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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. 830. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF NONCOMPETITIVE AWARDS OF CONGRESSIONAL AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH INTEREST ITEMS.

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the use of procedures other than competitive procedures in the award of contracts by the Department of Defense. The report shall compare the procedures used by the Department of Defense for the award of funds for new projects pursuant to congressionally directed spending items, as defined in rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, or congressional earmarks, as defined in rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, with the procedures used by the Department of Defense for the award of funds for new projects of special interest to senior executive branch officials.

The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 828) that would establish special competition rules for contracts awarded by the Department of Defense to implement new programs or projects pursuant to congressional initiatives.

The House bill contained no similar provision.

The House recedes with an amendment that would require the Comptroller General of the United States to compare the procedures used by the Department of Defense for contracts to implement new programs or projects pursuant to congressional initiatives with the procedures used for contracts to implement new programs or projects of special interest to senior executive branch officials.