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 PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003

117 STAT. 1663

authority in subsection (a) shall be subject to any requirement or limitation under another provision of law as follows: (1) Any requirement for prior notice or other reports to Congress on the use of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds or on Cooperative Threat Reduction projects or activities. (2) Any limitation on the obligation or expenditure of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds. (3) Any limitation on Cooperative Threat Reduction projects or activities.

TITLE XIV—SERVICES ACQUISITION REFORM Sec. 1401. Short title. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003.

Subtitle A—Acquisition Workforce and Training Definition of acquisition. Acquisition workforce training fund. Acquisition workforce recruitment program. Architectural and engineering acquisition workforce.

1411. 1412. 1413. 1414.

Subtitle B—Adaptation of Business Acquisition Practices PART I—ADAPTATION OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PRACTICES Sec. 1421. Chief Acquisition Officers. Sec. 1422. Chief Acquisition Officers Council. Sec. 1423. Statutory and regulatory review. PART II—OTHER ACQUISITION IMPROVEMENTS Sec. 1426. Extension of authority to carry out franchise fund programs. Sec. 1427. Improvements in contracting for architectural and engineering services. Sec. 1428. Authorization of telecommuting for Federal contractors. Subtitle C—Acquisitions of Commercial Items Sec. 1431. Additional incentive for use of performance-based contracting for services. Sec. 1432. Authorization of additional commercial contract types. Sec. 1433. Clarification of commercial services definition. Subtitle D—Other Matters Sec. 1441. Authority to enter into certain transactions for defense against or recovery from terrorism or nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack. Sec. 1442. Public disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for the reconstruction of infrastructure in Iraq. Sec. 1443. Special emergency procurement authority. SEC. 1401. SHORT TITLE.

41 USC 401 note.

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003’’.

Subtitle A—Acquisition Workforce and Training SEC. 1411. DEFINITION OF ACQUISITION.

Section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(16) The term ‘acquisition’— ‘‘(A) means the process of acquiring, with appropriated funds, by contract for purchase or lease, property or services (including construction) that support the missions and

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