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tween the Department of Defense and non-military 
health care systems, personal health information and 
data of military personnel and their families.’’. 
SEC. 708. STIPEND FOR MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPO-
NENTS FOR HEALTH CARE FOR CERTAIN DE-
PENDENTS. 
The Secretary of Defense may pay a stipend to a mem-
ber of a reserve component who is called or ordered to active 
duty for a period of more than 30 days for purposes of 
maintaining civilian health care coverage for a dependant 
whom the Secretary determines to possess a special health 
care need that would be best met by remaining in the mem-
ber’s civilian health plan. In making such determination, 
the Secretary shall consider whether— 
(1) the dependent of the member was receiving 
treatment for the special health care need before the 
call or order to active duty of the member; and 
(2) the call or order to active duty would result 
in an interruption in treatment or a change in health 
care provider for such treatment. 
SEC. 709. JOINT PATHOLOGY CENTER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish a Joint Pathology Center located on the National 
Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, that shall 
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function as the reference center in pathology for the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(b) SERVICES.—The Joint Pathology Center shall pro-
vide, at a minimum, the following services: 
(1) Diagnostic pathology consultation in medi-
cine, dentistry, and veterinary sciences. 
(2) Pathology education, to include graduate 
medical education, including residency and fellowship 
programs, and continuing medical education. 
(3) Diagnostic pathology research. 
SEC. 710. REPORT ON TRAINING IN PRESERVATION OF RE-
MAINS UNDER COMBAT OR COMBAT-RELATED 
CONDITIONS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
requirements of section 567 of the John Warner National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public 
Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2224; 10 U.S.C. 1481 note). 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—The report shall include a 
detailed description of the implementation of such section, 
including— 
(1) where the training program is taking place; 
(2) who is providing the training; 
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(3) the number of each type of military health 
care professional trained to date; and 
(4) what the training covers. 
(c) DEADLINE.—The report required by this section 
shall be submitted not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 711. PRE- AND POST-DEPLOYMENT ASSESSMENTS FOR 
THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE COG-
NITIVE FUNCTIONING AND BRAIN HEALTH OF 
DEPLOYED 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
collaboration with the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments, shall establish a computer-based program that as-
sesses the cognitive functioning, in a pre- and post-deploy-
ment environment, of all members of the armed forces who 
are deployed in support of the Global War on Terror, in-
cluding Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
Freedom. 
(b) MINIMUM PROTOCOL REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The program required by sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(A) 
administration 
of 
computer-based 
neurocognitive assessments; 
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(B) pre-deployment assessments to establish 
a neurocognitive baseline for members of the 
Armed Forces for future treatment; 
(C) a tool to assess mood states associated 
with post-traumatic stress syndrome; and 
(D) a standardized battery of tests to assess 
traumatic brain injury. 
(c) ASSESSMENTS.— 
(1) FREQUENCY.—The predeployment assessment 
to baseline neurocognitive functioning shall be admin-
istered within 90 days prior to deployment. The post- 
deployment assessment shall be administered within 
45 days of return from theater. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS OF ASSESSMENT.—The com-
puter-based neurocognitive assessments required by 
subsection (a) shall include the capability to be 
archived and stored on Department of Defense-based 
servers for future medical use. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 9 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives a report on the implementa-
tion of this section. 
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SEC. 712. GUARANTEED FUNDING FOR WALTER REED ARMY 
MEDICAL CENTER. 
The amount of funds available for the commander of 
Walter Reed Army Medical Center for a fiscal year shall 
be not less than the amount expended by the commander 
of Walter Reed Army Medical Center in fiscal year 2006 
until the first fiscal year beginning after the date on which 
the Secretary of Defense certifies to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives that the expanded 
facilities at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, 
Maryland, and DeWitt Army Community Hospital, Fort 
Belvoir, Virginia, as described in section 304(a), are com-
pleted, equipped, and staffed with sufficient capacity to ac-
cept and provide at least the same level of care as patients 
received at Walter Reed Army Medical Center during fiscal 
year 2006. 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POL-
ICY, ACQUISITION MANAGE-
MENT, AND RELATED MAT-
TERS 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 
Sec. 801. Definition of commercial services. 
