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 PUBLIC LAW 99-591—OCT. 30, 1986

100 STAT. 3341-138

(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "2325. Preference for nondevelopmental items.".

(3) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations as required by section 2325(c) of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)(1)), before the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) REMOVAL OF IMPEDIMENTS TO ACQUISITION OF NONDEVELOPMENTAL ITEMS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to

the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report— (A) identifying actions taken, including training of personnel and changes in regulations and procurement procedures, to rj implement the requirements of section 2325 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)(1)); I (B) identifying all statutes and regulations that are deteri mined by the Secretary to impede the acquisition of nondevelopmental items by the Department of Defense; and (C) recommending any legislation that the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to promote maximum procurement of nondevelopmental items to fulfill the supply requirements of the Department of Defense. (2) The Secretary shall take appropriate steps to remove any impediments identified by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(A) that are under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. (3) The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted before the end of the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) EVALUATION BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—(1) The Comptroller

General shall conduct an independent evaluation of the actions taken by the Secretary of Defense to carry out the requirements of section 2325 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)(1)). (2) The Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the evaluation required by paragraph (1). Such report shall include— (A) an analysis of the effectiveness of the actions taken by the '* Secretary to carry out the requirements of section 2325 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)(1)); '(B) a description of any programs conducted to notify acquisition personnel of the Department of Defense of the requirements of such section and to train such personnel in the appropriate procedures for carrying out such section; (C) a description of each law, regulation, and procedure which prevents or restricts maximum practicable use of nondevelopmental items to fulfill the supply requirements of the Department of Defense; and '' (D) such recommendations for additional legislation as the Comptroller General considers necessary or appropriate to promote maximum procurement of nondevelopmental items to fulfill the supply requirements of the Department of Defense. (3) The report required by paragraph (2) shall be submitted before the end of the two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

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