Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 4.djvu/923

 PUBLIC LAW 100-656—NOV. 15, 1988

102 STAT. 3893

SEC. 715. TEST PLAN AND POLICY DIRECTION. (a) TEST PLAN.—The Administrator for Federal

Procurement

Policy may further specify the manner and conduct of the test activities required by this title through a test plan issued pursuant to section 15 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 413). (b) PoucY DIRECTION.—The Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, in cooperation with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, shall issue a policy directive (which shall be binding on all participating agencies) to ensure consistent Government-wide implementation of this title in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations, issued pursuant to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act. SEC. 716. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

(a) IN GENERAL,—Within 180 days after fiscal year 1991 data is available from the Federal Procurement Data Center, the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall report the results of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program to the Committees on Small Business of the Senate and House of Representatives, to the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and to the Committee on Government Operations of the House of Representatives. The views of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall be included in the report. (b) ANALYSIS OF PROGRAM.—The report shall include a section prepared by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration specifying the results of the intensive goaling and management program conducted to expand small business participation in agency acquisitions of selected products and services. (c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—To the extent the results of the Program demonstrate sufficiently high small business participation based on unrestricted contract competition in the designated industry groups, the report shall include recommendations (if appropriate) for changes in legislation or modifications of procurement regulations aimed at increasing reliance on unrestricted competition if high rates of small business participation in the Federal procurement market can be maintained. SEC. 717. DESIGNATED INDUSTRY GROUPS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of participation in this Program, the designated industry groups are— (1) construction (excluding dredging); (2) refuse systems and related services; (3) architectural and engineering services (including surveying and mapping); and (4) non-nuclear ship repair. (b) CONSTRUCTION.—Construction shall include contract awards assigned one of the standard industrial classification codes that comprise— (1) Major Group 15 (Building Construction—General Contractors and Operative Builders), (2) Major Group 16 (Construction Other Than Building Construction—General Contractors and Dredging), and (3) Major Group 17 (Construction—Special Trade Contractors).

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