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 12 2 STA T . 22 6PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28, 2008 (B)asum ma ryof a n ya lte rnat iv ea c tions t h e S ecretary p lans to ta k etoa d dress the purposes underlyin g such recommendation . ( 3 ) A summary of any additional actions the Secretary has taken or plans to take to ensure that total o w nership cost is appropriately considered in the re q uirements process for ma j or weapon systems. Subti t leC—Am e nd ment s t oG ene ra l Con - tra c tin g Aut h orities ,P rocedures, and L imitations SEC.821 . PLANFOR RES T R I CTIN G GO V ERN M ENT -U NI Q UE CONTRACT CLAUSES ON COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS. (a) PLAN . —T he U nder Secretary of D efense for Acquisition , Technology, and L ogistics shall develop and implement a plan to minimi z e the num b er of government - unique contract clauses used in commercial contracts by restricting the clauses to the following

( 1 ) G overnment-unique clauses authorized by law or regula- tion. ( 2 ) Any additional clauses that are relevant and necessary to a specific contract. (b) COM M ERCI AL CON T RACT.— I n this section: (1) The term ‘ ‘commercial contract ’ ’ means a contract awarded by the F ederal Government for the procurement of a commercial item. (2) The term ‘‘commercial item’’ has the meaning provided by section 4 (12) of the O ffice of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 4 0 3(12)). SEC. 822. E X TENSION OF AUT H ORIT Y FOR USE OF SIMPLIFIE D ACQUISITION PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS. (a) EX TEN S ION.—Section 4202(e) of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1 9 9 6 (division D of Public Law 104 – 106 110 Stat. 6 5 2; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note) is amended by striking ‘‘ J anuary 1, 200 8 ’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2010’’. (b) R E P ORT.— N ot later than M arch 1, 2008, the Under Sec- retary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the H ouse of Representatives a report on the use by the Department of Defense of the authority provided by section 4202(e) of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (10 U.S.C. 2304 note). The report shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) Summary data on the use of the authority. (2) Specific e x amples of the use of the authority. (3) An evaluation of potential benefits and costs of extending the authority after January 1, 2010. SEC. 82 3 . FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER- TAIN PROTOTYPE PRO J ECTS. Section 845(i) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Y ear 1994 (10 U.S.C. 23 7 1 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2013’’. 10USC23 0 4note.

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