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TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations |
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P. L. 116-92 |
House Conference Report 116-333 |
SEC. 817. RESPONSIBILITY FOR DATA
ANALYSIS AND REQUIREMENTS VALIDATION FOR SERVICES CONTRACTS. (a) In General.--Section 2329 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 818(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1852) is amended by striking ``the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment'' and inserting ``the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation''. |
Responsibility for data analysis and
requirements validation for services contracts (sec. 817) The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 825) that would amend section 2329 of title 10, United States Code, to specify that the Secretary of Defense act through the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation to annually collect data on the amount contracted for services procured by the Department of Defense, which would be included in the Future Years Defense Program submitted to Congress. The Senate bill contained no similar provision. The Senate recedes with a technical amendment. The conferees note that Senate Report
116-48 accompanying S. 1790 directs the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Chief Management Officer, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the
Secretaries of the military departments, to identify updated
approaches for overseeing service contracts and address how
these will support the oversight, data analytics, and outcome
measures specified in section 2329 of title 10, United States
Code. The Senate Report further directs the Department to
leverage the expertise of the Chief Data Officer, to ensure that
the approaches identified align with and support the
Department's analytic House Report 116-120 Section
825--Responsibility for Data Analysis and Requirements
Validation for Services Contracts |