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PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006 Senate and the House of Representatives an interim report on contingency contracting. (B) MATTERS COVERED.—The report shall include discussions of the following: (i) Progress in the development of the joint policy under subsection (a). (ii) The ability of the Armed Forces to support contingency contracting. (iii) The ability of commanders of combatant commands to request contingency contracting support and the ability of the military departments and the acquisition support agencies to respond to such requests and provide such support, including the availability of rapid acquisition personnel for such support. (iv) The ability of the current civilian and military acquisition workforce to deploy to combat theaters of operations and to conduct contracting activities during combat and during post-conflict, reconstruction, or other contingency operations. (v) The effect of different periods of deployment on continuity in the acquisition process. (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the committees listed in paragraph (1)(A) a final report on contingency contracting, containing a discussion of the implementation of the joint policy developed under subsection (a), including updated discussions of the matters covered in the interim report. (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING PERSONNEL.—The term ‘‘contingency contracting personnel’’ means members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense who are members of the defense acquisition workforce and, as part of their duties, are assigned to provide support to contingency operations (whether deployed or not). (2) CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING.—The term ‘‘contingency contracting’’ means all stages of the process of acquiring property or services by the Department of Defense during a contingency operation. (3) CONTINGENCY OPERATION.—The term ‘‘contingency operation’’ has the meaning provided in section 101(13) of title 10, United States Code. (4) ACQUISITION SUPPORT AGENCIES.—The term ‘‘acquisition support agencies’’ means Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities that carry out and provide support for acquisition-related activities.

SEC. 818. ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SERVICES.

(a) REQUIREMENT FOR SPEND ANALYSIS.—The Secretary of Defense shall, as a part of the effort of the Department of Defense to develop a revised strategy for acquiring commercial satellite communication services, perform a complete spend analysis of the acquisitions by the Department of commercial satellite communication services for the period from fiscal year 2000 through fiscal year 2005. That analysis shall, at a minimum, include a determination of the following:

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