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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

(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation,'' after ``Secretary of Defense'';

(2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation,'' after ``Secretary of Defense''; and

(3) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting ``, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation,'' after ``Secretary of Defense''.

(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''.

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
capabilities. The conferees direct the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation to coordinate with the parties identified as they carry out the efforts specified in Senate Report 116-48.

House Report 116-120

Section 825--Responsibility for Data Analysis and Requirements Validation for Services Contracts

This section 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 collect data and information annually 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.