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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as of November 24, 2003, 
and as if included in the enactment of paragraph (2) of 
section 1074(a) of title 10, United States Code, by section 
708 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 1530). 
SEC. 714. PROHIBITION ON CONVERSIONS OF MILITARY 
MEDICAL POSITIONS TO CIVILIAN MEDICAL 
POSITIONS UNTIL SUBMISSION OF CERTIFI-
CATION. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON CONVERSIONS.—A Secretary of 
a military department may not convert any military med-
ical position to a civilian medical position until the Sec-
retary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives a certifi-
cation that the conversions within that department will not 
increase cost or decrease quality of care or access to care. 
Such a certification may not be submitted before April 1, 
2006. A Secretary submitting such a certification shall in-
clude with the certification a report in writing setting 
forth the methodology used by the Secretary in making 
the determinations necessary for the certification, includ-
ing the extent to which the Secretary took into consider-
ation the findings of the Comptroller General in the report 
under subsection (d).
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(b) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY.—The Comptroller 
General shall conduct a study on the effect of conversions 
of military medical positions to civilian medical positions 
on the defense health program. 
(c) MATTERS COVERED.—The study shall include the 
following: 
(1) The number of military medical positions, 
by grade and specialty, planned for conversion to ci-
vilian medical positions. 
(2) The number of military medical positions, 
by grade and specialty, converted to civilian medical 
positions since October 1, 2004. 
(3) The ability of the military health care sys-
tem to fill the civilian medical positions required, by 
specialty. 
(4) The degree to which access to health care 
is affected in both the direct and purchased care sys-
tem, including an assessment of the effects of any 
increased shifts in patient load from the direct care 
to the purchased care system, or any delays in re-
ceipt of care in either the direct or purchased care 
system because of lack of direct care providers. 
(5) The degree to which changes in military 
manpower requirements affect recruiting and reten-
tion of uniformed medical personnel.
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(6) The effect of the conversions of military 
medical positions to civilian medical positions on the 
defense health program, including costs associated 
with the conversions, with a comparison of the esti-
mated costs versus the actual costs incurred by the 
number of conversions since October 1, 2004. 
(7) The effectiveness of the conversions in en-
hancing medical readiness, health care efficiency, 
productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2006, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives a report containing the results of the study under 
this section. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘military medical position’’ means 
a position for the performance of health care func-
tions within the Armed Forces held by a member of 
the Armed Forces. 
(2) The term ‘‘civilian medical position’’ means 
a position for the performance of health care func-
tions within the Department of Defense held by an 
employee of the Department or of a contractor of 
the Department.
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SEC. 715. CLARIFICATION OF INCLUSION OF DENTAL CARE 
IN 
MEDICAL 
READINESS 
TRACKING 
AND 
HEALTH SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) INCLUSION OF DENTAL CARE.—Subtitle D of 
title VII of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108– 
375; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 740. INCLUSION OF DENTAL CARE. 
‘‘For purposes of the plan, this title, and the amend-
ments made by this title, references to medical readiness, 
health status, and health care shall be considered to in-
clude dental readiness, dental status, and dental care.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of title VII of such Act and in section 
2(b) of such Act are each amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 740 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 740. Inclusion of dental care.’’. 
SEC. 716. COOPERATIVE OUTREACH TO MEMBERS AND 
FORMER MEMBERS OF THE NAVAL SERVICE 
EXPOSED TO ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS RE-
LATED TO SARCOIDOSIS. 
(a) OUTREACH PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of the Navy, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, shall conduct an outreach program to 
contact all members and former members of the naval
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service who, in connection with service aboard Navy ships 
may have been exposed to aerosolized particles resulting 
from the removal of nonskid coating used on those ships. 
(b) PURPOSES OF OUTREACH PROGRAM.—The pur-
poses of the outreach program are as follows: 
(1) To develop additional data for use in subse-
quent studies aimed at determining a causative link 
between sarcoidosis and military service. 
(2) To inform members and former members 
identified in subsection (a) of the findings of Navy 
studies identifying an association between service 
aboard certain naval ships and sarcoidosis. 
(3) To assist members and former members 
identified in subsection (a) in getting medical eval-
uations to help clarify linkages between their disease 
and their service aboard Navy ships. 
(4) To ensure the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs has data and information for the effective eval-
uation of veterans who may seek care for sarcoid-
osis. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of the Navy 
shall begin the outreach program not later than six 
months after the date of the enactment of this act and 
provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate and the House of Representatives a report on the re-
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sults of the outreach programs not later than one year 
after beginning the program. 
