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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

32 CFR Chs. I, V, VI, and VII

33 CFR Ch. II

36 CFR Ch. III

48 CFR Ch. II


Improving Government Regulations; Unified Agenda of Federal 
Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: This agenda announces the regulatory actions the Department of 
Defense (DoD) plans to take in the next 12 months and those regulatory 
actions completed since the publication of the fall 2020 Unified 
Agenda. It was developed under the guidelines of Executive Order 12866, 
``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' and Executive Order 13563, 
``Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review.'' This Agenda includes 
regulatory actions that support the Secretary of Defense's priorities 
to defend the nation, innovate and modernize DoD, build resilience and 
readiness, enhance appropriately accountable leadership, and address 
the current worldwide pandemic. These include efforts to ensure TRICARE 
beneficiaries have access to the most up-to-date care required for the 
diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19. Members of the public may submit 
comments on individual proposed and interim final rulemakings at 
www.regulations.gov during the comment period that follows publication 
in the Federal Register.
    This agenda updates the report published on December 9, 2020, and 
includes regulations expected to be issued and under review over the 
next 12 months. The next agenda will publish in the fall of 2021.
    The complete Unified Agenda will be available online at 
www.reginfo.gov.
    Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for the 
regulatory flexibility agendas required by the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (5 U.S.C. 602), the Department of Defense's printed agenda entries 
include only:
    (1) Rules that are in the Agency's regulatory flexibility agenda, 
in accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, because they are 
likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities; and
    (2) Any rules that the Agency has identified for periodic review 
under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    Printing of these entries is limited to fields that contain 
information required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act's agenda 
requirements. Additional information on these entries is in the Unified 
Agenda available online.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning the overall 
DoD regulatory program and for general semiannual agenda information, 
contact Ms. Patricia Toppings, telephone 571-372-0485, or write to 
Office of the Director of Administration and Management, Directorate 
for Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory and Advisory Committee 
Division, 1950 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1950, or email: 
[email protected].
    For questions of a legal nature concerning the agenda and its 
statutory requirements or obligations, write to Office of the General 
Counsel, 1600 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1600, telephone 
703-693-9958, or email: [email protected].
    For general information on Office of the Secretary regulations, 
other than those which are procurement-related, contact Ms. Patricia 
Toppings, telephone 571-372-0485, or write to Office of the Director of 
Administration and Management, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance, 
Regulatory and Advisory Committee Division, 1950 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20301-1950, or email: [email protected].
    For general information on Office of the Secretary regulations 
which are procurement-related, contact Ms. Jennifer Johnson, telephone 
571-372-6100, or write to Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment, Defense Pricing and Contracting, Defense 
Acquisition Regulations System, Room 3B941, 3060 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20301-3060, or email: [email protected].
    For general information on Department of the Army regulations, 
contact Mr. James ``Jay'' Satterwhite, telephone 571-515-0304, or write 
to the U.S. Army Records Management and Declassification Agency, ATTN: 
AAHS-RDO, Building 1458, 9301 Chapek Road, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-5605, 
or email: [email protected].
    For general information on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
regulations, contact Ms. Stacey Jensen, telephone 703-695-6791, or 
write to Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), 
108 Army Pentagon, Room 3E441, Washington, DC 20310-0108, or email: 
[email protected].
    For general information on Department of the Navy regulations, 
contact CDR Katherine Callan, telephone 703-614-7408, or write to 
Department of the Navy, Office of the Judge Advocate General, 
Administrative Law Division (Code 13), Washington Navy Yard, 1322 
Patterson Avenue SE, Suite 3000, Washington, DC 20374-5066, or email: 
[email protected].
    For general information on Department of the Air Force regulations, 
contact Bao-Anh Trinh, telephone 703-614-8500, or write the Office of 
the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief, Information Dominance/Chief 
Information Officer (SAF CIO/A6), 1800 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, 
DC 20330-1800, or email: [email protected].
    For specific agenda items, contact the appropriate individual 
indicated for each regulatory action.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This edition of the Unified Agenda of 
Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions reports on actions planned 
by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military 
Departments, procurement-related actions, and actions planned by the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    This agenda also identifies rules impacted by the:
    a. Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    b. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
    c. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995.
    Generally, rules discussed in this agenda will contain five 
sections: (1) Prerule stage; (2) proposed rule stage; (3) final rule 
stage; (4) completed actions; and (5) long-term actions. Where certain 
regulatory actions indicate that small entities are affected, the 
effect on these entities may not necessarily have significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of these entities as defined in the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601(6)).
    The publishing of this agenda does not waive the applicability of 
the military affairs exemption in section 553 of title 5 U.S.C. and 
section 3 of Executive Order 12866.

