Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 3.djvu/256

 114 STAT. 1654A-214 PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX "(B) in the case of a purchase by a military department, the purchase is approved by the senior procurement executive of the mihtary department. "(e) ANNUAL REPORT.— Not later than March 15 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing a summary of the data collected in accordance with subsection (a). "(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: "(1) The term 'senior procurement executive', with respect to a military department, means the official designated as the senior procurement executive for the military department for the purposes of section 16(3) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414(3)). "(2) The term 'simplified acquisition threshold' has the meaning given the term in section 4(11) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11)). "(3) The term 'small business concern' means a business concern that meets the applicable size standards prescribed pursuant to section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)). "(4) The term 'small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals' has the meaning given that term in section 8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)). "(5) The term 'small business concern owned and controlled by women' has the meaning given that term in section 8(d)(3)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(D)).". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: "2225. Information technology purchases: tracking and management.". (b) TIME FOR IMPLEMENTATION; APPLICABILITY.— (1) The Secretary of Defense shall collect data as required under section 2225 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)) for all contractual actions covered by such section entered into on or after the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Subsection (d) of such section shall apply with respect to purchases described in that subsection for which solicitations of offers are issued on or after the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) GAO REPORT. — Not later than 15 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the collection of data under such section 2225. The report shall include the Comptroller General's assessment of the extent to which the collection of data meets the requirements of that section. SEC. 813. APPROPRIATE USE OF REQUIREMENTS REGARDING EXPERI- ENCE AND EDUCATION OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL IN THE PROCUREMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. (a) AMENDMENT OF THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION. — Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation issued in accordance with sections 6 and 25 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy

