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 PUBLIC LAW 104-106—FEB. 10, 1996 110 STAT. 691 TITLE LIII—INFORMATION TECH- NOLOGY ACQUISITION PILOT PRO- GRAMS Subtitle A—Conduct of Pilot Programs SEC. 5301. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT PILOT PROGRAMS. 40 USC 1471. (a) IN GENERAL. — (1) PURPOSE.— The Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy (hereinafter referred to as the "Administrator"), in consultation with the Administrator for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, may conduct pilot programs in order to test alternative approaches for acquisition of information technology by executive agencies. (2) MULTIAGENCY, MULTI-ACTIVITY CONDUCT OF EACH PRO- GRAM.—Except as otherwise provided in this title, each pilot program conducted under this title shall be carried out in not more than two procuring activities in each of the executive agencies that are designated by the Administrator in accordance with this title to carry out the pilot program. The head of each designated executive agency shall, with the approval of the Administrator, select the procuring activities of the executive agency that are to participate in the test and shall designate a procurement testing official who shall be responsible for the conduct and evaluation of the pilot program within the executive agency. (b) LIMITATIONS.— (1) NUMBER. —Not more than two pilot programs may be conducted under the authority of this title, including one pilot program each pursuant to the requirements of sections 5311 and 5312. (2) AMOUNT.— The total amount obligated for contracts entered into under the pilot programs conducted under the authority of this title may not exceed $750,000,000. The Administrator shall monitor such contracts and ensure that contracts are not entered into in violation of the limitation in the preceding sentence. (c) PERIOD OF PROGRAMS.— (1) IN GENERAL. —Subject to paragraph (2), any pilot program may be carried out under this title for the period, not in excess of five years, that is determined by the Administrator as being sufficient to establish reliable results. (2) CONTINUING VALIDITY OF CONTRACTS. —^A contract entered into under the pilot program before the expiration of that program shall remain in effect according to the terms of the contract after the expiration of the program. SEC. 5302. EVALUATION CRITERIA AND PLANS. 40 USC 1472. (a) MEASURABLE TEST CRITERIA. —The head of each executive agency conducting a pilot program under section 5301 shall establish, to the maximum extent practicable, measurable criteria for evaluating the effects of the procedures or techniques to be tested under the program. (b) TEST PLAN.— Before a pilot program may be conducted under section 5301, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a detailed

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