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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. 116-92

House Conference Report 116-333

Section 139(h) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--

(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, through January 31, 2021'' and inserting ``, through January 31, 2025''; and

(2) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:

``(5) The Director shall solicit comments from the Secretaries of the military departments on each report of the Director to Congress under this section and include any comments as an appendix to the Director's report. The Director shall determine the amount of time available for the Secretaries to comment on the draft report on a case by case basis, and consider the extent to which substantive discussions have already been held between the Director and the military department. The Director shall reserve the right to issue the report without comment from a military department if the department's comments are not received within the time provided, and shall indicate any such omission in the report.''.

The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 805) that would amend section 139(h) of title 10, United States Code, to require the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation to solicit comments from the Secretaries of the military departments for inclusion in the Director's annual report to Congress, retaining the Director's discretion to issue the report without comments if they are not timely. This provision does not change or alter any Director of Operational Test and Evaluation authorities.

The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 252) that would amend section 139(h) of title 10, United States Code, to change the sunset date pertaining to the same annual report.

The House recedes with an amendment that would extend the sunset date through January 31, 2025.

Senate Report 116-48

Modification of Director of Operational Test and Evaluation report (sec. 805)

The committee recommends a provision that would require the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation to solicit comments from the Secretaries of the military departments for inclusion in the Director's annual report to Congress, retaining the
Director's discretion to issue the report without comments if they are not timely. This provision does not change or alter any Director of Operational Test and Evaluation authorities.