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 PUBLIC LAW 105-85 —NOV. 18, 1997 111 STAT. 1851 SEC. 851. CONFORMANCE OF POLICY ON PERFORMANCE BASED MANAGEMENT OF CIVILIAN ACQUISITION PROGRAMS WITH POLICY ESTABLISHED FOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. (a) PERFORMANCE GOALS. —Section 313(a) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 263(a)) is amended to read as follows: "(a) CONGRESSIONAL POLICY. —It is the poHcy of Congress that the head of each executive agency should achieve, on average, 90 percent of the cost, performance, and schedule goals established for major acquisition programs of the agency.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO REPORTING REQUIREMENT. — Section 6(k) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405(k)) is amended by inserting "regarding major acquisitions that is" in the first sentence after "policy". SEC. 852. MODIFICATION OF PROCESS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SOLU- TIONS-BASED CONTRACTING PILOT PROGRAM. (a) SOURCE SELECTION. —Paragraph (9) of section 5312(c) of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (divisions D and E of Public Law 104-106; 40 U.S.C. 1492(c)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ", and ranking of alternative sources," and inserting in lieu thereof "or sources,"; (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting "(or a longer period, if approved by the Administrator)" after "30 to 60 days"; (B) in clause (i), by inserting "or sources" after "source"; and (C) in clause (ii), by striking out "that source" and inserting in lieu thereof "the source whose offer is determined to be most advantageous to the Government"; and (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking out "with alternative sources (in the order ranked)". (b) TIME MANAGEMENT DISCIPLINE.— Paragraph (12) of such section is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: ", except that the Administrator may approve the application of a longer standard period". SEC. 853. GUIDANCE AND STANDARDS FOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION 10 USC 1723 WORKFORCE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. note. The Secretary of Defense shall develop appropriate guidance and standards to ensure that the Department of Defense will continue, where appropriate and cost-effective, to enter into contracts for the training requirements of sections 1723, 1724, and 1735 of title 10, United States Code, while maintaining appropriate control over the content and quality of such training. SEC. 854. STUDY AND REPORT TO CONGRESS ASSESSING DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN SOURCES FOR RESISTORS AND CAPACI- TORS. (a) STUDY.— The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study of the capacitor and resistor industries in the United States and the degree of United States dependence on foreign sources for resistors and capacitors.

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