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 PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996 110 STAT. 2607 "(A) The term 'contingency operation' has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code. "(B) The term 'humanitarian or peacekeeping operation' means a military operation in support of the provision of humanitarian or foreign disaster assistance or in support of a peacekeeping operation under chapter VI or VII of the Charter of the United Nations. The term does not include routine training, force rotation, or stationing.". SEC. 808. EXPANSION OF AUDIT RECIPROCITY AMONG FEDERAL AGENCIES TO INCLUDE POST-AWARD AUDITS. (a) ARMED SERVICES ACQUISITIONS.—Subsection (d) of section 2313 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(d) LIMITATION ON AUDITS RELATING TO INDIRECT COSTS.— The head of an agency may not perform an audit of indirect costs under a contract, subcontract, or modification before or after entering into the contract, subcontract, or modification in any case in which the contracting officer determines that the objectives of the audit can reasonably be met by accepting the results of an audit that was conducted by any other department or agency of the Federal Government within one year preceding the date of the contracting officer's determination.". (b) CIVILIAN AGENCY ACQUISITIONS.—Subsection (d) of section 304C of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254d) is amended to read as follows: "(d) LIMITATION ON AUDITS RELATING TO INDIRECT COSTS. — An executive agency may not perform an audit of indirect costs under a contract, subcontract, or modification before or after entering into the contract, subcontract, or modification in any case in which the contracting officer determines that the objectives of the audit can reasonably be met by accepting the results of an audit that was conducted by any other department or agency of the Federal Government within one year preceding the date of the contracting officer's determination.". (c) GUIDELINES FOR ACCEPTANCE OF AUDITS BY STATE AND 3I use 7505 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS RECEIVING FEDERAL ASSISTANCE. — The Direc- note. tor of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue guidelines to ensure that an audit of indirect costs performed by the Federal Government is accepted by State and local governments that receive Federal funds under contracts, grants, or other Federal assistance programs. SEC. 809. COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL. (a) ARMED SERVICES PROCUREMENTS.—(1) During fiscal year 1997, the head of an agency shall treat the costs described in paragraph (2) as not allowable under a covered contract, in the same manner as costs listed in section 2324(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code. (2) The costs covered by paragraph (1) are costs of compensation paid with respect to services of any one officer to the extent that the total amount of the compensation paid in a fiscal year exceeds $250,000. (b) CIVILIAN AGENCY PROCUREMENTS.— (1) During fiscal year 1997, an executive agency shall treat the costs described in paragraph (2) as not allowable under a covered contract, in the same manner as costs listed in section 306(e)(1) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 256(e)(1)).

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