (41 
     U.S.C. 254(b)) is amended in the sentence beginning with 
     ``All cost and cost-plus-a-fixed-fee'' by striking out 
     ``either $25,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``either the 
     simplified acquisition threshold''.

     SEC. 4403. OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY ACT.

       Section 19(a) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 417(a)) is amended by striking out 
     ``procurements, other than small purchases,'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``procurements greater than the simplified 
     acquisition threshold''.

     SEC. 4404. SMALL BUSINESS ACT.

       (a) Definition.--Section 3(m) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 632(m)) is amended by striking out ```small purchase 
     threshold''' and inserting in lieu thereof ```simplified 
     acquisition threshold'''.
       (b) Use of Simplified Acquisition Threshold Term.--Section 
     8(d)(2)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2)(A)) 
     is amended by striking out ``small purchase threshold'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``simplified acquisition 
     threshold''.
                    TITLE V--ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT
                Subtitle A--Armed Services Acquisitions

     SEC. 5001. PERFORMANCE BASED MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Policy and Goals for Performance Based Management of 
     Programs.--(1) Chapter 131 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2220. Performance based management: acquisition 
       programs

       ``(a) Establishment of Goals.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     shall approve or define the cost, performance, and schedule 
     goals for major defense acquisition programs of the 
     Department of Defense and for each phase of the acquisition 
     cycle of such programs.
       ``(2) The Comptroller of the Department of Defense shall 
     evaluate the cost goals proposed for each major defense 
     acquisition program of the Department.
       ``(b) Annual Reporting Requirement.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall include in the annual report submitted to 
     Congress pursuant to section 113(c) of this title an 
     assessment of whether major and nonmajor acquisition programs 
     of the Department of Defense are achieving, on average, 90 
     percent of cost, performance, and schedule goals established 
     pursuant to subsection (a) and whether the average period for 
     converting emerging technology into operational capability 
     has decreased by 50 percent or more from the average period 
     required for such conversion as of the date of the enactment 
     of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994. The 
     Secretary shall use data from existing management systems in 
     making the assessment.
       ``(c) Performance Evaluation.--Whenever the Secretary of 
     Defense, in the assessment required by subsection (b), 
     determines that major defense acquisition programs of the 
     Department of Defense are not achieving, on average, 90 
     percent of cost, performance, and schedule goals established 
     pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that 
     there is a timely review of major defense acquisition 
     programs and other programs as appropriate. In conducting the 
     review, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) determine whether there is a continuing need for 
     programs that are significantly behind schedule, over budget, 
     or not in compliance with performance or capability 
     requirements; and
       ``(2) identify suitable actions to be taken, including 
     termination, with respect to such programs.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2220. Performance based management: acquisition programs.''.
       (b) Enhanced System of Performance Incentives.--Within one 
     year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall review the incentives and 
     personnel actions available to the Secretary of Defense for 
     encouraging excellence in the management of defense 
     acquisition programs and provide an enhanced system of 
     incentives to facilitate the achievement of goals approved or 
     defined pursuant to section 2220(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code. The enhanced system of incentives shall, to the 
     maximum extent consistent with applicable law--
       (1) relate pay to performance (including the extent to 
     which the performance of personnel in such programs 
     contributes to achieving the cost goals, performance goals, 
     and schedule goals established for acquisition programs of 
     the Department of Defense pursuant to section 2220(a) of 
     title 10, as added by subsection (a)); and
       (2) provide for consideration, in personnel evaluations and 
     promotion decisions, of the extent to which the performance 
     of personnel in such programs contributes to achieving the 
     cost goals, performance goals, and schedule goals established 
     for acquisition programs of the Department of Defense 
     pursuant to section 2220(a) of title 10, United States Code, 
     as added by subsection (a).
       (c) Recommended Legislation.--Not later than one year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress any recommended legislation 
     that the Secretary considers necessary to carry out section 
     2220 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 
     (a), and otherwise to facilitate and enhance management of 
     Department of Defense acquisition programs on the basis of 
     performance.

     SEC. 5002. REVIEW OF ACQUISITION PROGRAM CYCLE.

       (a) Review.--The Secretary of Defense shall review the 
     regulations of the Department of Defense to ensure that 
     acquisition program cycle procedures are focused on achieving 
     the goals that are consistent with the program baseline 
     description established pursuant to section 2435 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (b) Repeals.--Sections 835 and 836 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 
     107 Stat. 1717) are hereby repealed.
                Subtitle B--Civilian Agency Acquisitions

     SEC. 5051. PERFORMANCE BASED MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Policy and Goals for Performance Based Management of 
     Programs.--Title III of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), 
     as amended by sections 1552 and 1553, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 313. PERFORMANCE BASED MANAGEMENT: ACQUISITION 
                   PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Congressional Policy.--It is the policy of Congress 
     that the head of each executive agency should achieve, on 
     average, 90 percent of the cost and schedule goals 
     established for major and nonmajor acquisition programs of 
     the agency without reducing the performance or capabilities 
     of the items being acquired.
       ``(b) Establishment of Goals.--(1) The head of each 
     executive agency shall approve or define the cost, 
     performance, and schedule goals for major acquisition 
     programs of the agency.
       ``(2) The chief financial officer of an executive agency 
     shall evaluate the cost goals proposed for each major 
     acquisition program of the agency.
       ``(c) Identification of Noncompliant Programs.--Whenever it 
     is necessary to do so in order to implement the policy set 
     out in subsection (a), the head of an executive agency 
     shall--
       ``(1) determine whether there is a continuing need for 
     programs that are significantly behind schedule, over budget, 
     or not in compliance with performance or capability 
     requirements; and
       ``(2) identify suitable actions to be taken, including 
     termination, with respect to such programs.''.
       (b) Annual Reporting Requirement.--Section 6 of the Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405), as amended 
     by section 1091, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(k) The Administrator shall submit to Congress, on an 
     annual basis, an assessment of the progress made in executive 
     agencies in implementing the policy stated in section 313(a) 
     of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
     1949. The Administrator shall use data from existing 
     management systems in making the assessment.''.
       (c) Enhanced System of Performance Incentives.--Within one 
     year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy 
     Director for Management of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, in consultation with appropriate officials in other 
     departments and agencies of the Federal Government, shall, to 
     the maximum extent consistent with applicable law--
       (1) establish policies and procedures for the heads of such 
     departments and agencies to designate acquisition positions 
     and manage employees (including the accession, education, 
     training and career development of employees) in the 
     designated acquisition positions; and
       (2) review the incentives and personnel actions available 
     to the heads of departments and agencies of the Federal 
     Government for encouraging excellence in the acquisition 
     workforce of the Federal Government and provide an enhanced 
     system of incentives for the encouragement of excellence in 
     such workforce which--
       (A) relates pay to performance (including the extent to 
     which the performance of personnel in such workforce 
     contributes to achieving the cost goals, schedule goals, and 
     performance goals established for acquisition programs 
     pursuant to section 313(b) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949, as added by subsection 
     (a)); and
       (B) provides for consideration, in personnel evaluations 
     and promotion decisions, of the extent to which the 
     performance of personnel in such workforce contributes to 
     achieving such cost goals, schedule goals, and performance 
     goals.
       (d) Recommended Legislation.--Not later than one year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for 
     Federal Procurement Policy shall submit to Congress any 
     recommended legislation that the Secretary considers 
     necessary to carry out section 313 of the Federal Property 
     and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as added by 
     subsection (a), and otherwise to facilitate and enhance 
     management of Federal Government acquisition programs and the 
     acquisition workforce of the Federal Government on the basis 
     of performance.

     SEC. 5052. RESULTS-ORIENTED ACQUISITION PROCESS.

       (a) Development of Process Required.--The Administrator for 
     Federal Procurement Policy, in consultation with the heads of 
     appropriate Federal agencies, shall develop results-oriented 
     acquisition process guidelines for implementation by agencies 
     in acquisitions of property and services by the Federal 
     agencies. The process guidelines shall include the 
     identification of quantitative measures and standards for 
     determining the extent to which an acquisition of items other 
     than commercial items by a Federal agency satisfies the needs 
     for which the items are being acquired.
       (b) Inapplicability of Process to Department of Defense.--
     The process guidelines developed pursuant to subsection (a) 
     may not be applied to the Department of Defense.
                       Subtitle C--Pilot Programs

     SEC. 5061. OFPP TEST PROGRAM FOR EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator for Federal Procurement 
     Policy (in this section referred to as the ``Administrator'') 
     may conduct a program of tests of alternative and innovative 
     procurement procedures. To the extent consistent with this 
     section, such program shall be conducted consistent with 
     section 15 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 413). No more than 6 such tests shall be conducted 
     under the authority of this subsection, and not more than 1 
     such test shall be conducted under such authority in an 
     agency.
       (b) Designation of Agencies.--Each test conducted pursuant 
     to subsection (a) shall be carried out in not more than 2 
     specific procuring activities in an agency designated by the 
     Administrator. Each agency so designated shall select the 
     procuring activities participating in the test with the 
     approval of the Administrator and shall designate a 
     procurement testing official who shall be responsible for the 
     conduct and evaluation of tests within that agency.
       (c) Test Requirements and Limitations.--(1) Each test 
     conducted under subsection (a)--
       (A) shall be developed and structured by the Administrator 
     or by the agency senior procurement executive designated 
     pursuant to section 16(3) of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414(3)) in close 
     coordination with the Administrator; and
       (B) shall be limited to specific programs of agencies or 
     specific acquisitions.
       (2) The total estimated life-cycle cost to the Federal 
     Government for each test conducted under subsection (a) may 
     not exceed $100,000,000.
       (3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), each 
     contract awarded in conducting the tests under subsection (a) 
     (including the cost of options if all options were to be 
     exercised) may not exceed $5,000,000.
       (B) For one of the tests conducted under subsection (a), 
     the amount of each contract awarded in conducting the test 
     (including options) may exceed $5,000,000.
       (4) The program of tests conducted under subsection (a) 
     shall include, either as a test or as part of a test, the use 
     of the Federal acquisition computer network (``FACNET'') 
     capability required by section 30 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (as added by section 9001) for 
     procurement actions in amounts greater than the simplified 
     acquisition threshold.
       (d) Limitation on Total Value of Contracts Under Program.--
     (1) The Administrator shall ensure that the total amount 
     obligated under contracts awarded pursuant to the program 
     under this section does not exceed $600,000,000. In 
     calculating such amount, the Administrator shall not include 
     any contract awarded for the test conducted by the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration pursuant to section 5062 
     of this Act.
       (2) The Administrator shall monitor the value of contracts 
     awarded pursuant to the program under this section.
       (3) No contract may be awarded under the program under this 
     section if the award of the contract would result in 
     obligation of more than $600,000,000 under contracts awarded 
     pursuant to the program under this section.
       (e) Procedures Authorized.--Tests conducted under this 
     section may include any of the following procedures:
       (1) Publication of agency needs before drafting of a 
     solicitation.
       (2) Issuance of draft solicitations for comment.
       (3) Streamlined solicitations that specify as the 
     evaluation factors the minimum factors necessary, require 
     sources to submit the minimum information necessary, provide 
     abbreviated periods for submission of offers, and specify 
     page limitations for offers.
       (4) Limitation of source selection factors to--
       (A) cost to the Federal Government;
       (B) past experience and performance; and
       (C) quality of the content of the offer.
       (5) Evaluation of proposals by small teams of highly 
     qualified people over a period not greater than 30 days.
       (6) Restriction of competitions to sources determined 
     capable in a precompetition screening process, provided that 
     the screening process affords all interested sources a fair 
     opportunity to be considered.
       (7) Restriction of competitions to sources of preevaluated 
     products, provided that the preevaluation process affords all 
     interested sources a fair opportunity to be considered.
       (8) Alternative notice and publication requirements.
       (9) A process in which--
       (A) the competitive process is initiated by publication in 
     the Commerce Business Daily, or by dissemination through 
     FACNET, of a notice that--
       (i) contains a synopsis of the functional and performance 
     needs of the executive agency conducting the test, and, for 
     purposes of guidance only, other specifications; and
       (ii) invites any interested source to submit information or 
     samples showing the suitability of its product for meeting 
     those needs, together with a price quotation, or, if 
     appropriate, showing the source's technical capability, past 
     performance, product supportability, or other qualifications 
     (including, as appropriate, information regarding rates and 
     other cost-related factors);
       (B) contracting officials develop a request for proposals 
     (including appropriate specifications and evaluation 
     criteria) after reviewing the submissions of interested 
     sources and, if the officials determine necessary, after 
     consultation with those sources; and
       (C) a contract is awarded after a streamlined competition 
     that is limited to all sources that timely provided product 
     information in response to the notice or, if appropriate, to 
     those sources determined most capable based on the 
     qualification-based factors included in an invitation to 
     submit information pursuant to subparagraph (A).
       (f) Measurable Test Criteria.--The Administrator shall 
     require each agency conducting a test pursuant to subsection 
     (a) to establish, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     measurable criteria for evaluation of the effects of the 
     procedure or technique to be tested.
       (g) Test Plan.--At least 270 days before a test may be 
     conducted under this section, the Administrator shall--
       (1) provide a detailed test plan, including lists of any 
     regulations that are to be waived, and any written 
     determination under subsection (h)(1)(B) to the Committee on 
     Government Operations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
       (2) provide a copy of the plan to the appropriate 
     authorization and appropriations committees of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate; and
       (3) publish the plan in the Federal Register and provide an 
     opportunity for public comment.
       (h) Waiver of Procurement Regulations.--(1) For purposes of 
     a test conducted under subsection (a), the Administrator may 
     waive--
       (A) any provision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     that is not required by statute; and
       (B) any provision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     that is required by a provision of law described in paragraph 
     (2), the waiver of which the Administrator determines in 
     writing to be necessary to conduct any test of any of the 
     procedures described in subsection (e).
       (2) The provisions of law referred to in paragraph (1) are 
     as follows:
       (A) The following provisions of title 10, United States 
     Code:
       (i) Section 2304.
       (ii) Section 2305.
       (iii) Section 2319.
       (B) Subsections (e), (f), and (g) of section 8 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637).
       (C) The following provisions of the Revised Statutes:
       (i) Section 3709 (41 U.S.C. 5).
       (ii) Section 3710 (41 U.S.C. 8).
       (iii) Section 3735 (41 U.S.C. 13).
       (D) The following provisions of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949:
       (i) Section 303 (41 U.S.C. 253).
       (ii) Section 303A (41 U.S.C. 253a).
       (iii) Section 303B (41 U.S.C. 253b).
       (iv) Section 303C (41 U.S.C. 253c).
       (v) Section 310 (41 U.S.C. 260).
       (E) The following provisions of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act:
       (i) Section 4(6) (41 U.S.C. 403(6)).
       (ii) Section 18 (41 U.S.C. 416).
       (3) If the Administrator determines that the conduct of a 
     test requires the waiver of a law not listed in paragraph (2) 
     or requires approval of an estimated dollar amount not 
     permitted under subsection (c)(4), the Administrator may 
     propose legislation to authorize the waiver or grant the 
     approval. Before proposing such legislation, the 
     Administrator may provide and publish a test plan as 
     described in subsection (g).
       (i) Report.--Not later than 6 months after completion of a 
     test conducted under subsection (a), the Comptroller General 
     shall submit to Congress a report for the test setting forth 
     in detail the results of the test, including such 
     recommendations as the Comptroller General considers 
     appropriate.
       (j) Commencement and Expiration of Authority.--(1) The 
     Administrator may not exercise the authority to conduct a 
     test under subsection (a) in an agency and to award contracts 
     under such a test before the date on which the head of the 
     agency certifies to Congress under section 30A(a)(2) of the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act that the agency has 
     implemented a full FACNET capability.
       (2) The authority to conduct a test under subsection (a) in 
     an agency and to award contracts under such a test shall 
     expire 4 years after the date on which the head of the agency 
     makes the certification referred to in paragraph (1). 
     Contracts entered into before such authority expires in an 
     agency pursuant to a test shall remain in effect, 
     notwithstanding the expiration of the authority to conduct 
     the test under this section.
       (k) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as authorizing the appropriation or obligation of 
     funds for the tests conducted pursuant to subsection (a).

     SEC. 5062. NASA MID-RANGE PROCUREMENT TEST PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Administrator'') may conduct a test of 
     alternative notice and publication requirements for 
     procurements conducted by the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration. To the extent consistent with this section, 
     such program shall be conducted consistent with section 15 of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 413).
       (b) Applicability.--The test conducted under subsection (a) 
     shall apply to acquisitions with an estimated annual total 
     obligation of funds of $500,000 or less.
       (c) Limitation on Total Cost.--The total estimated life-
     cycle cost to the Federal Government for the test conducted 
     under subsection (a) may not exceed $100,000,000.
       (d) Waiver of Procurement Regulations.--(1) In conducting 
     the test under this section, the Administrator, with the 
     approval of the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, 
     may waive--
       (A) any provision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     that is not required by statute; and
       (B) any provision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     that is required by a provision of law described in paragraph 
     (2), the waiver of which the Administrator determines in 
     writing to be necessary to conduct the test.
       (2) The provisions of law referred to in paragraph (1) are 
     as follows:
       (A) Subsections (e), (f), and (g) of section 8 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637).
       (B) Section 18 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 416).
       (e) Report.--Not later than 6 months after completion of 
     the test conducted under subsection (a), the Comptroller 
     General shall submit to Congress a report for the test 
     setting forth in detail the results of the test, including 
     such recommendations as the Comptroller General considers 
     appropriate.
       (f) Expiration of Authority.--The authority to conduct the 
     test under subsection (a) and to award contracts under such 
     test shall expire 4 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act. Contracts entered into before such authority 
     expires shall remain in effect, notwithstanding the 
     expiration of the authority to conduct the test under this 
     section.
       (g) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as authorizing the appropriation or obligation of 
     funds for the test conducted pursuant to subsection (a).

     SEC. 5063. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION PILOT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Transportation may conduct 
     a test of alternative and innovative procurement procedures 
     in carrying out acquisitions for one of the modernization 
     programs under the Airway Capital Investment Plan prepared 
     pursuant to section 44501(b) of title 49, United States Code. 
     In conducting such test, the Secretary shall consult with the 
     Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy.
       (b) Pilot Program Implementation.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Transportation should prescribe policies and procedures for 
     the interaction of the program manager and the end user 
     executive responsible for the requirement for the equipment 
     acquired. Such policies and procedures should include 
     provisions for enabling the end user executive to participate 
     in acceptance testing.
       (2) Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall identify for 
     the pilot program quantitative measures and goals for 
     reducing acquisition management costs.
       (3) The Secretary of Transportation shall establish for the 
     pilot program a review process that provides senior 
     acquisition officials with reports on the minimum necessary 
     data items required to ensure the appropriate expenditure of 
     funds appropriated for the program and that--
       (A) contain essential information on program results at 
     appropriate intervals, including the criteria to be used in 
     measuring the success of the program; and
       (B) reduce data requirements from the current program 
     review reporting requirements.
       (c) Special Authorities.--The authority provided by 
     subsection (a) shall include authority for the Secretary of 
     Transportation--
       (1) to apply any amendment or repeal of a provision of law 
     made in this Act to the pilot program before the effective 
     date of such amendment or repeal; and
       (2) to apply to a procurement of items other than 
     commercial items under such program--
       (A) any authority provided in this Act (or in an amendment 
     made by a provision of this Act) to waive a provision of law 
     in the case of commercial items, and
       (B) any exception applicable under this Act (or an 
     amendment made by a provision of this Act) in the case of 
     commercial items,
     before the effective date of such provision (or amendment) to 
     the extent that the Secretary determines necessary to test 
     the application of such waiver or exception to procurements 
     of items other than commercial items.
       (d) Applicability.--Subsection (c) applies with respect 
     to--
       (1) a contract that is awarded or modified after the date 
     occurring 45 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act; and
       (2) a contract that is awarded before such date and is to 
     be performed (or may be performed), in whole or in part, 
     after such date.
       (e) Procedures Authorized.--The test conducted under this 
     section may include any of the following procedures:
       (1) Restriction of competitions to sources determined 
     capable in a precompetition screening process, provided that 
     the screening process affords all interested sources a fair 
     opportunity to be considered.
       (2) Restriction of competitions to sources of preevaluated 
     products, provided that the preevaluation process affords all 
     interested sources a fair opportunity to be considered.
       (3) Alternative notice and publication requirements.
       (4) A process in which--
       (A) the competitive process is initiated by publication in 
     the Commerce Business Daily, or by dissemination through 
     FACNET, of a notice that--
       (i) contains a synopsis of the functional and performance 
     needs of the executive agency conducting the test, and, for 
     purposes of guidance only, other specifications; and
       (ii) invites any interested source to submit information or 
     samples showing the suitability of its product for meeting 
     those needs, together with a price quotation, or, if 
     appropriate, showing the source's technical capability, past 
     performance, product supportability, or other qualifications 
     (including, as appropriate, information regarding rates and 
     other cost-related factors);
       (B) contracting officials develop a request for proposals 
     (including appropriate specifications and evaluation 
     criteria) after reviewing the submissions of interested 
     sources and, if the officials determine necessary, after 
     consultation with those sources; and
       (C) a contract is awarded after a streamlined competition 
     that is limited to all sources that timely provided product 
     information in response to the notice or, if appropriate, to 
     those sources determined most capable based on the 
     qualification-based factors included in an invitation to 
     submit information pursuant to subparagraph (A).
       (f) Waiver of Procurement Regulations.--(1) In conducting 
     the test under this section, the Secretary of Transportation, 
     with the approval of the Administrator for Federal 
     Procurement Policy, may waive--
       (A) any provision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     that is not required by statute; and
       (B) any provision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     that is required by a provision of law described in paragraph 
     (2), the waiver of which the Administrator determines in 
     writing to be necessary to test procedures authorized by 
     subsection (e).
       (2) The provisions of law referred to in paragraph (1) are 
     as follows:
       (A) Subsections (e), (f), and (g) of section 8 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637).
       (B) The following provisions of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949:
       (i) Section 303 (41 U.S.C. 253).
       (ii) Section 303A (41 U.S.C. 253a).
       (iii) Section 303B (41 U.S.C. 253b).
       (iv) Section 303C (41 U.S.C. 253c).
       (C) The following provisions of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act:
       (i) Section 4(6) (41 U.S.C. 403(6)).
       (ii) Section 18 (41 U.S.C. 416).
       (g) Definition.--In this section, the term ``commercial 
     item'' has the meaning provided that term in section 4(12) of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act.
       (h) Expiration of Authority.--The authority to conduct the 
     test under subsection (a) and to award contracts under such 
     test shall expire 4 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act. Contracts entered into before such authority 
     expires shall remain in effect, notwithstanding the 
     expiration of the authority to conduct the test under this 
     section.
       (i) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as authorizing the appropriation or obligation of 
     funds for the test conducted pursuant to subsection (a).

     SEC. 5064. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION PILOT PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense is authorized to 
     designate the following defense acquisition programs for 
     participation in the defense acquisition pilot program 
     authorized by section 809 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 2430 note):
       (1) Fire support combined arms tactical trainer (fscatt).--
     The Fire Support Combined Arms Tactical Trainer program with 
     respect to all contracts directly related to the procurement 
     of a training simulation system (including related hardware, 
     software, and subsystems) to perform collective training of 
     field artillery gunnery team components, with development of 
     software as required to generate the training exercises and 
     component interfaces.
       (2) Joint direct attack munition (jdam i).--The Joint 
     Direct Attack Munition program with respect to all contracts 
     directly related to the development and procurement of a 
     strap-on guidance kit, using an inertially guided, Global 
     Positioning System updated guidance kit to enhance the 
     delivery accuracy of 1000-pound and 2000-pound bombs in 
     inventory.
       (3) Joint primary aircraft training system (jpats).--The 
     Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS) with respect 
     to all contracts directly related to the acquisition of a new 
     primary trainer aircraft to fulfill Air Force and Navy joint 
     undergraduate aviation training requirements, and an 
     associated ground-based training system consisting of air 
     crew training devices (simulators), courseware, a Training 
     Management System, and contractor support for the life of the 
     system.
       (4) Commercial-derivative aircraft (cda).--
       (A) All contracts directly related to the acquisition or 
     upgrading of commercial-derivative aircraft for use in 
     meeting airlift and tanker requirements and the air vehicle 
     component for airborne warning and control systems.
       (B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ``commercial-
     derivative aircraft'' means any of the following:
       (i) Any aircraft (including spare parts, support services, 
     support equipment, technical manuals, and data related 
     thereto) that is or was of a type customarily used in the 
     course of normal business operations for other than Federal 
     Government purposes, that has been issued a type certificate 
     by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, 
     and that has been sold or leased for use in the commercial 
     marketplace or that has been offered for sale or lease for 
     use in the commercial marketplace.
       (ii) Any aircraft that, but for modifications of a type 
     customarily available in the commercial marketplace, or minor 
     modifications made to meet Federal Government requirements, 
     would satisfy or would have satisfied the criteria in 
     subclause (I).
       (iii) For purposes of a potential complement or alternative 
     to the C-17 program, any nondevelopmental airlift aircraft, 
     other than the C-17 or any aircraft derived from the C-17, 
     shall be considered a commercial-derivative aircraft.
       (5) Commercial-derivative engine (cde).--The commercial 
     derivative engine program with respect to all contracts 
     directly related to the acquisition of (A) commercial 
     derivative engines (including spare engines and upgrades), 
     logistics support equipment, technical orders, management 
     data, and spare parts, and (B) commercially derived engines 
     for use in supporting the purchase of commercial-derivative 
     aircraft for use in airlift and tanker requirements 
     (including engine replacement and upgrades) and the air 
     vehicle component for airborne warning and control systems. 
     For purposes of a potential complement or alternative to the 
     C-17 program, any nondevelopmental airlift aircraft engine 
     shall be considered a commercial-derivative engine.
       (b) Pilot Program Implementation.--(1) The text of section 
     833 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1994 (Public Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1716) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(a) Mission-Oriented Program Management.--In the exercise 
     of the authority provided in section 809 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 
     2430 note), the Secretary of Defense should propose for one 
     or more of the defense acquisition programs covered by the 
     Defense Acquisition Pilot Program to utilize the concept of 
     mission-oriented program management.
       ``(b) Policies and Procedures.--In the case of each defense 
     acquisition program covered by the Defense Acquisition Pilot 
     Program, the Secretary of Defense should prescribe policies 
     and procedures for the interaction of the program manager and 
     the commander of the operational command (or a 
     representative) responsible for the requirement for the 
     equipment acquired, and for the interaction with the 
     commanders of the unified and specified combatant commands. 
     Such policies and procedures should include provisions for 
     enabling the user commands to participate in acceptance 
     testing.''.
       (2) The text of section 837 of National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 
     107 Stat. 1718) is amended to read as follows:
       ``The Secretary of Defense shall take any additional 
     actions that the Secretary considers necessary to waive 
     regulations not required by statute that affect the 
     efficiency of the contracting process within the Department 
     of Defense. Such actions shall include, in the Secretary's 
     discretion, developing methods to streamline the procurement 
     process, streamlining the period for entering into contracts, 
     and defining alternative techniques to reduce reliance on 
     military specifications and standards, in contracts for the 
     defense acquisition programs participating in the Defense 
     Acquisition Pilot Program.''.
       (3) The text of section 838 of National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 
     107 Stat. 1718) is amended to read as follows:
       ``For at least one participating defense acquisition 
     program for which a determination is made to make payments 
     for work in progress under the authority of section 2307 of 
     title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense should 
     define payment milestones on the basis of quantitative 
     measures of results.''.
       (4) Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment 
     of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall identify for each defense 
     acquisition program participating in the pilot program 
     quantitative measures and goals for reducing acquisition 
     management costs.
       (5) For each defense acquisition program participating in 
     the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
     review process that provides senior acquisition officials 
     with reports on the minimum necessary data items required to 
     ensure the appropriate expenditure of funds appropriated for 
     the program and that--
       (A) contain essential information on program results at 
     appropriate intervals, including the criteria to be used in 
     measuring the success of the program; and
       (B) reduce data requirements from the current program 
     review reporting requirements.
       (c) Special Authority.--The authority delegated under 
     subsection (a) may include authority for the Secretary of 
     Defense--
       (1) to apply any amendment or repeal of a provision of law 
     made in this Act to the pilot programs before the effective 
     date of such amendment or repeal; and
       (2) to apply to a procurement of items other than 
     commercial items under such programs--
       (A) any authority provided in this Act (or in an amendment 
     made by a provision of this Act) to waive a provision of law 
     in the case of commercial items, and
       (B) any exception applicable under this Act (or an 
     amendment made by a provision of this Act) in the case of 
     commercial items,

     before the effective date of such provision (or amendment) to 
     the extent that the Secretary determines necessary to test 
     the application of such waiver or exception to procurements 
     of items other than commercial items.
       (d) Applicability.--(1) Subsection (c) applies with respect 
     to--
       (A) a contract that is awarded or modified during the 
     period described in paragraph (2); and
       (B) a contract that is awarded before the beginning of such 
     period and is to be performed (or may be performed), in whole 
     or in part, during such period.
       (2) The period referred to in paragraph (1) is the period 
     that begins 45 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act and ends on September 30, 1998.
       (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as authorizing the appropriation or obligation of 
     funds for the programs designated for participation in the 
     defense acquisition pilot program under the authority of 
     subsection (a).
                       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous

     SEC. 5091. VENDOR AND EMPLOYEE EXCELLENCE AWARDS.

       Section 6(d) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 405(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (7);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (12); and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(8) providing for a Government-wide award to recognize 
     and promote vendor excellence;
       ``(9) providing for a Government-wide award to recognize 
     and promote excellence in officers and employees of the 
     Federal Government serving in procurement-related 
     positions;''.

     SEC. 5092. WAITING PERIOD FOR SIGNIFICANT CHANGES PROPOSED 
                   FOR ACQUISITION REGULATIONS.

       (a) Increased Period.--Section 22(a) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 418b) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``30 days'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``60 days''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Notwithstanding 
     the preceding sentence, such a policy, regulation, procedure, 
     or form may take effect earlier than 60 days after the 
     publication date when there are compelling circumstances for 
     the earlier effective date, but in no event may that 
     effective date be less than 30 days after the publication 
     date.''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 22(d) of such Act is 
     amended by designating the second sentence as paragraph (3).

     SEC. 5093. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The use of negotiated rulemaking or similar policy 
     discussion group techniques can be an appropriate tool for--
       (A) fostering effective implementation of, and compliance 
     with, laws and regulations;
       (B) avoiding litigation; and
       (C) achieving more productive and equitable relationships 
     between the Federal Government and the regulated segments of 
     the private sector.
       (2) The use of negotiated rulemaking or similar techniques 
     in Federal procurement regulations could be appropriate given 
     the extreme complexity and intricate interactions between 
     buyer and seller in Federal procurements.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, 
     in prescribing acquisition regulations, the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulatory Council should consider using 
     negotiated rulemaking procedures in appropriate circumstances 
     in accordance with sections 561 through 570 of title 5, 
     United States Code, or similar techniques intended to achieve 
     the benefits described in subsection (a)(1).
              TITLE VI--OTHER PROCUREMENT-RELATED MATTERS

     SEC. 6001. POST-EMPLOYMENT RULES.

       (a) Repeal.--(1) Section 801 of title 37, United States 
     Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections for chapter 15 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out the item 
     relating to section 801.
       (b) Suspension of Effect of Certain Provision of Law.--
     Section 281 of title 18, United States Code, shall not be 
     effective during the period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and ending at the end of December 31, 
     1996. Such section shall not apply after that date to any 
     relationship otherwise punishable under such section that 
     existed during such period.

     SEC. 6002. CONTRACTING FUNCTIONS PERFORMED BY FEDERAL 
                   PERSONNEL.

       (a) Amendment of OFPP Act.--The Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act, as amended by section 1092, is 
     further amended by inserting after section 22 the following 
     new section 23:

     ``SEC. 23. CONTRACTING FUNCTIONS PERFORMED BY FEDERAL 
                   PERSONNEL.

       ``(a) Limitation on Payment for Advisory and Assistance 
     Services.--(1) No person who is not a person described in 
     subsection (b) may be paid by an executive agency for 
     services to conduct evaluations or analyses of any aspect of 
     a proposal submitted for an acquisition unless personnel 
     described in subsection (b) with adequate training and 
     capabilities to perform such evaluations and analyses are not 
     readily available within the agency or another Federal 
     agency, as determined in accordance with standards and 
     procedures prescribed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
       ``(2) In the administration of this subsection, the head of 
     each executive agency shall determine in accordance with the 
     standards and procedures set forth in the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation whether--
       ``(A) a sufficient number of personnel described in 
     subsection (b) within the agency or another Federal agency 
     are readily available to perform a particular evaluation or 
     analysis for the head of the executive agency making the 
     determination; and
       ``(B) the readily available personnel have the training and 
     capabilities necessary to perform the evaluation or analysis.
       ``(b) Covered Personnel.--For purposes of subsection (a), 
     the personnel described in this subsection are as follows:
       ``(1) An employee, as defined in section 2105 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       ``(2) A member of the Armed Forces of the United States.
       ``(3) A person assigned to a Federal agency pursuant to 
     subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section is 
     intended to affect the relationship between the Federal 
     Government and a federally funded research and development 
     center.''.
       (b) Requirement for Guidance and Regulations.--The Federal 
     Acquisition Regulatory Council established by section 25(a) 
     of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     421(a)) shall--
       (1) review part 37 of title 48 of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations as it relates to the use of advisory and 
     assistance services; and
       (2) provide guidance and promulgate regulations regarding--
       (A) what actions Federal agencies are required to take to 
     determine whether expertise is readily available within the 
     Federal Government before contracting for advisory and 
     technical services to conduct acquisitions; and
       (B) the manner in which personnel with expertise may be 
     shared with agencies needing expertise for such acquisitions.

