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TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations
P. L. 113-291	Explanatory Statement, 12/4/14, H8671
SEC. 812. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO AUTHORITY OF THE DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN PROTOTYPE PROJECTS. (a) Amendment Relating to Authority- Section 845(a)(1) of Public Law 103-160 (10 U.S.C. 2371 note) is amended by striking `weapons or weapon systems proposed to be acquired or developed by the Department of Defense, or to improvement of weapons or weapon systems in use by the Armed Forces' and inserting the following: `enhancing the mission effectiveness of military personnel and the supporting platforms, systems, components, or materials proposed to be acquired or developed by the Department of Defense, or to improvement of platforms, systems, components, or materials in use by the Armed Forces'. (b) Amendments Relating to Small Business- Section 845 of Public Law 103-160 (10 U.S.C. 2371 note) is amended-- (1) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by inserting `or small business' after `defense contractor'; and (2) in subsection (f)-- (A) by striking `Nontraditional Defense Contractor Defined- In this section, the' and inserting the following: `Definitions- In this section: `(1) The'; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: `(2) The term `small business' means a small business concern as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).'.	Amendments relating to authority of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to carry out certain prototype projects (sec. 812) The House bill included a provision (section 803) which would amend section 845(a)(1) of The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160) to broaden the definition for the types of efforts for which other transactions authority might be used by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The Senate committee-reported bill included no similar provision. The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment that makes technical changes to the use of other transactions authority. H. Rpt 113-446 to accompany H. R. 4435 Section 803--Amendment Relating to Authority of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to Carry Out Certain Prototype Projects This section would amend section 845(a)(1) of Public Law 103-160 (10 U.S.C. 2371 note) to broaden the definition for the types of efforts for which other transactions authority might be used by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.