Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 117.djvu/1572

 PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003

117 STAT. 1553

(1) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ and ‘‘(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘(i)’’ and ‘‘(ii)’’, respectively; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (3) by striking ‘‘Each’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each’’; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a prime contract with a contractor that maintains a purchasing system approved by the contracting officer for the contract.’’. SEC. 843. MULTIYEAR TASK AND DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTS.

(a) REPEAL OF APPLICABILITY OF EXISTING AUTHORITY AND LIMITATIONS.—Section 2306c of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (g). (b) CONTRACT PERIOD.—Section 2304a of such title is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection (f): ‘‘(f) CONTRACT PERIOD.—The head of an agency entering into a task or delivery order contract under this section may provide for the contract to cover a total period of not more than five years.’’. SEC. 844. ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT TO FURNISH WRITTEN ASSURANCES OF TECHNICAL DATA CONFORMITY.

Section 2320(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (7); and (2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively. SEC. 845. ACCESS TO INFORMATION RELEVANT TO ITEMS DEPLOYED UNDER RAPID ACQUISITION AND DEPLOYMENT PROCEDURES.

Section 806(c) of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 116 Stat. 2607; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(3) If items are deployed under the rapid acquisition and deployment procedures prescribed pursuant to this section, or under any other authority, before the completion of operational test and evaluation of the items, the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall have access to operational records and data relevant to such items in accordance with section 139(e)(3) of title 10, United States Code, for the purpose of completing operational test and evaluation of the items. The access to the operational records and data shall be provided in a time and manner determined by the Secretary of Defense consistent with requirements of operational security and other relevant operational requirements.’’. SEC. 846. APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENT FOR REPORTS ON MATURITY OF TECHNOLOGY AT INITIATION OF MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

Section 804(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 1180) is amended by striking ‘‘, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act,’’

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