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 117 STAT. 1540

PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003

(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2381 the following new item: ‘‘2382. Consolidation of contract requirements: policy and restrictions.’’. 10 USC 2382 note.

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(b) DATA REVIEW.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall revise the data collection systems of the Department of Defense to ensure that such systems are capable of identifying each procurement that involves a consolidation of contract requirements within the department with a total value in excess of $5,000,000. (2) The Secretary shall ensure that appropriate officials of the Department of Defense periodically review the information collected pursuant to paragraph (1) in cooperation with the Small Business Administration— (A) to determine the extent of the consolidation of contract requirements in the Department of Defense; and (B) to assess the impact of the consolidation of contract requirements on the availability of opportunities for small business concerns to participate in Department of Defense procurements, both as prime contractors and as subcontractors. (3) In this subsection: (A) The term ‘‘consolidation of contract requirements’’ has the meaning given that term in section 2382(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). (B) The term ‘‘small business concern’’ means a business concern that is determined by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to be a small-business concern by application of the standards prescribed under section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)). (c) APPLICABILITY.—This section applies with respect to procurements for which solicitations are issued after the date occurring 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 802. QUALITY CONTROL IN PROCUREMENT OF AVIATION CRITICAL SAFETY ITEMS AND RELATED SERVICES.

(a) QUALITY CONTROL POLICY.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations a quality control policy for the procurement of aviation critical safety items and the procurement of modifications, repair, and overhaul of such items. (b) CONTENT OF REGULATIONS.—The policy set forth in the regulations shall include the following requirements: (1) That the head of the design control activity for aviation critical safety items establish processes to identify and manage the procurement, modification, repair, and overhaul of aviation critical safety items. (2) That the head of the contracting activity for an aviation critical safety item enter into a contract for the procurement, modification, repair, or overhaul of such item only with a source approved by the design control activity in accordance with section 2319 of title 10, United States Code. (3) That the aviation critical safety items delivered, and the services performed with respect to aviation critical safety items, meet all technical and quality requirements specified by the design control activity. (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘aviation critical safety item’’ and ‘‘design control activity’’ have the meanings given

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