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

House Conference Report

SEC. 846. EXTENSION OF LIMITED ACQUISITION AUTHORITY FOR THE COMMANDER OF THE UNITED STATES JOINT FORCES COMMAND.

(a) Extension of Authority- Subsection (f) of section 167a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--

(1) by striking `through 2006' and inserting `through 2008'; and

(2) by striking `September 30, 2006' and inserting `September 30, 2008'.

(b) Report- Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the implementation of section 167a of title 10, United States Code.

The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 856) that would extend for 2 years limited acquisition authority of the Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command, to acquire systems and to modify this authority for systems with operation and maintenance expenditures under $2.0 million.

The House bill contained no similar provision.

The House recedes with an amendment that would provide for a 2-year extension of authority.