     SEC. 6003. REPEAL OF EXECUTED REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY AND 
                   REPORT.

       Section 17 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 415) is repealed.

     SEC. 6004. INTERESTS OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

       Section 3741 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 22) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``No member of Congress shall be admitted to any share or 
     part of any contract or agreement made, entered into, or 
     accepted by or on behalf of the United States, or to any 
     benefit to arise thereupon.''.

     SEC. 6005. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS FOR CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES 
                   OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, COAST GUARD, AND 
                   NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Whistleblower Protections for Contractor Employees.--
     Section 2409 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2409. Contractor employees: protection from reprisal 
       for disclosure of certain information

       ``(a) Prohibition of Reprisals.--An employee of a 
     contractor may not be discharged, demoted, or otherwise 
     discriminated against as a reprisal for disclosing to a 
     Member of Congress or an authorized official of an agency or 
     the Department of Justice information relating to a 
     substantial violation of law related to a contract (including 
     the competition for or negotiation of a contract).
       ``(b) Investigation of Complaints.--A person who believes 
     that the person has been subjected to a reprisal prohibited 
     by subsection (a) may submit a complaint to the Inspector 
     General of an agency. Unless the Inspector General determines 
     that the complaint is frivolous, the Inspector General shall 
     investigate the complaint and, upon completion of such 
     investigation, submit a report of the findings of the 
     investigation to the person, the contractor concerned, and 
     the head of the agency.
       ``(c) Remedy and Enforcement Authority.--(1) If the head of 
     the agency determines that a contractor has subjected a 
     person to a reprisal prohibited by subsection (a), the head 
     of the agency may take one or more of the following actions:
       ``(A) Order the contractor to take affirmative action to 
     abate the reprisal.
       ``(B) Order the contractor to reinstate the person to the 
     position that the person held before the reprisal, together 
     with the compensation (including back pay), employment 
     benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment that 
     would apply to the person in that position if the reprisal 
     had not been taken.
       ``(C) Order the contractor to pay the complainant an amount 
     equal to the aggregate amount of all costs and expenses 
     (including attorneys' fees and expert witnesses' fees) that 
     were reasonably incurred by the complainant for, or in 
     connection with, bringing the complaint regarding the 
     reprisal, as determined by the head of the agency.
       ``(2) Whenever a person fails to comply with an order 
     issued under paragraph (1), the head of the agency shall file 
     an action for enforcement of such order in the United States 
     district court for a district in which the reprisal was found 
     to have occurred. In any action brought under this paragraph, 
     the court may grant appropriate relief, including injunctive 
     relief and compensatory and exemplary damages.
       ``(3) Any person adversely affected or aggrieved by an 
     order issued under paragraph (1) may obtain review of the 
     order's conformance with this subsection, and any regulations 
     issued to carry out this section, in the United States court 
     of appeals for a circuit in which the reprisal is alleged in 
     the order to have occurred. No petition seeking such review 
     may be filed more than 60 days after issuance of the order by 
     the head of the agency. Review shall conform to chapter 7 of 
     title 5.
       ``(d) Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to authorize the discharge of, demotion of, or 
     discrimination against an employee for a disclosure other 
     than a disclosure protected by subsection (a) or to modify or 
     derogate from a right or remedy otherwise available to the 
     employee.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `agency' means an agency named in section 
     2303 of this title.
       ``(2) The term `head of an agency' has the meaning provided 
     by section 2302(1) of this title.
       ``(3) The term `contract' means a contract awarded by the 
     head of an agency.
       ``(4) The term `contractor' means a person awarded a 
     contract with an agency.
       ``(5) The term `Inspector General' means an Inspector 
     General appointed under the Inspector General Act of 1978.''.
       (b) Related Law.--(1) Section 2409a of title 10, United 
     States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 141 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 2409a.

     SEC. 6006. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS FOR CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES 
                   OF CIVILIAN AGENCIES.

       Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 315. CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES: PROTECTION FROM REPRISAL 
                   FOR DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.

       ``(a) Prohibition of Reprisals.--An employee of a 
     contractor may not be discharged, demoted, or otherwise 
     discriminated against as a reprisal for disclosing to a 
     Member of Congress or an authorized official of an executive 
     agency or the Department of Justice information relating to a 
     substantial violation of law related to a contract (including 
     the competition for or negotiation of a contract).
       ``(b) Investigation of Complaints.--A person who believes 
     that the person has been subjected to a reprisal prohibited 
     by subsection (a) may submit a complaint to the Inspector 
     General of the executive agency. Unless the Inspector General 
     determines that the complaint is frivolous, the Inspector 
     General shall investigate the complaint and, upon completion 
     of such investigation, submit a report of the findings of the 
     investigation to the person, the contractor concerned, and 
     the head of the agency. In the case of an executive agency 
     that does not have an inspector general, the duties of the 
     inspector general under this section shall be performed by an 
     official designated by the head of the executive agency.
       ``(c) Remedy and Enforcement Authority.--(1) If the head of 
     an executive agency determines that a contractor has 
     subjected a person to a reprisal prohibited by subsection 
     (a), the head of the executive agency may take one or more of 
     the following actions:
       ``(A) Order the contractor to take affirmative action to 
     abate the reprisal.
       ``(B) Order the contractor to reinstate the person to the 
     position that the person held before the reprisal, together 
     with the compensation (including back pay), employment 
     benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment that 
     would apply to the person in that position if the reprisal 
     had not been taken.
       ``(C) Order the contractor to pay the complainant an amount 
     equal to the aggregate amount of all costs and expenses 
     (including attorneys' fees and expert witnesses' fees) that 
     were reasonably incurred by the complainant for, or in 
     connection with, bringing the complaint regarding the 
     reprisal, as determined by the head of the executive agency.
       ``(2) Whenever a person fails to comply with an order 
     issued under paragraph (1), the head of the executive agency 
     shall file an action for enforcement of such order in the 
     United States district court for a district in which the 
     reprisal was found to have occurred. In any action brought 
     under this paragraph, the court may grant appropriate relief, 
     including injunctive relief and compensatory and exemplary 
     damages.
       ``(3) Any person adversely affected or aggrieved by an 
     order issued under paragraph (1) may obtain review of the 
     order's conformance with this subsection, and any regulations 
     issued to carry out this section, in the United States court 
     of appeals for a circuit in which the reprisal is alleged in 
     the order to have occurred. No petition seeking such review 
     may be filed more than 60 days after issuance of the order by 
     the head of the agency. Review shall conform to chapter 7 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       ``(d) Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to authorize the discharge of, demotion of, or 
     discrimination against an employee for a disclosure other 
     than a disclosure protected by subsection (a) or to modify or 
     derogate from a right or remedy otherwise available to the 
     employee.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `contract' means a contract awarded by the 
     head of an executive agency.
       ``(2) The term `contractor' means a person awarded a 
     contract with an executive agency.
       ``(3) The term `Inspector General' means an Inspector 
     General appointed under the Inspector General Act of 1978.''.

     SEC. 6007. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF THE PROVISION OF 
                   LEGAL ADVICE FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL.

       (a) Review and Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 
     1995, the Comptroller General of the United States shall--
       (1) conduct a review of the independence of the legal 
     services being provided to Inspectors General appointed under 
     the Inspector General Act of 1978; and
       (2) submit to Congress a report on the results of the 
     review.
       (b) Matters Required for Report.--The report shall include 
     the following matters:
       (1) With respect to each department or agency of the 
     Federal Government that has an Inspector General appointed in 
     accordance with the Inspector General Act of 1978 whose only 
     or principal source of legal advice is the general counsel or 
     other chief legal officer of the department or agency, an 
     assessment of the extent of the independence of the legal 
     advisers providing advice to the Inspector General.
       (2) A comparison of the findings under the assessment 
     referred to in paragraph (1) with findings on the same 
     matters with respect to each Inspector General whose source 
     of legal advice is legal counsel accountable solely to the 
     Inspector General.

     SEC. 6008. COST SAVINGS FOR OFFICIAL TRAVEL.

       (a) Guidelines.--The Administrator of the General Services 
     Administration shall issue guidelines to ensure that agencies 
     promote, encourage, and facilitate the use of frequent 
     traveler programs offered by airlines, hotels, and car rental 
     vendors by Federal employees who engage in official air 
     travel, for the purpose of realizing to the maximum extent 
     practicable cost savings for official travel.
       (b) Requirement.--Any awards granted under such a frequent 
     traveler program accrued through official travel shall be 
     used only for official travel.
       (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall report to 
     Congress on efforts to promote the use of frequent traveler 
     programs by Federal employees.

     SEC. 6009. PROMPT RESOLUTION OF AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS.

       Federal agencies shall resolve or take corrective action on 
     all Office of Inspector General audit report findings within 
     a maximum of six months after their issuance, or, in the case 
     of audits performed by non-Federal auditors, six months after 
     receipt of the report by the Federal Government.
            TITLE VII--SMALL BUSINESS AND SOCIOECONOMIC LAWS
                    Subtitle A--Small Business Laws

     SEC. 7101. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Set-Aside Priority.--Section 15 of the Small Business 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 644) is amended by striking out subsections 
     (e) and (f).
       (b) Certificate of Competence.--Section 804 of Public Law 
     102-484 (106 Stat. 2447; 10 U.S.C. 2305 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 7102. CONTRACTING PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS 
                   CONCERNS.

       (a) Procurement Procedures Authorized.--(1) To facilitate 
     the attainment of a goal for the participation of small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by socially and 
     economically disadvantaged individuals that is established 
     for a Federal agency pursuant to section 15(g)(1) of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)), the head of the 
     agency may enter into contracts using--
       (A) less than full and open competition by restricting the 
     competition for such awards to small business concerns owned 
     and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals described in subsection (d)(3)(C) of section 8 of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637); and
       (B) a price evaluation preference not in excess of 10 
     percent when evaluating an offer received from such a small 
     business concern as the result of an unrestricted 
     solicitation.
       (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the Department of 
     Defense, the Coast Guard, and the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration.
       (b) Implementation Through the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation.--
       (1) In general.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall 
     be revised to provide for uniform implementation of the 
     authority provided in subsection (a).
       (2) Matters to be addressed.--The revisions of the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation made pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) conditions for the use of advance payments;
       (B) provisions for contract payment terms that provide 
     for--
       (i) accelerated payment for work performed during the 
     period for contract performance; and
       (ii) full payment for work performed;
       (C) guidance on how contracting officers may use, in 
     solicitations for various classes of products or services, a 
     price evaluation preference pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B), 
     to provide a reasonable advantage to small business concerns 
     owned and controlled by socially and economically 
     disadvantaged individuals without effectively eliminating any 
     participation of other small business concerns; and
       (D)(i) procedures for a person to request the head of a 
     Federal agency to determine whether the use of competitions 
     restricted to small business concerns owned and controlled by 
     socially and economically disadvantaged individuals at a 
     contracting activity of such agency has caused a particular 
     industry category to bear a disproportionate share of the 
     contracts awarded to attain the goal established for that 
     contracting activity; and
       (ii) guidance for limiting the use of such restricted 
     competitions in the case of any contracting activity and 
     class of contracts determined in accordance with such 
     procedures to have caused a particular industry category to 
     bear a disproportionate share of the contracts awarded to 
     attain the goal established for that contracting activity.
       (c) Termination.--This section shall cease to be effective 
     at the end of September 30, 2000.

     SEC. 7103. EXTENSION OF TEST PROGRAM FOR NEGOTIATION OF 
                   COMPREHENSIVE SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING 
                   PLANS.

       Section 834(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189; 15 U.S.C. 
     637 note) is amended by striking out ``September 30, 1994.'' 
     in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1998.''.

     SEC. 7104. SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.

       (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established an 
     interagency council to be known as the ``Small Business 
     Procurement Advisory Council'' (hereinafter in this section 
     referred to as the ``Council'').
       (b) Duties.--The duties of the Council are--
       (1) to develop positions on proposed procurement 
     regulations affecting the small business community; and
       (2) to submit comments reflecting such positions to 
     appropriate regulatory authorities.
       (c) Membership.--The Council shall be composed of the 
     following members:
       (1) The Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
     (or the designee of the Administrator).
       (2) The Director of the Minority Business Development 
     Agency.
       (3) The head of each Office of Small and Disadvantaged 
     Business Utilization (established under section 15(k) of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)) in each Federal agency 
     having procurement powers.
       (d) Chairman.--The Council shall be chaired by the 
     Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
       (e) Meetings.--The Council shall meet at the call of the 
     chairman as necessary to consider proposed procurement 
     regulations affecting the small business community.
       (f) Consideration of Council Comments.--The Federal 
     Acquisition Regulatory Council and other appropriate 
     regulatory authorities shall consider comments submitted in a 
     timely manner pursuant to subsection (b)(2).

     SEC. 7105. EXTENSION OF DEFENSE CONTRACT GOAL TO COAST GUARD 
                   AND NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE 
                   ADMINISTRATION.

       Section 2323 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2323. Contract goal for small disadvantaged businesses 
       and certain institutions of higher education

       ``(a) Goal.--(1) Except as provided in subsection (d), a 
     goal of 5 percent of the amount described in subsection (b) 
     shall be the objective of the Department of Defense, the 
     Coast Guard, and the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration in each fiscal year for the total combined 
     amount obligated for contracts and subcontracts entered into 
     with--
       ``(A) small business concerns, including mass media and 
     advertising firms, owned and controlled by socially and 
     economically disadvantaged individuals (as such term is used 
     in section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) 
     and regulations issued under that section), the majority of 
     the earnings of which directly accrue to such individuals;
       ``(B) historically Black colleges and universities, 
     including any nonprofit research institution that was an 
     integral part of such a college or university before November 
     14, 1986; and
       ``(C) minority institutions (as defined in section 1046(3) 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1135d-5(3)), 
     which, for the purposes of this section, shall include 
     Hispanic-serving institutions (as defined in section 
     316(b)(1) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)(1)).
       ``(2) The head of the agency shall establish a specific 
     goal within the overall 5 percent goal for the award of prime 
     contracts and subcontracts to historically Black colleges and 
     universities and minority institutions in order to increase 
     the participation of such colleges and universities in the 
     program provided for by this section.
       ``(3) The Federal Acquisition Regulation (issued under 
     section 25(c) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 421(c)) shall provide procedures or guidelines for 
     contracting officers to set goals which agency prime 
     contractors that are required to submit subcontracting plans 
     under section 8(d)(4)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     637(d)(4)(B)) in furtherance of the agency's program to meet 
     the 5 percent goal specified in paragraph (1) should meet in 
     awarding subcontracts, including subcontracts to minority-
     owned media, to entities described in that paragraph.
       ``(b) Amount.--With respect to the Department of Defense, 
     the requirements of subsection (a) for any fiscal year apply 
     to the combined total of the following amounts:
       ``(A) Funds obligated for contracts entered into with the 
     Department of Defense for such fiscal year for procurement.
       ``(B) Funds obligated for contracts entered into with the 
     Department of Defense for such fiscal year for research, 
     development, test, and evaluation.
       ``(C) Funds obligated for contracts entered into with the 
     Department of Defense for such fiscal year for military 
     construction.
       ``(D) Funds obligated for contracts entered into with the 
     Department of Defense for operation and maintenance.
       ``(2) With respect to the Coast Guard, the requirements of 
     subsection (a) for any fiscal year apply to the total value 
     of all prime contract and subcontract awards entered into by 
     the Coast Guard for such fiscal year.
       ``(3) With respect to the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, the requirements of subsection (a) for any 
     fiscal year apply to the total value of all prime contract 
     and subcontract awards entered into by the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for such fiscal year.
       ``(c) Types of Assistance.--(1) To attain the goal 
     specified in subsection (a)(1), the head of an agency shall 
     provide technical assistance to the entities referred to in 
     that subsection and, in the case of historically Black 
     colleges and universities and minority institutions, shall 
     also provide infrastructure assistance.
       ``(2) Technical assistance provided under this section 
     shall include information about the program, advice about 
     agency procurement procedures, instruction in preparation of 
     proposals, and other such assistance as the head of the 
     agency considers appropriate. If the resources of the agency 
     are inadequate to provide such assistance, the head of the 
     agency may enter into contracts with minority private sector 
     entities with experience and expertise in the design, 
     development, and delivery of technical assistance services to 
     eligible individuals, business firms and institutions, 
     acquisition agencies, and prime contractors. Agency contracts 
     with such entities shall be awarded annually, based upon, 
     among other things, the number of minority small business 
     concerns, historically Black colleges and universities, and 
     minority institutions that each such entity brings into the 
     program.
       ``(3) Infrastructure assistance provided by the Department 
     of Defense under this section to historically Black colleges 
     and universities and to minority institutions may include 
     programs to do the following:
       ``(A) Establish and enhance undergraduate, graduate, and 
     doctoral programs in scientific disciplines critical to the 
     national security functions of the Department of Defense.
       ``(B) Make Department of Defense personnel available to 
     advise and assist faculty at such colleges and universities 
     in the performance of defense research and in scientific 
     disciplines critical to the national security functions of 
     the Department of Defense.
       ``(C) Establish partnerships between defense laboratories 
     and historically Black colleges and universities and minority 
     institutions for the purpose of training students in 
     scientific disciplines critical to the national security 
     functions of the Department of Defense.
       ``(D) Award scholarships, fellowships, and the 
     establishment of cooperative work-education programs in 
     scientific disciplines critical to the national security 
     functions of the Department of Defense.
       ``(E) Attract and retain faculty involved in scientific 
     disciplines critical to the national security functions of 
     the Department of Defense.
       ``(F) Equip and renovate laboratories for the performance 
     of defense research.
       ``(G) Expand and equip Reserve Officer Training Corps 
     activities devoted to scientific disciplines critical to the 
     national security functions of the Department of Defense.
       ``(H) Provide other assistance as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate to strengthen scientific disciplines critical to 
     the national security functions of the Department of Defense 
     or the college infrastructure to support the performance of 
     defense research.
       ``(4) The head of the agency shall, to the maximum extent 
     practical, carry out programs under this section at colleges, 
     universities, and institutions that agree to bear a 
     substantial portion of the cost associated with the programs.
       ``(d) Applicability.--Subsection (a) does not apply to the 
     Department of Defense--
       ``(1) to the extent to which the Secretary of Defense 
     determines that compelling national security considerations 
     require otherwise; and
       ``(2) if the Secretary notifies Congress of such 
     determination and the reasons for such determination.
       ``(e) Competitive Procedures and Advance Payments.--To 
     attain the goal of subsection (a):
       ``(1)(A) The head of the agency shall--
       ``(i) ensure that substantial progress is made in 
     increasing awards of agency contracts to entities described 
     in subsection (a)(1);
       ``(ii) exercise his utmost authority, resourcefulness, and 
     diligence;
       ``(iii) in the case of the Department of Defense, actively 
     monitor and assess the progress of the military departments, 
     Defense Agencies, and prime contractors of the Department of 
     Defense in attaining such goal; and
       ``(iv) in the case of the Coast Guard and the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, actively monitor and 
     assess the progress of the prime contractors of the agency in 
     attaining such goal.
       ``(B) In making the assessment under clauses (iii) and (iv) 
     of subparagraph (A), the head of the agency shall evaluate 
     the extent to which use of the authority provided in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) and compliance with the requirement in 
     paragraph (4) is effective for facilitating the attainment of 
     the goal.
       ``(2) To the extent practicable and when necessary to 
     facilitate achievement of the 5 percent goal described in 
     subsection (a), the head of an agency shall make advance 
     payments under section 2307 of this title to contractors 
     described in subsection (a). The Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation shall provide guidance to contracting officers for 
     making advance payments to entities described in subsection 
     (a)(1) under such section.
       ``(3) To the extent practicable and when necessary to 
     facilitate achievement of the 5 percent goal described in 
     subsection (a), the head an agency may enter into contracts 
     using less than full and open competitive procedures 
     (including awards under section 8(a) of the Small Business 
     Act) and partial set asides for entities described in 
     subsection (a)(1), but shall pay a price not exceeding fair 
     market cost by more than 10 percent in payment per contract 
     to contractors or subcontractors described in subsection (a). 
     The head an agency shall adjust the percentage specified in 
     the preceding sentence for any industry category if available 
     information clearly indicates that nondisadvantaged small 
     business concerns in such industry category are generally 
     being denied a reasonable opportunity to compete for 
     contracts because of the use of that percentage in the 
     application of this paragraph.
       ``(4) To the extent practicable, the head of an agency 
     shall maximize the number of minority small business 
     concerns, historically Black colleges and universities, and 
     minority institutions participating in the program.
       ``(5) Each head of an agency shall prescribe regulations 
     which provide for the following:
       ``(A) Procedures or guidance for contracting officers to 
     provide incentives for prime contractors referred to in 
     subsection (a)(3) to increase subcontractor awards to 
     entities described in subsection (a)(1).
       ``(B) A requirement that contracting officers emphasize the 
     award of contracts to entities described in subsection (a)(1) 
     in all industry categories, including those categories in 
     which such entities have not traditionally dominated.
       ``(C) Guidance to agency personnel on the relationship 
     among the following programs:
       ``(i) The program implementing this section.
       ``(ii) The program established under section 8(a) of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)).
       ``(iii) The small business set-aside program established 
     under section 15(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     644(a)).
       ``(D) With respect to an agency procurement which is 
     reasonably likely to be set aside for entities described in 
     subsection (a)(1), a requirement that (to the maximum extent 
     practicable) the procurement be designated as such a set-
     aside before the solicitation for the procurement is issued.
       ``(E) Policies and procedures which, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, will ensure that current levels in the number or 
     dollar value of contracts awarded under the program 
     established under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 637(a)) and under the small business set-aside program 
     established under section 15(a) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 644(a)) are maintained and that every effort is made 
     to provide new opportunities for contract awards to eligible 
     entities, in order to meet the goal of subsection (a).
       ``(F) Implementation of this section in a manner which will 
     not alter the procurement process under the program 
     established under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 637(a)).
       ``(G) A requirement that one factor used in evaluating the 
     performance of a contracting officer be the ability of the 
     officer to increase contract awards to entities described in 
     subsection (a)(1).
       ``(H) Increased technical assistance to entities described 
     in subsection (a)(1).
       ``(f) Penalties and Regulations Relating to Status.--(1) 
     Whoever for the purpose of securing a contract or subcontract 
     under subsection (a) misrepresents the status of any concern 
     or person as a small business concern owned and controlled by 
     a minority (as described in subsection (a)), shall be 
     punished by imprisonment for not more than one year, or a 
     fine under title 18, or both.
       ``(2) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall prohibit 
     awarding a contract under this section to an entity described 
     in subsection (a)(1) unless the entity agrees to comply with 
     the requirements of section 15(o)(1) of the Small Business 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 644(o)(1)).
       ``(g) Industry Categories.--(1) To the maximum extent 
     practicable, the head of the agency shall--
       ``(A) ensure that no particular industry category bears a 
     disproportionate share of the contracts awarded to attain the 
     goal established by subsection (a); and
       ``(B) ensure that contracts awarded to attain the goal 
     established by subsection (a) are made across the broadest 
     possible range of industry categories.
       ``(2) Under procedures prescribed by the head of the 
     agency, a person may request the Secretary to determine 
     whether the use of small disadvantaged business set asides by 
     a contracting activity of the agency has caused a particular 
     industry category to bear a disproportionate share of the 
     contracts awarded to attain the goal established for that 
     contracting activity for the purposes of this section. Upon 
     making a determination that a particular industry category is 
     bearing a disproportionate share, the head of the agency 
     shall take appropriate actions to limit the contracting 
     activity's use of set asides in awarding contracts in that 
     particular industry category.
       ``(h) Compliance With Subcontracting Plan Requirements.--
     (1) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall contain 
     regulations to ensure that potential contractors submitting 
     sealed bids or competitive proposals to the agency for 
     procurement contracts to be awarded under the program 
     provided for by this section are complying with applicable 
     subcontracting plan requirements of section 8(d) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)).
       ``(2) The regulations required by paragraph (1) shall 
     ensure that, with respect to a sealed bid or competitive 
     proposal for which the bidder or offeror is required to 
     negotiate or submit a subcontracting plan under section 8(d) 
     of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)), the 
     subcontracting plan shall be a factor in evaluating the bid 
     or proposal.
       ``(i) Annual Report.--(1) Not later than December 15 of 
     each year, the head of the agency shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the progress of the agency toward attaining the 
     goal of subsection (a) during the preceding fiscal year.
       ``(2) The report required under paragraph (1) shall include 
     the following:
       ``(A) A full explanation of any progress toward attaining 
     the goal of subsection (a).
       ``(B) A plan to achieve the goal, if necessary.
       ``(3) The report required under paragraph (1) shall also 
     include the following:
       ``(A) The aggregate differential between the fair market 
     price of all contracts awarded pursuant to subsection (e)(3) 
     and the estimated fair market price of all such contracts had 
     such contracts been entered into using full and open 
     competitive procedures.
       ``(B) An analysis of the impact that subsection (a) shall 
     have on the ability of small business concerns not owned and 
     controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals to compete for contracts with the agency.
       ``(C) A description of the percentage of contracts 
     (actions), the total dollar amount (size of action), and the 
     number of different entities relative to the attainment of 
     the goal of subsection (a), separately for Black Americans, 
     Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Pacific 
     Americans, and other minorities.
       ``(j) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `agency' means the Department of Defense, 
     the Coast Guard, and the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration.
       ``(2) The term `head of an agency' means the Secretary of 
     Defense, the Secretary of Transportation, and the 
     Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration.
       ``(k) Effective Date.--(1) This section applies in the 
     Department of Defense to each of fiscal years 1987 through 
     2000.
       ``(2) This section applies in the Coast Guard and the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration in each of 
     fiscal years 1995 through 2000.''.

     SEC. 7106. PROCUREMENT GOALS FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS 
                   OWNED BY WOMEN.

       (a) Goals.--Section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     644) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``and small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals'' each place it appears in the first sentence and 
     fourth sentences of subsection (g)(1), the second sentence of 
     subsection (g)(2), and paragraphs (1), (2)(A), (2)(D), and 
     (2)(E) of subsection (h) and inserting in lieu thereof ``, 
     small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and 
     economically disadvantaged individuals, and small business 
     concerns owned and controlled by women'';
       (2) in subsection (g)--
       (A) by inserting after the third sentence of paragraph (1) 
     the following: ``The Government-wide goal for participation 
     by small business concerns owned and controlled by women 
     shall be established at not less than 5 percent of the total 
     value of all prime contract and subcontract awards for each 
     fiscal year.'';
       (B) in the first sentence of paragraph (2), by striking out 
     ``and by small business concerns owned and controlled by 
     socially and economically disadvantaged individuals,'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``, by small business concerns 
     owned and controlled by socially and economically 
     disadvantaged individuals, and by small business concerns 
     owned and controlled by women''; and
       (C) in the fourth sentence of paragraph (2), by inserting 
     after ``including participation by small business concerns 
     owned and controlled by socially and economically 
     disadvantaged individuals'' the following: ``and 
     participation by small business concerns owned and controlled 
     by women''; and
       (3) in subsection (h)(2)(F), by striking out ``women-owned 
     small business enterprises'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``small business concerns owned and controlled by women''.
       (b) Subcontract Participation.--Section 8(d) of such Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``and small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals'' both places it appears in paragraph (1), both 
     places it appears in paragraph (3)(A), in paragraph (4)(D), 
     in subparagraphs (A), (C), and (F) of paragraph (6), and in 
     paragraph (10)(B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``, small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by socially and 
     economically disadvantaged individuals, and small business 
     concerns owned and controlled by women'';
       (2) by striking out subparagraph (D) in paragraph (3) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(E) Contractors acting in good faith may rely on written 
     representations by their subcontractors regarding their 
     status as either a small business concern, a small business 
     concern owned and controlled by socially and economically 
     disadvantaged individuals, or a small business concern owned 
     and controlled by women.'';
       (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
     the following new subparagraph (D):
       ``(D) The term `small business concern owned and controlled 
     by women' shall mean a small business concern--
       ``(i) which is at least 51 per centum owned by one or more 
     women; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at 
     least 51 per centum of the stock of which is owned by one or 
     more women; and
       ``(ii) whose management and daily business operations are 
     controlled by one or more women.''; and
       (4) in paragraph (4)(E), by inserting ``and for small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by women'' after ``as 
     defined in paragraph (3) of this subsection''.
       (c) Misrepresentations of Status.--(1) Subsection (d)(1) of 
     section 16 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 645) is amended by striking 
     out ``or `small business concern owned and controlled by 
     socially and economically disadvantaged individuals''' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``, a `small business concern owned 
     and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals', or a `small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by women'''.
       (2) Subsection (e) of such section is amended by striking 
     out ``or `small business concern owned and controlled by 
     socially and economically disadvantaged individuals''' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``, a `small business concern owned 
     and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals', or a `small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by women'''.
       (d) Definition.--Section 3 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 632) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(n) For the purposes of this Act, a small business 
     concern is a small business concern owned and controlled by 
     women if--
       ``(1) at least 51 percent of small business concern is 
     owned by one or more women or, in the case of any publicly 
     owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is 
     owned by one or more women; and
       ``(2) the management and daily business operations of the 
     business are controlled by one or more women.''.

     SEC. 7107. DEVELOPMENT OF DEFINITIONS REGARDING CERTAIN SMALL 
                   BUSINESS CONCERNS.

       (a) Review Required.--(1) The Administrator for Federal 
     Procurement Policy shall conduct a comprehensive review of 
     Federal laws, as in effect on November 1, 1994, to identify 
     and catalogue all of the provisions in such laws that define 
     (or describe for definitional purposes) the small business 
     concerns set forth in paragraph (2) for purposes of 
     authorizing the participation of such small business concerns 
     as prime contractors or subcontractors in--
       (A) contracts awarded directly by the Federal Government or 
     subcontracts awarded under such contracts; or
       (B) contracts and subcontracts funded, in whole or in part, 
     by Federal financial assistance under grants, cooperative 
     agreements, or other forms of Federal assistance.
       (2) The small business concerns referred to in paragraph 
     (1) are as follows:
       (A) Small business concerns owned and controlled by 
     socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.
       (B) Minority-owned small business concerns.
       (C) Small business concerns owned and controlled by women.
       (D) Woman-owned small business concerns.
       (b) Matters To Be Developed.--On the basis of the results 
     of the review carried out under subsection (a), the 
     Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall develop--
       (1) uniform definitions for the small business concerns 
     referred to in subsection (a)(2);
       (2) uniform agency certification standards and procedures 
     for--
       (A) determinations of whether a small business concern 
     qualifies as a small business concern referred to in 
     subsection (a)(2) under an applicable standard for purposes 
     of contracts and subcontracts referred to in subsection 
     (a)(1); and
       (B) reciprocal recognition by an agency of a decision of 
     another agency regarding whether a small business concern 
     qualifies as a small business concern referred to in 
     subsection (a)(2) for such purposes; and
       (3) such other related recommendations as the Administrator 
     determines appropriate consistent with the review results.
       (c) Procedures and Schedule.--(1) The Administrator for 
     Federal Procurement Policy shall provide for the 
     participation in the review and activities under subsections 
     (a) and (b) by representatives of--
       (A) the Small Business Administration (including the Office 
     of the Chief Counsel for Advocacy);
       (B) the Minority Business Development Agency of the 
     Department of Commerce;
       (C) the Department of Transportation;
       (D) the Environmental Protection Agency; and
       (E) such other executive departments and agencies as the 
     Administrator considers appropriate.
       (2) In carrying out subsections (a) and (b), the 
     Administrator shall consult with representatives of 
     organizations representing--
       (A) minority-owned business enterprises;
       (B) women-owned business enterprises; and
       (C) other organizations that the Administrator considers 
     appropriate.
       (3) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Administrator shall publish in the Federal 
     Register a notice which--
       (A) lists the provisions of law identified in the review 
     carried out under subsection (a);
       (B) describes the matters to be developed on the basis of 
     the results of the review pursuant to subsection (b);
       (C) solicits public comment regarding the matters described 
     in the notice pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) for a 
     period of not less than 60 days; and
       (D) addresses such other matters as the Administrator 
     considers appropriate to ensure the comprehensiveness of the 
     review and activities under subsections (a) and (b).
       (d) Report.--Not later than May 1, 1996, the Administrator 
     for Federal Procurement Policy shall submit to the Committees 
     on Small Business of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a report on the results of the review carried 
     out under subsection (a) and the actions taken under 
     subsection (b). The report shall include a discussion of the 
     results of the review, a description of the consultations 
     conducted and public comments received, and the 
     Administrator's recommendations with regard to the matters 
     identified under subsection (b).

     SEC. 7108. FUNCTIONS OF OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY 
                   RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS.

