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

Subtitle H—Other Matters

P. L. 117-81

Joint Explanatory Statement

(a) Report Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing in detail the processing of requests for equitable adjustment by the Department of the Navy between October 1, 2011, and the date of the enactment of this Act, including progress by components within the Department of the Navy in complying with the covered directive.

(b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following:

(1) The number of requests for equitable adjustment submitted between October 1, 2011, and the date of the enactment of this Act.

(2) The components within the Department of the Navy to which each such request was submitted.

(3) The number of requests for equitable adjustment outstanding as of the date of the enactment of this Act.

(4) The number of requests for equitable adjustment settled but not paid as of the date of the enactment of this Act, including a description of why each such request has not been paid.

(5) A detailed explanation of the efforts by the Secretary of the Navy to ensure compliance of components within the Department of the Navy with the covered directive.

(c) Covered Directive Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered directive'' means the directive of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition, dated March 20, 2020, and titled ``(Intent and Direction) Withholds and Retentions During COVID-19'' requiring--

(1) payment to contractors of all settled requests for equitable adjustment; and

(2) the expeditious resolution of all outstanding requests for equitable adjustment.

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 599D) that would require the Secretary of the Navy to provide a report to the congressional defense committees on the processing of Requests for Equitable Adjustment by the Department of the Navy.

The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.

The agreement includes the House provision.

H. R. 4350--House Report 117-118

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