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 110 STAT. 656 PUBLIC LAW 104-106—FEB. 10, 1996 SEC. 4205. INAPPUCABILITY OF COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS TO CONTRACTS AND SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS. Paragraph (2)(B) of section 26(f) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422(f)) is amended— (1) by striking out clause (i) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(i) Contracts or subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items."; and (2) by striking out clause (iii). TITLE XLIII—ADDITIONAL REFORM PROVISIONS Subtitle A—Additional Acquisition Reform Provisions SEC. 4301. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN STATUTORY CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—(1) Section 2410b of title 10, United States Code, is amended in paragraph (2) by striking out "certification and". (2) Section 1352(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking out subparagraph (C); and (B) by inserting "and" after the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (A). (3) Section 5152 of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (41 U.S.C. 701) is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out "has certified to the contracting agency that it will" and inserting in lieu thereof "agrees to"; (B) in subsection (a)(2), by striking out "contract includes a certification by the individual" and inserting in lieu thereof "individual agrees"; and (C) in subsection (b)( 1)— (i) by striking out subparagraph (A); (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (A) and in that subparagraph by striking out "such certification by failing to carry out"; and (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B). (b) ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN REGULATORY CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— Public comment. (1) CURRENT CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. — (A) Not later 41 USC 425 note. than 210 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall issue for public comment a proposal to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to remove from the Federal Acquisition Regulation certification requirements for contractors and offerors that are not specifically imposed by statute. The Administrator may omit such a certification requirement from the proposal only if— (i) the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council provides the Administrator with a written justification for the

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