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 PUBLIC LAW 99-145—NOV. 8, 1985

99 STAT. 719

assist the Secretary in carrying out the demonstration project under subsection (a). (e) REPORT BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—The Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report describing the demonstration project carried out under this section. Such report shall include specific findings and conclusions by the Secretary, and by the Secretary of each military department, with respect to the feasibility and costeffectiveness of using the Veterans' Administration system referred to in subsection (a) in military hospitals, including the cost advantage that would accrue from acquiring a hospital-management computer system in the near term rather than the date that would apply if the Secretary were to acquire a centralized computer system, including the Composite Health-Care System. (f) COMPTROLLER GENERAL EVALUATION AND REPORTS.—(1) The

Comptroller General shall evaluate— (A) the acquisition and implementation of the Composite Health-Care System; and (B) the conduct of the demonstration project. (2) The Comptroller General shall submit to Congress the reports specified in subsection (g) with respect to such evaluations and such other reports on such evaluations as may be appropriate. (3) The evaluations required by paragraph (1) shall include consideration of— (A) whether the Department of Defense has carried out the demonstration project in accordance with this section; (B) the results of the demonstration project, including the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of using the Veterans' Administration system referred to in subsection (a) in military hospitals in lieu of the Composite Health-Care System; and (C) the competitive acquisition process followed by the Department of Defense in making the selection of, and contract awards to, vendors for the Composite Health-Care System. (g) RESTRICTIONS.—(1) The Secretary may not select vendors for the competition phase of the acquisition of the Composite HealthCare System or enter into any contract related to that phase until the earlier of— (A) June 1, 1986; or (B) the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date the Comptroller General submits a report under subsection (f) on the competitive acquisition process followed by the Department of Defense in selecting vendors for such competition phase. (2) The Secretary may not enter into a contract for the procurement of a centralized computer system for military hospitals, including the Composite Health-Care System, until the Secretary— (A) evaluates the results of the project carried out under this section in accordance with subsection (e); (B) submits to Congress a report on such evaluation; and (C) a period of 60 days has passed after receipt by Congress of that report. (3) The Secretary may not make the final selection of a vendor or enter into a contract for the procurement of a centralized computer system for military hospitals, including the Composite Health-Care System, until the earlier of^ (A) July 1, 1987; or (B) the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date on which the Comptroller General submits a report under subsection (f) on—

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