       (a) Policies.--Section 6(d) of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405(d)) is amended by 
     adding after paragraph (9), as added by section 5091, the 
     following new paragraphs:
       ``(10) developing policies, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of the Small Business Administration, that 
     ensure that small businesses, small businesses owned and 
     controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals, and small businesses owned and controlled by 
     women are provided with the maximum practicable opportunities 
     to participate in procurements that are conducted for amounts 
     below the simplified acquisition threshold;
       ``(11) developing policies that will promote achievement of 
     goals for participation by small businesses, small businesses 
     owned and controlled by socially and economically 
     disadvantaged individuals, and small business owned and 
     controlled by women; and''.
       (b) Education and Training.--Section 6(d)(5) of the Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405(d)(5)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (2) by striking out the semicolon at the end of 
     subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) establish policies and procedures for the 
     establishment and implementation of education and training 
     programs authorized by this Act, including the establishment 
     and implementation of training, in conjunction with the 
     General Services Administration, for critical procurement 
     personnel designed to increase the participation of small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by socially and 
     economically disadvantaged individuals, women, and other 
     minorities in procurement activities conducted by an 
     executive agency.''.
                     Subtitle B--Socioeconomic Laws

     SEC. 7201. ACQUISITIONS GENERALLY.

       The Act of June 30, 1936 (41 U.S.C. 35 et seq.), commonly 
     referred to as the ``Walsh-Healey Act'', is amended--
       (1) in the first section, by striking out subsection (a) 
     and redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e), as 
     subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), respectively;
       (2) in section 10(b) by striking out ``manufacturer of, or 
     regular dealer in,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``supplier 
     of'';
       (3) in section 10(c) by striking out `` `regular dealer', 
     `manufacturer',''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new sections:
       ``Sec. 11. (a) The Secretary of Labor may prescribe in 
     regulations the standards for determining whether a 
     contractor is a manufacturer of or a regular dealer in 
     materials, supplies, articles, or equipment to be 
     manufactured or used in the performance of a contract entered 
     into by any executive department, independent establishment, 
     or other agency or instrumentality of the United States, or 
     by the District of Columbia, or by any corporation all the 
     stock of which is beneficially owned by the United States, 
     for the manufacture or furnishing of materials, supplies, 
     articles, and equipment.
       ``(b) Any interested person shall have the right of 
     judicial review of any legal question regarding the 
     interpretation of the terms `regular dealer' and 
     `manufacturer', as defined pursuant to subsection (a).''.

     SEC. 7202. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DOCUMENTING 
                   ECONOMIC OR EMPLOYMENT IMPACT OF CERTAIN 
                   ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

       (a)  Revision and Codification.--(1) Subchapter I of 
     chapter 134 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2247. Prohibition on use of funds for documenting 
       economic or employment impact of certain acquisition 
       programs

       ``No funds appropriated by the Congress may be obligated or 
     expended to assist any contractor of the Department of 
     Defense in preparing any material, report, lists, or analysis 
     with respect to the actual or projected economic or 
     employment impact in a particular State or congressional 
     district of an acquisition program for which all research, 
     development, testing, and evaluation has not been 
     completed.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
     subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``2247. Prohibition on use of funds for documenting economic or 
              employment impact of certain acquisition programs.''.
       (b) Repeal of Superseded Law.--Section 9048 of Public Law 
     102-396 (106 Stat. 1913) is repealed.

     SEC. 7203. MERIT-BASED AWARD OF CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--(1) Section 2304 of title 
     10, United States Code, as amended by section 1005, is 
     further amended--
       (A) in subsection (c)(5), by inserting ``subject to 
     subsection (j),'' after ``(5)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j)(1) It is the policy of Congress that an agency named 
     in section 2303(a) of this title should not be required by 
     legislation to award a new contract to a specific non-Federal 
     Government entity. It is further the policy of Congress that 
     any program, project, or technology identified in legislation 
     be procured through merit-based selection procedures.
       ``(2) A provision of law may not be construed as requiring 
     a new contract to be awarded to a specified non-Federal 
     Government entity unless that provision of law--
       ``(A) specifically refers to this subsection;
       ``(B) specifically identifies the particular non-Federal 
     Government entity involved; and
       ``(C) specifically states that the award to that entity is 
     required by such provision of law in contravention of the 
     policy set forth in paragraph (1).
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, a contract is a new 
     contract unless the work provided for in the contract is a 
     continuation of the work performed by the specified entity 
     under a preceding contract.
       ``(4) This subsection shall not apply with respect to any 
     contract that calls upon the National Academy of Sciences to 
     investigate, examine, or experiment upon any subject of 
     science or art of significance to an agency named in section 
     2303(a) of this title and to report on such matters to the 
     Congress or any agency of the Federal Government.''.
       (2) Chapter 139 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2374. Merit-based award of grants for research and 
       development

       ``(a) It is the policy of Congress that an agency named in 
     section 2303(a) of this title should not be required by 
     legislation to award a new grant for research, development, 
     test, or evaluation to a non-Federal Government entity. It is 
     further the policy of Congress that any program, project, or 
     technology identified in legislation be awarded through 
     merit-based selection procedures.
       ``(b) A provision of law may not be construed as requiring 
     a new grant to be awarded to a specified non-Federal 
     Government entity unless that provision of law--
       ``(1) specifically refers to this subsection;
       ``(2) specifically identifies the particular non-Federal 
     Government entity involved; and
       ``(3) specifically states that the award to that entity is 
     required by such provision of law in contravention of the 
     policy set forth in subsection (a).
       ``(c) For purposes of this section, a grant is a new grant 
     unless the work provided for in the grant is a continuation 
     of the work performed by the specified entity under a 
     preceding grant.
       ``(d) This section shall not apply with respect to any 
     grant that calls upon the National Academy of Sciences to 
     investigate, examine, or experiment upon any subject of 
     science or art of significance to an agency named in section 
     2303(a) of this title and to report on such matters to the 
     Congress or any agency of the Federal Government.''.
       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2374. Merit-based award of grants for research and development.''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--(1) Section 303 of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 253) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (c)(5), by inserting ``subject to 
     subsection (h),'' after ``(5)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h)(1) It is the policy of Congress that an executive 
     agency should not be required by legislation to award a new 
     contract to a specific non-Federal Government entity. It is 
     further the policy of Congress that any program, project, or 
     technology identified in legislation be procured through 
     merit-based selection procedures.
       ``(2) A provision of law may not be construed as requiring 
     a new contract to be awarded to a specified non-Federal 
     Government entity unless that provision of law--
       ``(A) specifically refers to this subsection;
       ``(B) specifically identifies the particular non-Federal 
     Government entity involved; and
       ``(C) specifically states that the award to that entity is 
     required by such provision of law in contravention of the 
     policy set forth in paragraph (1).
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, a contract is a new 
     contract unless the work provided for in the contract is a 
     continuation of the work performed by the specified entity 
     under a preceding contract.
       ``(4) This subsection shall not apply with respect to any 
     contract that calls upon the National Academy of Sciences to 
     investigate, examine, or experiment upon any subject of 
     science or art of significance to an executive agency and to 
     report on such matters to the Congress or any agency of the 
     Federal Government.''.
       (2) Title III of such Act, as amended by section 6006, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 316. MERIT-BASED AWARD OF GRANTS FOR RESEARCH AND 
                   DEVELOPMENT

       ``(a) Policy.--It is the policy of Congress that an 
     executive agency should not be required by legislation to 
     award a new grant for research, development, test, or 
     evaluation to a non-Federal Government entity. It is further 
     the policy of Congress that any program, project, or 
     technology identified in legislation be awarded through 
     merit-based selection procedures.
       ``(b) Rule of Construction.--A provision of law may not be 
     construed as requiring a new grant to be awarded to a 
     specified non-Federal Government entity unless that provision 
     of law--
       ``(1) specifically refers to this subsection;
       ``(2) specifically identifies the particular non-Federal 
     Government entity involved; and
       ``(3) specifically states that the award to that entity is 
     required by such provision of law in contravention of the 
     policy set forth in subsection (a).
       ``(c) New Grant Defined.--For purposes of this section, a 
     grant is a new grant unless the work provided for in the 
     grant is a continuation of the work performed by the 
     specified entity under a preceding grant.
       ``(d) Inapplicability to Certain Grants.--This section 
     shall not apply with respect to any grant that calls upon the 
     National Academy of Sciences to investigate, examine, or 
     experiment upon any subject of science or art of significance 
     to an executive agency and to report on such matters to 
     Congress or any agency of the Federal Government.''.

     SEC. 7204. MAXIMUM PRACTICABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR APPRENTICES 
                   ON FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

       It is the sense of the House of Representatives that--
       (1) contractors performing Federal construction contracts 
     should, to the maximum extent practicable, give preference in 
     the selection of subcontractors to subcontractors 
     participating in apprenticeship programs registered with the 
     Department of Labor or with a State apprenticeship agency 
     recognized by such Department; and
       (2) contractors and subcontractors performing Federal 
     construction contracts should provide maximum practicable 
     opportunities for employment of apprentices who are 
     participating in or who have completed such apprenticeship 
     programs.

     SEC. 7205. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISION.

       Section 308 of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 258) is repealed.

     SEC. 7206. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE AND REDUNDANT PROVISIONS OF 
                   LAW.

       (a) Repeal of Requirement for Policy Guidance.--Title III 
     of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.), commonly 
     referred to as the ``Buy American Act'', is amended in 
     section 4(g) (41 U.S.C. 10b-1(g)) by striking out paragraphs 
     (2)(C) and (3).
       (b) Repeal of Reporting Requirement.--Section 9096(b) of 
     Public Law 102-396 (106 Stat. 1924; 41 U.S.C. 10b-2(b)) is 
     repealed.
       (c) Repeal of Studies of Waivers.--Section 306 of the Trade 
     Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2516) is repealed.
     Subtitle C--Waiver of Application of Prevailing Wage-Setting 
                       Requirements to Volunteers

     SEC. 7301. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Community Improvement 
     Volunteer Act of 1994''.

     SEC. 7302. PURPOSE.

       It is the purpose of this subtitle to promote and provide 
     opportunities for people who wish to volunteer their services 
     to State or local governments, public agencies, or nonprofit 
     charitable organizations in the construction, repair or 
     alteration (including painting and decorating) of public 
     buildings and public works that are funded, in whole or in 
     part, with Federal financial assistance authorized under 
     certain Federal programs and that might not otherwise be 
     possible without the use of volunteers.

     SEC. 7303. WAIVER FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO PERFORM VOLUNTEER 
                   SERVICES FOR PUBLIC ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--The requirement that certain laborers and 
     mechanics be paid in accordance with the wage-setting 
     provisions of the Act of March 3, 1931 (commonly known as the 
     ``Davis-Bacon Act'') (40 U.S.C. 276a et seq.) as set forth in 
     any of the Acts or provisions described in section 7305 shall 
     not apply to an individual--
       (1) who volunteers--
       (A) to perform a service directly to a State or local 
     government or a public agency for civic, charitable, or 
     humanitarian reasons, without promise, expectation, or 
     receipt of compensation for services rendered, other than 
     expenses, reasonable benefits, or a nominal fee (as defined 
     in subsection (b)), but solely for the personal purpose or 
     pleasure of the individual; and
       (B) to provide such services freely and without pressure or 
     coercion, direct or implied, from any employer;
       (2) whose contribution of service is not for the direct or 
     indirect benefit of any contractor otherwise performing or 
     seeking to perform work on the same project for which the 
     individual is volunteering;
       (3) who is not employed by and does not provide services to 
     a contractor or subcontractor at any time on the federally 
     assisted or insured project for which the individual is 
     volunteering; and
       (4) who is not otherwise employed by the same public agency 
     to perform the same type of services as those for which the 
     individual proposes to volunteer.
       (b) Expenses.--Payments of expenses, reasonable benefits, 
     or a nominal fee may be provided to volunteers described in 
     subsection (a) only in accordance with regulations issued by 
     the Secretary of Labor. In prescribing the regulations, the 
     Secretary shall take into consideration criteria such as the 
     total amount of payments made (relating to expenses, 
     benefits, or fees) in the context of the economic realities. 
     The regulations shall include provisions that provide that--
       (1) a payment for an expense may be received by a volunteer 
     for items such as uniform allowances, protective gear and 
     clothing, reimbursement for approximate out-of-pocket 
     expenses, or for the cost or expense of meals and 
     transportation;
       (2) a reasonable benefit may include the inclusion of a 
     volunteer in a group insurance plan (such as a liability, 
     health, life, disability, or worker's compensation plan) or 
     pension plan, or the awarding of a length of service award; 
     and
       (3) a nominal fee may not be used as a substitute for 
     compensation and may not be connected to productivity.
     The decision as to what constitutes a nominal fee for 
     purposes of paragraph (3) shall be determined based on the 
     context of the economic realities of the situation involved 
     and shall be made by the Secretary of Labor.
       (c) Economic Reality.--For purposes of subsection (b), in 
     determining whether an expense, benefit, or fee described in 
     such subsection may be paid to volunteers in the context of 
     the economic realities of the particular situation, the 
     Secretary of Labor may not permit any such expense, benefit, 
     or fee that has the effect of undermining labor standards by 
     creating downward pressure on prevailing wages in the local 
     construction industry.

     SEC. 7304. WAIVER FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO PERFORM VOLUNTEER 
                   SERVICES FOR NONPROFIT ENTITIES.

       The requirement that certain laborers and mechanics be paid 
     in accordance with the wage-setting provisions of the Act of 
     March 3, 1931 (commonly known as the ``Davis-Bacon Act'') (40 
     U.S.C. 276a et seq.) as set forth in any of the Acts or 
     provisions described in section 7305 shall not apply to any 
     individual--
       (1) who volunteers--
       (A) to perform a service directly to a public or private 
     nonprofit recipient of Federal assistance for civic, 
     charitable, or humanitarian reasons, without promise, 
     expectation, or receipt of compensation for services 
     rendered, but solely for the personal purpose or pleasure of 
     the individual; and
       (B) to provide such services freely and without pressure or 
     coercion, direct or implied, from any employer;
       (2) whose contribution of service is not for the direct or 
     indirect benefit of any contractor otherwise performing or 
     seeking to perform work on the same project for which the 
     individual is volunteering;
       (3) who is not employed by and does not provide services to 
     a contractor or subcontractor at any time on the federally 
     assisted or insured project for which the individual is 
     volunteering; and
       (4) who is not otherwise employed by the recipient of 
     Federal assistance to perform the same type of services as 
     those for which the individual proposes to volunteer.

     SEC. 7305. CONTRACTS AFFECTED.

       For purposes of sections 7303 and 7304, the Acts or 
     provisions described in this section are--
       (1) the Library Services and Construction Act (20 U.S.C. 
     351 et seq.);
       (2) the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
     Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.);
       (3) section 329 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
     254b);
       (4) section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
     254c);
       (5) the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1601 
     et seq.); and
       (6) the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
     U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).

     SEC. 7306. REPORT.

       Not later than December 31, 1997, the Secretary of Labor 
     shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report that--
       (1) to the maximum extent practicable--
       (A) identifies and assesses the barriers that prevent 
     private for-profit entities from using volunteers permitted 
     under this subtitle; and
       (B) assesses whether private for-profit entities should be 
     permitted to use volunteers on projects relating to the 
     construction, repair, or alteration of public buildings and 
     public works if--
       (i) such volunteers are performing services for civic, 
     charitable, humanitarian or educational reasons;
       (ii) the contribution of such services is not for the 
     direct or indirect benefit of the private for-profit entity 
     that is performing or seeking to perform work on such 
     projects; and
       (iii) such projects would not otherwise be possible without 
     the use of volunteers; and
       (2) contains recommendations with respect to other Acts 
     related to the Davis-Bacon Act that may be considered in 
     legislation to permit volunteer work.
                      TITLE VIII--COMMERCIAL ITEMS
                Subtitle A--Definitions and Regulations

     SEC. 8001. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 4 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(12) The term `commercial item' means any of the 
     following:
       ``(A) Any item, other than real property, that is of a type 
     customarily used by the general public or by nongovernmental 
     entities for purposes other than governmental purposes, and 
     that--
       ``(i) has been sold, leased, or licensed to the general 
     public; or
       ``(ii) has been offered for sale, lease, or license to the 
     general public.
       ``(B) Any item that evolved from an item described in 
     subparagraph (A) through advances in technology or 
     performance and that is not yet available in the commercial 
     marketplace, but will be available in the commercial 
     marketplace in time to satisfy the delivery requirements 
     under a Federal Government solicitation.
       ``(C) Any item that, but for--
       ``(i) modifications of a type customarily available in the 
     commercial marketplace, or
       ``(ii) minor modifications made to meet Federal Government 
     requirements,
     would satisfy the criteria in subparagraph (A) or (B).
       ``(D) Any combination of items meeting the requirements of 
     subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (E) that are of a type 
     customarily combined and sold in combination to the general 
     public.
       ``(E) Installation services, maintenance services, repair 
     services, training services, and other services if such 
     services are procured for support of an item referred to in 
     subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) and if the source of such 
     services--
       ``(i) offers such services to the general public and the 
     Federal Government contemporaneously and under similar terms 
     and conditions; and
       ``(ii) offers to use the same work force for providing the 
     Federal Government with such services as the source uses for 
     providing such services to the general public.
       ``(F) Services offered and sold competitively, in 
     substantial quantities, in the commercial marketplace based 
     on established catalog prices for specific tasks performed 
     and under standard commercial terms and conditions.
       ``(G) Any item, combination of items, or service referred 
     to in subparagraphs (A) through (F) notwithstanding the fact 
     that the item, combination of items, or service is 
     transferred between or among separate divisions, 
     subsidiaries, or affiliates of a contractor.
       ``(H) A nondevelopmental item, if the procuring agency 
     determines, in accordance with conditions set forth in the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation, that the item was developed 
     exclusively at private expense and has been sold in 
     substantial quantities, on a competitive basis, to multiple 
     State and local governments.
       ``(13) The term `nondevelopmental item' means any of the 
     following:
       ``(A) Any commercial item.
       ``(B) Any previously developed item of supply that is in 
     use by a department or agency of the United States, a State 
     or local government, or a foreign government with which the 
     United States has a mutual defense cooperation agreement.
       ``(C) Any item of supply described in subparagraph (A) or 
     (B) that requires only minor modification or modification of 
     the type customarily available in the commercial marketplace 
     in order to meet the requirements of the procuring department 
     or agency.
       ``(D) Any item of supply currently being produced that does 
     not meet the requirements of subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) 
     solely because the item is not yet in use.
       ``(14) The term `component' means any item supplied to the 
     Federal Government as part of an end item or of another 
     component.
       ``(15) The term `commercial component' means any component 
     that is a commercial item.''.
       (b) Stylistic Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``Act--'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof ``Act:'';
       (2) by capitalizing the first letter of the first word in 
     each of paragraphs (1) through (11);
       (3) by striking out the semicolon at the end of each of 
     paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (4) by striking out ``; and'' at the end of paragraphs (4) 
     and (10) and inserting in lieu thereof a period.

     SEC. 8002. REGULATIONS ON ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

       (a) In General.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall 
     provide regulations to implement paragraphs (12) through (15) 
     of section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, 
     chapter 140 of title 10, United States Code, and sections 314 
     through 314B of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949.
       (b) Contract Clauses.--(1) The regulations prescribed under 
     subsection (a) shall contain a list of contract clauses to be 
     included in contracts for the acquisition of commercial end 
     items. Such list shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     include only those contract clauses--
       (A) that are required to implement provisions of law or 
     executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial 
     items or commercial components, as the case may be; or
       (B) that are determined to be consistent with standard 
     commercial practice.
       (2) Such regulations shall provide that a prime contractor 
     shall not be required by the Federal Government to apply to 
     any of its divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates, 
     subcontractors, or suppliers that are furnishing commercial 
     items any contract clause except those--
       (A) that are required to implement provisions of law or 
     executive orders applicable to subcontractors furnishing 
     commercial items or commercial components, as the case may 
     be; or
       (B) that are determined to be consistent with standard 
     commercial practice.
       (3) To the maximum extent practicable, only the contract 
     clauses listed pursuant to paragraph (1) may be used in a 
     contract, and only the contract clauses referred to in 
     paragraph (2) may be required to be used in a subcontract, 
     for the acquisition of commercial items or commercial 
     components by or for an executive agency.
       (4) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall provide 
     standards and procedures for waiving the use of contract 
     clauses required pursuant to paragraph (1), other than those 
     required by law, including standards for determining the 
     cases in which a waiver is appropriate.
       (5) For purposes of this subsection, the term `subcontract' 
     includes a transfer of commercial items between divisions, 
     subsidiaries, or affiliates of a contractor or subcontractor.
       (c) Market Acceptance.--(1) The Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation shall provide that under appropriate conditions 
     the head of an executive agency may require offerors to 
     demonstrate that the items offered--
       (A) have either--
       (i) achieved commercial market acceptance; or
       (ii) been satisfactorily supplied to an executive agency 
     under current or recent contracts for the same or similar 
     requirements; and
       (B) otherwise meet the item description, specifications, or 
     other criteria prescribed in the public notice and 
     solicitation relating to the contract.
       (2) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall provide 
     guidance to ensure that the criteria for determining 
     commercial market acceptance include the consideration of--
       (A) the minimum needs of the executive agency concerned; 
     and
       (B) the entire relevant commercial market, including small 
     businesses.
       (d) Use of Firm, Fixed Price Contracts.--The Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall include, for acquisitions of 
     commercial items--
       (1) a requirement that firm, fixed price contracts or fixed 
     price with economic price adjustment contracts be used to the 
     maximum extent practicable; and
       (2) a prohibition on use of cost type contracts.
       (e) Contract Quality Requirements.--The regulations 
     prescribed under subsection (a) shall include provisions 
     that--
       (1) permit, to the maximum extent practicable, a contractor 
     under a commercial items acquisition to use the existing 
     quality assurance system of the contractor as a substitute 
     for compliance with an otherwise applicable requirement for 
     the Government to inspect or test the commercial items before 
     the contractor's tender of those items for acceptance by the 
     Government;
       (2) require that, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     executive agency take advantage of warranties (including 
     extended warranties) offered by offerors of commercial items 
     and use such warranties for the repair and replacement of 
     commercial items; and
       (3) set forth guidance regarding the use of past 
     performance of commercial items and sources as a factor in 
     contract award decisions.
       (f) Defense Contract Clauses.--(1) Section 824(b) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 
     1991 (Public Law 101-189; 10 U.S.C. 2325 note) shall cease to 
     be effective on the date on which the regulations 
     implementing this section become effective.
       (2) Notwithstanding subsection (b), a contract of the 
     Department of Defense entered into before the date on which 
     section 824(b) ceases to be effective under paragraph (1), 
     and a subcontract entered into before such date under such a 
     contract, may include clauses developed pursuant to 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 824(b) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 
     (Public Law 101-189; 10 U.S.C. 2325 note).

     SEC. 8003. LIST OF INAPPLICABLE LAWS IN FEDERAL ACQUISITION 
                   REGULATION.

       (a) List.--The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
     U.S.C. 401 et seq.), is amended by adding after section 33, 
     as added by section 4101, the following new section:

     ``SEC. 34. LIST OF LAWS INAPPLICABLE TO PROCUREMENTS OF 
                   COMMERCIAL ITEMS IN FEDERAL ACQUISITION 
                   REGULATION.

       ``(a) List of Inapplicable Provisions of Law.--(1) The 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation shall include a list of 
     provisions of law that are inapplicable to contracts for the 
     procurement of commercial items. A provision of law that is 
     properly included on the list pursuant to paragraph (2) may 
     not be construed as applicable to purchases of commercial 
     items by an executive agency. Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to render inapplicable to contracts for the 
     procurement of commercial items any provision of law that is 
     not included on such list.
       ``(2) A provision of law described in subsection (c) that 
     is enacted after the date of the enactment of the Federal 
     Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 shall be included on the 
     list of inapplicable provisions of law required by paragraph 
     (1), unless the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council makes 
     a written determination that it would not be in the best 
     interest of the Federal Government to exempt contracts for 
     the procurement of commercial items from the applicability of 
     the provision.
       ``(b) Subcontracts.--(1) The Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     shall include a list of provisions of law that are 
     inapplicable to subcontracts under either a contract for the 
     procurement of commercial items or a subcontract for the 
     procurement of commercial items. A provision of law that is 
     properly included on the list pursuant to paragraph (2) may 
     not be construed as applicable to such subcontracts. Nothing 
     in this section shall be construed to render inapplicable to 
     subcontracts under a contract for the procurement of 
     commercial items any provision of law that is not included on 
     such list.
       ``(2) A provision of law described in subsection (c) shall 
     be included on the list of inapplicable provisions of law 
     required by paragraph (1) unless the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulatory Council makes a written determination that it 
     would not be in the best interest of the Federal Government 
     to exempt subcontracts under a contract for the procurement 
     of commercial items from the applicability of the provision.
       ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
     authorize the waiver of the applicability of any provision of 
     law with respect to any subcontract under a contract with a 
     prime contractor reselling or distributing commercial items 
     of another contractor without adding value.
       ``(4) In this subsection, the term `subcontract' includes a 
     transfer of commercial items between divisions, subsidiaries, 
     or affiliates of a contractor or subcontractor.
       ``(c) Covered Law.--A provision of law referred to in 
     subsections (a) and (b) is any provision of law that, as 
     determined by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, 
     sets forth policies, procedures, requirements, or 
     restrictions for the procurement of property or services by 
     the Federal Government, except for a provision of law that--
       ``(1) provides for criminal or civil penalties; or
       ``(2) specifically refers to this section and provides 
     that, notwithstanding this section, it shall be applicable to 
     contracts for the procurement of commercial items.
       ``(d) Petition.--In the event that a provision of law 
     described in subsection (c) is not included on the list of 
     inapplicable provisions of law as required by subsection (a) 
     or (b), and no written determination has been made by the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council pursuant to subsection 
     (a)(2) or (b)(2), a person may petition the Administrator for 
     Federal Procurement Policy to take appropriate action. The 
     Administrator shall revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     to include the provision on the list of inapplicable 
     provisions of law unless the Federal Acquisition Regulatory 
     Council makes a determination pursuant to subsection (a)(2) 
     or (b)(2) within 60 days after the date on which the petition 
     is received.''.
       (b) Effective Date of Petition Provision.--No petition may 
     be filed under section 34(d) of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act, as added by subsection (a), until 
     after the date occurring 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
                Subtitle B--Armed Services Acquisitions

     SEC. 8101. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW CHAPTER IN TITLE 10.

       (a) Establishment.--Part IV of subtitle A of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 139 
     the following new chapter 140:

             ``CHAPTER 140--PROCUREMENT OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS

``Sec.
``2375. Relationship of commercial item provisions to other provisions 
              of law.
``2376. Definitions.
``2377. Preference for acquisition of commercial items.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The tables of chapters at the 
     beginning of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, and 
     the beginning of part IV of such subtitle are amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to chapter 139 the 
     following new item:

``140. Procurement of Commercial Items......................2375''.....

     SEC. 8102. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.

       Chapter 140 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     section 8101, is amended by adding after the table of 
     sections the following:

     ``Sec. 2375. Relationship of commercial item provisions to 
       other provisions of law

       ``(a) Applicability of title.--Unless otherwise 
     specifically provided, nothing in this chapter shall be 
     construed as providing that any other provision of this title 
     relating to procurement is inapplicable to the procurement of 
     commercial items.
       ``(b) List of Laws Inapplicable to Contracts for the 
     Acquisition of Commercial Items.--No contract for the 
     procurement of a commercial item entered into by the head of 
     an agency shall be subject to any law properly listed in the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation (pursuant to section 34 of the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act).
       ``(c) Cross reference to exception to cost or pricing data 
     requirements for commercial items.--For provisions relating 
     to exceptions for requirements for cost or pricing data for 
     contracts for the procurement of commercial items, see 
     section 2306a(d) of this title.''.

     SEC. 8103. DEFINITIONS.

       Chapter 140 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 8102, is further amended by adding after section 2375 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2376. Definitions

       ``In this chapter:
       ``(1) The terms `commercial item', `nondevelopmental item', 
     `component', and `commercial component' have the meanings 
     provided in section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act.
       ``(2) The term `head of an agency' means the Secretary of 
     Defense, the Secretary of Transportation, and the 
     Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration.
       ``(3) The term `agency' means the Department of Defense, 
     the Coast Guard, and the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration.''.

     SEC. 8104. PREFERENCE FOR ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 140 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as amended by section 8103, is further amended by 
     adding after section 2376 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2377. Preference for acquisition of commercial items

       ``(a) Preference.--The head of an agency shall ensure that, 
     to the maximum extent practicable--
       ``(1) requirements of the agency with respect to a 
     procurement of supplies or services are stated in terms of--
       ``(A) functions to be performed;
       ``(B) performance required; or
       ``(C) essential physical characteristics;
       ``(2) such requirements are defined so that commercial 
     items or, to the extent that commercial items suitable to 
     meet the agency's needs are not available, nondevelopmental 
     items other than commercial items, may be procured to fulfill 
     such requirements; and
       ``(3) offerors of commercial items and nondevelopmental 
     items other than commercial items are provided an opportunity 
     to compete in any procurement to fill such requirements.
       ``(b) Implementation.--The head of an agency shall ensure 
     that procurement officials in that agency, to the maximum 
     extent practicable--
       ``(1) acquire commercial items or nondevelopmental items 
     other than commercial items to meet the needs of the agency;
       ``(2) require prime contractors and subcontractors at all 
     levels under the agency contracts to incorporate commercial 
     items or nondevelopmental items other than commercial items 
     as components of items supplied to the agency;
       ``(3) modify requirements in appropriate cases to ensure 
     that the requirements can be met by commercial items or, to 
     the extent that commercial items suitable to meet the 
     agency's needs are not available, nondevelopmental items 
     other than commercial items;
       ``(4) state specifications in terms that enable and 
     encourage bidders and offerors to supply commercial items or, 
     to the extent that commercial items suitable to meet the 
     agency's needs are not available, nondevelopmental items 
     other than commercial items in response to the agency 
     solicitations;
       ``(5) revise the agency's procurement policies, practices, 
     and procedures not required by law to reduce any impediments 
     in those policies, practices, and procedures to the 
     acquisition of commercial items; and
       ``(6) require training of appropriate personnel in the 
     acquisition of commercial items.
       ``(c) Preliminary Market Research.--(1) The head of an 
     agency shall conduct market research appropriate to the 
     circumstances--
       ``(A) before developing new specifications for a 
     procurement by that agency; and
       ``(B) before soliciting bids or proposals for a contract in 
     excess of the simplified acquisition threshold.
       ``(2) The head of an agency shall use the results of market 
     research to determine whether there are commercial items or, 
     to the extent that commercial items suitable to meet the 
     agency's needs are not available, nondevelopmental items 
     other than commercial items available that--
       ``(A) meet the agency's requirements;
       ``(B) could be modified to meet the agency's requirements; 
     or
       ``(C) could meet the agency's requirements if those 
     requirements were modified to a reasonable extent.
       ``(3) In conducting market research, the head of an agency 
     should not require potential sources to submit more than the 
     minimum information that is necessary to make the 
     determinations required in paragraph (2).''.
       (b) Repeal of Superseded Provision.--(1) Section 2325 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 137 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 2325.

     SEC. 8105. INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF LAW.

       (a) Inapplicability of Requirement for Contract Clause 
     Regarding Contingent Fees.--Section 2306(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, as amended by section 4102(b), is further 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end of the 
     sentence added by that section the following: ``or to a 
     contract for the acquisition of commercial items''.
       (b) Inapplicability of Requirement To Identify Suppliers 
     and Sources of Supplies.--Paragraph (2) of section 2384(b) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) The regulations prescribed pursuant to paragraph (1) 
     do not apply to a contract that requires the delivery of 
     supplies that are commercial items, as defined in section 
     4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
     U.S.C. 403(12))).''.
       (c) Inapplicability of Prohibition Against Doing Business 
     with Certain Offerors or Contractors.--Section 2393(d) of 
     title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 4102(e), 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following: ``The 
     requirement shall not apply in the case of a subcontract for 
     the acquisition of commercial items (as defined in section 
     4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
     U.S.C. 403(12))).''.
       (d) Reports by Employees or Former Employees of Defense 
     Contractors.--Section 2397(a)(1) of title 10, United States 
     Code, as amended by section 4401(d), is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``The term does not include 
     a contract for the purchase of commercial items (as defined 
     in section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)).''.
       (e) Limits on Employment for Certain Former DOD 
     Officials.--Section 2397b(f) of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (A) by striking out ``or'' at the end of clause (i);
       (B) by striking out the period at the end of clause (ii) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) any person who contracts to supply the Department 
     of Defense only commercial items (as defined in section 4(12) 
     of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     403(12))''.
       (f) Defense Contractor Requirements Concerning Former DOD 
     Officials.--Section 2397c of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) This section does not apply to contracts for the 
     purchase of commercial items (as defined in section 4(12) of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     403(12))).''.
       (g) Inapplicability of Prohibition on Limitation of 
     Subcontractor Direct Sales.--(1) Section 2402 of title 10, 
     United States Code, as amended by section 4102(f), is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d)(1) An agreement between the contractor in a contract 
     for the acquisition of commercial items and a subcontractor 
     under such contract that restricts sales by such 
     subcontractor directly to persons other than the contractor 
     may not be considered to unreasonably restrict sales by that 
     subcontractor to the United States in violation of the 
     provision included in such contract pursuant to subsection 
     (a) if the agreement does not result in the United States 
     being treated differently with regard to the restriction than 
     any other prospective purchaser of such commercial items from 
     that subcontractor.
       ``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `commercial item' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 4(12) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)).''.
       (h) Inapplicability of Prohibition on Persons Convicted of 
     Defense-related Felonies.--Paragraph (4) of section 2408(a) 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 4102(g), 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) A contract referred to in such subparagraph that is 
     for the acquisition of commercial items (as defined in 
     section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 403(12))).''; and
       (2) by inserting ``or (B)'' before the period at the end of 
     subparagraph (C).
       (i) Inapplicability of Contractor Inventory Accounting 
     System Standards.--Section 2410b of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding after subsection (b), as added by 
     section 4102(h), the following:
       ``(c) The regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) 
     shall not apply to a contract for the purchase of commercial 
     items (as defined in section 4(12) of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12))).''.
       (j) Inapplicability of Reporting Requirement Regarding 
     Dealings With Terrorist Countries.--Section 843(a) of Public 
     Law 103-160 (107 Stat. 1720) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(3) This section does not apply with respect to a 
     contract for the procurement of a commercial item (as defined 
     in section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12))).''.
       (k) Amendments to Armed Services Provision.--Section 806 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 
     and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 10 U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended 
     by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     the following:
       ``(b) Inapplicability to Certain Contracts.--Regulations 
     prescribed under this section shall not apply to a contract 
     for the acquisition of commercial items (as defined in 
     section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act).''.