    Dated: March 17, 2021.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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      Defense Acquisition Regulations Council--Proposed Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.........................  Small Business Innovation          0750-AK84
                             Research Program Data
                             Rights (DFARS Case 2019-
                             D043).
2.........................  Reauthorization and                0750-AK96
                             Improvement of Mentor-
                             Protege Program (DFARS
                             Case 2020-D009).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


        Defense Acquisition Regulations Council--Final Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.........................  Assessing Contractor               0750-AK81
                             Implementation of
                             Cybersecurity
                             Requirements (DFARS Case
                             2019-D041).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


       Defense Acquisition Regulations Council--Completed Actions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.........................  Covered Telecommunications         0750-AJ84
                             Equipment or Services
                             (DFARS Case 2018-D022).
5.........................  Justification and Approval         0750-AK93
                             Thresholds for 8(a)
                             Contracts (DFARS Case
                             2020-D006).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


  Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs--Proposed Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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6.........................  TRICARE: Chiropractic and          0720-AB77
                             Acupuncture Treatment
                             Under the TRICARE Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)

Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (DARC)

Proposed Rule Stage

1. Small Business Innovation Research Program Data Rights (DFARS Case 
2019-D043) [0750-AK84]

    Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303
    Abstract: DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement changes related to data 
rights in the Small Business Administration's Policy Directive for the 
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, published in the 
Federal Register on April 2, 2019 (84 FR 12794). The final SBA Policy 
Directive includes several revisions to clarify data rights, which 
require corresponding revisions to the DFARS.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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ANPRM...............................   08/31/20  85 FR 53758
Correction..........................   09/21/20  85 FR 59258
ANPRM Comment Period End............   10/30/20  .......................
Comment Period Extended.............   12/04/20  85 FR 78300
ANPRM Comment Period End............   01/31/21  .......................
NPRM................................   06/00/21  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson, Defense Acquisition Regulations 
System, Department of Defense, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council, 
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941, Washington, DC 20301-3060, Phone: 
571-372-6100, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 0750-AK84

2. Reauthorization and Improvement of Mentor-Protege Program (DFARS 
CASE 2020-D009) [0750-AK96]

    Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303; Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 872
    Abstract: DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement to implement section 872 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, which reauthorizes and modifies 
the DoD Mentor-Protege Program.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   05/00/21  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson, Defense Acquisition Regulations 
System, Department of Defense, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council, 
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941, Washington, DC 20301-3060, Phone: 
571 372-6100, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 0750-AK96

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)

Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (DARC)

Final Rule Stage

3. Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements 
(DFARS CASE 2019-D041) [0750-AK81]

    Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C 1303; Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 1648
    Abstract: DoD is issuing a final rule to finalize an interim rule 
that amended the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to 
implement the following methodology and framework in order to protect 
against the theft of intellectual property and sensitive information 
from the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) sector:
     The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
Special Publication (SP) 800-171 DoD Assessment Methodology. A standard 
methodology to assess contractor implementation of the cybersecurity 
requirements in NIST SP 800-171, Protecting Controlled Unclassified 
Information (CUI) In Nonfederal Systems and Organizations.
     The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 
Framework. A DoD certification process that measures a company's 
institutionalization of

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processes and implementation of cybersecurity practices.
    This rule provides the Department with: (1) The ability to assess 
at a corporate level a contractor's implementation of NIST SP 800-171 
security requirements, as required by DFARS clause 252.204-7012, 
Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting; 
and (2) assurances that a DIB contractor can adequately protect 
sensitive unclassified information at a level commensurate with the 
risk, accounting for information flow down to its subcontractors in a 
multi-tier supply chain.
    Timetable

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interim Final Rule..................   09/29/20  85 FR 48513
Interim Final Rule Effective........   11/30/20  .......................
Final Action........................   09/00/21  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson, Defense Acquisition Regulations 
System, Department of Defense, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council, 
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941, Washington, DC 20301-3060, Phone: 
571 372-6100, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 0750-AK81

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)

Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (DARC)

Completed Actions

4. Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services (DFARS CASE 2018-
D022) [0750-AJ84]

    Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303; Pub. L. 115-91, sec. 1656
    Abstract: DoD issued a final rule to finalize an interim rule that 
amended the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to 
implement section 1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018. Section 1656 provides that DoD may not procure or 
obtain or extend or renew a contract to provide or obtain any 
equipment, system, or service to carry out the DoD nuclear deterrence 
mission or the DoD homeland defense mission that uses covered 
telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential 
component of any system or as a critical technology as a part of any 
system. Covered telecommunications equipment or services means 
telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or 
ZTE Corporation, or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities; 
telecommunication services provided by such entities or using such 
equipment; or telecommunications equipment or services produced or 
provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense reasonably believes 
to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the 
governments of China or Russia.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interim Final Rule..................   12/31/19  84 FR 72231
Interim Final Rule Effective........   12/31/19  .......................
Interim Final Rule Comment Period      03/02/20  .......................
 End.
Final Action........................   01/15/21  86 FR 3832
Final Action Effective..............   01/15/21  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson, Defense Acquisition Regulations 
System, Department of Defense, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council, 
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941, Washington, DC 20301-3060, Phone: 
571 372-6100, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 0750-AJ84.