SEC. 717. EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF 
MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE 
DISORDERS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may 
carry out activities to foster the early identification and 
treatment of mental health and substance abuse problems 
experienced by members of the Armed Forces, with special 
emphasis on members who have served in a theater of 
combat operations within the preceding 12 months. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities carried out by the 
Secretary under subsection (a) may include the conduct 
of a series of campaigns that uses internal mass media 
(including radio and television) communications and other 
education tools to change attitudes within the Armed 
Forces regarding mental health and substance abuse 
treatment, with the aim of lessening the stigma associated 
with mental health and substance abuse problems and the 
treatment of such problems, including the development of 
pertinent messaging targeted to— 
(1) members of the Armed Forces who may be 
experiencing mental health or substance abuse prob-
lems and their family members; 
(2) commanders and supervisory personnel; and
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(3) peers of members of the Armed Forces who 
may be experiencing mental health or substance 
abuse problems or be at risk of such problems. 
SEC. 718. MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS FOR DEPENDENTS. 
(a) PROGRAM.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall develop a program to improve awareness of the avail-
ability of mental health services for, and warning signs 
about mental health problems in, dependents of members 
of the Armed Forces whose sponsor served or will serve 
in a combat theater during the previous or next 60 days. 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—The program developed 
under subsection (a) shall be designed to— 
(1) increase awareness of mental health services 
available to dependents of members of the Armed 
Forces on active duty; 
(2) increase awareness of mental health services 
available to dependents of Reservists and National 
Guard members whose sponsors have been activated; 
and 
(3) increase awareness of mental health issues 
that may arise in dependents referred to in para-
graphs (1) and (2) whose sponsor is deployed to a 
combat theater.
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(c) COORDINATION.—The Secretary may permit the 
Department of Defense to coordinate the program devel-
oped under subsection (a) with an accredited college, uni-
versity, hospital-based, or community-based mental health 
center or engage mental health professionals to develop 
programs to help implement this section. 
(d) AVAILABILITY IN OTHER LANGUAGES.—The Sec-
retary shall evaluate whether effectiveness of the program 
developed under subsection (a) would be improved by pro-
viding materials in languages other than English and take 
action accordingly 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than one year after imple-
mentation of the program developed under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
effectiveness of the program, including the extent to which 
the program is used by low-English-proficient individuals. 
SEC. 719. STUDY RELATING TO PREDEPLOYMENT AND 
POSTDEPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMS OF CER-
TAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a study of the effectiveness of self-administered surveys 
included in predeployment and postdeployment medical 
exams of members of the Armed Forces that are carried
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out as part of the medical tracking system required under 
section 1074f of title 10, United States Code. 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POL-
ICY, ACQUISITION MANAGE-
MENT, AND RELATED MAT-
TERS 
Subtitle A—Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs 
Sec. 801. Requirement for certification by Secretary of Defense before major 
defense acquisition program may proceed to Milestone B. 
Sec. 802. Requirement for analysis of alternatives to major defense acquisition 
programs. 
Sec. 803. Authority for Secretary of Defense to revise baseline for major de-
fense acquisition programs. 
Subtitle B—Acquisition Policy and Management 
Sec. 811. Applicability of statutory executive compensation cap made prospec-
tive. 
Sec. 812. Use of commercially available online services for Federal procurement 
of commercial items. 
Sec. 813. Contingency contracting corps. 
Sec. 814. Requirement for contracting operations to be included in interagency 
planning related to stabilization and reconstruction. 
Sec. 815. Statement of policy and report relating to contracting with employers 
of persons with disabilities. 
Sec. 816. Study on Department of Defense contracting with small business con-
cerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. 
Sec. 817. Prohibition on procurement from beneficiaries of foreign subsidies. 
Sec. 818. Buy American requirement for procurements of goods containing 
components. 
Sec. 819. Domestic source restriction for lithium ion cells and batteries. 
Sec. 820. Prohibition on defense contractors requiring licenses or fees for use 
of military likenesses and designations. 
Sec. 820A. Establishment of evaluation factor for defense contractors employ-
ing or subcontracting with members of the selected Reserve of 
the reserve components of the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle C—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
Sec. 821. Increased flexibility for designation of critical acquisition positions in 
defense acquisition workforce. 
Sec. 822. Participation by Department of Defense in acquisition workforce 
training fund. 
Sec. 823. Increase in cost accounting standard threshold. 
Sec. 824. Amendments to domestic source requirements relating to clothing 
materials and components covered.
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Sec. 825. Rapid acquisition authority to respond to defense intelligence commu-
nity emergencies. 
