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

Subtitle C--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations

NDAA Section

House Conference Report 110-477

SEC. 822. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR USE OF SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

(a) Extension- Section 4202(e) of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (division D of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 652; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note) is amended by striking `January 1, 2008' and inserting `January 1, 2010'.

(b) Report- Not later than March 1, 2008, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the use by the Department of Defense of the authority provided by section 4202(e) of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (10 U.S.C. 2304 note). The report shall include, at a minimum, the following:

(1) Summary data on the use of the authority.

(2) Specific examples of the use of the authority.

(3) An evaluation of potential benefits and costs of extending the authority after January 1, 2010.

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 814) that would extend the authority of the Department of Defense to use simplified acquisition procedures for the acquisition of certain commercial items.

The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.

The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require a report on the use of the authority.

House Armed Services Committee Report 110-146

SECTION 814--EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR USE OF SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS

This section would amend section 4202(e) of the Clinger Cohen Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-106) to extend the authority to use simplified acquisition procedures for the purchase of property or services that are commercial items of no more than $5.0 million in value. This section would extend the authority for two additional years until January 1, 2010.