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 PUBLIC LAW 98-525—OCT. 19, 1984

98 STAT. 2609

DURATION OF ASSIGNMENT OF PROGRAM MANAGERS FOR MAJOR PROGRAMS

SEC. 1243. (a) The tour of duty of an officer of the Armed Forces assigned after the date of the enactment of this Act as a program manager of a major defense acquisition program (as defined in section 139a(a) of title 10, United States Code) shall be (1) not less than four years, or (2) until completion of a major program milestone (as defined in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense). (b) The Secretary of the military department concerned may waive the length of the tour of duty prescribed in subsection (a). Such authority may not be delegated.

10 USC 139a note.

Waiver. Prohibition.

AUTHORITY TO WAIVE COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED FOR IN REGULATIONS RELATING TO PRICES OF SPARE PARTS AND REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT

SEC. 1244. Section 1215(b) of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1984 (Public Law 98-94; 10 U.S.C. 2452 note), is amended— (1) by inserting "(1)" after "(b)"; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(2) The Secretary may provide in such regulations for the waiver of the prohibition in subsection (a)(1) and compliance with the requirements of subsection (a)(2) in the case of a purchase of any spare part or replacement equipment made or to be made through competitive procedures.". R E G U L A T I O N S FOR ALLOCATING OVERHEAD TO PARTS TO WHICH THE PRIME CONTRACTOR HAS ADDED LITTLE VALUE

SEC. 1245. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe by regulation the manner in which the Department of Defense negotiates prices for supplies to be obtained through the use of procedures other than competitive procedures, as defined in section 4(6) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(6)). Such revision shall specify the incurred overhead a contractor may appropriately allocate to such supplies and shall require the contractor to identify those supplies which it did not manufacture or to which it did not contribute significant value. Nothing in this section requires the submission of cost or pricing data not otherwise required by law. PART E—TEMPORARY PROVISIONS, REPORTS, AND EFFECTIVE DATES REPORT ON I M P L E M E N T A T I O N OF CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GRACE COMMISSION

SEC. 1251. Not later than March 31, 1985, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report assessing the recommendations of the President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control (commonly referred to as the "Grace Commission") concerning— (1) the system of making progress payments to defense contractors to offset high interest rates and inflation; and (2) modernization of automated data processing systems in order to achieve more effective control of Department of Defense supply inventories.

Ante, p. 1195.

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