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

Public Law 108-136

House Conference Report 108-354

SEC. 843. MULTIYEAR TASK AND DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTS.

(a) REPEAL OF APPLICABILITY OF EXISTING AUTHORITY AND LIMITATIONS- Section 2306c of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (g).

(b) CONTRACT PERIOD- Section 2304a of such title is amended--

(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and

(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection (f):

`(f) CONTRACT PERIOD- The head of an agency entering into a task or delivery order contract under this section may provide for the contract to cover a total period of not more than five years.'.

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 804) that would amend section 811 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314) in order to clarify the period of time for which task and delivery order contracts can be awarded.

The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 863).

The House recedes with an amendment that would amend section 2304a of title 10, United States Code, to limit to five years the base period of time (not including options) for which task and delivery order contracts may be awarded.

House Rpt.108-106

SECTION 804--LIMITATION PERIOD FOR TASK AND DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTS

This section would amend section 811 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (P.L. 107-314) in order to clarify the committee's intent to proscribe the period of time for which task and delivery order contracts can be awarded.

Senate Report 108-046

The committee recommends a provision that would amend section 2304a of title 10, United States Code, to limit to five years the period of time for which task and delivery order contracts may be awarded. The provision also includes a conforming change to repeal section 2306c(g) of title 10, United States Code.