     SEC. 8106. PRESUMPTION THAT TECHNICAL DATA UNDER CONTRACTS 
                   FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS ARE DEVELOPED EXCLUSIVELY 
                   AT PRIVATE EXPENSE.

       (a) Regulations Required to Include Presumption of 
     Development At Private Expense.--Paragraph (1) of section 
     2320(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: 
     ``and providing that, in the case of a contract for a 
     commercial item, the item shall be presumed to be developed 
     at private expense unless shown otherwise in accordance with 
     section 2321(f)''.
       (b) Assertion of Restriction Presumed Justified.--Section 
     2321 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i) as 
     subsections (g), (h), (i), and (j); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Presumption of Development Exclusively at Private 
     Expense for Commercial Items Contracts.--In the case of a 
     challenge to a use or release restriction that is asserted 
     with respect to technical data of a contractor or 
     subcontractor under a contract for commercial items, the 
     contracting officer shall presume that the contractor or 
     subcontractor has justified the restriction on the basis that 
     the item was developed exclusively at private expense, 
     whether or not the contractor or subcontractor submits a 
     justification in response to the notice provided pursuant to 
     subsection (d)(3). In such a case, the challenge to the use 
     or release restriction may be sustained only if information 
     provided by the Department of Defense demonstrates that the 
     item was not developed exclusively at private expense.''.
                Subtitle C--Civilian Agency Acquisitions

     SEC. 8201. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.

       Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.), as amended by 
     section 5051(a), is further amended by adding after section 
     313 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 314. RELATIONSHIP OF COMMERCIAL ITEM PROVISIONS TO 
                   OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.

       ``(a) Applicability of Title.--Unless otherwise 
     specifically provided, nothing in this section, section 314A, 
     or section 314B shall be construed as providing that any 
     other provision of this title relating to procurement is 
     inapplicable to the procurement of commercial items.
       ``(b) List of Laws Inapplicable to Contracts for the 
     Acquisition of Commercial Items.--No contract for the 
     procurement of a commercial item entered into by the head of 
     an executive agency shall be subject to any law properly 
     listed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (pursuant to 
     section 34 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act).

     SEC. 8202. DEFINITIONS.

       Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.), as amended by 
     section 8201, is further amended by adding after section 314 
     the following new section:

     ``SEC. 314A. DEFINITIONS.

       ``As used in this title, the terms `commercial item', 
     `nondevelopmental item', `component', and `commercial 
     component' have the meanings provided in section 4 of the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act.''.

     SEC. 8203. PREFERENCE FOR ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

       Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.), as amended by 
     section 8202, is further amended by adding after section 314A 
     the following new section:

     ``SEC. 314B. PREFERENCE FOR ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

       ``(a) Preference.--The head of each executive agency shall 
     ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable--
       ``(1) requirements of the executive agency with respect to 
     a procurement of supplies or services are stated in terms 
     of--
       ``(A) functions to be performed;
       ``(B) performance required; or
       ``(C) essential physical characteristics;
       ``(2) such requirements are defined so that commercial 
     items or, to the extent that commercial items suitable to 
     meet the executive agency's needs are not available, 
     nondevelopmental items other than commercial items, may be 
     procured to fulfill such requirements; and
       ``(3) offerors of commercial items and nondevelopmental 
     items other than commercial items are provided an opportunity 
     to compete in any procurement to fill such requirements.
       ``(b) Implementation.--The head of each executive agency 
     shall ensure that procurement officials in that executive 
     agency, to the maximum extent practicable--
       ``(1) acquire commercial items or nondevelopmental items 
     other than commercial items to meet the needs of the 
     executive agency;
       ``(2) require prime contractors and subcontractors at all 
     levels under the executive agency contracts to incorporate 
     commercial items or nondevelopmental items other than 
     commercial items as components of items supplied to the 
     executive agency;
       ``(3) modify requirements in appropriate cases to ensure 
     that the requirements can be met by commercial items or, to 
     the extent that commercial items suitable to meet the 
     executive agency's needs are not available, nondevelopmental 
     items other than commercial items;
       ``(4) state specifications in terms that enable and 
     encourage bidders and offerors to supply commercial items or, 
     to the extent that commercial items suitable to meet the 
     executive agency's needs are not available, nondevelopmental 
     items other than commercial items in response to the 
     executive agency solicitations;
       ``(5) revise the executive agency's procurement policies, 
     practices, and procedures not required by law to reduce any 
     impediments in those policies, practices, and procedures to 
     the acquisition of commercial items; and
       ``(6) require training of appropriate personnel in the 
     acquisition of commercial items.
       ``(c) Preliminary Market Research.--(1) The head of an 
     executive agency shall conduct market research appropriate to 
     the circumstances--
       ``(A) before developing new specifications for a 
     procurement by that executive agency; and
       ``(B) before soliciting bids or proposals for a contract in 
     excess of the simplified acquisition threshold.
       ``(2) The head of an executive agency shall use the results 
     of market research to determine whether there are commercial 
     items or, to the extent that commercial items suitable to 
     meet the executive agency's needs are not available, 
     nondevelopmental items other than commercial items available 
     that--
       ``(A) meet the executive agency's requirements;
       ``(B) could be modified to meet the executive agency's 
     requirements; or
       ``(C) could meet the executive agency's requirements if 
     those requirements were modified to a reasonable extent.
       ``(3) In conducting market research, the head of an 
     executive agency should not require potential sources to 
     submit more than the minimum information that is necessary to 
     make the determinations required in paragraph (2).''.

     SEC. 8204. INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF LAW.

       (a) Inapplicability of Prohibition on Limiting 
     Subcontractor Direct Sales to the United States.--Section 
     303G of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
     of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253g), as amended by section 4103(b), is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) An agreement between the contractor in a contract for 
     the acquisition of commercial items and a subcontractor under 
     such contract that restricts sales by such subcontractor 
     directly to persons other than the contractor may not be 
     considered to unreasonably restrict sales by that 
     subcontractor to the United States in violation of the 
     provision included in such contract pursuant to subsection 
     (a) if the agreement does not result in the Federal 
     Government being treated differently with regard to the 
     restriction than any other prospective purchaser of such 
     commercial items from that subcontractor.''.
       (b) Inapplicability of Requirement for Contract Clause 
     Regarding Contingent Fees.--Section 304(a) of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
     254(a)), as amended by section 4103(c), is further amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end of the sentence added 
     by section 4103(c) the following: ``or to a contract for the 
     acquisition of commercial items''.
                   Subtitle D--Acquisitions Generally

     SEC. 8301. INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF LAW.

       (a) Federal Water Pollution Control Act.--Section 508 of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1368) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f)(1) No certification by a contractor, and no contract 
     clause, may be required in the case of a contract for the 
     acquisition of commercial items in order to implement a 
     prohibition or requirement of this section or a prohibition 
     or requirement issued in the implementation of this section.
       ``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `commercial item' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 4(12) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)).''.
       (b) Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act.--The 
     Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (title I of the 
     Work Hours and Safety Act of 1962 (40 U.S.C. 327 et seq.)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:
       ``Sec. 108. (a) No certification by a contractor, and no 
     contract clause, may be required in the case of a contract 
     for the acquisition of commercial items in order to implement 
     a prohibition or requirement in this title.
       ``(b) In subsection (a), the term `commercial item' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 4(12) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)).''.
       (c) Anti-Kickback Act of 1986.--(1) Section 7 of the Anti-
     Kickback Act of 1986 (41 U.S.C. 57), as amended by section 
     4104(a), is further amended by inserting before the period at 
     the end of subsection (d) the following: ``or to a prime 
     contract for the acquisition of commercial items (as defined 
     in section 4(12) of such Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12))).''.
       (2) Section 8 of such Act (41 U.S.C. 58) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``This section does not 
     apply with respect to a prime contract for the acquisition of 
     commercial items (as defined in section 4(12) of the Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12))).''.
       (d) Cost Accounting Standards Board.--Section 26(f)(2) of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     422(f)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)'';
       (2) by striking out ``, other than contracts or 
     subcontracts'' and all that follows and inserting in lieu 
     thereof a period; and
       (3) by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) does not apply to the following 
     contracts or subcontracts:
       ``(i) Contracts or subcontracts where the price negotiated 
     is based on established catalog or market prices of 
     commercial items sold in substantial quantities to the 
     general public.
       ``(ii) Contracts or subcontracts where the price negotiated 
     is based on prices set by law or regulation.
       ``(iii) Any other firm fixed-price contract or subcontract 
     (without cost incentives) for commercial items.
       ``(C) In this paragraph, the term `subcontract' includes a 
     transfer of commercial items between divisions, subsidiaries, 
     or affiliates of a contractor or subcontractor.''.
       (e) Certification Requirements.--Subsection (e)(1)(B) of 
     section 27 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 423) is amended by inserting after ``certifies in 
     writing to such contracting officer'' the following: ``, 
     except in the case of a contract for the procurement of 
     commercial items,''.
       (f) Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988.--Section 5152(a)(1) of 
     the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (subtitle D of title V of 
     Public Law 100-690; 41 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), as amended by 
     section 4104(d), is further amended by inserting after the 
     matter inserted by such section 4104(d) the following: ``, 
     other than a contract for the procurement of commercial items 
     as defined in section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)),''.
       (g) Clean Air Act.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation may 
     not contain a requirement for a certification by a contractor 
     under a contract for the acquisition of commercial items, or 
     a requirement that such a contract include a contract clause, 
     in order to implement a prohibition or requirement of section 
     306 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7606) or a prohibition or 
     requirement issued in the implementation of that section, 
     since there is nothing in such section 306 that requires such 
     a certification or contract clause.
       (h) Fly American Requirements.--Section 40118 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f)(1) No certification by a contractor, and no contract 
     clause, may be required in the case of a contract for the 
     transportation of commercial items in order to implement a 
     requirement in this section.
       ``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `commercial item' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 4(12) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)).''.

     SEC. 8302. FLEXIBLE DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSION OF OFFERS OF 
                   COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

       Section 18(a) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 416(a)), as amended by section 4201(c), is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) The Administrator shall prescribe regulations 
     defining limited circumstances in which flexible deadlines 
     can be used under paragraph (3) for the submission of bids or 
     proposals for the procurement of commercial items.''.

     SEC. 8303. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ADVOCATES FOR 
                   COMPETITION.

       (a) Responsibilities of the Advocate for Competition.--
     Section 20(c) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 418(c)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) The advocate for competition for each procuring 
     activity shall be responsible for promoting full and open 
     competition, promoting the acquisition of commercial items, 
     and challenging barriers to such acquisition, including such 
     barriers as unnecessarily restrictive statements of need, 
     unnecessarily detailed specifications, and unnecessarily 
     burdensome contract clauses.''.
       (b) Repeal of Superseded Provision.--Section 28 of such Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 424) is repealed.

     SEC. 8304. PROVISIONS NOT AFFECTED.

       Nothing in this title shall be construed as modifying or 
     superseding, or as intended to impair or restrict, 
     authorities or responsibilities under--
       (1) section 2323 of title 10, United States Code, or 
     section 7102 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 
     1994;
       (2) the Brooks Automatic Data Processing Act (section 111 
     of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
     1949 (40 U.S.C. 759));
       (3) Brooks Architect-Engineers Act (title IX of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     541 et seq.);
       (4) subsections (a) and (d) of section 8 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a) and (d)); or
       (5) the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46-48c).

     SEC. 8305. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
                   USE OF MARKET RESEARCH.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit to the Congress a report on the 
     use of market research by the Federal Government in support 
     of the procurement of commercial items and nondevelopmental 
     items.
       (b) Content of Report.--The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) A review of existing Federal Government market research 
     efforts to gather data concerning commercial and other 
     nondevelopmental items.
       (2) A review of the feasibility of creating a Government-
     wide data base for storing, retrieving, and analyzing market 
     data, including use of existing Federal Government resources.
       (3) Any recommendations for changes in law or regulations 
     that the Comptroller General considers appropriate.
             TITLE IX--FEDERAL ACQUISITION COMPUTER NETWORK

     SEC. 9001. FEDERAL ACQUISITION COMPUTER NETWORK ARCHITECTURE 
                   AND IMPLEMENTATION.

       (a) Federal Acquisition Computer Network Architecture.--The 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding after section 29, as added by 
     section 1093, the following new sections:

     ``SEC. 30. FEDERAL ACQUISITION COMPUTER NETWORK (FACNET) 
                   ARCHITECTURE.

       ``(a) In General.--(1) The Administrator shall establish a 
     program for the development and implementation of a Federal 
     acquisition computer network architecture (hereinafter in 
     this section referred to as `FACNET') that will be 
     Government-wide and provide interoperability among users. The 
     Administrator shall assign a program manager for FACNET and 
     shall provide for overall direction of policy and leadership 
     in the development, coordination, installation, operation, 
     and completion of implementation of FACNET by executive 
     agencies.
       ``(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator 
     shall consult with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies 
     with applicable technical and functional expertise, including 
     the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology, the General 
     Services Administration, and the Department of Defense.
       ``(3) Government-wide FACNET capability (as defined in 
     section 30A(b)) shall be implemented not later than January 
     1, 2000.
       ``(b) Functions of FACNET.--The FACNET architecture shall 
     provide for the following functions:
       ``(1) Government functions.--Allow executive agencies to do 
     the following electronically:
       ``(A) Provide widespread public notice of solicitations for 
     contract opportunities issued by an executive agency.
       ``(B) Receive responses to solicitations and associated 
     requests for information through such system.
       ``(C) Provide public notice of contract awards (including 
     price) through such system.
       ``(D) In cases in which it is practicable, receive 
     questions regarding solicitations through such system.
       ``(E) In cases in which it is practicable, issue orders to 
     be made through such system.
       ``(F) In cases in which it is practicable, make payments to 
     contractors by bank card, electronic funds transfer, or other 
     automated methods.
       ``(G) Archive data relating to each procurement action made 
     using such system.
       ``(2) Private Sector User functions.--Allow private sector 
     users to do the following electronically:
       ``(A) Access notice of solicitations for contract 
     opportunities issued by an executive agency.
       ``(B) Access and review solicitations issued by an 
     executive agency.
       ``(C) Respond to solicitations issued by the executive 
     agency.
       ``(D) In cases in which it is practicable, receive orders 
     from the executive agency.
       ``(E) Access information on contract awards (including 
     price) made by the executive agency.
       ``(F) In cases in which it is practicable, receive payment 
     by bank card, electronic funds transfer, or other automated 
     means.
       ``(3) General functions.--
       ``(A) Allow the electronic interchange of procurement 
     information between the private sector and the Federal 
     Government and among Federal agencies.
       ``(B) Employ nationally and internationally recognized data 
     formats that serve to broaden and ease the electronic 
     interchange of data.
       ``(C) Allow convenient and universal user access through 
     any point of entry.
       ``(c) Notice and Solicitation Regulations.--In connection 
     with implementation of the architecture referred to in 
     subsection (a), the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council 
     shall ensure that the Federal Acquisition Regulation contains 
     appropriate notice and solicitation provisions applicable to 
     acquisitions conducted through a FACNET capability. The 
     provisions shall specify the required form and content of 
     notices of acquisitions and the minimum periods for 
     notifications of solicitations and for deadlines for the 
     submission of offers under solicitations. Each minimum period 
     specified for a notification of solicitation and each 
     deadline for the submission of offers under a solicitation 
     shall afford potential offerors a reasonable opportunity to 
     respond.
       ``(d) Architecture Defined.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `architecture' means the conceptual framework that--
       ``(1) uses a combination of commercial hardware and 
     commercial software to enable contractors to conduct business 
     with the Federal Government by electronic means; and
       ``(2) includes a description of the functions to be 
     performed to achieve the mission of streamlining procurement 
     through electronic commerce, the system elements and 
     interfaces needed to perform the functions, and the 
     designation of performance levels of those system elements.

     ``SEC. 30A. FEDERAL ACQUISITION COMPUTER NETWORK 
                   IMPLEMENTATION.

       ``(a) Certification of FACNET Capability in Procuring 
     Activities and Agencies.--(1) When the senior procurement 
     executive of an executive agency or, in the case of the 
     Department of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Technology, determines that a procuring 
     activity of the executive agency has implemented an interim 
     FACNET capability (as defined in subsection (c)), the 
     executive or the Under Secretary shall certify to the 
     Administrator that such activity has implemented an interim 
     FACNET capability.
       ``(2) When the head of an executive agency, with the 
     concurrence of the Administrator for Federal Procurement 
     Policy, determines that the executive agency has implemented 
     a full FACNET capability (as defined in subsection (d)), the 
     head of the executive agency shall certify to Congress that 
     the executive agency has implemented a full FACNET 
     capability.
       ``(3) The head of each executive agency shall provide for 
     implementation of both interim FACNET capability and full 
     FACNET capability, with priority on providing convenient and 
     universal user access as required by section 30(b)(3)(C), in 
     that executive agency as soon as practicable after the date 
     of the enactment of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act 
     of 1994.
       ``(b) Certification of Government-Wide FACNET Capability.--
     When the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy 
     determines that the Federal Government is making at least 75 
     percent of eligible contracts in amounts greater than the 
     micro-purchase threshold and not greater than the simplified 
     acquisition threshold entered into by the Government during 
     the preceding fiscal year through a system with full FACNET 
     capability, the Administrator shall certify to Congress that 
     the Government has implemented a Government-wide FACNET 
     capability.
       ``(c) Implementation of Interim FACNET Capability.--A 
     procuring activity shall be considered to have implemented an 
     interim FACNET capability if--
       ``(1) with respect to each procurement expected to be in an 
     amount greater than the micro-purchase threshold and not 
     greater than the simplified acquisition threshold, the 
     procuring activity has implemented the FACNET functions 
     described in paragraphs (1)(A), (1)(B), (2)(A), (2)(B), and 
     (2)(C) of section 30(b); and
       ``(2) for each such procurement (other than a procurement 
     for which notice is not required under section 18(c) or with 
     respect to which the head of the procuring activity 
     determines that it is not cost effective or practicable), the 
     procuring activity issues notices of solicitations and 
     receives responses to solicitations through a system having 
     those functions.
       ``(d) Implementation of Full FACNET Capability.--An 
     executive agency shall be considered to have implemented a 
     full FACNET capability if (except in the case of procuring 
     activities (or portions thereof) of the executive agency for 
     which the head of the executive agency determines that 
     implementation is not cost effective or practicable)--
       ``(1) the executive agency has implemented all of the 
     FACNET functions described in section 30(b); and
       ``(2) more than 75 percent of the eligible contracts in 
     amounts greater than the micro-purchase threshold and not 
     greater than the simplified acquisition threshold entered 
     into by the executive agency during the preceding fiscal year 
     have been made through a system with those functions.
       ``(e) Eligible Contracts.--For purposes of subsections (b) 
     and (d), a contract is eligible if it is not in any class of 
     contracts determined by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory 
     Council (pursuant to section 9004 of the Federal Acquisition 
     Streamlining Act of 1994) to be unsuitable for acquisition 
     through a system with full FACNET capability.''.
       (b) Technical Amendments.--Section 18 of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 416) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking out ``notice'' in 
     the matter following clause (ii) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``notice of solicitation''; and
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking out ``a notice under 
     subsection (e)'' in the first sentence and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``a notice of solicitation under subsection (a)''.

     SEC. 9002. IMPLEMENTATION OF FACNET CAPABILITY IN ARMED 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Implementation in Title 10.--Chapter 137 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     2302b, as added by section 4203, the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2302c. Implementation of FACNET capability

       ``(a) Implementation of FACNET Capability.--(1) The head of 
     each agency named in section 2303 of this title shall 
     implement the Federal acquisition computer network (`FACNET') 
     capability required by section 30 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act. In the case of the Department of 
     Defense, the implementation shall be by the Secretary of 
     Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Technology, for the Department of Defense as 
     a whole. For purposes of this section, the term `head of an 
     agency' does not include the Secretaries of the military 
     departments.
       ``(2) In implementing the FACNET capability pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), the head of an agency shall consult with the 
     Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy.
       ``(b) Designation of Agency Official.--The head of each 
     agency named in paragraph (5) or (6) of section 2303 of this 
     title shall designate a program manager to have 
     responsibility for implementation of FACNET capability for 
     that agency and otherwise to implement this section. Such 
     program manager shall report directly to the senior 
     procurement executive designated for the agency under section 
     16(3) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
     U.S.C. 414(3)).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 137 of such title is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 2302b the 
     following new item:

``2302c. Implementation of FACNET capability.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--A FACNET capability may be implemented 
     and used in an agency before the promulgation of regulations 
     implementing this section (as provided in section 10002). If 
     such implementation and use occurs, the period for submission 
     of bids or proposals under section 18(a)(3)(B) of the Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act, in the case of a 
     solicitation through FACNET, may be less than the period 
     otherwise applicable under that section, but shall be at 
     least 10 days. The preceding sentence shall not be in effect 
     after September 30, 1995.

     SEC. 9003. IMPLEMENTATION OF FACNET CAPABILITY IN CIVILIAN 
                   AGENCIES.

       Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 is amended by inserting after section 
     302B, as added by section 4203, the following new section:

     ``SEC. 302C. IMPLEMENTATION OF FACNET CAPABILITY.

       ``(a) Implementation of FACNET Capability.--(1) The head of 
     each executive agency shall implement the Federal acquisition 
     computer network (`FACNET') capability required by section 30 
     of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act.
       ``(2) In implementing the FACNET capability pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), the head of an executive agency shall consult 
     with the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy.
       ``(b) Designation of Agency Official.--The head of each 
     executive agency shall designate a program manager to have 
     responsibility for implementation of FACNET capability for 
     that agency and otherwise to implement this section. Such 
     program manager shall report directly to the senior 
     procurement executive designated for the executive agency 
     under section 16(3) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414(3)).''.

     SEC. 9004. GAO DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBLE AGENCY CONTRACTS.

       (a) Report on Contracts Not Suitable for Acquisition 
     Through Full FACNET Capability.--Not later than 3 years after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General shall submit to the Administrator for Federal 
     Procurement Policy and the congressional committees referred 
     to in subsection (d) a report on the classes of contracts in 
     amounts greater than the micro-purchase threshold and not 
     greater than the simplified acquisition threshold that are 
     not suitable for acquisition through a system with full 
     FACNET capability.
       (b) FAR Council Determinations.--Not earlier than 3 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, and after 
     consideration of the report of the Comptroller General 
     required by subsection (a), the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulatory Council (established by section 25 of the Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act) may make a determination 
     that a class or classes of contracts in amounts greater than 
     the micro-purchase threshold and not greater than the 
     simplified acquisition threshold are not suitable for 
     acquisition through a system with full FACNET capability. Any 
     such determination shall be submitted to the congressional 
     committees referred to in subsection (d). Each determination 
     under this subsection shall take effect 60 days after the 
     date on which it is submitted to those committees.
       (c) Applicability of Determinations.--Each determination 
     under subsection (b) shall apply for purposes of determining 
     eligible contracts under section 30A(e) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act, as added by section 9001.
       (d) Committees.--The report required by subsection (a), and 
     any determination made under subsection (b), shall be 
     submitted to the Committees on Governmental Affairs, on Armed 
     Services, and on Small Business of the Senate and the 
     Committees on Government Operations, on Armed Services, and 
     on Small Business of the House of Representatives.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``simplified acquisition threshold'' has the 
     meaning provided by section 4(11) of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act, as amended by section 4001.
       (2) The term ``micro-purchase threshold'' has the meaning 
     provided by section 32(g) of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act, as added by section 4301.
       (3) The term ``full FACNET capability'' has the meaning 
     described in section 30A(d) of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act, as added by section 9001(a).
              TITLE X--EFFECTIVE DATES AND IMPLEMENTATION

     SEC. 10001. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY.

       (a) Effective Date.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     Act, this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Applicability of Amendments.--(1) An amendment made by 
     this Act shall apply, in the manner prescribed in the final 
     regulations promulgated pursuant to section 10002 to 
     implement such amendment, with respect to any solicitation 
     that is issued, any unsolicited proposal that is received, 
     and any contract entered into pursuant to such a solicitation 
     or proposal, on or after the date described in paragraph (3).
       (2) An amendment made by this Act shall also apply, to the 
     extent and in the manner prescribed in the final regulations 
     promulgated pursuant to section 10002 to implement such 
     amendment, with respect to any matter related to--
       (A) a contract that is in effect on the date described in 
     paragraph (3);
       (B) an offer under consideration on the date described in 
     paragraph (3); or
       (C) any other proceeding or action that is ongoing on the 
     date described in paragraph (3).
       (3) The date referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) is the 
     date specified in such final regulations. The date so 
     specified shall be October 1, 1995, or any earlier date that 
     is not within 30 days after the date on which such final 
     regulations are published.
       (c) Immediate Applicability of Certain Amendments.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (b), the amendments made by the 
     following provisions of this Act apply on and after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act: sections 1001, 1021, 1031, 
     1051, 1071, 1092, 1201, 1506(a), 1507, 1554, 2002(a), 2191, 
     3062(a), 3063, 3064, 3065(a)(1), 3065(b), 3066, 3067, 
     6001(a), 7101, 7103, 7205, and 7207, the provisions of 
     subtitles A, B, and C of title III, and the provisions of 
     title V.

     SEC. 10002. IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.

       (a) Proposed Revisions.--Proposed revisions to the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation and such other proposed regulations 
     (or revisions to existing regulations) as may be necessary to 
     implement this Act shall be published in the Federal Register 
     not later than 210 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (b) Public Comment.--The proposed regulations described in 
     subsection (a) shall be made available for public comment for 
     a period of not less than 60 days.
       (c) Final Regulations.--Final regulations shall be 
     published in the Federal Register not later than 330 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (d) Modifications.--Final regulations promulgated pursuant 
     to this section to implement an amendment made by this Act 
     may provide for modification of an existing contract without 
     consideration upon the request of the contractor.
       (e) Requirement for Clarity.--Officers and employees of the 
     Federal Government who prescribe regulations to implement 
     this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall make every 
     effort practicable to ensure that the regulations are concise 
     and are easily understandable by potential offerors as well 
     as by Government officials.
       (f) Savings Provisions.--(1) Nothing in this Act shall be 
     construed to affect the validity of any action taken or any 
     contract entered into before the date specified in the 
     regulations pursuant to section 10001(b)(3) except to the 
     extent and in the manner prescribed in such regulations.
       (2) Except as specifically provided in this Act, nothing in 
     this Act shall be construed to require the renegotiation or 
     modification of contracts in existence on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (3) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a law amended 
     by this Act shall continue to be applied according to the 
     provisions thereof as such law was in effect on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act until--
       (A) the date specified in final regulations implementing 
     the amendment of that law (as promulgated pursuant to this 
     section); or
       (B) if no such date is specified in regulations, October 1, 
     1995.

     SEC. 10003. EVALUATION BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL.

       (a) Evaluation Relating to Issuance of Regulations.--Not 
     later than 180 days after the issuance in final form of 
     revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to 
     section 10002, the Comptroller General shall submit to 
     Congress a report evaluating compliance with such section.
       (b) Evaluation of Implementation of Regulations.--Not later 
     than 18 months after issuance in final form of revisions to 
     the Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to section 10002, 
     the Comptroller General shall submit to the committees 
     referred to in subsection (c) a report evaluating the 
     effectiveness of the regulations implementing this Act in 
     streamlining the acquisition system and fulfilling the other 
     purposes of this Act.
       (c) Committees Designated To Receive the Reports.--The 
     Comptroller General shall submit the reports required by this 
     section to--
       (1) the Committees on Governmental Affairs, on Armed 
     Services, and on Small Business of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committees on Government Operations, on Armed 
     Services, and on Small Business of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 10004. DATA COLLECTION THROUGH THE FEDERAL PROCUREMENT 
                   DATA SYSTEM.

       (a) Data Collection Required.--The Federal Procurement Data 
     System described in section 6(d)(4)(A) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405(d)(4)(A)) shall 
     be modified to collect from contracts in excess of the 
     simplified acquisition threshold data identifying the 
     following matters:
       (1) Contract awards made pursuant to competitions conducted 
     pursuant to section 2323 of title 10, United States Code, or 
     section 7102 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 
     1994.
       (2) Awards to business concerns owned and controlled by 
     women.
       (3) Number of offers received in response to a 
     solicitation.
       (4) Task order contracts.
       (5) Contracts for the acquisition of commercial items.
       (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``simplified 
     acquisition threshold'' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 4(11) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 403(11)).

     SEC. 10005. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Table of Contents Amendments.--
       (1) Office of federal procurement policy act.--The first 
     section of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
     U.S.C. 401 note) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       ``(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the `Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act'.
       ``(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     Act is as follows:

``Sec. 1.  Short title; table of contents.
``Sec. 2.  Declaration of policy.
``Sec. 3.  Findings and purpose.
``Sec. 4.  Definitions.
``Sec. 5.  Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
``Sec. 6.  Authority and functions of the Administrator.
``Sec. 7.  Administrative powers.
``Sec. 8.  Responsiveness to Congress.
``Sec. 9.  Effect on existing laws.
``Sec. 10.   Effect on existing regulations.
``Sec. 11.   Authorization of appropriations.
``Sec. 12.   Delegation.
``Sec. 14.   Access to information.
``Sec. 15.   Tests of innovative procurement methods and procedures.
``Sec. 16.   Executive agency responsibilities.
``Sec. 18.   Procurement notice.
``Sec. 19.   Record requirements.
``Sec. 20.   Advocates for competition.
``Sec. 21.   Rights in technical data.
``Sec. 22.   Publication of proposed regulations.
``Sec. 23.   Contracting functions performed by Federal personnel.
``Sec. 25.   Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council.
``Sec. 26.   Cost Accounting Standards Board.
``Sec. 27.   Procurement integrity.
``Sec. 28.   Advocate for the Acquisition of Commercial Products.
``Sec. 29.   Nonstandard contract clauses.
``Sec. 30.   Federal acquisition computer network (FACNET).
``Sec. 30A.  Federal acquisition computer network implementation.
``Sec. 31.   Simplified acquisition procedures.
``Sec. 32.   Procedures applicable to purchases below micro-purchase 
              threshold.
``Sec. 33.   List of laws inapplicable to contracts not greater than 
              the simplified acquisition threshold in Federal 
              Acquisition Regulation.
``Sec. 34.   List of laws inapplicable to procurements of commercial 
              items in Federal Acquisition Regulation.''.
       (2) Federal property and administrative services act of 
     1949.--The first section of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 471 et seq.) 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       ``(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the `Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949'.
       ``(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     Act is as follows:

``Sec. 1.    Short title; table of contents.
``Sec. 2.    Declaration of policy.
``Sec. 3.    Definitions.

                        ``TITLE I--ORGANIZATION

``Sec. 101.  General Services Administration.
``Sec. 102.  Transfer of affairs of Bureau of Federal Supply.
``Sec. 103.  Transfer of affairs of the Federal Works Agency.
``Sec. 104.  Records management: Transfer of the National Archives.
``Sec. 106.  Redistribution of functions.
``Sec. 107.  Transfer of funds.
``Sec. 109.  General supply fund.
``Sec. 110.  Information Technology Fund.
``Sec. 111.  Automatic data processing equipment.
``Sec. 112.  Federal information centers.

                    ``TITLE II--PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

``Sec. 201.  Procurement, warehousing, and related activities.
``Sec. 202.  Property utilization.
``Sec. 203.  Disposal of surplus property.
``Sec. 204.  Proceeds from transfer or disposition of property.
``Sec. 205.  Policies, regulations, and delegations.
``Sec. 206.  Surveys, standardization, and cataloging.
``Sec. 207.  Applicability of antitrust laws.
``Sec. 208.  Employment of personnel.
``Sec. 209.  Civil remedies and penalties.
``Sec. 210.  Operation of buildings and related activities.
``Sec. 211.  Motor vehicle identification and operation.
``Sec. 212.  Reports to Congress.

