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

Subtitle F—Industrial Base Matters

P. L. 117-81

Joint Explanatory Statement

Section 846(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (41 U.S.C. 1901 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

``(5) Additional testing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator shall--

``(A) begin testing commercial e-commerce portal models (other than any such model selected for the initial proof of concept) identified pursuant to paragraph (2); and

``(B) submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that includes--

``(i) a summary of the assessments conducted under paragraph (2) with respect to a commercial e-commerce portal model identified pursuant to such paragraph;

``(ii) a list of the types of commercial products that could be procured using models tested pursuant to subparagraph (A);

``(iii) an estimate of the amount that could be spent by the head of a department or agency under the program, disaggregated by type of commercial e-commerce portal model; and

``(iv) an update on the models tested pursuant to subparagraph (A) and a timeline for completion of such testing.

``(6) Report.--Upon completion of testing conducted under paragraph (5) and before taking any action with respect to the commercial e-commerce portal models tested, the Administrator of General Services shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, a report on the results of such testing that includes--

``(A) an assessment and comparison of commercial e-commerce portal models with respect to--

``(i) price and quality of the commercial products supplied by each commercial e-commerce portal model;

``(ii) supplier reliability and service;

``(iii) safeguards for the security of Government information and third-party supplier proprietary information;

``(iv) protections against counterfeit commercial products;

``(v) supply chain risks, particularly with respect to complex commercial products; and

``(vi) overall adherence to Federal procurement rules and policies; and

"(B) an analysis of the costs and benefits of the convenience to the Federal Government of procuring commercial products from each such commercial e-commerce portal model.''.

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 845) that would direct the Administrator of General Services to begin testing other e-commerce portal models and provide a report to congressional defense committees with a summary of their findings and testing results.

The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment that would direct the Administrator of General Services to also provide the required report to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, change the reporting requirement from 90 to 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and make certain clarifying amendments.

H. R. 4350--House Report 117-118

Section 845--Additional Testing of Commercial E-Commerce Portal Models

This section would direct the Administrator of General Services to begin testing other e-commerce portal models and provide a report to congressional defense committees with a
summary of their findings and testing results.