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 PUBLIC LAW 104-106—FEB. 10, 1996 110 STAT. 269 Defense Logistics Agency that relate to (at least) fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995. The Secretary may enter into more than one contract under the program. (2) A contract under the demonstration program shall require the contractor to use data processing techniques that are generally used in audits of private-sector records similar to the records audited under the contract. (c) AUDIT REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting an audit under the demonstration program, a contractor shall compare Department of Defense purchase agreements (and related documents) with invoices submitted by vendors under the purchase agreements. A purpose of the comparison is to identify, in the case of each audited purchase agreement, the following: (1) Any payments to the vendor for costs that are not allowable under the terms of the purchase agreement or by law. (2) Any amounts not deducted from the total amount paid to the vendor under the purchase agreement that should have been deducted from that amount on account of goods and services provided to the vendor by the Department. (3) Duplicate payments. (4) Unauthorized charges. (5) Other discrepancies between the amount paid to the vendor and the amount actually due the vendor under the purchase agreement. (d) BONUS PAYMENT.— To the extent provided for in a contract under the demonstration program, the Secretary may pay the contractor a bonus in addition to any other amount paid for performance of the contract. The amount of such bonus may not exceed the amount that is equal to 25 percent of all amounts recovered by the United States on the basis of information obtained as a result of the audit performed under the contract. Any such bonus shall be paid out of amounts made available pursuant to subsection (e). (e) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. —Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 301(5), not more than $5,000,000 shall be available for the demonstration program. SEC. 355. PILOT PROGRAM ON PRIVATE OPERATION OF DEFENSE 20 USC 921 note. DEPENDENTS' SCHOOLS. (a) PILOT PROGRAM.— The Secretary of Defense may conduct a pilot program to evaluate the feasibility of using private contractors to operate schools of the defense dependents' education system established under section 1402(a) of the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921(a)). (b) SELECTION OF SCHOOL FOR PROGRAM.— I f the Secretary conducts the pilot program, the Secretary shall select one school of the defense dependents' education system for participation in the program and provide for the operation of the school by a private contractor for not less than one complete school year. (c) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the end of the first school year in which the pilot program is conducted, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the program. The report shall include the recommendation of the Secretary with respect to the extent to which other schools of the defense dependents' education system should be operated by private contractors.

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