Subtitle A—Provisions Relating to 
Major Defense Acquisition Pro-
grams 
SEC. 801. REQUIREMENT FOR CERTIFICATION BY SEC-
RETARY OF DEFENSE BEFORE MAJOR DE-
FENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAM MAY PRO-
CEED TO MILESTONE B. 
(a) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Chapter 139 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 2366 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2366a. Major defense acquisition programs: certifi-
cation required before Milestone B or 
Key Decision Point B approval 
‘‘(a) CERTIFICATION.—A major defense acquisition 
program may not receive Milestone B approval, or Key 
Decision Point B approval in the case of a space program, 
until the Secretary of Defense certifies that— 
‘‘(1) the technology in the program has been 
demonstrated in a relevant environment; 
‘‘(2) the program demonstrates a high likeli-
hood of accomplishing its intended mission; 
‘‘(3) the program is affordable when consid-
ering the per unit cost and the total acquisition cost 
in the context of the total resources available during
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the period covered by the future-years defense pro-
gram submitted during the fiscal year in which the 
certification is made; 
‘‘(4) the program is affordable when consid-
ering the ability of the Department of Defense to ac-
complish the program’s mission using alternative 
systems; 
‘‘(5) the Joint Requirements Oversight Council 
has accomplished its duties with respect to the pro-
gram pursuant to section 181(b) of this title, includ-
ing an analysis of the operational requirements for 
the program; and 
‘‘(6) the program complies with all relevant 
policies, regulations, and directives of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
‘‘(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The certification 
required under subsection (a) with respect to a major de-
fense acquisition program shall be submitted to the con-
gressional defense committees at least 30 days before ap-
proval of Milestone B or Key Decision Point B. 
‘‘(c) WAIVER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY.—The Sec-
retary may waive the applicability of the certification re-
quirement under subsection (a) to a major defense acquisi-
tion program if the Secretary determines that, but for 
such a waiver, the Department would be unable to meet
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national security objectives. Whenever the Secretary 
makes such a determination and authorizes such a waiver, 
the Secretary shall submit notice of such waiver and of 
the Secretary’s determination, and the reasons for the de-
termination, in writing to the congressional defense com-
mittees within 30 days after authorizing the waiver. 
‘‘(d) NONDELEGATION.—The Secretary may not del-
egate the certification requirement under subsection (a) 
or the authority to waive such requirement under sub-
section (d). 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘major defense acquisition pro-
gram’ means a Department of Defense acquisition 
program that is a major defense acquisition program 
for purposes of section 2430 of this title. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘Milestone B approval’ has the 
meaning provided that term in section 2366(e)(7) of 
this title. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘Key Decision Point B’ means 
the official program initiation of a National Security 
Space program of the Department of Defense, which 
triggers a formal review to determine maturity of 
technology and the program’s readiness to begin the 
preliminary system design.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2366 the following new 
item: 
‘‘2366a. Major defense acquisition programs: certification required before Mile-
stone B approval or Key Decision Point B approval.’’. 
SEC. 802. REQUIREMENT FOR ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 
TO 
MAJOR 
DEFENSE 
ACQUISITION 
PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES REQUIREMENT.— 
Chapter 144 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after section 2433 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2433a. Analysis of alternatives 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT IF UNIT COSTS EXCEED 15 
PERCENT.—If the percentage increase in the program ac-
quisition unit cost or procurement unit cost of a major 
defense acquisition program (as determined by the Sec-
retary concerned under section 2433(d)(3) of this title) 
exceeds 15 percent, then the Secretary concerned shall ini-
tiate an analysis of alternatives for the major defense ac-
quisition program, in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) MATTERS COVERED IN ANALYSIS OF ALTER-
NATIVES.—An analysis of alternatives for a major defense 
acquisition program shall include, at a minimum, the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(1) Projected cost to complete the program if 
current requirements are not modified. 
‘‘(2) Projected cost to complete the program 
based on potential modifications to the requirements. 
‘‘(3) Projected cost to complete the program 
based on design modifications, enhancements to the 
producibility of the program, and manufacturing ef-
ficiencies. 
‘‘(4) Projected cost and capabilities of the pro-
gram that could be delivered within the originally 
authorized budget for the program, including any in-
crease or decrease in capability. 
‘‘(5) Projected cost for an alternative system or 
capability. 
‘‘(c) COMPLETION
AND
SUBMISSION
TO
CON-
GRESS.—With respect to any analysis of alternatives initi-
ated under this section, the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) shall complete the analysis not later than 
1 year after the date of initiation; and 
‘‘(2) shall submit the analysis to the congres-
sional defense committees not later than 30 days 
after the date of completion.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘2433a. Analysis of alternatives.’’.