Sec. 802. Acquisition workforce provisions. 
Sec. 803. Guidance on defense procurements made through contracts of other 
agencies. 
Sec. 804. Prohibition on procurement from beneficiaries of foreign subsidies. 
Sec. 805. Prohibition on procurement from companies in violation of the Iran 
and Syria Nonproliferation Act. 
Sec. 806. Lead systems integrators. 
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Sec. 807. Procurement goal for Native Hawaiian-serving institutions and Alaska 
Native-serving institutions. 
Sec. 808. Reinvestment in domestic sources of strategic materials. 
Sec. 809. Clarification of the protection of strategic materials critical to national 
security. 
Sec. 810. Debarment of contractors convicted of criminal violations of the Arms 
Export Control Act. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
Sec. 811. Change to the Truth in Negotiations Act exception for the acquisition 
of a commercial item. 
Sec. 812. Clarification of submission of cost or pricing data on noncommercial 
modifications of commercial items. 
Sec. 813. Plan for restricting Government-unique contract clauses on commercial 
contracts. 
Sec. 814. Extension of authority for use of simplified acquisition procedures for 
certain commercial items. 
Sec. 815. Extension of authority to fill shortage category positions for certain fed-
eral acquisition positions. 
Sec. 816. Extension of authority to carry out certain prototype projects. 
Sec. 817. Clarification of limited acquisition authority for special operations 
command. 
Sec. 818. Exemption of special operations command from certain requirements 
for contracts relating to vessels, aircraft, and combat vehicles. 
Sec. 819. Provision of authority to maintain equipment to unified combatant 
command for joint warfighting. 
Sec. 820. Market research. 
Subtitle C—Accountability in Contracting 
Sec. 821. Limitation on length of noncompetitive contracts. 
Sec. 822. Maximizing fixed-price procurement contracts. 
Sec. 823. Public disclosure of justification and approval documents for non-
competitive contracts. 
Sec. 824. Disclosure of Government contractor audit findings. 
Sec. 825. Study of acquisition workforce. 
Sec. 826. Report to Congress. 
Subtitle D—Contracts Relating to Iraq and Afghanistan 
Sec. 831. Memorandum of understanding on matters relating to contracting. 
Sec. 832. Comptroller General reviews and reports on contracting in Iraq and Af-
ghanistan. 
Sec. 833. Definitions. 
Sec. 834. Competition for equipment supplied to Iraq and Afghanistan. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 841. Rapid Commercial Information Technology Identification Demonstra-
tion Project. 
Sec. 842. Report to Congress required on delays in major phases of acquisition 
process for major automated information system programs. 
Sec. 843. Requirement for licensing of certain military designations and 
likenesses of weapons systems to toy and hobby manufacturers. 
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Sec. 844. Change in grounds for waiver of limitation on service contract to ac-
quire military flight simulator. 
Sec. 845. Evaluation of cost of compliance with requirement to buy certain arti-
cles from American sources. 
Sec. 846. Requirements relating to waivers of certain domestic source limitations. 
Sec. 847. Multiple cost threshold breaches. 
Sec. 848. Phone cards. 
Sec. 849. Jurisdiction under Contract Disputes Act of 1978 over claims, disputes, 
and appeals arising out of maritime contracts. 
Sec. 850. Clarification of jurisdiction of the United States district courts to hear 
bid protest disputes involving maritime contracts. 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and 
Management 
SEC. 801. DEFINITION OF COMMERCIAL SERVICES. 
(a) COMMERCIAL ITEM REGULATIONS TO BE USED 
ONLY FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICES MEETING STATUTORY 
DEFINITION.—The Administrator for Federal Procurement 
Policy shall revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation to en-
sure that only commercial services as defined in section 
4(12)(F) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
(41 U.S.C. 403(12)(F)) are procured under procedures set 
forth in Part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. In 
carrying out the revision, the Administrator shall remove 
the words ‘‘of a type’’ from the definition of commercial 
services to be procured under such Part 12. 
