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TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS

Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management

P. L. 115-

House Conference Report. 115-404

The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 812) that would amend chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, to set the simplified acquisition threshold at $250,000 for the
Department of Defense in order to reflect a modest increase in inflation due to the erosion of purchasing power under the current threshold. The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would increase the simplified acquisition threshold to $250,000 governmentwide.

The conferees note that this change will expand opportunities for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses, Women Owned Small Businesses, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, and businesses in Historically Underutilized Business Zones to contract with the Department of Defense to provide innovation and rapid solutions and services to the Department. The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a report, no later than January 1, 2020, to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate describing the increased participation of small and disadvantaged businesses and competition that has resulted from this change in law.