                   ``TITLE III--PROCUREMENT PROCEDURE

``Sec. 301.  Declaration of purpose.
``Sec. 302.  Application and procurement methods.
``Sec. 302A.  Simplified acquisition threshold.
``Sec. 302B.  Implementation of simplified acquisition procedures.
``Sec. 302C.  Implementation of FACNET capability.
``Sec. 303.  Competition requirements.
``Sec. 303A.  Planning and solicitation requirements.
``Sec. 303B.  Evaluation and award.
``Sec. 303C.  Encouragement of new competition.
``Sec. 303D.  Validation of proprietary data restrictions.
``Sec. 303F.  Economic order quantities.
``Sec. 303G.  Prohibition of contractors limiting subcontractor sales 
              directly to the United States.
``Sec. 303H.  Task and delivery order contracts: general authority.
``Sec. 303I.  Task order contracts: advisory and assistance services.
``Sec. 303J.  Task and delivery order contracts: orders.
``Sec. 303K.  Task and delivery order contracts: definitions.
``Sec. 303L.  Severable services contracts for periods crossing fiscal 
              years.
``Sec. 304.  Contract requirements.
``Sec. 304A.  Cost or pricing data: truth in negotiations.
``Sec. 304B.  Multiyear contracts.
``Sec. 304C.  Examination of records of contractor.
``Sec. 305.  Contract financing.
``Sec. 306.  Allowable costs.
``Sec. 307.  Administrative determinations and delegations.
``Sec. 309.  Definitions.
``Sec. 310.  Statutes not applicable.
``Sec. 311.  Assignment and delegation of procurement functions and 
              responsibilities.
``Sec. 312.  Determinations and decisions.
``Sec. 313.  Performance based management: acquisition programs.
``Sec. 314.  Relationship of commercial item provisions to other 
              provisions of law.
``Sec. 314A.  Definitions relating to procurement of commercial items.
``Sec. 314B.  Preference for acquisition of commercial items.
``Sec. 315.   Contractor employees: protection from reprisal for 
              disclosure of certain information.

                  ``TITLE IV--FOREIGN EXCESS PROPERTY

``Sec. 401.  Disposal of foreign excess property.
``Sec. 402.  Methods and terms of disposal.
``Sec. 403.  Proceeds; foreign currencies.
``Sec. 404.  Miscellaneous provisions.

                     ``TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

``Sec. 601.  Applicability of existing procedures.
``Sec. 602.  Repeal and saving provisions.
``Sec. 603.  Authorization for appropriations and transfer of 
              authority.
``Sec. 604.  Separability.
``Sec. 605.  Effective date.

                  ``TITLE VIII--URBAN LAND UTILIZATION

``Sec. 801.  Short title.
``Sec. 802.  Declaration of purpose and policy.
``Sec. 803.  Disposal of urban lands.
``Sec. 804.  Acquisition or change of use of real property.
``Sec. 805.  Waiver during national emergency.
``Sec. 806.  Definitions.

           ``TITLE IX--SELECTION OF ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS

``Sec. 901.  Definitions.
``Sec. 902.  Policy.
``Sec. 903.  Requests for data on architectural and engineering 
              services.
``Sec. 904.  Negotiation of contracts for architectural and engineering 
              services.
``Sec. 905.  Short title.''.
       (b) Amendments for Stylistic Consistency.--
       (1) Office of federal procurement policy act.--The Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is 
     amended so that the section designation and section heading 
     of each section of such Act is in the same form and typeface 
     as the section designation and heading of this section.
       (2) Federal property and administrative services act of 
     1949.--The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
     of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 471 et seq.) is amended so that the 
     section designation and section heading of each section of 
     such Act is in the same form and typeface as the section 
     designation and heading of this section.
       (c) Repeals of Executed Provisions.--The Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by striking out section 13; and
       (2) by striking out the first section 15 (which made 
     amendments to the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949).
       (d) Cross Reference Corrections.--Section 3552 of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``section 111(h)'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``section 111(f)''; and
       (2) by striking out ``759(h)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``759(f)''.
       (e) Consistency of Terminology With Customary Usage.--
     Section 304(b) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254(b)) is amended by 
     striking out ``per centum'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``percent''.
       (f) Enactment of Popular Names of Certain Acts.--
       (1) Miller act.--The Act of August 24, 1935 (40 U.S.C. 
     270a-270d), commonly referred to as the ``Miller Act'', is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:
       ``Sec. 6. This Act may be cited as the `Miller Act'.''.
       (2) Brooks architect-engineers act.--Title IX of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 541-544) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 905. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This title may be cited as the `Brooks Architect-
     Engineers Act'.''.
       (3) Brooks automatic data processing act.--Section 111 of 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
     (40 U.S.C. 759), as amended by section 1439, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) This section may be cited as the `Brooks Automatic 
     Data Processing Act'.''.
       (4) Buy american act.--The Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 
     10a-10c), commonly referred to as the ``Buy American Act'', 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
       ``Sec. 5. This Act may be cited as the `Buy American 
     Act'.''.
       (5) Walsh-healey act.--The Act of June 30, 1936 (41 U.S.C. 
     35 et seq.), commonly referred to as the ``Walsh-Healey 
     Act'', as amended by section 7201, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:
       ``Sec. 12. This Act may be cited as the `Walsh-Healey 
     Act'.''
       (6) Javits-wagner-o'day act.--The Act entitled ``An Act to 
     create a Committee on Purchases of Blind-made Products, and 
     for other purposes'', approved June 25, 1938 (41 U.S.C. 46-
     48c), that was revised and reenacted in the Act of June 23, 
     1971 (85 Stat. 77), is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:


                             ``short title

       ``Sec. 7. This Act may be cited as the `Javits-Wagner-O'Day 
     Act'.''.

       And the House agree to the same.
     Conferees from the Committee on Government Operations, for 
     consideration of the Senate bill, and the House amendment, 
     and modifications committed to conference:
     John Conyers,
     Mike Synar,
     Steve Neal,
     Tom Lantos,
     Major R. Owens,
     Edolphus Towns,
     John M. Spratt, Jr.,
     Bobby L. Rush,
     Carolyn B. Maloney,
     Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky,
     Bill Clinger,
     Al McCandless,
     J. Dennis Hastert,
     Jon Kyl,
     Christopher Shays,
     Steven Schiff,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Armed Services, 
     for consideration of the Senate bill, and the House 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Ronald V. Dellums,
     Norman Sisisky,
     Lane Evans,
     James H. Bilbray,
     Chet Edwards,
     Elizabeth Furse,
     Floyd Spence,
     John R. Kasich,
     Herbert H. Bateman,
     Curt Weldon,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Education and 
     Labor, for consideration of sections 4024(d), 4101(b), 
     4101(c), 6101-02, 8005(c)(2), and 11001-04 of the Senate 
     bill, and section 4105 of the House amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     William D. Ford,
     Austin J. Murphy,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     for consideration of sections 1421-22, 1437, 2451, 2551-53, 
     2555, that portion of section 4011 that adds a new section 
     29(b)(2) to the Federal Procurement Policy Act, sections 
     4024(a), (b), (c), and (f), 4101(b) and (c), 6001-04, 6053, 
     and 8005(c)(3) and (c)(4) of the Senate bill; and that 
     portion of section 4011 that adds a new section 4B(c) to the 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act, that portion of section 4031 
     that adds a new subsection (c)(9) to section 23012a of title 
     10, United States Code, that portion of section 4041 that 
     adds a new subsection (c)(2) to section 302A of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, sections 
     4051, 5003, that portion of section 7106 that adds a new 
     section 2285(a)(12) to title 10, United States Code, that 
     portion of section 7205 that adds a new section 314D(a)(4) to 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, 
     and section 7301(b) of the House amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Jack Brooks,
     John Bryant,
     Hamilton Fish,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Public Works 
     and Transportation, for consideration of sections 1056 and 
     1067 of the Senate bill and modifications committed to 
     conference:
     Norman Y. Mineta,
     James Traficant,
     Bud Shuster,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Small Business, 
     for consideration of sections 1055(b)(2), 2554, 4102-05, that 
     portion of section 4011 that adds a new section 29(b)(1) to 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, sections 4012, 
     4014(d), 4015(d), and 4074 of the Senate bill, and sections 
     4104 and 8002 of the House amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     John L. LaFalce,
     Neal Smith,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, for consideration of sections 4024(g), 6003(a)(4) 
     and (b)(4), and 8005(c)(6) of the Senate bill, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     John D. Dingell,
     Al Swift,
     Carlos J. Moorhead,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     John Glenn,
     Sam Nunn,
     Dale Bumpers,
     Jim Sasser,
     J.J. Exon,
     Carl Levin,
     David Pryor,
     Jeff Bingaman,
     Richard Shelby,
     Byron L. Dorgan,
     Bill Roth,
     Strom Thurmond,
     Ted Stevens,
     John Warner,
     Bill Cohen,
     Larry Pressler,
     John McCain,
     Bob Smith,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

       JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE

       The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the 
     conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
     amendment of the House to the bill (S. 1587) to revise and 
     streamline the acquisition laws of the Federal Government, 
     and for other purposes, submit the following joint statement 
     to the House and the Senate in explanation of the effect of 
     the action agreed upon by the managers and recommended in the 
     accompanying conference report:
       The House amendment struck all of the Senate bill after the 
     enacting clause and inserted a substitute text.
       The Senate recedes from its disagreement to the amendment 
     of the House with an amendment that is a substitute for the 
     Senate bill and the House amendment. The differences between 
     the Senate bill, the House amendment, and the substitute 
     agreed to in conference are noted below, except for clerical 
     corrections, conforming changes made necessary by agreements 
     reached by the conferees, and minor drafting and clerical 
     changes.

                      TITLE I--CONTRACT FORMATION

                    Subtitle A--Competition Statutes

                  PART I--ARMED SERVICES ACQUISITIONS

                  Subpart A--Competition Requirements

     References to Federal acquisition regulation (sec. 1001)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1001) that 
     would clarify references to the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation by removing an obsolete reference to modifications 
     to the regulation.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     1001).
       The conferees agree to this provision.
     Establishment or maintenance of alternate sources of supply 
         (sec. 1002)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1002) that 
     would amend 10 U.S.C. 2304(b) to permit an agency to exclude 
     a particular source in order to maintain an alternate source 
     to: (1) ensure a continuous flow of supplies or services; (2) 
     satisfy a critical need for health, safety, or other 
     emergency supplies; or (3) satisfy projected needs resulting 
     from a high demand.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1002).
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
     Clarification of approval authority for use of procedures 
         other than full and open competition (sec. 1003)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1003) that 
     would clarify the law governing the approval authority for 
     the use of non-competitive procedures within the Department 
     of Defense.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     1003).
       The conferees agree to this provision.
     Task and delivery order contracts (sec. 1004)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1004) that 
     would add a new section, 10 U.S.C. 2304a, authorizing the use 
     of task order contracts for advisory and assistance services. 
     The provision would establish a requirement that 
     solicitations for such contracts shall ordinarily provide for 
     multiple awards where the contract period is to exceed three 
     years and the contract is estimated to exceed $10,000,000 and 
     for fair consideration of each awardee for each task order 
     issued under such multiple contracts.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment clarifying that nothing 
     in this section is intended to amend or impair the 
     authorities or responsibilities under section 111 of the 
     Federal Property and Administration Services Act or title IX 
     of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act.
       In addition, the conference agreement would provide general 
     authorization for the use of task and delivery order 
     contracts to acquire goods and services other than advisory 
     and assistance services. The conferees note that this 
     provision is intended as a codification of existing authority 
     to use such contractual vehicles. All otherwise applicable 
     provisions of law would remain applicable to such 
     acquisitions, except to the extent specifically provided in 
     this section. For example, the requirements of the 
     Competition in Contracting Act, although they would be 
     inapplicable to the issuance of individual orders under task 
     and delivery order contracts, would continue to apply to the 
     solicitation and award of the contracts themselves.
     Acquisition of expert services (sec. 1005)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1005) that 
     would establish a new exception to the requirement for the 
     use of competitive procedures in 10 U.S.C. 2304(C)(3) when 
     contracting for expert services for use in Federal 
     litigation.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

        Subpart B--Planning, Solicitation, Evaluation, and Award

     Source selection factors (sec. 1011)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1011) that 
     would clarify the Competition in Contracting Act solicitation 
     provisions requiring the disclosure of evaluation factors and 
     subfactors and authorizing awards without discussions.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1011) that also would provide that implementing regulations 
     may not define ``significantly more'' or ``significantly less 
     important'' as specific numeric weights to be uniformly 
     applied.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Solicitation provision regarding evaluation of purchase 
         options (sec. 1012)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1012) that 
     would make a technical amendment regarding the consideration 
     of option pricing.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1012).
       The Senate recedes.
     Prompt notice of award (sec. 1013)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1013) that 
     would require notice to all offerors as soon as practicable 
     after date of contract award.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1013) that 
     would require that such notice be given ``within three days'' 
     of award. The provision also would allow electronic 
     transmission of a written notice.
       The Senate recedes.
     Post-award debriefings (sec. 1014)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1014) that 
     would require prompt debriefings providing basic information 
     on the award to unsuccessful offerors, if requested within 
     three days after receipt of notification of contract award. 
     The Senate provision also would require disclosure of 
     debriefing information to all offerors if, within one year of 
     contract award, the agency seeks to fulfill the same 
     requirement.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1014).
       The House recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     agency, to the maximum extent practicable, to debrief the 
     offeror within five days after the agency's receipt of an 
     offeror's request and that would make other clarifying 
     changes.
       The conferees intent that information not anticipated to be 
     released under this provision includes information relating 
     to trade secrets; privileged or confidential manufacturing 
     processes and techniques; and commercial and financial 
     information that is privileged or confidential, including 
     cost breakdowns, profit, indirect cost rates, and similar 
     information. Information concerning such matters is protected 
     currently under the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
     Protest file (sec. 1015)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1015) that 
     would require the Department of Defense to maintain protest 
     files in protests to the Comptroller General.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1015).
       The Senate recedes.
     Agency actions on protests (sec. 1016)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1016) that 
     would authorize the Department of defense to pay costs and 
     fees in bid protest settlements.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1016).
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.

                     Subpart C--Kinds of Contracts

     Repeal of requirement for Secretarial determination regarding 
         use of cost type or incentive contracts (sec. 1021)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1021) that 
     would repeal the requirement for a determination prior to the 
     use of cost or incentive-type contracts in defense 
     procurements.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     1021).
       The conferees agree to this provision.
     Revision and reorganization of multiyear contracting 
         authority (sec. 1022)
       The conferees recommend a revision and reorganization of 
     the current Department of Defense multiyear contracting 
     authority in 10 U.S.C. 2306(h) to accommodate the inclusion 
     of the U.S. Coast Guard and National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration. Such authority would be addressed in a new 
     section 10 U.S.C. 2306b.

     Subpart D--Miscellaneous Provisions for the Encouragement of 
                              Competition

     Repeal of requirement for annual report by advocates for 
         Competition (sec. 1031)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1031) that 
     would repeal 10 U.S.C. 2318, requiring annual reports by 
     Department of Defense competition advocates. The separate 
     requirement for annual reports on competition by competition 
     advocates of all agencies (in section 20(b)) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act) would remain in effect.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     1031).
       The conferees agree to this provision.

                 PART II--CIVILIAN AGENCY ACQUISITIONS

                  Subpart A--Competition Requirements

     References to Federal acquisition regulation (sec. 1051)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1051) that 
     would clarify references to the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation by removing an obsolete reference to modifications 
     to the regulation. The House amendment contained an identical 
     provision (sec. 1051).
       The conferees agree to this provision.
     Establishment or maintenance of alternate sources of supply 
         (sec. 1052)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1052) that 
     would amend 41 U.S.C. 253(b) to permit an agency to exclude a 
     particular source in order to maintain an alternate source 
     to: (1) ensure a continuous flow of supplies or services; (2) 
     satisfy a critical need for health, safety, or other 
     emergency supplies; or (3) satisfy projected needs resulting 
     from a high demand.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1052).
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
     Clarification of approval authority for use of procedures 
         other than full and open competition (sec. 1053)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1053) that 
     would clarify the law governing the approval authority for 
     the use of non-competitive procedures for civilian agencies.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     1053).
       The conferees agree to this provision.
     Task and delivery order contracts (sec. 1054)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1054) that 
     would add a new section 303H to the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act, authorizing the use of task 
     order contracts for advisory and assistance services. The 
     provision would establish a requirement that solicitations 
     for such contracts shall ordinarily provide for multiple 
     awards where the contract period is to exceed three years and 
     the contract is estimated to exceed $10,000,000 and for fair 
     consideration of each awardee for each task order issued 
     under such multiple contracts.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment clarifying that nothing 
     in this section is intended to amend or impair the 
     authorities or responsibilities under section 111 of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act or title IX 
     of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act.
       In addition, the conference agreement would provide general 
     authorization for the use of task and delivery order 
     contracts to acquire goods and services other than advisory 
     and assistance services. The conferees note that this 
     provision is intended as a codification of existing authority 
     to use such contractual vehicles. All otherwise applicable 
     provisions of law would remain applicable to such 
     acquisitions, except to the extent specifically provided in 
     this section. For example, the requirements of the 
     Competition in Contracting Act, although they would be 
     inapplicable to the issuance of individual orders under task 
     and delivery order contracts, would continue to apply to the 
     solicitation and award of the contracts themselves.
     Acquisition of expert services (sec. 1055)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1055) that 
     would establish for civilian agencies a new exception to the 
     requirement for the use of competitive procedures in 41 
     U.S.C. 253(c)(3) for expert litigation services, similar to 
     the provisions set forth in section 1005 for the Department 
     of Defense. The section would conform the notice requirements 
     in 41 U.S.C. 416(c) and 15 U.S.C. 637(c) and repeal a 
     codified provision that exempts from the Competition in 
     Contracting Act all Internal Revenue Service contracts to 
     hire experts for the examination of tax returns or litigating 
     actions under the Internal Revenue Code.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

        Subpart B--Planning, Solicitation, Evaluation and Award

     Solicitation, evaluation, and award (sec. 1061)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1061) that 
     would clarify the Competition in Contracting Act solicitation 
     provisions requiring the disclosure of evaluation factors and 
     subfactors and authorizing awards without discussions in 
     civilian acquisitions.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1061) that 
     also would provide that implementing regulations may not 
     define ``significantly more'' or ``significantly less 
     important'' as specified numeric weights to be uniformly 
     applied.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Solicitation provision regarding evaluation of purchase 
         options (sec. 1062)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1062) that 
     would make a technical amendment regarding the consideration 
     of option pricing.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1062).
       The Senate recedes.
     Prompt notice of award (sec. 1063)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1063) that 
     would require notice to all offerors as soon as practical 
     after date of contract award.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1063) that 
     would stipulate such notice be given ``within three days.'' 
     The provision also would allow electronic transmission of the 
     written notice.
       The Senate recedes.
     Post-award debriefings (sec. 1064)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1063) that 
     would require prompt debriefings providing basic information 
     on the award to unsuccessful offerors if requested within 
     three days after receipt of notification of contract award. 
     The Senate provision also would require disclosure of 
     debriefing information to all offerors if, within one year of 
     contract award, the agency seeks to fulfill the same 
     requirement.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1064).
       The House recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     agency, to the maximum extent practicable, to debrief the 
     offeror within five days after the agency's receipt of the 
     offeror's request, and that would make other clarifying 
     changes.
       The conferees intend that information not anticipated to be 
     released under this provision includes information relating 
     to trade secrets; privileged or confidential manufacturing 
     processes and techniques; and commercial and financial 
     information that is privileged or confidential, including 
     cost breakdowns, profit, indirect cost rates, and similar 
     information. Information concerning such matters is protected 
     currently under the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
     Protest file (sec. 1065)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1065) that 
     would require civilian agencies to maintain protest files in 
     protests to the Comptroller General.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1065).
       The Senate recedes.
     Agency actions on protests (sec. 1066)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1066) that 
     would authorize civilian agencies to pay costs and fees in 
     bid protest settlements.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1066).
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.

                     Subpart C--Kinds of Contracts

     Repeal of agency head determination regarding use of cost 
         type or incentive contract (sec. 1071)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1071) that 
     would repeal the requirement for a determination prior to the 
     use of cost or incentive-type contracts.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     1071).
       The conferees agree to this provision.
     Multiyear contracting authority (sec. 1072)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1072) that 
     would amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
     Act to add a new section 303J to permit civilian agencies to 
     enter into multiyear contracts where sufficient 
     appropriations are available and obligated and the agency 
     head determines that the need for property or services is 
     reasonably firm and continuing and such a contract is in the 
     best interest of the United States.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1072) that would define the multiyear contract as a contract 
     not exceeding five years. It would require a notice to 
     Congress for any contract containing a cancellation ceiling 
     in excess of $10,000,000.
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
     Severable contracts crossing fiscal years (sec. 1073)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1073) that 
     would authorize agencies to enter into contracts for 
     severable services which cross fiscal years as long as the 
     base period does not exceed one year.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1073).
       The House recedes.
     Economy Act purchases (sec. 1074)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1074) that 
     would provide for the revision of the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation to govern federal agencies' exercise of authority 
     to purchase goods and services under other agencies' 
     contracts under 31 U.S.C. 1535, commonly known as the 
     ``Economy Act.''
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

                    PART III--ACQUISITIONS GENERALLY

     Policy regarding consideration of contractor past performance 
         (sec. 1091)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1091) that 
     would provide that the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     should prescribe guidance for executive agencies regarding 
     consideration of the past performance of offerors in awarding 
     contracts. The guidance would include evaluation standards, 
     information collection and maintenance policies, and policies 
     for ensuring that offerors are provided an opportunity to 
     submit past performance information, including performance, 
     under contracts with Federal, State, and local governments, 
     and with commercial customers.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1091), but did not provide for consideration of performance 
     under contracts with Federal, State, and local government, or 
     with commercial customers.
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.
     Repeal of requirement for annual report on competition (sec. 
         1092)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1092) that 
     would repeal Section 23 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act, which requires an annual report on competition 
     each year through fiscal year 1990. The separate requirement 
     for annual reports on competition by agency competition 
     advocates (in section 20(b) of the OFPP Act) would remain in 
     effect.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     1092).
       The conferees agree to this provision.
     Discouragement of nonstandard contract clauses (sec. 1093)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1093) that 
     would require the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to 
     promulgate regulations to discourage the repetitive use of 
     nonstandard clauses.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.

                   Subtitle B--Truth in Negotiations

                  PART I--ARMED SERVICES ACQUISITIONS

     Stabilization of dollar threshold of applicability (sec. 
         1201)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1201) that 
     would set the dollar threshold for the Truth in Negotiations 
     Act in 10 U.S.C. 2306a at $500,000 and provide for periodic 
     inflation adjustments.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1201). The two provisions differed in that the Senate bill 
     provided for inflation adjustments to be rounded to the 
     nearest $50,000, while the House amendment provided for 
     rounding to the nearest $10,000.
       The House recedes.
     Exceptions to cost or pricing data requirements (sec. 1202)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1202) that 
     would broaden the exceptions to the requirement to provide 
     cost or pricing data under the Truth in Negotiations Act in 
     10 U.S.C. 2306a.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1202(a)).
       The Senate recedes with an amendment, which would address 
     the differences between the two provisions as follows.
       (1) Modifications.--The Senate bill would preclude the 
     requirement of cost or pricing data in the case of a 
     modification to a contract or subcontract for a commercial 
     item as long as the modification would not change the item 
     from a commercial item to a non-commercial item. The House 
     amendment contained no similar provision. The conference 
     agreement would adopt the Senate language, with a clarifying 
     amendment.
       (2) Catalog or Market Prices.--The House amendment would 
     substitute the phrase ``sufficient quantities'' for the 
     statutory phrase ``substantial quantities'' in this 
     exception. The Senate bill contained no similar provision. 
     The conference agreement would adopt the Senate position. The 
     conferees intend that the current regulatory interpretation 
     of this exception should be changed in light of the purposes 
     of this Act to provide broader flexibility for the purchase 
     of commercial items, as required by the provision explained 
     in paragraph (4) below.
       Both the Senate bill and the House amendment would extend 
     the catalog or market price exemption to cover not only 
     commercial items, but also services sold at catalog or market 
     prices. The conference agreement would also extend the 
     catalog or market price exemption to cover services in 
     appropriate cases. This would be accomplished through the new 
     definition of the term ``commercial item'' in Title VIII of 
     the bill. Under the new definition, the term ``commercial 
     item'' would include services that are sold in substantial 
     quantities in the commercial marketplace based on established 
     catalog prices for specific tasks performed and under 
     standard commercial terms and conditions. The catalog or 
     market price except would be available, in appropriate cases, 
     to services that are included in this definition.
       (3) Waiver.--The Senate bill would not change the existing 
     waiver provision. The existing provision authorizes a waiver 
     upon a written (and delegable) determination by the head of 
     the agency concerned. The House amendment instead would 
     require a non-delegable determination by the head of the 
     procuring activity. The conference agreement would adopt the 
     House language.
       (4) Regulations.--The House amendment contained a provision 
     that would require the issuance, in the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation, of clear standards for determining whether the 
     exceptions to the cost or pricing data requirements apply. In 
     the case of the ``adequate price competition'' exception, the 
     regulations would specify the criteria to be used to 
     determine whether adequate price competition exists. In the 
     case of the ``catalog or market pricing'' exception, the 
     regulations would preclude consideration of sales to federal 
     agencies in determining whether an item has been sold in 
     substantial quantities to the general public.
       The conference agreement would adopt the House provision. 
     The existing regulations apply a ``percentage of sales 
     test'', which compares a company's sales to the general 
     public to the company's sales to the federal government, for 
     the purposes of determining whether a product is sold in 
     substantial quantities to the general public. Under this 
     approach, two companies that sell precisely the same number 
     of an identical item to the general public are treated 
     differently, depending on the quantity of items they sell to 
     the federal government. The conferees intend that the 
     ``percentage of sales'' test no longer be used.
       The provision recommended by the conferees would require 
     equal treatment of the two companies. Under the new approach, 
     the determination whether sales to the general public are 
     ``substantial'' could be made by comparison to the size of 
     the market for the item as a whole (including small 
     businesses), but could not be made by comparison to sales of 
     a particular company to the federal government. Standards 
     regarding the percentage of sales made on the basis of 
     catalog prices would still be permissible.
       The conferees note that section 824 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1990 required the Secretary 
     of Defense to revise the regulations governing the 
     applicability of the catalog or market pricing exception, by 
     no later than August 1991, to make it easier for commercial 
     items to qualify for the exception. Despite this clear 
     statutory directive, this provision has yet to be implemented 
     by the Department of Defense. The provision recommended by 
     the conferees would direct that these regulations be revised 
     in a manner similar to that previously required by section 
     824.
     Restrictions on additional authority to require cost or 
         pricing data or other information (sec. 1203)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1203) which 
     would limit the authority of the Department of Defense to 
     require cost or pricing data in cases where the exceptions to 
     the requirement apply.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1202(b)). The House provision would prohibit an agency from 
     requiring the submission of cost or pricing data where one of 
     the statutory exceptions to the requirement applies. An 
     agency could require the submission of cost or pricing data 
     for procurements of less than $500,000 only upon a written 
     (nondelegable) determination by the head of the procuring 
     activity.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment. Under the conference 
     agreement, an agency would be prohibited from requiring the 
     submission of full, certified cost or pricing data where one 
     of the statutory exemptions applies. However, a contracting 
     officer would be authorized to require the submission of 
     information (less than full, certified cost or pricing data), 
     if such information would be necessary to determine the 
     reasonableness of price. Such information need not be 
     certified by the offeror as current, accurate, and complete, 
     and would be limited to the minimum of information that would 
     be necessary to determine price reasonableness.
     Additional special rules for commercial items (sec. 1204)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1204) that 
     would create a new exception to cost or pricing data 
     requirements in 10 U.S.C. 2306a for commercial items.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     7104).
       The Senate recedes with an amendment, which would address 
     the differences between the two provision as follows:
       (1) Competition.--The Senate bill would require that, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, agencies shall conduct 
     procurements of commercial items on a competitive basis. The 
     House amendment would provide that if a commercial item is 
     purchased on the basis of adequate price competition or 
     established catalog or market prices, the procurement shall 
     be exempt from cost or pricing data requirements and, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, the agency may not require any 
     additional information from the offeror to determine price 
     reasonableness.
       The conference agreement would combine the language of the 
     Senate and the House bills. Under the conference agreement, 
     agencies would be required to conduct procurements of 
     commercial items on a competitive basis to the maximum extent 
     practicable. It is the intent of the conferees that 
     requirements for commercial items should be structured, 
     wherever possible, so that multiple commercial items can 
     compete for the same requirement. Where a commercial item is 
     purchased on the basis of adequate price competition, the 
     purchase would be exempt from cost or pricing data 
     requirements. If data not obtained through the competition is 
     needed to determine the reasonableness of price, it must be 
     obtained, to the maximum extent practicable, from sources 
     other than the offeror.
       (2) Authority to require cost or pricing data.--The Senate 
     bill would authorize contracting officers to waive cost or 
     pricing data requirements when they are able to obtain 
     adequate information on commercial pricing to determine that 
     the price is fair and reasonable. The House amendment would 
     permit the waiver of cost or pricing data requirements where 
     price analysis is sufficient to determine whether the price 
     of a contract for a commercial item is fair and reasonable.
       Under the conference agreement, the contracting officer 
     would be required (in any case in which it is not practicable 
     to purchase a commercial item on a competitive basis) to seek 
     information on prices at which the same or similar items have 
     been sold in the commercial market. Such information must be 
     sought from the offeror or contractor, or when such 
     information is not available from that source, from another 
     source or sources. If the contracting officer is able to 
     obtain information of this type that is adequate to evaluate, 
     the reasonableness of contract price through price analysis, 
     the contracting officer must exempt the procurement from cost 
     or pricing data requirements. If the contracting officer 
     makes a written determination that the agency is unable to 
     obtain adequate information for this purpose, the contracting 
     officer must require the submission of cost or pricing data.
       (3) Right to audit.--The Senate bill would authorize audits 
     to determine whether the agency was receiving accurate 
     information under this section. The House amendment would 
     authorize audits for any purpose other than determining the 
     completeness of the data supplied. In addition, the Senate 
     bill would provide for audit authority up to three years 
     after the date of award, while the House amendment would 
     limit the authority to one year after the commencement of 
     performance (or any other date agreed upon in the contract). 
     The conference agreement would adopt the Senate language, 
     with a modification to limit the audit authority to a period 
     of two years after the date of award.
       (4) Requests for data and forms of information.--The House 
     amendment contained three provisions addressing the 
     information that may be requested under this section. The 
     first provision would require the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation to establish reasonable limitations on requests 
     for sales data on commercial items. The second would provide 
     that a contracting officer may request information from an 
     offeror of a commercial item only in the form regularly 
     maintained by the offeror in commercial operations, adequate 
     to demonstrate the market price of an item, or otherwise 
     needed to establish a fair and reasonable price. The third 
     would provide that all documentation received from an offeror 
     under this section and marked as proprietary shall be treated 
     by the Government as confidential. The Senate bill contained 
     no similar provisions.
       The conference agreement would adopt the House language 
     with a modification to clarify that: (a) any information 
     received under this section that would be exempt from 
     disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act may not be 
     disclosed by the agency; and (b) contracting officers should, 
     to the maximum extent practicable, request information from 
     offerors in a form that is regularly maintained by the 
     offeror in its commercial operations.
     Right of United States to examine contractor records (sec. 
         1205)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1205) that 
     would cross-reference the right of the United States to 
     examine contractor records under the audit provision in 10 
     U.S.C. 2313.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1203).
       The House recedes.
     Required regulations (sec. 1206)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1206) that 
     would codify the requirement, in Section 803 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, concerning 
     the types of price information which offerors must provide 
     for use by contracting officers in determining the 
     reasonableness of the contract price in procurements under 
     the $500,000 Truth in Negotiations Act threshold.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.
     Consistency of time references (sec. 1207)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1207) that 
     would ensure consistency of time references in the Truth in 
     Negotiations Act in 10 U.S.C. 2306a.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1204).
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.
     Exception for transfers between divisions, subsidiaries, and 
         affiliates (sec. 1208)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1208) that 
     would amend the Truth in Negotiations Act in 10 U.S.C. 2306a 
     to define the term ``subcontract'' to include a transfer of 
     commercial items between divisions, subsidiaries, or 
     affiliates of a contractor or subcontractor.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.
     Coverage of Coast Guard and NASA for interest and payments on 
         certain overpayments (sec. 1209)
       The conference agreement includes a provision that would 
     make conforming modifications to the Truth in Negotiations 
     Act in 10 U.S.C. 2306a to ensure that the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration and the United States 
     Coast Guard are covered.
     Repeal of superseded provision (sec. 1210)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1209) that 
     would repeal subsections (b) and (c) of section 803 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991. 
     Subsection 803(b), which required a review of the impact of 
     the $500,000 threshold, would be superseded by section 1201 
     of the Senate bill, which would create a permanent $500,000 
     threshold for the Truth in Negotiations Act. Subsection 
     803(c), which concerned price information in below-threshold 
     procurements, would be codified by section 1206 of the Senate 
     bill.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1205) which 
     differed from the Senate provision in that: (1) it would not 
     have repealed subsection 803(b); and (2) it would have 
     repealed, but not codified, subsection 803(c).
       The House recedes.

