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 99 STAT. 702

PUBLIC LAW 99-145—NOV. 8, 1985 SEC. 953. GAO STUDY OF FEASIBILITY OF CIVILIAN DEFENSE ACQUISITION AGENCY

(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall carry out a study to review all available evidence, studies, reports, and analyses concerning the organizational structure for defense procurement. (b) REPORT.—(1) After conducting such study, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report concerning the advantages and disadvantages of the establishment of an agency either within or outside the Department of Defense with the mission of coordinating, supervising, directing, and performing all procurement functions for the Department of Defense. (2) The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 954. REPORT ON SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTORS

(a) REQUIRED REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the policies prescribed and actions taken by the Secretary to implement the recommendations contained in the report of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense entitled "Review of Suspension and Debarment Activities Within the Department of Defense", dated May 1984. (b) COOPERATION WITH THE OFFICE OP INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The

report under subsection (a) shall be prepared in cooperation with the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense. (c) DEADLINE FOR REPORT.—The report shall be submitted not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 955. REPORT ON THE USE OF COMPETITION UNDER SECTION 8(a) SETASIDE PROGRAM (a) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense and the

15 USC 637.

Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall each submit to the Committees on Armed Services and on Small Business of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the feasibility of providing for the use of competitive procedures for contracts awarded by the Department of Defense under the set-aside program of the Small Business Administration under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act. (b) DEADLINE FOR REPORTS.—The reports required by subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC.

956. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO INCREASE DEFENSE CONTRACT AWARDS TO INDIAN-OWNED BUSINESSES

(a) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the efforts by the Department of Defense during fiscal years 1984 and 1985 to increase contract awards to Indian-owned businesses in accordance with the memorandum of understanding between the Department of Defense and the Small Business Administration of September 29, 1983. Such report shall include, to the maximum extent practicable, any data regarding the number and value of prime contracts awarded by the Department during such fiscal years to such businesses. (b) DEADLINE FOR REPORT.—Such report shall be submitted by March 31, 1986. (c) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section, the term "Indian-owned business" means a business firm owned and con-

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