5. Justification and Approval Thresholds for 8(A) Contracts (DFARS CASE 
2020-D006) [0750-AK93]

    Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303; Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 823
    Abstract: DoD issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal 
Acquisition Regulation Supplement to implement section 823 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020. Section 823, 
the increases the threshold for requiring a justification and approval 
to award a sole source contract under the 8(a) program to $100 million 
and updates the associated approval authorities when a procurement 
exceeds the threshold.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Action........................   06/05/20  85 FR 34528
Final Action Effective..............   06/05/20  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson, Defense Acquisition Regulations 
System, Department of Defense, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council, 
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941, Washington, DC 20301-3060, Phone: 
571 372-6100, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 0750-AK93

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)

Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs (DODOASHA)

Proposed Rule Stage

6. TRICARE: Chiropractic and Acupuncture Treatment Under the Tricare 
Program [0720-AB77]

    Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 10 U.S.C. ch. 55
    Abstract: Under the current regulations, TRICARE excludes 
chiropractors as TRICARE-authorized providers whether or not their 
services would be eligible as medically necessary care if furnished by 
any other authorized provider. In addition, the current regulation 
excludes acupuncture treatment whether used as a therapeutic agent or 
as an anesthetic. This proposed rule seeks to eliminate these 
exclusions and to add benefit coverage of chiropractic and acupuncture 
treatment when deemed medically necessary for specific conditions. This 
rule proposes to add licensed Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) and 
Licensed Acupuncturists (LACs) who meet established qualifications as 
TRICARE-authorized providers and will establish reimbursement rates and 
cost-sharing provisions for covered chiropractic and acupuncture 
treatment.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   07/00/21  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Joy Mullane, Department of Defense, Office of 
Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, 16401 E. Centretech Parkway, 
Aurora, CO 80011-9066, Phone: 303 676-3457, Fax: 303 676-3579, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 0720-AB77

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      Defense Acquisition Regulations Council--Proposed Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
72........................  Small Business Innovation          0750-AK84
                             Research Program Data
                             Rights (DFARS Case 2019-
                             D043).
73........................  Reauthorization and                0750-AK96
                             Improvement of Mentor-
                             Protege Program (DFARS
                             Case 2020-D009).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


        Defense Acquisition Regulations Council--Final Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
74........................  Assessing Contractor               0750-AK81
                             Implementation of
                             Cybersecurity
                             Requirements (DFARS Case
                             2019-D041).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


       Defense Acquisition Regulations Council--Completed Actions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
75........................  Covered Telecommunications         0750-AJ84
                             Equipment or Services
                             (DFARS Case 2018-D022).
76........................  Justification and Approval         0750-AK93
                             Thresholds for 8(a)
                             Contracts (DFARS Case
                             2020-D006).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


  Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs--Proposed Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
77........................  TRICARE: Chiropractic and          0720-AB77
                             Acupuncture Treatment
                             Under the TRICARE Program.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)

Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (DARC)

Proposed Rule Stage

72. Small Business Innovation Research Program Data Rights (DFARS CASE 
2019-D043)

    Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303
    Abstract: DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement changes related to data 
rights in the Small Business Administration's Policy Directive for the 
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, published in the 
Federal Register on April 2, 2019 (84 FR 12794). The final SBA Policy 
Directive includes several revisions to clarify data rights, which 
require corresponding revisions to the DFARS.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANPRM...............................   08/31/20  85 FR 53758
Correction..........................   09/21/20  85 FR 59258
ANPRM Comment Period End............   10/30/20
Comment Period Extended.............   12/04/20  85 FR 78300
ANPRM Comment Period End............   01/31/21
NPRM................................   06/00/21
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson, Defense Acquisition Regulations 
System, Department of Defense, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council, 
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941, Washington, DC 20301-3060, Phone: 
571 372-6100, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 0750-AK84

73. Reauthorization and Improvement of Mentor-Protege Program (DFARS 
CASE 2020-D009)

    Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303; Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 872
    Abstract: DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement to implement section 872 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, which reauthorizes and modifies 
the DoD Mentor-Protege Program.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   05/00/21  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson, Defense Acquisition Regulations 
System, Department of Defense, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council, 
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941, Washington, DC 20301-3060, Phone: 
571 372-6100, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 0750-AK96