(b) REQUIREMENT TO ANALYZE TWO OPTIONS FOR 
PROCUREMENT
OF SERVICES SIMILAR
TO COMMERCIAL 
SERVICES.—The Administrator for Federal Procurement 
Policy shall analyze the two options described in subsection 
(c) to determine which regulations would be in the best in-
terest of the Government for the procurement of services 
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similar to commercial services. After completing the anal-
ysis, the Administrator shall revise the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation to include the option that the Administrator has 
determined to be in the best interest of the Government. 
(c) OPTIONS FOR ANALYSIS.—The two options are as 
follows: 
(1) OPTION 1.—Part 12 of the Federal Acquisi-
tion, relating to acquisition of commercial items, with 
the following additional provisions: 
(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the con-
tracting officer may request the following infor-
mation from the offeror: 
(i) Prices paid for the same or similar 
commercial items under comparable terms 
and conditions by both government and 
commercial customers. 
(ii) Information regarding price or 
cost that may support the price offered, such 
as wages, subcontracts, or material costs. 
(iii) Such other information as the Ad-
ministrator considers appropriate. 
(B) The contracting officer should not re-
quest more information than is necessary to de-
termine that an offered price is reasonable. 
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(2) OPTION 2.—Part 15 of the Federal Acquisi-
tion Regulation, relating to contracting by negotia-
tion, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 802. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE PROVISIONS. 
(a) REPEAL OF SUNSET OF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 
TRAINING FUND.—Section 37(h)(3) of the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 433(h)(3)) is amended 
by striking subparagraph (H). 
(b) REQUIREMENT
FOR SECTION
ON ACQUISITION 
WORKFORCE IN STRATEGIC HUMAN CAPITAL PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the update of the strategic 
human capital plan for 2008, and in each subsequent 
update, the Secretary of Defense shall include a sepa-
rate section focused on the defense acquisition work-
force, including both military and civilian personnel. 
(2) FUNDING.—The section shall contain— 
(A) an identification of the funding pro-
grammed for acquisition workforce training in 
the future years defense program; 
(B) a determination by the Secretary of 
whether such funding is adequate; and 
(C) an evaluation of how such funding can 
be protected from being diverted to other uses. 
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(3) AREAS
OF
NEED.—The section also shall 
identify any areas of need in the acquisition work-
force, including— 
(A) changes to the types of skills needed in 
the acquisition workforce; 
(B) incentives to retain in the acquisition 
workforce 
qualified, 
experienced 
acquisition 
workforce personnel; and 
(C) incentives for attracting new, high-qual-
ity personnel to the acquisition workforce. 
(c) STRATEGIC HUMAN CAPITAL PLAN DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘strategic human capital plan’’ means 
the strategic human capital plan required under section 
1122 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3452; 10 U.S.C. 
prec. 1580 note). 
SEC. 803. GUIDANCE ON DEFENSE PROCUREMENTS MADE 
THROUGH CONTRACTS OF OTHER AGENCIES. 
(a) GUIDANCE.—The Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall issue guidance 
on the use of interagency contracting by the Department 
of Defense. 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—The guidance shall include, 
at a minimum, the following provisions: 
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(1) Items unique to the Department of Defense 
may not be acquired by interagency contracting. 
(2) Acquisition officials should make a good faith 
effort, including through the conduct of market re-
search, if appropriate, to identify whether an item 
considered for interagency contracting is already 
being provided under a contract awarded by the De-
partment of Defense. 
(3) Acquisition officials shall ensure that, with 
respect to the outside agency involved in any procure-
ment through interagency contracting, any require-
ments related to the procurement that are specific to 
the Department of Defense shall be identified and 
communicated to the agency, including relevant re-
quirements of the following: 
(A) The Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
(B) The Department of Defense Supplement 
to the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
(C) Appropriations laws. 
(D) Provisions in law or regulation that are 
unique to defense procurement and that apply to 
the specific contract under consideration, but 
that may not be included under subparagraph 
(A), (B), or (C). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) 
INTERAGENCY
CONTRACTING.—The 
term 
‘‘interagency contracting’’ means the procurement of 
goods or services (under section 1535 of title 31, 
United States Code) through a contract entered into 
by an agency outside the Department of Defense. 
(2) ACQUISITION OFFICIAL.—The term ‘‘acquisi-
tion official’’ means— 
(A) in the case of a direct acquisition, the 
contracting officer for the acquisition; and 
(B) in the case of an assisted acquisition, 
the program manager coordinating the acquisi-
tion for the Department of Defense. 