                 PART II--CIVILIAN AGENCY ACQUISITIONS

     Revision of civilian agency provisions to ensure uniform 
         treatment of cost or pricing data (sec. 1251)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1251) that 
     would amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
     Act to ensure uniform treatment of cost or pricing data for 
     civilian agencies and for the Department of Defense.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1251).
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
     Repeal of obsolete provision (sec. 1252)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1252) that 
     would repeal the obsolete cost or pricing data requirements 
     in section 303E of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1252).
       The Senate recedes.

                  Subtitle C--Research and Development

     Research projects (sec. 1301)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1301) that 
     would make technical amendments in the research and 
     development authorities of the Department of Defense.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.

                    Subtitle D--Procurement Protests

                      PART I--COMPTROLLER GENERAL

     Protest defined (sec. 1401)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1401) that 
     would amend 31 U.S.C. 3551 to make clear that the definition 
     of protest covers protests of solicitations, cancellation of 
     solicitations, awards or proposed awards of contracts, and 
     the cancellation of an award (where such cancellation is 
     alleged to be based on improprieties in the award process) to 
     be consistent with the definition set forth in section 1439 
     for the General Services Board of Contract Appeals.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1401).
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
     Review of protests and effect on contracts pending decision 
         (sec. 1402)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1402) that 
     would amend 31 U.S.C. 3553.
       Subsection (a) would make technical changes to refer to 
     calendar days instead of working days.
       Subsection (b) would permit contractors to begin 
     performance unless the contracting officer withholds an 
     authorization to proceed with performance in the first ten 
     days after contract award. A contracting officer could 
     withhold authorization if he or she felt that a bid protest 
     was likely and that immediate performance would not be in the 
     best interest of the United States. The provision is intended 
     to avoid adding costs to the United States from starting, 
     stopping, and restarting contract performance in cases where 
     protests are considered likely and immediate performance is 
     not necessary.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1402).
       The House recedes with an amendment that would provide 
     contracting agencies 20 days within which to submit a 
     protests report when the express option protest process is 
     invoked.
     Decisions on protests (sec. 1403)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1403) that 
     would amend 31 U.S.C. 3554, regarding Comptroller General 
     decisions on bid protests.
       Subsection (a) would make technical changes to refer to 
     calendar days instead of working days and to provide that an 
     amendment that adds new ground of protests should be resolved 
     to the maximum extent practicable, within the time period for 
     final decision on the initial protest.
       Subsection (b) would provide that the Comptroller General 
     may recommend the payment of fees and costs in bid protest 
     cases, rather than directing agencies to pay such fees and 
     costs. This provision would address questions that have been 
     raised about the constitutionality of existing law. This 
     subsection would also authorize the payment of consultant and 
     expert witness fees as well as attorneys' fees in protest 
     cases, and would limit all such fees to the levels 
     established in the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA). This 
     fee cap would not apply to protests filed by small 
     businesses.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1403), which also would allow recovery of costs for frivolous 
     protests and authorize the Comptroller General to issue 
     protective orders Further, the House amendment would provide 
     different time frames.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would provide the 
     Comptroller General authority to issue protective orders. The 
     amendment would also provide for a $150 limit on attorneys' 
     fees, which is higher than the current EAJA rate. The 
     amendment would allow for higher fees if such higher fees are 
     determined by the agency, based on the Comptroller General's 
     recommendation, to be justified. The amendment would limit 
     the reimbursement for fees of consultants and expert witness 
     to the highest rate paid by the Federal Government for expert 
     witnesses.
       The conferees note that the $150 fee level should be 
     considered as a maximum, not a minimum. The conferees do not 
     intend the provision to authorize the payment of rates that 
     are higher than charged by an attorney in other similar cases 
     or by other attorneys of similar level of experience in bid 
     protest cases.
       The conferees also note that this provision would entitle a 
     small business concern to recover ``reasonable attorneys' 
     fees'' in appropriate cases. The conferees expect the 
     Comptroller General to be vigilant in reviewing attorneys' 
     fees to ensure that they are reasonable. The cap placed on 
     attorneys' fees for businesses other than small business 
     constitutes a benchmark as to what constitutes a 
     ``reasonable'' level for attorneys' fees for small 
     businesses.
     Regulations (sec. 1404)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1404) that 
     would authorize the Comptroller General to issue regulations 
     on the calculation of time periods and electronic filings and 
     disseminations.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     1404).
       The conferees agree to this provision.

     PART II--PROTESTS IN PROCUREMENTS OF AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING

     Revocation of delegations of procurement authority (sec. 
         1431)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1431) that 
     would authorize the Administrator of General Services to 
     revoke a delegation of authority after the award of a 
     contract where there is a finding of a violation of law or 
     regulation in connection with the contract award.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1431).
       The Senate recedes.
     Authority of the General Services Administration Board of 
         Contract Appeals (sec. 1432)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1432) that 
     would clarify that at the request of an interested party, the 
     General Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals 
     shall review any decision by a contracting officer alleged to 
     have violated a statute, regulation, or the conditions of any 
     delegation of procurement authority.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     1432).
       The conferees agree to this provision.
     Periods for certain actions (sec. 1433)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1433) that 
     would amend section 111(f) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act.
       Subsection (a) would conform the schedule for General 
     Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals hearings on 
     suspension of procurement authority to the time frames 
     established in section 1402 for protests before the 
     Comptroller General and provide that pre-award suspensions 
     need not preclude continuance of the procurement process to 
     point of award unless the agency head determines such action 
     not to be in the best interests of the United States.
       Subsection (b) would substitute calendar days for working 
     days and require that an amendment that adds new grounds of 
     protest be resolved, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     within the time limits established for resolution of the 
     initial protest.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1433).
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would provide 
     that the termination regarding the pre-award suspension would 
     be made by the Board.
     Dismissals of protests (sec. 1434)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1434) that 
     would authorize the General Services Administration Board of 
     Contract Appeals to dismiss a protest that is frivolous, 
     brought in bad faith, or does not state on its face a valid 
     basis for protest.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1434) that also would provide for the imposition of liability 
     on a protester bringing a frivolous protest for costs of the 
     United States incurred in defending against the protest.
       The House recedes with an amendment which would provide 
     that the Board may impose appropriate procedural sanctions 
     against protestors filing such protests.
     Awards of costs (sec. 1435)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1435) that 
     would authorize the payment of consultant and expert witness 
     fees as well as attorneys' fees in protest cases before the 
     General Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals, 
     and would limit all such fees to the levels established in 
     the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA). The fee cap would not 
     apply to small businesses.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1435) but did not include a cap on fees and included a 
     definition of the term ``prevailing party.''
       The House recedes with an amendment that would provide for 
     a $150 limit on attorneys' fees, which is higher than the 
     current EAJA rate. The amendment would allow for fees above 
     $150 if such higher fees are determined by the Board to be 
     justified. The amendment would limit the reimbursement for 
     fees of consultants and expert witness to the highest rate 
     paid by the Federal Government for expert witnesses.
       The conferees note that the $150 fee level should be 
     considered as a maximum, not a minimum. The conferees do not 
     intend the provision to authorize the payment of rates that 
     are higher than charged by an attorney in other similar cases 
     or by other attorneys of similar level of experience in bid 
     protest cases.
       The conferees also note that this provision would entitle a 
     small business concern to recover ``reasonable attorneys' 
     fees'' in appropriate cases. The conferees expect the Board 
     to be vigilant in reviewing attorneys' fees to ensure that 
     they are reasonable. The cap placed on attorneys' fees for 
     businesses other than small business constitutes a benchmark 
     as to what constitutes a ``reasonable'' level for attorneys' 
     fees for small businesses.
     Dismissal agreements (sec. 1436)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1436) that 
     would require public disclosure of any settlement agreement 
     that provides for the dismissal of a protest and involves a 
     direct or indirect expenditure of appropriated funds. This 
     provision also would authorize agencies to make such payments 
     from the judgment fund.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     1436).
       The conferees agree to this provision.
     Matters to be covered in regulations (sec. 1437)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1438) that 
     would authorize the General Services Administration Board of 
     Contract Appeals to adopt appropriate rules and procedures 
     which would, at a minimum, address the computation of time 
     periods under the statute and provide procedures for 
     electronic filing and dissemination of documents.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1437).
       The Senate recedes.
     Definition of protest (sec. 1438)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1439) that 
     would amend the definition of ``protest'' in 40 U.S.C. 
     759(f)(9) regarding protests to the General Services 
     Administration Board of Contract Appeals to clarify that the 
     term covers protests of solicitations, cancellations of 
     solicitations, awards or proposed awards of contracts, and 
     the cancellation of an award (where such cancellation is 
     alleged to be based on improprieties in the award process). 
     The same definition would be provided for the General 
     Accounting Office in section 1401 of the Senate bill.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1438).
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
     Oversight of acquisition of automatic data processing 
         equipment by federal agencies (sec. 1439)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1439) that 
     would require the Administrator of the General Services to 
     collect and compile data on automated data processing 
     acquisitions.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.

           Subtitle E--Policy, Definitions, and Other Matters

                  PART I--ARMED SERVICES ACQUISITIONS

     Repeal of policy statement (sec. 1501)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1501) that 
     would revise 10 U.S.C. 2301 to restate congressional defense 
     procurement policy.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would repeal 10 
     U.S.C. 2301. The conferees agree that contemporary changes in 
     the acquisition laws, including the changes proposed in this 
     conference report, have made it unnecessary to set forth a 
     separate statement of procurement policy.
     Definitions (sec. 1502)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1501) that 
     would amend the definitions in 10 U.S.C. 2302 to cross-
     reference definitions in the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act, where appropriate.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1502).
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
     Delegation of procurement functions (sec. 1503)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1502) that 
     would consolidate provisions on delegation of procurement 
     functions for the Department of Defense.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1503).
       The Senate recedes.
     Determinations and decisions (sec. 1504)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1503) that 
     would streamline provisions on determinations and decisions 
     by the Department of Defense, while retaining the requirement 
     that such findings be made in writing and retained for no 
     less than six years.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1504).
       The Senate recedes.
     Restrictions on undefinitized contractual actions (sec. 1505)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1504) that 
     would make technical changes in 10 U.S.C. 2326, concerning 
     undefinitized contractual actions.
       The House amendment contained in identical provision (sec. 
     1505).
       The conferees agree to this provision.
     Repeal of requirement relating to production special tooling 
         and production special test equipment (sec. 1506)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1505) that 
     would repeal 10 U.S.C. 2329, concerning contract terms of 
     production special tooling and production special test 
     equipment.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1505).
       The Senate recedes. The repeal is not intended to effect 
     current policies with respect to reimbursement for the costs 
     of production special tooling and production test equipment.
     Regulations for bids (sec. 1507)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1506) that 
     would clarify that the authority established in 10 U.S.C. 
     2381(a) regarding issuance of regulations relating to bid 
     bonds on construction contracts. The Senate provision added a 
     reference to the Secretary of Defense.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     1507).
       The conference agreement deletes references to the 
     secretaries of the military services vesting regulatory 
     authority in the Secretary of defense, subject to any 
     delegation that might be needed to meet a service unique 
     requirement.

                 PART II--CIVILIAN AGENCY ACQUISITIONS

     Definitions (sec. 1551)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1551) that 
     would amend the definitions in the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act to cross-reference definitions in 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, where 
     appropriate.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1551).
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
     Delegation of procurement functions (sec. 1552)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1552) that 
     would consolidate provisions on delegation of procurement 
     functions for civilian agencies, in the same manner as 
     provided for the Department of Defense in section 1502.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1552).
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
     Determinations and decisions (sec. 1553)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1553) that 
     would streamline the provisions in the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act on determinations and decisions, 
     while retaining the requirement that such findings be in 
     writing and retained for not less than six years.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1553).
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
     Repeal of preference for recycled toner cartridges (sec. 
         1554)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3085) that 
     would repeal certain restrictions relating to the acquisition 
     of recycled toner cartridges.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1554).
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
      Cooperative purchasing (sec. 1555)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1554) that 
     would amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
     Act to provide that the Administrator of General Services is 
     to provide, upon request, any of the services the 
     Administrator performs to other federal agencies, mixed-
     ownership government corporations, or the District of 
     Columbia, or a qualified non-profit agency for the blind or 
     other severely handicapped under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act 
     and that the Administrator may provide for the use of Federal 
     supply schedules or other contracts by State or local 
     governments, Puerto Rico, or Indian tribal governments.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1555). With respect to the use of schedules, the House 
     amendment would provide for the use of General Services 
     Administration Federal supply schedules only and would 
     provide that the entity using the Federal supply schedule may 
     be required to reimburse the General Services Administration 
     (GSA) for any administrative costs of using the schedule.
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment. In providing 
     the authority for GSA to permit State and local governments 
     as well as others to use GSA schedule contracts, the 
     conferees intend that the terms of each schedule holder's 
     contract govern and that schedule contractors not be required 
     to service other than federal government users unless the 
     particular schedule contract so specifies.

         contract formation--legislative provisions not adopted

     Two-phase selection procedures
       The Senate bill contained two provisions (secs. 1017 and 
     1067) that would authorize two-phase selection procedures for 
     use on other than construction contracts where it is 
     anticipated that three or more offers will be received, a 
     substantial amount of design work is needed before a cost or 
     price proposal can be developed, and offerors will incur 
     substantial proposal preparation costs. First step proposals 
     would be evaluated on technical approach and qualifications; 
     in the second step, at least three offerors determined to be 
     most highly qualified under step one would submit competitive 
     proposals including cost or price information.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Technical and conforming amendments
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1022) that 
     would make technical and conforming amendments to 10 U.S.C. 
     2306.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Continued occupancy of leased space
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1056) that 
     would amend 41 U.S.C. 253(d) to permit the use of other than 
     competitive procedures for a follow-on lease for continued 
     occupancy by federal agencies of space in buildings on a one-
     time basis for a period not to exceed five years upon a 
     determination that there is a continuous need for the space, 
     the space meets the agency's needs and that the space is 
     offered at a fair market price.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Award of multiple contracts
       The House amendment contained two provisions (secs. 1017 
     and 1067) that would authorize the Department of Defense to 
     award multiple contracts under a single solicitation if it 
     would be in the best interests of the Federal Government.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Elimination of certain terminology regarding defense research 
         activities
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1302) that 
     would have revised 10 U.S.C. 2364 to eliminate the statutory 
     use of certain terminology regarding defense research 
     activities.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Jurisdiction of the United States Court of Federal Claims
       The Senate bill contained three provisions (Secs. 1421, 
     1422, and 1437) that would give the U.S. Court of Federal 
     Claims exclusive judicial jurisdiction over bid protests, and 
     eliminate district court jurisdiction over such protests. The 
     provisions would have no impact on the protest jurisdiction 
     of the General Accounting Office and the General Services 
     Administration Board of Contract Appeals.
       The House amendment contained no similar provisions.
       The Senate recedes.

                   TITLE II--CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

                      Subtitle A--Contract Payment

                  PART I--ARMED SERVICES ACQUISITIONS

     Contract financing (sec. 2001)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2001) that 
     would consolidate contract financing provisions for the 
     Department of Defense in 10 U.S.C. 2307, provide for 
     performance-based payments whenever practicable, and repeal 
     obsolete and superseded provisions.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     2001) that also would authorize payments for commercial items 
     using commercial terms and conditions, with certain 
     limitations.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would provide for 
     performance-based payments whenever practicable and 
     commercial item payments when in the best interests of the 
     United States. The conference agreement would make it clear 
     that Prompt Payment Act requirements in chapter 39 of title 
     31, United States Code are not intended to be impaired or 
     modified by this provision.
     Repeal of vouchering procedures section (sec. 2002)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2002) that 
     would repeal 10 U.S.C. 2355, which creates unique vouchering 
     requirements for the Department of Defense.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     2002).
       The conferees agree to this provision.

                 PART II--CIVILIAN AGENCY ACQUISITIONS

     Contract financing (sec. 2051)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2051) that 
     would consolidate contract financing provisions for the 
     civilian agencies and provide for performance-based payments 
     whenever practicable.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     2051) that would also authorize payments for commercial items 
     using commercial terms and conditions, with certain 
     limitations.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would provide for 
     performance-based payments whenever practicable and 
     commercial item payments when in the best interests of the 
     United States. The conference agreement would make it clear 
     that Prompt Payment Act requirements in chapter 39 of title 
     31, United States Code are not intended to be modified by 
     this provision.

                    PART III--ACQUISITIONS GENERALLY

     Government-wide application of payment protections for 
         subcontractors and suppliers (sec. 2091)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 4102) that 
     would require the Administrator of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy to prescribe regulations to govern payment 
     protections for first tier subcontractors and suppliers under 
     Government contracts. This provision would make conforming 
     amendments to other applicable provisions of law.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would provide 
     that the Federal Acquisition Regulation be modified to apply 
     on a government-wide basis the current Department of Defense 
     payment protections mandated by section 806 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 
     (Public Law 102-190: 10 U.S.C. 2301 note) which are similar 
     to the provisions that are in sec. 4102 of the House 
     amendment.

                      Subtitle B--Cost principles

                  PART I--ARMED SERVICES ACQUISITIONS

     Allowable contract costs (sec. 2101)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2101) that 
     would amend the Department of Defense contract cost 
     principles in 10 U.S.C. 2324 to raise the threshold for 
     coverage to $500,000, with a periodic inflation adjustment 
     for the threshold. This provision also would eliminate the 
     requirement for General Accounting Office reports and include 
     the costs of lobbying local government bodies in the current 
     prohibition against reimbursement of the costs of lobbying 
     before a Federal or State body.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     2101) that also would extend the coverage of the cost 
     principles to the U.S. Coast Guard and the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, provide for different 
     inflation adjustment factors, and exempt commercial items. 
     The House provision did not address local lobbying costs.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would conform the 
     inflation adjustment to the Senate provision (adjustments 
     based upon 1994 dollars and rounded to the nearest $50,000) 
     and provide that firm fixed price contracts for commercial 
     items are not subject to this provision. The amendment would 
     also adopt the Senate provision with respect to the local 
     lobbying costs. The conferees direct that the costs 
     associated with lobbying of local government entities be 
     treated in the regulations in the same manner as lobbying 
     before State entities is treated under the current applicable 
     cost principle, section 31.205-22(B) of the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation.
     Repeal of authority for contract profit controls during 
         emergency periods (sec. 2102)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2102) that 
     would repeal 10 U.S.C. 2382, which provides standby profit 
     controls for use during national emergencies. Contractor 
     profits would continue to be negotiated pursuant to the 
     principles established in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     2102).
       The conferees agree to this provision.

                 PART II--CIVILIAN AGENCY ACQUISITIONS

     Allowable contract costs (sec. 2151)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2151) that 
     would amend Section 306 of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act (41 U.S.C. 256) to establish 
     contract cost principles for civilian agencies. This 
     provision, which is substantially the same as section 2101, 
     would ensure uniform treatment of contract costs by civilian 
     agencies and the Department of Defense.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     2125) that would provide for different inflation adjustment 
     factors. It would add a provision concerning claims of 
     unallowable costs under Department of Energy management and 
     operating contracts and would exempt commercial contracts 
     from the cost principles. The House provision did not address 
     local lobbying costs.
       The Senate recedes with a amendment that would adopt the 
     Senate inflation adjustment provision (adjustments based upon 
     1994 dollars and rounded to the nearest $50,000) and would 
     provide that firm fixed price contracts for commercial items 
     are not to be covered. The amendment would also adopt the 
     Senate provision with respect to the local lobbying costs. In 
     this regard, the conferees direct that the costs associated 
     with lobbying of local government entities be treated in the 
     regulations in the same manner as lobbying before State 
     entities is treated under the current applicable cost 
     principle, section 31.205-22(B) of the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation (FAR).
       The conferees do not intend that the current contract cost 
     principles in the FAR be rewritten for civilian agencies 
     unless the codification contains a change from current law 
     set forth in title 10, United States Code.

                    PART III--ACQUISITIONS GENERALLY

     Travel expenses of government contractors (sec. 2191)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2191) that 
     would repeal section 24 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 420), regarding travel expenses of 
     government contractors.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     2161) that would clarify the application of the current OFPP 
     Act limit on reimbursement of such expenses.
       The House recedes.
     Revision of cost principles relating to entertainment, gift, 
         and recreation costs for contractor employees (sec. 2192)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2192) that 
     would require an amendment of the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation (FAR) to provide that costs for entertainment that 
     are not allowable under the entertainment cost principle are 
     not allowable under any other principle, and to clarify the 
     relationship to other cost principles.
       The House amendment would provide: (1) that costs for 
     entertainment, gifts, or recreation for employees are not 
     allowable unless the FAR is amended to specify circumstances 
     under which such costs are allowable; and (2) that costs not 
     allowable under the entertainment cost principles are not 
     allowable under any other principle.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment. The 
     conference agreement would combine the two provisions and 
     make clear the Congressional intent that the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation be revised so that entertainment costs 
     are not reimbursable on any basis.

                Subtitle C--Audit and Access to Records

                  PART I--ARMED SERVICES ACQUISITIONS

     Consolidation and revision of authority to examine records of 
         contractors (sec. 2201)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2201) that 
     would amend 10 U.S.C. 2313 to provide a consolidated audit 
     provision, prohibit a contracting agency preaward audit where 
     the contracting officer determines that audit objectives can 
     be met by any federal agency's audit occurring within one 
     year preceding the contracting officer's determination, and 
     clarify that no special records need to be created or 
     maintained in connection with General Accounting Office 
     access to records. The section also would repeal superseded 
     provisions.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     2201) that in addition would extend the applicability to 
     electronic forms and images of original records.
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.

                 PART II--CIVILIAN AGENCY ACQUISITIONS

     Authority to examine records of contractors (sec. 2251)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2251) that 
     would add a new section 304B to the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act to provide a consolidated audit 
     provision, provide agency heads with subpoena power, prohibit 
     a contracting agency preaward audit where the contracting 
     officer determines that audit objectives can be met by any 
     federal agency's audit occurring within one year preceding 
     the contracting officer's determination, and to clarify that 
     no special records need to be created or maintained in 
     connection with General Accounting Office access to records. 
     The section also would repeal superseded provisions.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     2251) but would not provide for subpoena power.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
     subpoena power to the Defense Contract Audit Agency and the 
     statutory Inspectors General. With respect to an agency 
     without a statutory Inspector General, a subpoena could be 
     issued by the General Services Administration Inspector 
     General. The amendment also would make additional technical 
     and clarifying changes.

                    Subtitle D--Claims and Disputes

                  PART I--ARMED SERVICES ACQUISITIONS

     Certification of contract claims (sec. 2301)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2501) that 
     would amend 10 U.S.C. 2410, which establishes Department of 
     Defense-unique requirements for the certification of contract 
     claims to make it clear the provision applies only to 
     requests for equitable adjustment and for relief under Public 
     Law 85-804. The provision would repeal 10 U.S.C. 2410e, 
     concerning a Department of Defense certification requirement. 
     Provisions of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 regarding the 
     certification of claims would remain in effect and would 
     govern claims on a government-wide basis. The provision would 
     also codify a provision restricting legislative payment of 
     claims.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2501) that 
     would amend 10 U.S.C. 2410e and repeal 10 U.S.C. 2410.
       The House recedes.
     Shipbuilding claims (sec. 2302)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2502) that 
     would amend 10 U.S.C. 2405, to conform the time allowed for 
     the filing of a claim, request for equitable adjustment, or 
     demand for payment under shipbuilding contracts to six years, 
     the time allowed for such actions under other types of 
     contracts. The Senate provision also would repeal subsection 
     (c) of section 2405, which concerns corrected certifications.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     2502).
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.

                    PART II--ACQUISITIONS GENERALLY

     Contract Disputes Act improvements (sec. 2351)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2552) that 
     would amend the Contract Disputes Act to clarify the periods 
     for filing claims. The section also would raise thresholds 
     for certifications and for accelerated and small claims 
     procedures. In addition, it would reduce the time period for 
     filing actions in the Court of Federal Claims from 12 months 
     to 90 days.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would measure the 
     six year limitation for filing claims from the ``accrual'' of 
     the claim, increase the threshold for the applicability of 
     accelerated claims procedures to $100,000, and eliminate the 
     provision in the Senate bill reducing the time period for 
     filing actions in the Court of Federal Claims. In addition 
     the amendment would clarify the Contract Disputes Act to 
     insure a contractor's right to request that the ``tribunal 
     concerned'' in a particular claim action, whether it is an 
     agency board of contract appeals or a court of proper 
     jurisdiction, for example, the Court of Federal Claims, 
     direct a contracting officer to issue a decision on a claim 
     in a specified period of time in the event of the contracting 
     officer's undue delay.
     Extension of alternate dispute resolution authority (sec. 
         2352)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2553) that 
     would amend the Contract Disputes Act to extend the authority 
     to engage in alternative dispute resolution under that Act 
     until October 1, 1999. The provision also would provide a 
     procedure for addressing requests for use of alternative 
     dispute resolution procedures.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Expedited resolution of contract administration complaints 
         (sec. 2353)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2554) that 
     would require that a contracting officer make reasonable 
     efforts to respond within 30 days to any written inquiry from 
     a small business concerning contract administration. This 
     section would create no rights under the Contract Disputes 
     Act.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes. The conferees intend references to 
     written matter in this section to include electronic 
     transmissions.
     Authority for district courts to obtain advisory opinions 
         from boards of contract appeals in certain cases (sec. 
         2354)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2555) that 
     would permit a district court to ask a board of contract 
     appeals for an advisory opinion on contract issues.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would provide that 
     the board of contract appeals should provide the advisory 
     opinion in a timely manner to the district court.

                       Subtitle E--Miscellaneous

                  PART I--ARMED SERVICES ACQUISITIONS

     Clarification of provision regarding quality control of 
         certain spare parts (sec. 2401)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2401) that 
     would repeal 10 U.S.C. 2383, which concerns the qualification 
     requirements for critical spare parts.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2401) that 
     would revise 10 U.S.C. 2383.
       The Senate recedes.
     Contractor guarantees regarding weapons systems (sec. 2402)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2402) that 
     would amend 10 U.S.C. 2403, which concerns contractor 
     guarantees on weapons systems, to require the Department of 
     Defense to establish guidelines and procedures for 
     negotiating and administering contractor guarantees.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     2401).
       The Senate recedes. The conferees agree that the Department 
     of Defense should take steps to test innovative approaches to 
     warranties with a goal of developing a more effective 
     implementation of the statutory requirement.

                    PART II--ACQUISITIONS GENERALLY

     Section 3737 of the Revised Statutes: expansion of authority 
         to prohibit setoffs against assignees; reorganization of 
         section; revision of obsolete provisions (sec. 2451)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2451) that 
     would amend section 3737 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 
     15) to expand authority for set-offs against assignees.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Repeal of requirement for deposit of contracts with GAO (sec. 
         2452)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2452) which 
     would repeal an obsolete requirement for deposit of contracts 
     with GAO.
       The House amendment contains no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Repeal of obsolete deadline regarding procedural regulations 
         for the Cost Accounting Standards Board (sec. 2453)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2302) that 
     would repeal an obsolete deadline for procedural regulations 
     that have already been issued, while retaining the provision 
     authorizing the issuance of such regulations.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     2301).
       The conferees agree to this provision.
     Codification of accounting requirement for contracted 
         advisory and assistance services (sec. 2454)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3051) that 
     would codify accounting requirements for contracted advisory 
     and assistance services.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     8008).
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.
     Uniform suspension and debarment (sec. 2455)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 9004) that 
     would give government-wide effect to agency suspension and 
     debarment actions, with limited exceptions.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

      contract administration--legislative provisions not adopted

     Claims jurisdiction of United States district courts and the 
         United States Court of Federal Claims
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2551) that 
     would amend the Little Tucker Act to clarify the concurrent 
     jurisdiction of district courts with the Court of Federal 
     Claims over contract disputes.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Interest penalty on contract close-out lagtime
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2061) that 
     would permit the payment of interest penalties when contract 
     close-out exceeds one year after the contractor completes all 
     obligations.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

         TITLE III--SERVICE SPECIFIC AND MAJOR SYSTEMS STATUTES

                   Subtitle A--Major Systems Statutes

     Weapon development and procurement schedules (sec. 3001)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3001) that 
     would streamline the statutory requirements concerning weapon 
     development and procurement schedules (10 U.S.C. 2431).
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Selected acquisition report requirement (sec. 3002)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3002) that 
     would streamline the statutory requirements governing 
     selected acquisition reports (10 U.S.C. 2432-33) by 
     eliminating several requirements, eliminating extraneous data 
     requirements, and by redefining budgetary baselines.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Unit cost report requirement (sec. 3003)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3003) that 
     would streamline the statutory requirements governing unit 
     cost reports (10 U.S.C. 2433) by eliminating extraneous data 
     requirements and by redefining baselines.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Requirement for independent cost estimate and manpower 
         estimate before development or production (sec. 3004)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3001) that 
     would modify 10 U.S.C. 2434, which concerns independent cost 
     estimates and manpower estimates.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     3004).
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Baseline description (sec. 3005)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3002) that 
     would streamline requirements for program baseline 
     descriptions and deviation reporting.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     3005).
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment. Although 
     these modifications provide DOD with added flexibility, the 
     conferees expect that the Department will continue to 
     establish program baselines and provide essential program 
     cost information.
     Repeal of requirement for competitive prototyping of major 
         programs (sec. 3006)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3004) that 
     would repeal 10 U.S.C. 2438, concerning the use of 
     competitive prototyping in major programs.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     3006).
       The conferees agree to this provision. The conferees expect 
     the Department of Defense to continue considering prototyping 
     as an option in the acquisition planning process and to use 
     competitive prototype strategies where appropriate.
     Repeal of requirement for competitive alternative sources for 
         major programs (sec. 3007)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3005) that 
     would repeal 10 U.S.C. 2439, concerning the use of 
     competitive alternative sources in major programs.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     3007).
       The conferees agree to this provision. The conferees expect 
     DOD to continue considering competitive alternative sources 
     as an option in the acquisition planning process and to use 
     competitive alternative sources where appropriate.

                      Subtitle B--Testing Statutes

     Authority of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation 
         to communicate views directly to the Secretary of Defense 
         (sec. 3011)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3011) that 
     would amend 10 U.S.C. 139 to provide that the Director of 
     Operational Test and Evaluation reports directly, without 
     intervening review or approval, to the Secretary and Deputy 
     Secretary of Defense personally.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision. A 
     separate bill passed by the House (H.R. 4301) contained a 
     provision (sec. 906) that would provide for the Director to 
     report to the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
       The House recedes with an amendment that would provide 
     expressly that the Director of Operational Test and 
     Evaluation is authorized to communicate views on matters 
     within the Director's responsibility directly to the 
     Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense without obtaining 
     the approval or concurrence of any other official within the 
     Department of Defense.
       Under current DOD policy, the Director reports directly to 
     the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense. The conferees 
     agree that this is the most desirable arrangement. If, in the 
     future, the Department intends to consider a different 
     organizational arrangement, the conferees direct the 
     Secretary to ensure ample consultation with Congress before 
     implementation of any changes. The conferees emphasize that 
     any such future arrangement must maintain the requirements 
     for independence of the Director from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Technology as set forth in 10 
     U.S.C. 139. The conferees further emphasize that section 139 
     prohibits placing the Director within the control of the 
     Under Secretary's organization, and requires the Director to 
     act independently of the Under Secretary.
     Responsibility of the Director of Operational Test and 
         Evaluation for live fire testing (sec. 3012)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3012) that 
     would amend 10 U.S.C. 139 to assign responsibility for live 
     fire testing in the Department of Defense to the Director of 
     Operational Test and Evaluation. The Senate amendment also 
     would require the Director to include live fire testing 
     activities in the Director's annual report.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would make it 
     clear that the Director would be responsible for monitoring 
     and reviewing the live fire testing activities of the 
     Department, including the Department's responsibilities under 
     10 U.S.C. 2366. The conferees intend that the Director 
     prepare the report required by 10 U.S.C. 2366(d). The 
     conferees note that the responsibility of the Director to 
     include live fire testing activities in the Director's annual 
     report does not replace other statutory reporting 
     requirements concerning live fire testing. The conferees 
     direct the Secretary of Defense to review all applicable 
     reporting requirements, and to advise the congressional 
     defense committees, not later than March 15, 1995, as to 
     whether any statutory reporting requirements should be 
     consolidated.
     Requirement for unclassified version of annual report on 
         operational test and evaluation (sec. 3013)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3013) that 
     would amend 10 U.S.C. 139 to require the Secretary of Defense 
     to submit the annual report to Congress on operational test 
     and evaluation in an unclassified form if the report is 
     submitted in a classified form.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Survivability and lethality testing (sec. 3014)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3011) that 
     would amend 10 U.S.C. 2366 to modify requirements for 
     survivability and lethality testing. This section would allow 
     a waiver for less than full-up testing if the Secretary of 
     Defense certifies to Congress that such testing would be 
     unreasonably expensive or impractical.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would make it 
     clear that the certification which must be provided to 
     Congress in connection with such a modification must be 
     submitted before the system enters engineering and 
     manufacturing development. The effect would be to maintain 
     realistic survivability and lethality testing through testing 
     of components, subsystems, and subassemblies in cases where 
     the Secretary waives requirements for full up testing under 
     10 U.S.C. 2366.
     Limitation on quantities to be procured for low-rate initial 
         production (sec. 3015)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3012) that 
     would amend 10 U.S.C. 2400 to provide limits on the number of 
     articles that could be procured under low-rate initial 
     production within the engineering and manufacturing phase of 
     the acquisition cycles.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.

