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P. L. 107-107

House Conference Report 107-333

SEC. 825. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ACQUISITION 2005 TASK FORCE.

(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT- Not later than March 1, 2002, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the extent of the implementation of the recommendations set forth in the final report of the Department of Defense Acquisition 2005 Task Force, entitled `Shaping the Civilian Acquisition Workforce of the Future'.

(b) CONTENT OF REPORT- The report shall include the following:

(1) For each recommendation in the final report that is being implemented or that the Secretary plans to implement--

(A) a summary of all actions that have been taken to implement the recommendation; and

(B) a schedule, with specific milestones, for completing the implementation of the recommendation.

(2) For each recommendation in the final report that the Secretary does not plan to implement--

(A) the reasons for the decision not to implement the recommendation; and

(B) a summary of any alternative actions the Secretary plans to take to address the purposes underlying the recommendation.

(3) A summary of any additional actions the Secretary plans to take to address concerns raised in the final report about the size and structure of the acquisition workforce of the Department of Defense.

(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW- Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the report required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall--

(1) review the report; and

(2) submit to the committees referred to in subsection (a) the Comptroller General's assessment of the extent to which the report--

(A) complies with the requirements of this section; and

(B) addresses the concerns raised in the final report about the size and structure of the acquisition workforce of the Department of Defense.

The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 811) that would require the Secretary of Defense to report on the implementation of the recommendations of the Department of Defense Acquisition 2005 Task Force included in the report entitled `Shaping the Civilian Acquisition Workforce of the Future.'

The House amendment contained no similar provision.

The House recedes.