(3) DIRECT ACQUISITION.—The term ‘‘direct ac-
quisition’’ means the type of interagency contracting 
through which the Department of Defense orders an 
item or service from a government-wide acquisition 
contract maintained by an agency outside the De-
partment. 
(4) ASSISTED ACQUISITION.—The term ‘‘assisted 
acquisition’’ means the type of interagency con-
tracting through which an agency outside the Depart-
ment of Defense awards a contract for the procure-
ment of goods or services. 
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SEC. 804. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT FROM BENE-
FICIARIES OF FOREIGN SUBSIDIES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense may not 
enter into a contract for the procurement of goods or services 
from any foreign person to which the government of a for-
eign country that is a member of the World Trade Organi-
zation has provided a subsidy if— 
(1) the United States has requested consultations 
with that foreign country under the Agreement on 
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures on the basis 
that the subsidy is a prohibited subsidy under that 
Agreement; and 
(2) either— 
(A) the issue before the World Trade Orga-
nization has not been resolved; or 
(B) the World Trade Organization has 
ruled that the subsidy provided by the foreign 
country is a prohibited subsidy under the Agree-
ment on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures. 
(b) JOINT VENTURES.—The prohibition under sub-
section (a) with respect to a foreign person also applies to 
any joint venture, cooperative organization, partnership, or 
contracting team of which that foreign person is a member. 
(c) SUBCONTRACTS AND TASK ORDERS.—The prohibi-
tion under subsection (a) with respect to a contract also 
applies to any subcontracts at any tier entered into under 
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the contract and any task orders at any tier issued under 
the contract. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Agreement on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures’’ means the agreement de-
scribed in section 101(d)(12) of the Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(d)(12)). 
(2) The term ‘‘foreign person’’ means— 
(A) an individual who is not a United 
States person or an alien lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence into the United States; or 
(B) a corporation, partnership, or other 
nongovernmental entity which is not a United 
States person. 
(3) The term ‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) a natural person who is a citizen of the 
United States or who owes permanent allegiance 
to the United States; and 
(B) a corporation or other legal entity 
which is organized under the laws of the United 
States, any State or territory thereof, or the Dis-
trict of Columbia, if natural persons described in 
subparagraph (A) own, directly or indirectly, 
more than 50 percent of the outstanding capital 
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stock or other beneficial interest in such legal en-
tity. 
(e) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) PROGRAMS
WITH
MILESTONE
B
APPROVAL 
NOT COVERED.—The prohibition under subsection (a) 
shall not apply to any contract under a major defense 
acquisition program that has received Milestone B 
approval as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) The term ‘‘major defense acquisition 
program’’ means a Department of Defense acqui-
sition program that is a major defense acquisi-
tion program for purposes of section 2430 of title 
10, United States Code. 
(B) The term ‘‘Milestone B approval’’ has 
the meaning provided that term in section 
2366(e)(7) of such title. 
SEC. 805. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT FROM COMPA-
NIES IN VIOLATION OF THE IRAN AND SYRIA 
NONPROLIFERATION ACT. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(c), funds appropriated or otherwise available to the De-
partment of Defense may not be used for the procurement 
of goods or services from a source subject to sanctions for 
violations of the Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act (Pub-
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lic Law 106–178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) or from any source 
that is owned or controlled by a sanctioned entity. 
(b) CONTRACTS COVERED.—This section applies to 
prime contracts and subcontracts at any tier under such 
contracts. 
(c) EXCEPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) does not apply 
in any case in which the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines that there is a compelling reason to solicit an 
offer from, award a contract or subcontract to, or ex-
tend a contract or subcontract with a source described 
in that subsection. The exception in the preceding sen-
tence may not be used if the same or reasonably 
equivalent products or services are available from a 
non-sanctioned source. 
(2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
transmit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a notice of 
any determination made under paragraph (1) at the 
time of the determination. 
SEC. 806. LEAD SYSTEMS INTEGRATORS. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF LEAD SYSTEMS IN-
TEGRATORS.—The Department of Defense may not award 
any new contracts for lead systems integrator functions in 
the acquisition of major systems, effective October 1, 2011. 
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