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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-

House Conference Report   116-617

(b) Conforming Amendments.--

(1) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter III of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 2870.

(2) Repeal.--Section 865 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1523) is repealed.

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 817) that would amend section 2870 of title 10, United States Code, to strike a paragraph that defines the term ``qualified apprentice'' to mean a high-quality apprenticeship program as determined by industry and the Secretary of Labor.

The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 893) that would repeal section 2870 of title 10, United States Code, in its entirety.

The House recedes.

House Committee Report 116-442 Accompanying H. R. 6395

Section 817--Amendment to Definition of Qualified Apprentice

This section would strike paragraph three (3) of section 2870(d) of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 865 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92).

Senate Committee Report 116-236 to Accompanying S. 4049

Repeal of apprenticeship program (sec. 893)

The committee recommends a provision that would repeal section 2870 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 865 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92), which requires the Secretary of Defense to revise the Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require that a system be used to monitor or record contractor past performance related to efforts to meet or exceed an apprenticeship employment goal of 20 percent.