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TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS

Subtitle E--Industrial Base Matters

P. L. 116-92

House Conference Report 116-333

(a) Authorized Official.--Effective October 1, 2021, section 2411(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Director of the Defense Logistics Agency'' and inserting ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment''.

(b) Report and Briefing.--Not later than November 1, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a written report and briefing on the activities carried out in preparation for the transition of responsibilities for carrying out the procurement technical assistance cooperative agreement program under chapter 142 of title 10, United States Code, from the Director of Defense Logistics Agency to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, as required by subsection (a).

(c) Annual Budget Justification Documents.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress, as a part of the defense budget materials (as defined in section 234(d) of title 10, United States Code) for fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter, a budget justification display that includes the procurement technical assistance cooperative agreement program under chapter 142 of title 10, United States Code, as part of the budget justification for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide for the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 902) that would move the management and oversight of the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative (PTAC) Agreement Program from the Defense Logistics Agency to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.

The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 880).

The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.

Senate Report 116-48

Responsibility of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment for Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (sec. 902)

The committee recommends a provision that would make the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, rather than the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, responsible for the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program.

House Report 116-120

Section 880--Authorized Official to Carry Out the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program

This section would move the management and oversight of the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative (PTAC) Agreement Program from the Defense Logistics Agency to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. The committee recognizes that PTACs are a critical part of efforts at the Department of Defense to reach new businesses and expand the defense industrial base. As such, the PTAC program should be placed in the Department's Office of Industrial Policy (formerly known as the Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy), where it would align with their activities.