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 102 STAT. 4056

Research and development.

41 USC 403.

PUBLIC LAW 100-679—NOV. 17, 1988

"(A) foster and promote Government-wide career management programs for a professional procurement work force; and ''(B) promote and coordinate Government-wide research and studies to improve the procurement process and the laws, policies, mediods, r^ulations, procedures, and forms relating to procurement by the executive agencies;"; and (4) in subsection (f) by striking out "The Director of the Office of Management and Budget" ami inserting "The Administrator, with the concurrence of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and with ccmsultation with the head of the agency or agencies concerned,", (b) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 11 of such Act (41 U.S.C. 410) is amended by striking out "for each of the three succeeding fiscal years" and inserting "such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal jrear". (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 4 of such Act is amended fay striking out paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs (5) through (11) as paragraphs (4) through (10), respectively. SEC 4. FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATORY COUNCIL.

The Qfifioe of Federal Procurement Policy Act is further amended by adding at the end the following: "FEDERAL AOQUBSrnON RBGULATORT CX)UNCIL

41 USC 421.

Regulations.

"SB& 25. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Federal Acquisition R^ulatory Council (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 'Council') to assist in the direction and coordination of Government-wide procurement policy and (jovernment-wide procurement r^ulatory activities in the Federal Ciovernment. "(b) MEMBERSHIP.—<1) The C!ouncil shall consist of the Administrator for Federal Procurement PoUcy and— "(A) the Secretary of Defense, "(B) the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space; and "(Q the Administrator of General Services. "(2) Notwithstanding section 205(d) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, the officials specified in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (O of paragraph (1) may designate to serve on and attend meetings of the Council in place of that official (A) the official assigned by statute with the responsibility for acquisition policy in each of their respective agencies; or (B) if no official of such agenqr is assigned by stotute with the responsibility for acquisition policy for that agency, the official designated pursuant to section 16(3) of this Act No other official or employee may be designated to serve on the Council. "(c) FuNcnoNS.—<1) Subject to the provisions of section 6 of this Act, the General Services Administration, the Department of Defense, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, pursuant to their respective authorities under title i n of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251, et seq.), chapters 4 and 137 of title 10, United Stotes Code, and the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2451, et seq.), shall jointly issue and maintoin in accordance with subsection (f) of this section a single Government-wide procurement r^ulation, to be known as the Tederal Acquisition R^ulation'.

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