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 97 STAT. 1330 PUBLIC LAW 98-191—DEC. 1, 1983 Operations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and request that such commit- tees take such action as may be necessary to provide that such provision of law does not apply with respect to the proposed pro- gram. The notification to Congress shall include a description of the proposed program (including the scope and purpose of the proposed program), the procedures to be followed in carrying out the proposed program, the provisions of law affected and any provision of law the application of which must be waived in order to carry out the proposed program, and the executive agencies involved in carrying out the proposed program. 41 USC 414. 41 USC 415. eompletion date. Submittal to congressional committees. EXECUTIVE AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES "SEC. 16. To further achieve effective, efficient, and economic administration of the Federal procurement system, the head of each executive agency shall, in accordance with applicable laws, Govern- ment-wide policies and regulations, and good business practices— "(1) increase the use of effective competition in procurement by the executive agency; "(2) establish clear lines of authority, accountability, and responsibility for procurement decisionmaking within the ex- ecutive agency, including placing the procurement function at a sufficiently high level in the executive agency to provide— "(A) direct access to the head of the major organizational element of the executive agency served; and "(B) comparative equality with organizational counter- parts; "(3) designate a senior procurement executive who shall be responsible for management direction of the procurement system of the executive agency, including implementation of the unique procurement policies, regulations, and standards of the executive agency; and "(4) develop and maintain a procurement career management program in the executive agency to assure an adequate profes- sional work force. "STUDIES AND REPORTS "SEC. 17. (a) The Administrator shall conduct studies and issue a report on the extent of competition in the award of subcontracts by Federal prime contractors including an evaluation of the data avail- able on subcontracts awarded in fiscal year 1982 with respect to (1) the source selection method used in awarding such subcontracts, (2) the type of subcontracts awarded, (3) the dollar value of such subcontracts, (4) the size of the subcontractors which were awarded the subcontract (by number of employees), and (5) the geographical location of such subcontractors. The report shall also include recom- mendations for improvements, if appropriate, in the extent of com- petition in the awarding of subcontracts and in the collection of data on such subcontract awards. "(b) The report required under subsection (a) of this section shall be completed by April 1, 1984, and shall be submitted to the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Commit- tee on Government Operations of the House of Representatives not later than April 15, 1984.".

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