                   Subtitle C--Service Specific Laws

     Gratuitous services of officers of certain reserve components 
         (sec. 3021)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3021) that 
     would revise 10 U.S.C. 279, concerning the acceptance of 
     gratuitous services of reserve officers by the military 
     departments.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Authority to rent samples, drawings, and other information to 
         others (sec. 3022)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3022) that 
     would revise 10 U.S.C. 2541(a) to clarify that the provision 
     includes the authority to rent manufacturing information, 
     equipment, materials, and sources.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Repeal of application of Public Contracts Act to certain 
         naval vessel contracts (sec. 3023)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3033) that 
     would repeal 10 U.S.C. 7299, concerning the application of 
     the Walsh-Healey Act to the construction of naval vessels.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Repeal of requirement for construction of vessels on Pacific 
         Coast (sec. 3024)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3027) that 
     would repeal a provision requiring the construction of 
     certain naval vessels on the Pacific Coast.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Scientific investigation and research for the Navy (sec. 
         3025)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3025) that 
     would repeal an obsolete provision concerning Navy research.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

                  Subtitle D--Civil Reserve Air Fleet

     Civil Reserve Air Fleet (secs. 3031-33)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3023) that 
     would streamline and consolidate current laws concerning the 
     Civil Reserve Air Fleet.
       The House amendment contained similar provisions (secs. 
     3021-23).
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
       The conferees encourage the Secretary of the Air Force to 
     utilize the authorities provided in the conference agreement, 
     which would enhance the effectiveness of participation in the 
     Civil Reserve Air Fleet. The conference agreement would 
     permit the Air Force to use landing fees to mitigate the cost 
     of installation operations. The conferees believe this new 
     authority will reduce costs at installations where active and 
     reserve component operations have been reduced. This is 
     especially significant in remote and isolated locations where 
     support functions have been shifted to civilian contractors.

                       Subtitle E--Miscellaneous

     Regulations on procurement, production, warehousing, and 
         supply distribution functions (sec. 3061)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3081) that 
     would amend 10 U.S.C. 2202 to delete unnecessary and 
     redundant language.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     3051).
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
     Repeal of requirements regarding product evaluation 
         activities (sec. 3062)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3082) that 
     would repeal 10 U.S.C. 2369, concerning product evaluation 
     activities.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     3052).
       The Senate recedes.
     Department of Defense acquisition of intellectual property 
         rights (sec. 3063)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 5092) that 
     would make technical changes in 10 U.S.C. 2386, concerning 
     the acquisition of intellectual property rights by DOD.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     8005).
       The conferees agree to this provision.
     Liquid fuels and natural gas: contracts for storage, 
         handling, or distribution (sec. 3064)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3061) that 
     would clarify 10 U.S.C. 2388(a), concerning the storage, 
     handling, and distribution of liquid fuels and natural gas.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Codification and revision of limitation on lease of vessels, 
         aircraft, and vehicles (sec. 3065)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3083) that 
     codify the limitations on leasing vessels, aircraft, and 
     vehicles by the Department of Defense.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     3052).
       The Senate recedes.
     Soft drink supplies (sec. 3066)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3084) that 
     would revise 10 U.S.C. 2424 to permit the acquisition of U.S. 
     manufactured soft drinks from a military exchange store 
     located outside the United States for use outside the United 
     States.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Disbursement of funds of military department to cover 
         obligations of another agency of Department of Defense 
         (sec. 3067)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3071) that 
     would clarify 31 U.S.C. 3321(c)(2), concerning the authority 
     to designate disbursing officers within DOD.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

service specific and major systems statutes--legislative provisions not 
                                adopted

     Repeal of requirement to designate certain programs as 
         defense enterprise programs
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3004) that 
     would repeal section 809(d) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991. Section 809(d) 
     required defense acquisition pilot programs to be designated 
     as defense enterprise programs under 10 U.S.C. 2436.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes. The conferees note that section 809(d) 
     and 10 U.S.C. 2436 have been repealed by sections 821(a)(5) 
     and 832(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1994.
     Operational test and evaluation of defense acquisition 
         programs
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3013) that 
     would amend 10 U.S.C. 2399 to authorize the Secretary of 
     Defense to use alternative operational test and evaluation 
     procedures if the Secretary certifies to Congress that normal 
     testing procedures are too costly or impractical.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes. In view of the fact that the position of 
     Director of Operational Test and Evaluation has been vacant 
     for over a year and a half, the conferees agree that the 
     changes proposed by the House should not be considered prior 
     to a thorough review and consideration by appropriate DOD 
     officials, including the next Director. The conferees agree 
     that it is appropriate to review current statutory 
     requirements to ensure that they are cost effective and 
     practicable. The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     advise the congressional defense committees no later than 
     March 15, 1994 on the issue of whether any changes should be 
     made in current law.
     Exchange of personnel
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3024) that 
     would authorize certain international personnel exchanges.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes. The conferees note that the Department 
     of Defense has authority to participate in international 
     exchanges of scientific personnel through Memoranda of 
     Understanding and international cooperative research and 
     development agreements. If DOD in the future should determine 
     that existing authority is insufficient, the Administration 
     should submit an appropriate legislative proposal.
     Construction of combatant and escort vessels and assignment 
         of vessel projects
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3026) that 
     would repeal a prohibition on the assignment of naval vessel 
     conversion, alteration, or repair based upon a requirement 
     that parts of the work be assigned to a particular type of 
     shipyard or geographic area.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Authority to transfer by gift a vessel stricken from naval 
         vessel register
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3028) that 
     would clarify 10 U.S.C. 7306(a), concerning the authority to 
     transfer by gift a vessel stricken from the naval vessel 
     register.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Naval salvage facilities
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3029) that 
     would revise various statutes regarding naval salvage 
     facilities.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.

               TITLE IV--SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

                 Subtitle A--Establishment of Threshold

     Simplified acquisition threshold defined (sec. 4001)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4001(a)) that 
     would amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to 
     establish a new simplified acquisition threshold of $100,000.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     4001) that would define the simplified acquisition threshold 
     as $25,000, increasing to $100,000 for agencies or procuring 
     activities conducting acquisitions using a Federal 
     Acquisition Computer Network (FACNET) capability, adjusted 
     for inflation every five years.
       The House recedes. The conference agreement includes a 
     Federal Acquisition Computer Network cap established in Title 
     IX of this agreement.
     Establishment of simplified acquisition threshold for Armed 
         Services (sec. 4002)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 4003) that 
     would establish the simplified acquisition threshold within 
     the Department of Defense, U.S. Coast Guard and National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment.
     Establishment of simplified acquisition threshold for 
         civilian agencies (sec. 4003)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 4004) that 
     would establish the simplified acquisition threshold within 
     the civilian agencies.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Small business reservation (sec. 4004)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4012) that 
     would reserve all contracts under the simplified acquisition 
     threshold, except for those not exceeding $2,500, for small 
     business, and would specifically authorize continued set-
     asides of all contracts under the simplified acquisition 
     threshold for minority small businesses.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment which would set the 
     threshold for the reserve at $100,000. The conferees do not 
     intend that the increased threshold alter the current 
     priority among sources of supplies and services under Parts 8 
     and 13 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

  Subtitle B--Inapplicability of Laws to Acquisition at or Below the 
                    Simplified Acquisition Threshold

     List of inapplicable laws in Federal Acquisition Regulation 
         (sec. 4101)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4021) that 
     would authorize the waiver, in the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation (FAR), of the applicability of certain statutes to 
     acquisitions not exceeding the simplified acquisition 
     threshold. The House amendment contained a similar provision 
     (sec. 4021).
       The House recedes with an amendment.
       Under the conference agreement, the FAR would be revised to 
     include a list of statutes that are inapplicable to contracts 
     or subcontracts for acquisitions not exceeding the $100,000 
     simplified acquisition threshold. Any provision of law that 
     is properly included on the list would be inapplicable to any 
     such contract. Nothing in the provision would waive the 
     applicability of any statute that is not included on the 
     list, or create any private right of action or other legal 
     rights not expressly provided in this section, based on the 
     alleged inapplicability of a provision of law that is not 
     included on the list. The conferees intend that the FAR 
     should be revised, upon enactment of this Act, to list as 
     inapplicable to contracts for the acquisitions not exceeding 
     the simplified acquisition threshold each of the provisions 
     of law that would be made inapplicable by this Act, as well 
     as those provisions that currently have a $100,000 or higher 
     threshold.
       The conference agreement would further provide that any 
     future-enacted provision of law that, as determined by the 
     FAR Council, sets forth policies, procedures, requirements, 
     or restrictions for the procurement of property or services 
     (other than a provision of law that imposes a civil or 
     criminal penalty, or expressly precludes a simplified 
     acquisition threshold exemption) would be included on the 
     list unless the FAR Council determines that such an exemption 
     would not be in the best interest of the United States. If 
     such a provision of law is not included on the list and the 
     FAR Council has not made the required determination, any 
     interested party may file a petition to require appropriate 
     action by the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy.
     Armed services acquisitions (sec. 4102)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4022) that 
     would exempt armed services procurements below the simplified 
     acquisition threshold from contingent fees certifications; 
     the prohibition on limiting subcontractor direct sales to the 
     United States; the audit requirements in 10 U.S.C. 2313; the 
     requirement to identify suspended or debarred subcontractors; 
     and the prohibition related to persons convicted of defense 
     related felonies.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     4032) that also would exempt 10 U.S.C. 2401b (inventory 
     accounting system standards) and 10 U.S.C. 2534 
     (miscellaneous limitations on procurement).
       The Senate recedes with technical amendments.
     Civilian agency acquisitions (sec. 4103)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4023) that 
     would, in the same manner as section 4022, exempt civilian 
     agency procurements below the simplified acquisition 
     threshold from contingent fees certifications; the 
     prohibition on limiting subcontractor direct sales to the 
     United States; and certain audit requirements.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     4042).
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.
     Acquisitions generally (sec. 4104)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4024) that 
     would exempt procurements below the simplified acquisition 
     threshold from the procedural requirements of the Anti-
     Kickback Act; the Miller Act; the Contract Work Hours and 
     Safety Standards Act; the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988; 
     the certification requirements of Solid Waste Disposal Act; 
     and would make technical changes to the Procurement Integrity 
     Act substituting ``simplified acquisition threshold'' for 
     $100,000,'' and making conforming changes.
       The House amendment contained similar provisions (secs. 
     4031, 4051, 4052) but did not waive the Anti-Kickback Act; 
     the Miller Act; the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards 
     Act; or certifications under the Solid Waste Disposal Act.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would clarify the 
     requirement to cooperate with Federal agency investigations 
     of violations of the Anti-Kickback Act.
     Simplified acquisition procedures (sec. 4201)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4011) that 
     would add a new section 29 to the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act, authorizing the use of simplified 
     procedures for acquisitions under the simplified acquisition 
     threshold. The section also would require that regulations 
     implementing the new simplified procedures provide that 
     purchases not exceeding $2,500 not be subject to the Small 
     Business Act reservation requirement or the Buy American Act, 
     that Federal employees who make such purchases are not to be 
     classified as ``procurement officials'' under the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act, and that such purchases may 
     be made, as such purchases currently are made, without a 
     requirement to secure competitive quotations.
       The House amendment contained similar provisions (secs. 
     4011, 6001) that would reflect the Senate's simplified 
     procedures and that would establish a micro-purchase 
     threshold adjusted for inflation every five years. The 
     provision would exempt such purchases from the Buy American 
     Act, would treat government personnel authorized to use 
     micro-purchases as procurement officials and would consider 
     any contractor entering into a micro-purchase contract to be 
     a competing contractor.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would identify 
     simplified procedures; prohibit the dividing of requirements 
     for acquisition under the new threshold; promote competition; 
     and establish special rules for the utilization of simplified 
     procedures in connection with a new electronic Federal 
     Acquisition Computer Network (FACNET). Simplified procedures 
     may be used for acquisitions up to $50,000 upon enactment of 
     the Act. When an agency certifies that interim FACNET is 
     implemented, simplified procedures may be used by an agency 
     for contracts up to $100,000.
       Micro-purchases are addressed in sec. 4301 of the 
     conference agreement.
     Procurement notice (sec. 4202)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4014) that 
     would amend section 18 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act and section 8(e) of the Small Business Act to 
     continue the requirement that a notice of any procurement 
     over $25,000 be published in the Commerce Business Daily 15 
     days prior to the issuance of a solicitation. After the 
     issuance of this notice, the agency would be free to pursue 
     any procedures described in the notice; the current 
     requirement to allow the 30 days for the submissions of bids 
     and proposals would apply only to contracts in excess of the 
     simplified acquisition threshold.
       The House amendment contained similar provisions (sec. 
     4012, 6001) that would require the posting of notices of all 
     solicitations between $10,000 and the simplified acquisition 
     threshold for at least a ten day period unless the 
     acquisition is conducted through the Federal Acquisition 
     Computer Network (FACNET) to be established under this Act. 
     In addition, the House amendment would establish minimum 
     periods for the submission of offers to be set forth in the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation.
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.
     Implementation of simplified acquisition procedures (sec. 
         4203)
       The House amendment contained provisions that would 
     establish the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) for the 
     Department of Defense (DOD) (sec. 4003) and civilian agency 
     (sec. 4004) procurements. The provision would allow an 
     increase in SAT from $25,000 to $100,000 for a procuring 
     activity once the senior procurement executive of an agency 
     certifies that an interim electronic commerce capability has 
     been implemented by the activity. Interim capability would be 
     defined as the ability to issue notice of solicitation 
     through the system. The provision also would require an 
     agency to revert to a $25,000 SAT if in five years after 
     enactment the agency has not achieved full electronic 
     commerce capability for simplified acquisitions. Full 
     capability is defined as 75% of all eligible agency contract 
     actions between $2,500 (micro-purchase threshold) and 
     $100,000.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision linking 
     electronic commerce with a new simplified acquisition 
     threshold. The Senate bill, however, did contain a provision 
     (sec. 4015) which would allow the establishment of an 
     interoperable, governmentwide architecture for electronic 
     commerce, coordinated through the Administrator of Federal 
     Procurement Policy, that would permit the exchange of 
     procurement information between the government and private 
     users of the system.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment. Electronic commerce 
     under a Federal Acquisition Computer Network (FACNET) is set 
     forth in title IX of the conference agreement. Sec. 4203 of 
     the conference agreement provides for implementation of 
     simplified acquisition procedures in DOD and civilian 
     agencies.

                 Subtitle D--Micro-Purchase Procedures

     Procedures for purchases below micro-purchase threshold (sec. 
         4301)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4011(b)) that 
     would establish a ``micro-purchase threshold'' of $2,500 and 
     require that regulations implementing the new simplified 
     procedures provide that purchases not exceeding $2,500 not be 
     subject to the Small Business Act reservation requirement or 
     the Buy American Act. Federal employees who make such 
     purchases would not be classified as ``procurement 
     officials'' under the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act. Micro-purchases could be made without a requirement to 
     secure competitive quotations.
       The House amendment contained similar provisions (secs. 
     4011, 6001) that would establish a micro-purchase threshold 
     adjusted for inflation every five years. The provision would 
     exempt such purchases from the Buy American Act, would treat 
     government personnel authorized to use micro-purchases as 
     procurement officials and would consider any contractor 
     entering into a micro-purchase contract to be a competing 
     contractor under the Procurement Integrity Act.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

                   Subtitle E--Conforming Amendments

     Armed services acquisitions (sec. 4401)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4071) that 
     would make conforming amendments concerning the ``simplified 
     acquisition threshold.''
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     4071.)
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
     Civilian agency acquisitions (sec. 4402)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4072) that 
     would make conforming amendments concerning the ``simplified 
     acquisition threshold.'' The section also would amend the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act to authorize 
     the use of simplified procedures for acquisitions of leases 
     of real property where the annual rent does not exceed the 
     simplified acquisition threshold.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     4072) but did not provide for simplified lease procedures 
     under the simplified acquisition threshold.
       The House recedes.
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (sec. 4403)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4073) that 
     would make conforming amendments concerning the ``simplified 
     acquisition threshold'' in the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     4073).
       The conferees agree to this provision.
     Small Business Act (sec. 4404)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4074) that 
     would make conforming amendments concerning the ``simplified 
     acquisition threshold'' in the Small Business Act.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

  simplified acquisition threshold--legislative provision not adopted

     Revision required
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4081) that 
     would require the FAR Council to review the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation to identify and amend regulations that 
     are applicable below the new simplified acquisition 
     threshold.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     4081).
       The conferees agreed that such a provision is unnecessary 
     in view of the detailed implementation requirements in title 
     X of the bill.
     Fast payment under simplified acquisition procedures
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4013) that 
     would provide that for any purchase made pursuant to 
     simplified acquisition procedures payment shall be made in 
     accordance with the Prompt Payment Act within 15 days of 
     receipt of invoice under appropriate circumstances. In making 
     such payments disbursements would be required to be matched 
     with obligations.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     GAO report on the simplified acquisition threshold
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 4013) that 
     would require GAO to submit a report to Congress regarding 
     the effects of the simplified acquisition threshold on 
     participation of small business on awards less than $100,000.
       The Senate bill contains no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

                    TITLE V--ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT

                Subtitle A--Armed Services Acquisitions

     Performance based management (sec. 5001)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 5001) that 
     would require the establishment of cost, schedule, and 
     performance goals for Department of Defense major weapons 
     systems, as well as the development of an enhanced system of 
     performance incentives.
       The House amendment contains no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would delete the 
     policy statement from the Senate provision. This is 
     consistent with the conferees' goal of minimizing the number 
     of policy statements codified in title 10 of the United 
     States Code. The conference agreement also would address the 
     standards in the Senate provision by reflecting these 
     standards in the annual reporting requirements. These 
     standards would serve as the basis for review of programs 
     that do not meet cost, schedule, and performance goals. The 
     conferees agree that because the review of such non-complaint 
     programs would necessarily include an evaluation of the 
     current need for the program, the state of technology, and 
     cost and schedule estimates, there is no need to codify these 
     requirements. The conference agreement also would revise the 
     provisions of the Senate bill concerning performance 
     incentives to clarify that these provisions are intended to 
     focus on personnel whose performance would have a direct 
     impact on program management.
     Results oriented program acquisition cycle (sec. 5002)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 5002) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to establish, by 
     regulation, a simplified, results-oriented acquisition 
     program cycle.
       The House amendment contains no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would require DOD 
     to ensure that the Department's acquisition program cycle 
     procedures are consistent with the revised baseline 
     description requirements of 10 U.S.C. 2435, as amended in 
     title III of the conference report. The conferees agree that 
     in streamlining the current acquisition program cycle, DOD 
     should consider the techniques set forth in the Senate 
     provision, including: (1) greater reliance on objective data 
     to confirm results of a program phase, and (2) shortening 
     timelines through increased use of integrated decision teams 
     and operator involvement in evaluating results.

                Subtitle B--Civilian Agency Acquisitions

     Performance based management (sec. 5051)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 5051) that 
     would require the establishment of cost, schedule, and 
     performance goals for civilian agency procurements, as well 
     as the development of civilian acquisition workforce policies 
     similar to those established for the Department of Defense 
     acquisition workforce under chapter 87 of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       The House amendment contains no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment similar to 
     the conference agreement on the performance based management 
     provisions applicable to the Department of Defense. The 
     conferees expect that such guidelines will consist of general 
     procedures and policies that would be adapted by agencies to 
     their specific circumstances.
     Results oriented program acquisition process (sec. 5052)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 5052) that 
     would require the Administrator for Federal Procurement 
     Policy, in consultation with the heads of civilian agencies, 
     to establish simplified, results-oriented acquisition program 
     cycles, similar to the process required for the Department of 
     Defense under section 5002 of the Senate bill. The House 
     amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

                       Subtitle C--Pilot Programs

     Office of Federal Procurement Policy test program (sec. 5061)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 8001) that 
     would authorize the Administrator for Federal Procurement 
     Policy to conduct a program of up to six tests of alternative 
     and innovative procurement procedures over a four year 
     period.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment. The conference 
     agreement would authorize the Administrator to test 
     alternative and innovative acquisition practices, using one 
     program at each of six separate agencies. Programs in the 
     test would be authorized to waive specified laws and 
     regulations. An agency could participate in the test after 
     the agency has implemented the full FACNET electronic 
     commerce procedures required in title IV of the conference 
     report. The conferees expect the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy (OFPP) to be fully occupied over the next 
     year with the issuance of regulations implementing the full 
     range of reforms mandated by the Federal Acquisition 
     Streamlining Act of 1994, and it is the intent of the 
     conferees that OFPP not take any action to use the test 
     authority in this provision until the regulations needed to 
     effectuate the Act are fully implemented.
     NASA mid-range procurement test program (sec. 5062)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 
     8001(b)(5)(A)) that would require the Administrator of 
     Federal Procurement Policy to establish one of the OFPP 
     acquisition pilot programs at the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
     the NASA Administrator to test alternative notice and 
     publication requirements for procurements having a value of 
     $500,000 or less.
     Federal Aviation Administration acquisition pilot program 
         (sec. 5063)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 8001(j)) 
     that would authorize the Federal Aviation Administration to 
     test innovative acquisition procedures for one of the 
     modernization programs under the Airway Capital Investment 
     Plan.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Department of Defense acquisition pilot programs (sec. 5064)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 5003) that 
     would authorize the Department of Defense to conduct six 
     programs testing innovative procurement procedures under the 
     defense acquisition pilot program authority set forth in 
     section 809 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1991, as amended.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     8001(k)) authorizing DOD to conduct pilot programs.
       The House recedes with an amendment. The conference 
     agreement would establish procedures for using the pilot 
     program authority for the following five programs, which were 
     authorized for pilot program status under the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995: (1) fire 
     support combined arms tactical trainer; (2) joint direct 
     attack munition; (3) commercial derivative aircraft; (4) 
     commercial-derivative engine; and (5) joint primary aircraft 
     training system.
       The conference agreement also makes clarifying and 
     conforming changes in sections 833, 837, and 838 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, 
     concerning the use of performance based management concepts 
     in the pilot programs. It is the conferees intent that DOD 
     should apply the concept of mission oriented program 
     management to at least one of the pilot programs, and that 
     DOD should define payment milestones on the basis of 
     quantitative measures of results for at least one of the 
     programs.

                       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous

     Vendor and employee excellence awards (sec. 5091)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 5091) that 
     would authorize the Administrator for Federal Procurement 
     Policy to establish contractor exceptional performance 
     awards.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 8007) that 
     would authorize the Administrator to establish awards for 
     vendor and employee excellence.
       The Senate recedes.
     Waiting period for significant changes proposed for 
         acquisition regulations (sec. 5092)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 6054) that 
     would require an increased waiting period before the 
     effective date of significant proposed changes to acquisition 
     regulations.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     5004).
       The House recedes.
     Sense of Congress on negotiated rulemaking (sec. 5093)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 8006) 
     expressing the sense of Congress that the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulatory Council should consider using negotiated 
     rulemaking procedures in prescribing acquisition regulations.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.

              TITLE VI--OTHER PROCUREMENT-RELATED MATTERS

     Post-employment rules (sec. 6001)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 6003) that 
     would repeal superseded and obsolete procurement ethics 
     statutes.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     5005).
       The House recedes with an amendment that would repeal 37 
     U.S.C. 801 and suspend 18 U.S.C. 281 through December 31, 
     1996. The conferees have agreed to suspend the effect of 18 
     U.S.C. 281 in anticipation of a thorough review and reform of 
     the procurement integrity statutes in the next Congress.
     Contracting functions performed by Federal personnel (sec. 
         6002)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 6051) that 
     would restrict the use of consultants to conduct evaluations 
     or analyses of a proposal submitted for an acquisition if 
     qualified federal personnel are available. The Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy would be required to establish a 
     procedure to determine whether qualified Federal employees 
     are available.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     5001).
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.
     Repeal of executed requirement for study and report (sec. 
         6003)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 6052) that 
     would repeal an executed requirement for a study and report 
     by the General Accounting Office.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     5002).
       The conferees agree to this provision.
     Interests of Members of Congress (sec. 6004)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 6053) that 
     would make technical changes to 41 U.S.C. 22.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     5003).
       The conferees agree to this provision.
     Whistleblower protection for contractor employees of the 
         Department of Defense, Coast Guard, and National 
         Aeronautics and Space Administration (sec. 6005)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 6101) that 
     would simplify and recodify the statute providing 
     whistleblower protection for employees of Defense Department 
     contractors.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes. In recodifying these provisions, the 
     conferees do not intend to require the Department of Defense 
     to revise the procedures or standards applicable to 
     contractor employee whistleblower cases under existing 
     regulations.
     Whistleblower protection for contractor employees of civilian 
         agencies (sec. 6006)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 6102) that 
     would provide whistleblower protection for employees of 
     civilian agency contractors identical to the protections 
     already available for employees of Department of Defense 
     contractors.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would codify the 
     new provision in the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act. The conferees direct that the regulations 
     implementing this provision should establish procedures and 
     standards that are as similar as practicable to the 
     procedures and standards already established in Department of 
     Defense regulations.
       The authority created by this section is in addition to, 
     and not intended to override or replace, any other authority 
     that a federal agency may have to protect contractor employee 
     whistleblowers (as in the case of federal environment, health 
     and safety statutes containing whistleblower protection 
     provisions). Where more than one remedy is available, the 
     individual whistleblower should be informed of the available 
     options.
     Comptroller General review of the provision of legal advice 
         to Inspectors General (sec. 6007)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 9001) that 
     would require the Comptroller General to conduct a review of 
     the independence of legal services being provided to 
     Inspectors General.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Cost savings for official travel (sec. 6008)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 9002) that 
     would require the General Services Administration to issue 
     guidelines encouraging use of frequent travel programs to 
     realize cost savings in official travel.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Prompt resolution of audit recommendations (sec. 6009)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 9003) that 
     would require Federal agencies to resolve or take corrective 
     actions within six months of receipt of a report issued by an 
     Inspector General or non-Federal auditor.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

 other procurement-related matters--legislative provisions not adopted

     Amendments to Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act
       The Senate bill contained two provisions (secs. 6001 and 
     6004) that would have revised and clarified the protections 
     of the Procurement Integrity statute (41 U.S.C. 423).
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Amendments to Title 18, United States Code
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 6002) that 
     would amend title 18 to add to section 208(a) a provision 
     expressly prohibiting any person from knowingly aiding or 
     abetting in a violation of the statute.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.

            TITLE VII--SMALL BUSINESS AND SOCIOECONOMIC LAWS

                    Subtitle A--Small Business Laws

     Repeal of certain requirements (sec. 7101)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4102) that 
     would: (1) amend the Small Business Act by striking 
     subsections (e) and (f) of 15 U.S.C. 644 concerning the 
     priority of labor surplus area firms in small business set-
     asides; and (2) repeal Section 804 of Public Law 103-484 (10 
     U.S.C. 2305 note) regarding notification of offerers of the 
     certificate of competency process.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Contracting program for certain small business concerns (sec. 
         7102)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4103) that 
     would amend the Small Business Act to extend government-wide 
     the Department of Defense's so-called ``Section 1207'' 
     program for small business concerns owned and controlled by 
     socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. The 
     section would, among other things, permit agencies to 
     restrict the competition to such concerns and include a price 
     evaluation preference of not more than ten percent for such 
     firms under unrestricted solicitations.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     8003) that would extend the ``section 1207'' program to the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the 
     U.S. Coast Guard.
       The House recedes with a technical amendment. Section 7105 
     of the conference agreement would extend the ``section 1207'' 
     program to NASA and the U.S. Coast Guard.
     Extension of test program for negotiation of comprehensive 
         small business subcontracting plans (sec. 7103)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 4103) that 
     would extend until September 30, 1997 the Department of 
     Defense test program for comprehensive small business 
     subcontracting plans.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision. The Senate-
     passed version of S. 2182, the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1995, contained a similar provision (sec. 
     814), which would have extended the program until September 
     30, 1998.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment to extend the program 
     until September 30, 1998.
     Small Business Procurement Advisory Council (sec. 7104)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 4104) that 
     would establish a Small Business Procurement Advisory Council 
     to discuss issues and problems, provide information, and 
     issue advisory reports.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would establish a 
     Council consisting of the Administrator of the Small Business 
     Administration, Director of the Minority Business Development 
     Agency, and the heads of the various Offices of Small and 
     Disadvantaged Business Utilization. The Council would prepare 
     and submit comments on proposed procurement regulations 
     impacting upon small business.
     Procurement goals for small business concerns owned by women 
         (sec. 7106)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4104) that 
     would establish procurement goals for small businesses owned 
     by women.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes. In enacting this separate five percent 
     women's goal, the conferees do not intend to create a new set 
     aside or program of restricted competition for a specific 
     designated group, but rather to establish a target that will 
     result in greater opportunities for women to compete for 
     federal contracts. It is the conferee's intent that the 
     departments and agencies of the federal government make a 
     concerted effort to move toward this goal.We expect these 
     departments and agencies to identify and adopt the best 
     available practices to assist in moving toward this 
     objective. Given the slow progress to date in reaching the 
     current award levels, the conferees recognize that this goal 
     may take some time to be reached.
     Development of Definition regarding certain small business 
         concerns (sec. 7107)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4105) that 
     would provide that the Administrator of Federal Procurement 
     Policy study use of definitions of certain types of small 
     business concerns.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment. The conferees expect 
     the SBA Administrator to provide to the OFPP Administrator 
     the resources necessary to conduct this study.
     Functions of Office of Federal Procurement Policy related to 
         small business (sec. 7108)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 4101) that 
     would require the Administrator of Federal Procurement Policy 
     to develop policies to ensure that small business and small 
     disadvantaged businesses are provided the maximum practicable 
     opportunity to participate in procurements under the 
     simplified acquisition threshold and develop policies to 
     promote achievements of goals.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment which would provide 
     for the inclusion of the education and training provision 
     contained in section 8004 of the House amendment.
     Education and training. (sec. 7108b)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 8004) that 
     would establish policies and procedures for the 
     implementation of education and training programs for 
     critical procurement personnel designed to increase 
     participation of small disadvantaged businesses and women-
     owned small businesses.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.

                     Subtitle B--Socioeconomic Laws

     Acquisitions generally (sec. 7201)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4101(b)) that 
     would repeal the Walsh-Healey Act, except for the purpose of 
     authorizing the Secretary of Labor to define the terms 
     ``regular dealer'' and ``manufacturer,'' which have been 
     incorporated by reference into a number of other statutes. A 
     conforming amendment would be made to 10 U.S.C. 2304(h).
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would amend the 
     Walsh-Healey Act to eliminate the requirement that 
     contractors certify that they are either manufacturers or 
     regular dealers in items to be supplied. The amendment would 
     retain the provision in the Senate bill concerning the 
     Secretary of Labor's authorization to define the terms 
     ``regular dealer'' and ``manufacturer.''
     Prohibition on use of funds for documenting economic or 
         employment impact of certain acquisition programs (sec. 
         7202)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4151) that 
     would codify a provision from the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1991, which prohibits the 
     use of appropriated funds to prepare materials, reports, 
     lists, or analyses on the economic effect of acquisition 
     programs in specific states or congressional districts.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Merit-based award of contracts and grants (sec. 7203)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4152) that 
     would set forth the policy of Congress that no legislation 
     should be enacted that requires a procurement to be made from 
     a specified non-Federal Government source.
       The House amendment contained two provisions (secs. 1301 
     and 4151) restricting award of contracts and grants to 
     sources specified in legislation.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Maximum practicable opportunities for apprentices on Federal 
         construction projects (sec. 7204)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 4105) that 
     would set forth the sense of Congress that contractors 
     performing Federal construction contracts should select 
     subcontractors participating in apprenticeship programs, and 
     should employ individuals participating in such programs.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would provide 
     that the provision represents the sense of the House of 
     Representatives.
     Repeal of obsolete provision (sec. 7205)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4101(c)), that 
     would repeal 41 U.S.C. 258 as obsolete.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     4152).
       The conferees agree to this provision.
     Repeal of obsolete and redundant provisions (sec. 7206)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (secs. 7001(a)) that 
     would repeal: (1) sections 4(g)(2)(C) and (4)(g)(3) of the 
     Buy American Act; and (2) section 9096(b) of Public Law 102-
     396. The House amendment contained similar provisions (secs. 
     6004(a) and 6004(b)). The conference agreement repeals these 
     provisions of current law.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 6004(c)) 
     that would repeal section 306 of the Trade Agreements Act. 
     The Senate bill contained no similar provision. The Senate 
     recedes.
       The Senate bill also contained a provision (sec. 7001(b) 
     that would repeal 10 U.S.C. 2327. The House amendment 
     contained no similar provision. The Senate recedes.

