Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 100 Part 2.djvu/1024

 100 STAT. 1783-343

PUBLIC LAW 99-500—OCT. 18, 1986

"(v) related resources as defined by regulations issued by the Administrator for General Services. "(3) This section does not apply to— "(A) automatic data processing equipment acquired by a Federal contractor which is incidental to the performance of a Federal contract; "(B) radar, sonar, radio, or television equipment; "(C) the procurement by the Department of Defense of automatic data processing equipment or services if the function, operation, or use of which— "(i) involves intelligence activities; "(ii) involves cryptologic activities related to national security; "(iii) involves the command and control of military forces; "(iv) involves equipment which is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or "(v) is critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions, provided that this exclusion shall not include automatic data processing equipment used for routine administrative and business applications such as payroll, finance, logistics, and personnel management; or "(D) the procurement of automatic data processing equipment or services by the Central Intelligence Agency.", (b) Section 111(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(8) If the Administrator finds that a senior official of an agency designated pursuant to section 3506(b) of title 44, United States Code, is sufficiently independent of program responsibility and has sufficient experience, resources, and ability to carry out fairly and effectively procurements under this section, the Administrator may delegate to such official the authority to lease, purchase, or maintain automatic data processing equipment pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, except that any such delegation shall not relieve the Administrator of the responsibilities assigned to the Administrator under this section. A delegation by the Administrator under this subsection shall not preclude the Administrator from reviewing individual procurement requests if the Administrator determines that circumstances warrant such a review. The Administrator shall retain authority to revoke such delegations, both in general and with regard to any specific matter. In acting for the Administrator, any official to whom approval authority has been delegated under this subsection shall comply fully with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Administrator.". REVIEW OF DELEGATION DETERMINATIONS

SEC. 823. Section 111(e) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 759(e)) (as redesignated by section 821(b)(1) of this Act) is amended— (1) by striking out "specifically affecting them or the automatic data processing equipment or components used by them" and inserting in lieu thereof "whether or not the automatic data processing equipment will be provided by the Administrator or whether or not the authority to lease, purchase, or maintain the equipment will be delegated"; and (2) by striking out the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "If the Administrator denies an agency

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