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)

Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (DARC)

Final Rule Stage

74. Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements 
(DFARS CASE 2019-D041)

    Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C 1303; Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 1648
    Abstract: DoD is issuing a final rule to finalize an interim rule 
that amended the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to 
implement the following methodology and framework in order to protect 
against the theft of intellectual property and sensitive information 
from the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) sector:
     The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
Special Publication (SP) 800-171 DoD Assessment Methodology. A standard 
methodology to assess contractor implementation of the cybersecurity 
requirements in NIST SP 800-171, Protecting Controlled Unclassified 
Information (CUI) In Nonfederal Systems and Organizations.
     The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 
Framework. A DoD certification process that measures

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a company's institutionalization of processes and implementation of 
cybersecurity practices.
    This rule provides the Department with: (1) The ability to assess 
at a corporate level a contractor's implementation of NIST SP 800-171 
security requirements, as required by DFARS clause 252.204-7012, 
Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting; 
and (2) assurances that a DIB contractor can adequately protect 
sensitive unclassified information at a level commensurate with the 
risk, accounting for information flow down to its subcontractors in a 
multi-tier supply chain.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interim Final Rule..................   09/29/20  85 FR 48513
Interim Final Rule Effective........   11/30/20  .......................
Final Action........................   09/00/21  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson, Defense Acquisition Regulations 
System, Department of Defense, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council, 
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941, Washington, DC 20301-3060, Phone: 
571 372-6100, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 0750-AK81

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)

Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (DARC)

Completed Actions

75. Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services (DFARS CASE 2018-
D022)

    Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303; Pub. L. 115-91, sec. 1656
    Abstract: DoD issued a final rule to finalize an interim rule that 
amended the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to 
implement section 1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018. Section 1656 provides that DoD may not procure or 
obtain or extend or renew a contract to provide or obtain any 
equipment, system, or service to carry out the DoD nuclear deterrence 
mission or the DoD homeland defense mission that uses covered 
telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential 
component of any system or as a critical technology as a part of any 
system. Covered telecommunications equipment or services means 
telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or 
ZTE Corporation, or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities; 
telecommunication services provided by such entities or using such 
equipment; or telecommunications equipment or services produced or 
provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense reasonably believes 
to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the 
governments of China or Russia.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interim Final Rule..................   12/31/19  84 FR 72231
Interim Final Rule Effective........   12/31/19  .......................
Interim Final Rule Comment Period      03/02/20  .......................
 End.
Final Action........................   01/15/21  86 FR 3832
Final Action Effective..............   01/15/21  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson, Defense Acquisition Regulations 
System, Department of Defense, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council, 
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941, Washington, DC 20301-3060, Phone: 
571 372-6100, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 0750-AJ84

76. Justification and Approval Thresholds for 8(A) Contracts (DFARS 
CASE 2020-D006)

    Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303; Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 823
    Abstract: DoD issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal 
Acquisition Regulation Supplement to implement section 823 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020. Section 823, 
the increases the threshold for requiring a justification and approval 
to award a sole source contract under the 8(a) program to $100 million 
and updates the associated approval authorities when a procurement 
exceeds the threshold.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Action........................   06/05/20  85 FR 34528
Final Action Effective..............   06/05/20  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson, Defense Acquisition Regulations 
System, Department of Defense, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council, 
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941, Washington, DC 20301-3060, Phone: 
571 372-6100, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 0750-AK93

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)

Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs (DODOASHA)

Proposed Rule Stage

77. TRICARE: Chiropractic and Acupuncture Treatment Under the Tricare 
Program

    Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 10 U.S.C. ch. 55
    Abstract: Under the current regulations, TRICARE excludes 
chiropractors as TRICARE-authorized providers whether or not their 
services would be eligible as medically necessary care if furnished by 
any other authorized provider. In addition, the current regulation 
excludes acupuncture treatment whether used as a therapeutic agent or 
as an anesthetic. This proposed rule seeks to eliminate these 
exclusions and to add benefit coverage of chiropractic and acupuncture 
treatment when deemed medically necessary for specific conditions. This 
rule proposes to add licensed Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) and 
Licensed Acupuncturists (LACs) who meet established qualifications as 
TRICARE-authorized providers and will establish reimbursement rates and 
cost-sharing provisions for covered chiropractic and acupuncture 
treatment.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   07/00/21  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Joy Mullane, Department of Defense, Office of 
Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, 16401 E. Centretech Parkway, 
Aurora, CO 80011-9066, Phone: 303 676-3457, Fax: 303 676-3579, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 0720-AB77

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