     Subtitle C--Waiver of Application of Prevailing Wage-Setting 
                       Requirements to Volunteers

     Waiver of the application of the prevailing wage-setting 
         requirements to volunteers (secs. 7301-7306)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (title XI) that would 
     waive the application of the prevailing wage-setting 
     provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act to certain volunteers who 
     assist in the construction, repair, or alteration of certain 
     public buildings funded under specified Federal programs
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.

   small business and socioeconomic laws--legislative provisions not 
                                adopted

     Determinations of public interest under the Buy American Act
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 6002) that 
     would revise 10 U.S.C. 2533, concerning determinations of 
     public interest under the Buy American Act.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes. The conferees note that this item has 
     been addressed in section 812 of the conference report on S. 
     2182, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1995.
     Cross-servicing agreements
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 7003) that 
     would provide added flexibility for acquisition, cross-
     servicing agreements, and standardization under joint and 
     multilateral defense arrangements.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes. The conferees note that this item is 
     being addressed in the conference on S. 1587, the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995.
     Consolidation of limitations on procurement of goods other 
         than American goods
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 6003) that 
     would consolidate and revise miscellaneous procurement 
     limitations.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes. The conferees note that this item has 
     been addressed in section 814 of the conference report on S. 
     2182, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1995.
     International cooperative agreements
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 7002) that 
     would amend 10 U.S.C. 2531 to replace the term ``Memoranda of 
     Understanding'' with the broader term ``International 
     Cooperative Agreements,'' and to expand the authorized scope 
     of such agreements to cover logistics support.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes. The conferees agree in concept with the 
     changes proposed in the Senate bill, but agree that final 
     action on these provisions should be deferred until there is 
     further review of the details in the legislative proposal.
     Study of participation by certain small businesses in federal 
         procurement
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 8002) that 
     would require the Administrator of Federal Procurement Policy 
     to determine the degree of participation by small 
     disadvantaged businesses and compliance by executive agencies 
     with the goals. A report would be due not later than six 
     months after enactment of this Act.
       The House amendment would also extend the contract goal for 
     small disadvantaged businesses and certain institutions of 
     higher learning to the U.S. Coast Guard and the Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

                      TITLE VIII--COMMERCIAL ITEMS

                Subtitle A--Definitions and Regulations

     Definitions (sec. 8001)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 8001) that 
     would amend the OFPP Act to add definitions of certain terms 
     used in the commercial items provisions. The terms defined 
     included: ``commercial item'', ``nondevelopmental item'', 
     ``component'' and ``commercial component''.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     7001).
       The House recedes with an amendment that would address the 
     differences between the two provisions as follows.
       (1) Commercial Items.--The Senate bill would define 
     ``commercial items'' to include items of a type used by the 
     general public or by nongovernmental entities. The House 
     amendment would include items of a type used ``for other than 
     Federal Government purposes'' and sold or offered for sale to 
     domestic State and local governments.
       The conference agreement would adopt an alternative 
     formulation, under which a nondevelopmental item would be 
     included in the definition of commercial item if the 
     procuring agency determines that the item was developed 
     exclusively at private expense and has been sold in 
     substantial quantities, on a competitive basis, to multiple 
     state and local governments, under conditions set forth in 
     the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
       The definition of ``commercial items'' in the Senate bill 
     would include items not yet available in the commercial 
     marketplace that will be made available for commercial 
     delivery within a reasonable period, but only if the items 
     are ``of a type customarily used'' for other than 
     governmental purposes. The House amendment included such 
     items if they are ``intended to be used'' for other than 
     Federal government purposes.
       The conference agreement would provide that items that are 
     not yet available in the commercial marketplace would be 
     included in the definition of commercial items if they evolve 
     out of commercial items based on advances in technology or 
     increases in capability and will be available for delivery in 
     the commercial marketplace in time to meet government 
     requirements. This provision is intended to ensure that new 
     generations of commercial products incorporating 
     technological advances are included in the definition. At the 
     same time, this provision should ensure that there is some 
     yardstick in the commercial marketplace against which to 
     measure price and product quality, and to serve as a 
     surrogate for the imposition of government-specific 
     requirements.
       In addition, the Senate bill would include in the 
     definition of commercial items those services that are 
     procured for support of a commercial item. The House 
     amendment would include, in addition to such services, 
     services that are offered and sold competitively, in 
     significant quantities, in the commercial marketplace at 
     established catalog prices or standard rates and under 
     standard commercial terms and conditions.
       The conference agreement would include those commercial 
     services that are offered and sold competitively in 
     substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace, based 
     on established catalog prices for specific tasks performed, 
     and under standard commercial terms and conditions.
       The definition would cover only those commercial services 
     that are sold based on established catalog prices for 
     specific tasks performed. It would not include services that 
     are sold based on hourly rates without a fixed catalog price 
     for a specific service performed.
       (2) Nondevelopmental Items.--The two definitions of the 
     term ``nondevelopmental item'' differed in that the Senate 
     bill would include all commercial items in the definition of 
     commercial items. The House bill would include in the 
     definition only those commercial items that are in use by the 
     Federal government or by a State or local government. The 
     conference agreement contains the Senate definition. In those 
     cases where the bill would address the category of items that 
     are nondevelopmental items but not commercial items, the 
     phrase ``nondevelopmental items other than commercial items'' 
     is used.
     Regulations on acquisition of commercial items (sec. 8002)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 8003) that 
     would require the issuance, in the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation (FAR), of certain regulations regarding uniform 
     terms and conditions for commercial items acquisitions; the 
     use of market acceptance criteria; the use of firm, fixed 
     price contracts; contract quality requirements; and the 
     treatment of transfers between affiliates.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     7002).
       The Senate recedes with an amendment, which would make 
     technical and clarifying changes and would address the 
     differences between the two provisions as follows.
       (1) Uniform contract clauses.--With respect to uniform 
     contract clauses, the conference agreement would require the 
     inclusion, in the FAR, of a list of contract clauses to be 
     included in contracts for the acquisition of commercial end 
     items. This list would include, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, only those clauses that are required to 
     implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to 
     acquisitions of commercial items and those that are 
     determined to be consistent with standard commercial 
     practice.
       In addition, the FAR would be required to limit the 
     contract clauses that the Federal government could require a 
     contractor to apply to any of its divisions, subsidiaries, 
     affiliates, subcontractors or suppliers. These clauses would 
     be limited to those that are required to implement applicable 
     provisions of law or executive orders applicable to such 
     subcontracts and those that are determined to be consistent 
     with standard commercial practice.
       The use of contract clauses and the requirement for 
     subcontract clauses would be limited, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, to those set forth in the regulations. The 
     provision would also provide for waivers of required contract 
     clauses in appropriate circumstances.
       (2) Market Acceptance.--The conference agreement contains 
     the provision on market acceptance from the Senate bill, 
     which would provide that, in addition to meeting market 
     acceptance criteria, an item must otherwise meet the agency's 
     item description or specifications. The provision would also 
     provide that the criteria for determining market acceptance 
     must be based on the minimum needs of the agency and the 
     entire relevant commercial market, including small 
     businesses.
       (3) Firm, Fixed Price Contracts.--The Senate bill would 
     provide that firm, fixed price contracts (with or without an 
     economic price adjustment clause) should be used for the 
     acquisition of commercial items ``to the maximum extent 
     practicable''. The House provision would contain an absolute 
     requirement for the use of such contracts, without the 
     qualifying phrase. The conference agreement would adopt the 
     Senate language, with a further modification prohibiting the 
     use of cost-type contracts for the purchase of commercial 
     items.
       (4) Term of contracts.--The House amendment would provide 
     that, to the maximum extent practicable, contracts for the 
     acquisition of commercial items should not require contract 
     performance for a term longer than the customary industry 
     practice for the item being acquired. The Senate bill 
     contained no similar provision. The conference agreement does 
     not include this House provision, which is unnecessary in 
     light of the provision described in the preceding paragraph.
       (5) Savings provision for existing DOD authority.--The 
     Senate bill would provide that the authority of the 
     Department of Defense to enter contracts for commercial items 
     under existing provisions of law would continue until the 
     regulations implementing this section become effective. The 
     House amendment would provide that the Department's authority 
     to enter such contracts would cease on October 1, 1994. The 
     conference agreement would adopt the Senate provision.
     List of inapplicable laws in the Federal Acquisition 
         Regulation (sec. 8003)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 8004) that 
     would address the applicability of certain statutes to 
     acquisitions of commercial items.
       The House amendment contained two similar provisions (secs. 
     7105 and 7204).
       The House recedes with an amendment that would address the 
     differences between the two provisions as follows,
       (1) The Senate provision would authorize the waiver of 
     covered future-enacted statutes in the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation (FAR) (unless specifically prohibited by the 
     statute), but would not automatically render any statute 
     inapplicable. The House provision would automatically render 
     future-enacted statutes inapplicable (unless specifically 
     prohibited by the statute), without the requirement for any 
     action by the FAR Council.
       The conference agreement would amend the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act to require that the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation be revised to include a list of 
     statutes that are inapplicable to contracts for the 
     acquisition of commercial items. Any provision of law that is 
     properly included on the list would be inapplicable to any 
     such contract. Nothing in the provision would waive the 
     applicability of any statute that is not included on the 
     list, or create any private right of action or other legal 
     rights not expressly provided in this section, based on the 
     alleged inapplicability of a provision of law that is not 
     included on the list. The conferees intend that the FAR 
     should be revised, upon enactment of this Act, to list as 
     inapplicable to contracts for the acquisition of commercial 
     items each of the provisions of law that would be made 
     inapplicable by this Act.
       The conference agreement would further provide that any 
     future-enacted provision of law that, as determined by the 
     FAR Council, sets forth policies, procedures, requirements, 
     or restrictions for the procurement of property or services 
     (other than a provision of law that imposes a civil or 
     criminal penalty or expressly precludes a commercial items 
     exemption) would be included on the list unless the FAR 
     Council determines that such an exemption would not be in the 
     best interest of the United States. If such a provision of 
     law is not included on the list and the FAR Council has not 
     made the required determination, any interested party may 
     file a petition to require appropriate action by the 
     Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy.
       (2) The Senate bill contained a separate provision stating 
     that no provision of law, whether enacted before or after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, would be applicable to 
     subcontracts under a contract or subcontract for commercial 
     items (with specified exceptions). The House amendment 
     contained no similar provision. The conference agreement 
     would adopt a modified version of the Senate provision.
       Under the conference agreement, the FAR would be revised to 
     include a list of statutes that are inapplicable to 
     subcontracts under contracts for the acquisition of 
     commercial items. Any provision of law that is properly 
     included on the list would be inapplicable to any such 
     subcontract. This list would be established in the same 
     manner as the list of statutes that are inapplicable to prime 
     contracts, except that the list of provisions of law 
     inapplicable to subcontracts would include provisions of law 
     that are enacted both before and after the enactment of the 
     bill.
       The term ``subcontract'', as used in this provision, would 
     include transfers of commercial items between divisions or 
     affiliates of a single contractor. However, this subsection 
     would not permit the exemption from any provision of law for 
     a prime contract, or for a subcontract under a contract with 
     a company that simply resells commercials items manufactured 
     by another contractor without providing value added. The 
     purpose of this limitation is to preclude the abuse of this 
     provision through the use of ``front companies''. The 
     conferees intend for the manufacturer of such commercial 
     items to be treated as a prime contractor for the purposes of 
     this provision and expect the FAR to be amended to provide 
     guidance to contracting officers to ensure against abuse.
       The provision authorizing petitions to the Administrator 
     for Federal Procurement Policy would not be effective for a 
     period of six months after the date of enactment. This 
     delayed effective date is intended to provide the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulatory Council an opportunity, prior to the 
     filing of any petitions, to review existing provisions of law 
     and determine which such provisions are appropriate for 
     inclusion on the list of provisions inapplicable to 
     subcontracts.

                Subtitle B--Armed Services Acquisitions

     Establishment of new chapter in title 10 (sec. 8101)
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     7101) that would establish a new Chapter in title 10 of the 
     U.S. Code relating to commercial items acquisitions.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provisions.
       The Senate recedes.
       By placing these provisions in a separate chapter in title 
     10 of the U.S. Code, the conferees do not intend to make 
     inapplicable any statute which otherwise applies to the 
     acquisition of commercial items.
     Relationship to other provisions of law (sec. 8102)
       The House amendment contained, in the commercial items 
     title, two provisions listing statutes that are not 
     applicable to acquisitions of commercial items (sec. 7106 and 
     7205) and two provisions regarding the applicability of the 
     Truth in Negotiations Act to commercial items acquisitions 
     (sec. 7104 and 7203).
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment.
       The conference agreement would require the establishment of 
     a list of inapplicable statutes in the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation, and would place provisions addressing the Truth 
     in Negotiations Act in 10 U.S.C. 2306a. 10 U.S.C. 2375, as 
     added by section 8102 of the conference agreement, would 
     incorporate by reference the provision requiring the list of 
     inapplicable statutes and the applicable provisions of the 
     Truth in Negotiations Act.
       The conferees also recommend a provision stating that 
     unless otherwise specifically provided, nothing in the new 
     chapter of title 10 of the U.S. Code shall be construed as 
     making any other provision of the title relating to 
     procurement inapplicable to the procurement of commercial 
     items. For example, the requirements of the Competition in 
     Contracting Act and the Brooks Automated Data Processing Act 
     would continue to apply to acquisitions of commercial items.
     Definitions (sec. 8103)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 7102) that 
     cross-referencing applicable definitions that are provided 
     elsewhere in title 10 of the U.S. Code and the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act, and clarifying that the 
     commercial items provisions apply to procurements of 
     commercial items by the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration and the United States Coast Guard.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
     Preference for acquisition of commercial items (sec. 8104)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 8002) that 
     would create a preference for the acquisition of commercial 
     items and other nondevelopmental items.
       The House amendment contained similar provisions (sec. 7103 
     and sec. 7202).
       The House recedes to the Senate provision with an 
     amendment, which would resolve the differences between the 
     two provisions as follows.
       (1) The Senate bill would place the preference in a single 
     provision of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, 
     while the House amendment would place the preference in 
     parallel provisions of title 10 of the U.S. Code and the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act. The 
     conference agreement would adopt the House approach.
       (2) The Senate bill would address requirements for the 
     procurement of supplies. The House amendment would address 
     requirements for the procurement of supplies and services. 
     The conference agreement would adopt the House provision.
       (3) The Senate bill would provide that requirements should 
     be defined so that they may be fulfilled with commercial 
     items or, to the extent that commercial items suitable to 
     meet the agency's needs are not available, other 
     nondevelopmental items. The Senate bill would also provide 
     that offerors of commercial items and nondevelopmental items 
     other than commercial items should be provided an opportunity 
     to compete for agency requirements. In addition, the Senate 
     bill would provide that market research shall be used to 
     determine whether agency needs can be met by commercial 
     items, or if no suitable commercial items are available, 
     nondevelopmental items other than commercial items. The 
     conference agreement adopts the Senate language, with a minor 
     clarification, substituting the term ``nondevelopmental items 
     other than commercial items'' for the phrase ``other 
     nondevelopmental items''.
       Under the conference agreement, contract requirements and 
     market research would be designed to facilitate the use of 
     commercial items to the maximum extent practicable. Where 
     suitable commercial items are not available, requirements and 
     market research would focus on nondevelopmental items other 
     than commercial items. In the procurement process, commercial 
     items would compete on a level playing field with other 
     products and services. Under full and open competition, the 
     company that offers the best product at the lowest price 
     should win the contract, regardless of whether or not that 
     product is a commercial item. The conferees believe that, 
     provided such a level playing field, commercial items are 
     likely to prevail in a substantial number of competitions.
       (4) The House amendment would provide that an agency may, 
     until five years after the date of enactment, permit existing 
     or prior sources of nondevelopmental items to participate in 
     a competition for a commercial item. The conference agreement 
     does not include this provision. Under the conference 
     agreement, the only authority to limit a competition to 
     commercial items would be provided by the market acceptance 
     provision. Existing and prior sources of nondevelopmental 
     items could compete in procurements under this provision, but 
     would not benefit from the statutory exemptions available to 
     sources of commercial items. Since the market acceptance 
     provision would permit nondevelopmental items to compete with 
     commercial items on a level playing field, the conferees 
     determined that there was no need for a special 
     ``grandfather'' provision.
       (5) The Senate bill would provide that, in conducting 
     market research, the head of an executive agency should not 
     require potential sources to submit more than the minimum 
     information needed. The House amendment contained no similar 
     provision. The conference agreement would adopt the Senate 
     language.
     Inapplicability of certain provisions of law (sec. 8105)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 8005) that 
     would provide for the inapplicability of certain provisions 
     of law to contracts for the acquisition of commercial items.
       The House amendment contained several provisions that would 
     address the same issue (secs. 7106, 7107, 7205, and 7206).
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would make 
     technical and clarifying changes.
       With respect to 10 U.S.C. 2324 (allowable costs), the 
     conference agreement would exempt commercial items from the 
     cost principles, but only in the case of items purchased 
     under a firm, fixed price contract (with or without an 
     economic price adjustment clause). The conference agreement 
     would provide (in section 8002) that commercial items should 
     be purchased, ``to the maximum extent practicable'' under 
     such contracts.
       The conference agreement would also exempt commercial items 
     from the requirements of 10 U.S.C. 2397, 2397a, 2397b, and 
     2397c.
     Presumption that technical data under contracts for 
         commercial items are developed exclusively at private 
         expense (sec. 8106)
       The House amendment contained a provision that would exempt 
     commercial items from 10 U.S.C. 2320 (technical data) and 
     2321 (validation of proprietary data restrictions).
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment which would provide 
     that, for the purposes of technical data provisions in 10 
     U.S.C. 2320 and 10 U.S.C. 2321, a commercial item will be 
     presumed to have been developed exclusively at private 
     expense unless a federal agency can document that the item 
     was developed, in whole or in part, at federal government 
     expense.
       The conferees were concerned that a blanket waiver from 
     these statutes could prevent the federal government from 
     obtaining technical data rights on items developed with 
     public funds. The conference approach would have the effect 
     of exempting commercial items from the requirement to provide 
     technical data (other than data on form, fit and function), 
     unless the government can prove that an item was developed at 
     government expense.

                Subtitle C--Civilian Agency Acquisitions

     Relationship to other provisions of law (sec. 8201)
       The House amendment contained provisions listing statutes 
     that would not be applicable to acquisitions of commercial 
     items (secs. 7106 and 7205) and provisions regarding the 
     applicability of the Truth in Negotiations Act to commercial 
     items acquisitions (sec. 7104 and 7203).
       The Senate bill contained no similar provisions.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment containing provisions 
     applicable to civilian agencies that are identical to the 
     provisions applicable to the Department of Defense under 
     section 8102.
     Definitions (sec. 8202)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 7201) 
     cross-referencing applicable definitions that are provided 
     elsewhere in the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
     Act and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
     Preference for acquisition of commercial items (sec. 8203)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 8002) that 
     would create a preference for the acquisition of commercial 
     items and other nondevelopmental items.
       The House amendment contained similar provisions (sec. 7103 
     and sec. 7202), which would place the preference in parallel 
     provisions of title 10 of the U.S. Code and the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would adopt the 
     House approach of placing the preference in parallel 
     provisions in the two Acts. Section 8203 would conform the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act provision to 
     the amendments to title 10 of the U.S. Code made by sec. 
     8104.
     Inapplicability of certain provisions of law (sec. 8204)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 8005) that 
     would provide for the inapplicability of certain provisions 
     of law to contracts for the acquisition of commercial items.
       The House amendment contained several provisions that would 
     address the same issue (secs. 7106, 7107, 7205, and 7206).
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would adopt the 
     approach of the House bill. Section 8204 would amend the 
     provisions applicable to civilian agencies.

                   Subtitle D--Acquisitions Generally

     Inapplicability of certain provisions of law (sec. 8301)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 8005) that 
     would provide for the inapplicability of certain provisions 
     of law to contracts for the acquisition of commercial items.
       The House amendment contained several provisions that would 
     address the same issue (secs. 7106, 7107, 7205, and 7206).
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would adopt the 
     approach of the House bill and adapt it to the structure of 
     the conference agreement. Section 8301 would address the 
     applicability of generally-applicable provisions.
       The House amendment would provide that Section 26 of the 
     OFPP Act (Cost Accounting Standards) would not apply to 
     commercial items procurements. The Senate bill contained a 
     separate provision (sec. 2301) that would conform the 
     applicability of the Cost Accounting Standards to the new 
     exemptions in the Truth in Negotiations Act for commercial 
     items. The conference agreement would exempt commercial items 
     that are purchased under firm, fixed price contracts from the 
     Cost Accounting Standards.
       The Senate bill provided that several statutes not 
     addressed in the House amendment would be inapplicable to 
     acquisitions of commercial items. These statutes included: 33 
     U.S.C. 1368 (Clean Water Act certifications); 40 U.S.C. 327 
     (Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act); 41 U.S.C. 57 
     and 58 (Anti-Kickback Act contract clause and inspection 
     authority); 42 U.S.C. 7606 (Clean Air Act certifications); 
     and 49 U.S.C. App. 1517 (Fly American requirements). The 
     conference agreement includes these provisions, with 
     technical and clarifying amendments.
     Flexible deadlines for submission of offers of commercial 
         items (sec. 8302)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 8006) that 
     would provide for flexible deadlines for the submission of 
     offers of commercial items.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     7302), which would authorize the use of flexible deadlines 
     for the submission of bids or proposals for the procurement 
     of commercial items only in limited circumstances to be set 
     forth in regulation.
       The Senate recedes.
     Additional responsibilities for advocates for competition 
         (sec. 8303)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 8007) that 
     would make competition advocates responsible for promoting 
     the acquisition of commercial and nondevelopmental items and 
     challenging barriers to such acquisition.
       The House amendment contained provision (sec. 7303) that 
     would address only barriers to the acquisition of commercial 
     items.
       The Senate recedes.
     Provisions Not Affected (sec. 8304)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 8008) that 
     would provide that nothing in the commercial items title of 
     the bill would be construed to amend, modify, or supersede 
     certain provisions of law.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     7304), which also would include: (1) Sections 111 and 315 of 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act and 10 
     U.S.C. 2323 (pertaining to contracting goals for small 
     business and small and disadvantaged businesses); and (2) all 
     provisions of the Small Business Act.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would specify 
     sections 8(a) and 8(d) of the Small Business Act as the 
     provisions of that Act that are not affected by the 
     commercial items title. With regard to the requirements of 
     section 8(d), the current law on subcontracting with small 
     business and small disadvantaged business concerns already 
     recognizes the unique circumstances faced by commercial 
     contractors. Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) 
     Policy Letter 80-2, section 52.219-9(g) of the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and section 519.704(b) of the 
     General Services Administration (GSA) Supplement to the FAR 
     all expressly authorize commercial contractors to use ``one 
     company-wide, annual plan'' in lieu of individual, contract-
     by-contract plans to meet subcontracting requirements. As the 
     GSA FAR Supplement explains, a commercial products plan--

     ``means an annual subcontracting plan effective during the 
     offeror's fiscal year for all of the offeror's commercial 
     products, and which has goals based on the offeror's 
     production of both commercial and noncommercial products. 
     This type of plan may apply to the production of the 
     offeror's entire company, or it may be limited to a division 
     or plant.'' (Section 519.701)

       Because contractors and subcontractors offering commercial 
     items tend to rely on their existing network of suppliers 
     rather than entering new subcontracts to fill government 
     orders, the requirements applicable to the company-wide 
     subcontracting plans of commercial companies differ from the 
     requirements applicable to individual subcontracting plans of 
     non-commercial companies. See e.g., sections 519.704(c)(2), 
     519.705-5 and 519.705-6(b) of the GSA FAR Supplement. For 
     example, a single company-wide plan authorized by these 
     regulations is likely to address subcontracting opportunities 
     at both the prime contract and subcontract levels, obviating 
     the need for the filing of individual contract-by contract or 
     subcontract-by subcontract plans. Title VIII of the bill is 
     not intended to require any change in such practices.
     Comptroller General review of Federal Government use of 
         market research (sec. 8305)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 8009) that 
     would require the Comptroller General to report to Congress 
     on the use of market research by the Federal Government.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     7305).
       The conferees agree to this provision.

             TITLE IX--FEDERAL ACQUISITION COMPUTER NETWORK

     Federal acquisition computer network architecture and 
         implementation (sec. 9001)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4015) that 
     would amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) 
     Act to provide that the OFPP Administrator, in consultation 
     with the appropriate Federal agency heads, may develop and 
     implement a government-wide architecture or design for 
     interoperable electronic commerce with specified 
     capabilities.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 4002) that 
     would amend the OFPP Act to require implementation of a 
     Federal Acquisition Computer Network (FACNET) within five 
     years. FACNET capabilities are defined by a set of functional 
     requirements for the Government, the user, and along general 
     design lines. The section also would define the term 
     ``architecture'' and require an annual report to Congress 
     from the OFPP Administrator on implementation.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would provide 
     that FACNET must be Government-wide and provide 
     interoperability among users and that full FACNET capability 
     shall be implemented Government-wide within five years after 
     the date of enactment of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining 
     of 1994.
       The agreement calls for the establishment of a Federal 
     Acquisition Computer Network (FACNET) to require the 
     government to evolve its acquisition process from a paper-
     based process to an electronic process. This electronic 
     commerce process must provide a single face to industry and 
     interoperability within the government.
       The agreement sets forth parameters for a FACNET system 
     along functional lines, with parameters established for 
     government and private users, and for general functions. 
     These functions are to be implemented by agencies within 5 
     years of enactment of the Act. FACNET capability can be 
     implemented on a procuring activity basis, and procuring 
     activities or even agencies as a whole may ``piggyback'' on 
     the systems developed by other agencies.
       The agreement allows agencies to use simplified procedures 
     for all contracts below $50,000, while maintaining the 
     streamlined Commerce Business Daily (CBD) notice requirement 
     in sec. 4202 for contracts above $25,000.
       The agreement waives the CBD notice requirement and 
     increases the threshold for the use of simplified procedures 
     to $100,000 for agencies or procuring activities which have 
     interim electronic commerce capability. Interim capability 
     includes electronic notice and response.
       The agreement also requires any agency that has not 
     achieved full electronic commerce capability by December 31, 
     1999 to revert back to $50,000 for simplified procedures. 
     Full capability is 75 percent of suitable acquisitions above 
     $2,500 and below $100,000 conducted through electronic 
     commerce. It involves developing the capability to use 
     electronic commerce procedures for processing certain orders, 
     responding to questions about solicitations, and compiling 
     data about the acquisition process.
       The conferees intend that the Administrator is to ensure 
     that functions provided under the FACNET architecture do not 
     create competition between the federal government and private 
     enterprises when providing the services described under this 
     section. Furthermore, when developing the functions described 
     under this section, the Administrator is directed to ensure 
     that (1) the government adhere to commercial system ordering 
     standards to the maximum extent practicable, and (2) every 
     precaution be taken to avoid the requirement that additional 
     assets (beyond those needed to meet industry standards in 
     electronic commerce) be purchased by commercial vendors 
     contracting with the federal government via electronic means.
     Implementation of FACNET capability (secs. 9002-03)
       The House amendment contained provisions (secs. 4003 and 
     4004) that would require implementation of Federal 
     Acquisition Computer Network (FACNET), i.e., electronic 
     commerce capabilities, at the Department of Defense (DOD) and 
     civilian agencies' procuring activities within five years of 
     enactment of the Act.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying technical amendment.
     GAO determination of eligible agency contracts (sec. 9004)
       The House amendment contained provisions (sec. 4003 and 
     4004) that would require an agency to conduct 75 percent of 
     its acquisitions above $2,500 and below $100,000 using 
     electronic commerce before the agency could be certified as 
     having full Federal Acquisition Computer Network (FACNET) 
     capability.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment requiring the 
     Comptroller General to issue a report, within three years of 
     enactment, identifying classes of contracts which would not 
     be suitable for acquisition through FACNET. The amendment 
     also would allow the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council 
     to make a determination regarding which classes of contracts 
     should be excluded for purposes of calculating whether an 
     agency has achieved full FACNET capability.

              TITLE X--EFFECTIVE DATES AND IMPLEMENTATION

     Effective dates and applicability (sec. 10001)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 10001) that 
     would provide that the Act would take effect on the date of 
     enactment, except as otherwise provided in the Act. Under the 
     Senate provision, amendments made by the Act would take 
     effect on the date on which final implementing regulations 
     are prescribed.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would make 
     clarifying changes and provide that the amendments made by 
     the Act would take effect on the date provided in final 
     implementing regulations or October 1, 1995, whichever is 
     earlier.
     Implementing regulations (sec. 10002)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 10002) that 
     would establish a schedule for the promulgation of 
     implementing regulations.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The House recedes with a technical amendment. The conferees 
     note that acquisition streamlining requires giving maximum 
     discretion to contracting officers. Therefore, the agency 
     implementing regulations should not add additional 
     requirements to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and 
     agencies should not restrict the discretion of contracting 
     officers by requiring burdensome high level approval 
     requirements.
     Evaluation by the Comptroller General (sec. 10003)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 10003) that 
     would require the Comptroller General to evaluate the 
     effectiveness of the implementing regulations.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision. Under 
     the House amendment, the Comptroller General would issue two 
     reports. The first would be made not later than 180 days 
     after the final regulations are issued, and the second would 
     be made not later than 18 months after such regulations are 
     issued.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Data collection through the Federal Procurement Data System 
         (sec. 10004)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 10004) that 
     would specify certain data to be collected through the 
     Federal Procurement Data System for acquisitions in excess of 
     the simplified acquisition threshold.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Technical and clerical amendments (sec. 10005)
       The conference agreement contains a provision that would 
     make technical and clerical amendments to permanent laws 
     affected by the amendments that would be made by the Act.
     Conferees from the Committee on Government Operations, for 
     consideration of the Senate bill, and the House amendment, 
     and modifications committed to conference:
     John Conyers,
     Mike Synar,
     Steve Neal,
     Tom Lantos,
     Major R. Owens,
     Edolphus Towns,
     John M. Spratt, Jr.,
     Bobby L. Rush,
     Carolyn B. Maloney,
     Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky,
     Bill Clinger,
     Al McCandless,
     J. Dennis Hastert,
     Jon Kyl,
     Christopher Shays,
     Steven Schiff,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Armed Services, 
     for consideration of the Senate bill, and the House 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Ronald V. Dellums,
     Norman Sisisky,
     Lane Evans,
     James H. Bilbray,
     Chet Edwards,
     Elizabeth Furse,
     Floyd Spence,
     John R. Kasich,
     Herbert H. Bateman,
     Curt Weldon,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Education and 
     Labor, for consideration of sections 4024(d), 4101(b), 
     4101(c), 6101-02, 8005(c)(2), and 11001-04 of the Senate 
     bill, and section 4105 of the House amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     William D. Ford,
     Austin J. Murphy,
     An additional conferees from the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     for consideration of sections 1421-22, 1437, 2451, 2551-53, 
     2555, that portion of section 4011 that adds a new section 
     29(b)(2) to the Federal Procurement Policy Act, sections 
     4024(a), (b), (c), and (f), 410(b) and (c), 6001-04, 6053, 
     and 8005(c)(3) and (c)(4) of the Senate bill; and that 
     portion of section 4011 that adds a new section 4B(c) to the 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act, that portion of section 4031 
     that adds a new subsection (c)(9) to section 23012a of title 
     10, United States Code, that portion of section 4041 that 
     adds a new subsection (c)(2) to section 302A of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, sections 
     4051, 5003, that portion of section 7106 that adds a new 
     section 2285(a)(12) to title 10, United States Code, that 
     portion of section 7205 that adds a new section 314D(a)(4) to 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, 
     and section 7301(b) of the House amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Jack Brooks,
     John Bryant,
     Hamilton Fish,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Public Works 
     and Transportation, for consideration of sections 1056 and 
     1067 of the Senate bill and modifications committed to 
     conference:
     Norman Y. Mineta,
     James Traficant,
     Bud Shuster,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Small Business, 
     for consideration of sections 1055(b)(2), 2554, 4102-05, that 
     portion of section 4011 that adds a new section 29(b)(1) to 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, sections 4012, 
     4014(d), 4015(d), and 4074 of the Senate bill, and sections 
     4104 and 8002 of the House amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     John J. LaFalce,
     Neal Smith,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, for consideration of sections 4024(g), 6003(a)(4) 
     and (b)(4), and 8005(c)(6) of the Senate bill, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     John D. Dingell,
     Al Smith,
     Carlos J. Moorhead,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.
     John Glenn,
     Sam Nunn,
     Dale Bumpers,
     Jim Sasser,
     J.J. Exon,
     Carl Levin,
     David Pryor,
     Jeff Bingaman,
     Richard Shelby,
     Byron L. Dorgan,
     Bill Roth,
     Strom Thurmond,
     Ted Stevens,
     John Warner,
     Bill Cohen,
     Larry Pressler,
     John McCain,
     Bob Smith,
     Managers on the Part of the Senate.

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