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SEC. 803. AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO RE-
VISE BASELINE FOR MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUI-
SITION PROGRAMS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Section 2433(e)(2) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iv) of 
subparagraph (A) as subclauses (I) through (IV), re-
spectively; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) as clauses (i) and (ii); and 
(3) by inserting after ‘‘the Secretary of Defense 
shall’’ the following: ‘‘either (A) return the program 
to Milestone B or to Key Decision Point B in the 
case of a space system, conduct a re-baseline for the 
program under section 2435(d), and notify the con-
gressional defense committees of such return and re-
vision, or (B)’’. 
(b) BASELINE DESCRIPTION.—Section 2435(a)(1) of 
such title is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘The baseline shall be the baseline used for all purposes 
under this chapter.’’. 
(c) RE-BASELINE AUTHORIZED.—Section 2435 of 
such title is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and
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(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) RE-BASELINING.— 
‘‘(1) RE-BASELINE
AUTHORIZED.—For pur-
poses of this chapter, a baseline for a major defense 
acquisition program may be re-baselined only if a 
percentage increase in program acquisition unit cost 
or procurement unit cost of the program exceeding 
25 percent occurs (as determined by the Secretary 
under section 2433(d)). 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS OF RE-BASE-
LINING.—The Secretary shall notify the congres-
sional defense committees not later than 30 days 
after a re-baselining has been conducted for a major 
defense acquisition program.’’. 
Subtitle B—Acquisition Policy and 
Management 
SEC. 811. APPLICABILITY OF STATUTORY EXECUTIVE COM-
PENSATION CAP MADE PROSPECTIVE. 
(a) PROSPECTIVE APPLICABILITY
OF EXECUTIVE 
COMPENSATION CAP.—Section 808(e)(2) of Public Law 
105–85 (41 U.S.C. 435 note; 111 Stat. 1838) is amended 
by striking ‘‘before, on,’’ and inserting ‘‘on’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply as if included in Public Law 
105–85 as enacted. 
SEC. 812. USE OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE ONLINE 
SERVICES FOR FEDERAL PROCUREMENT OF 
COMMERCIAL ITEMS. 
(a) AMENDMENT
TO
THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION 
REGULATION.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion shall be revised to include provisions that require the 
head of an executive agency, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, to use commercially available online procurement 
services to purchase commercial items, including those 
procurement services that allow the agency to conduct re-
verse auctions. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the revi-
sions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation are issued 
pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator for Federal 
Procurement Policy shall submit to the Committees on 
Governmental Affairs and Homeland Security and on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committees on Gov-
ernment Reform and on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives a report on the use of commercially avail-
able online procurement services. The report shall in-
clude—
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(1) a list of the executive agencies that have 
used commercially available online procurement serv-
ices, and the number of times each has so used such 
services; 
(2) a list of the types of commercially available 
online procurement services used by each executive 
agency and the dollar value of the procurements con-
ducted through each type of commercially available 
online procurement service; and 
(3) the Administrator’s recommendations for 
further encouraging the use of commercially avail-
able online procurement services, particularly those 
that afford the Federal Government the opportunity 
to conduct reverse auctions. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘commercially available online 
procurement services’’, with respect to procurement 
by executive agencies, includes reverse auctions and 
other services accessible on the Internet that allow 
executive agencies to purchase commercial items 
from electronic catalogs and offerors to bid for deliv-
ery orders of such items. 
(2) The term ‘‘reverse auction’’, with respect to 
procurement by executive agencies, means a method 
of soliciting offers on the Internet for commercial
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items, not including construction-related services, in 
which— 
(A) firms compete against each other on 
the Internet in real time and in an open and 
interactive environment; and 
(B) each firm’s identity and pricing are 
safeguarded. 
(3) The term ‘‘Federal Acquisition Regulation’’ 
means the single Government-wide procurement reg-
ulation issued in accordance with sections 6 and 25 
of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
U.S.C. 405 and 421). 
(4) The terms ‘‘executive agency’’, ‘‘commercial 
item’’, and ‘‘procurement’’ have the meanings pro-
vided those terms in section 4 of the Office of Fed-
eral Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403 et 
seq.). 
SEC. 813. CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING CORPS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT
TO ESTABLISH CONTINGENCY 
CONTRACTING CORPS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish a contingency contracting corps, to be 
implemented, subject to the authority, direction, and 
control of the Secretary, through a joint policy devel-
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oped by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
in accordance with this section. 
(2) HEAD OF CORPS.—The policy shall provide 
that the corps shall be directed by a senior commis-
sioned officer with appropriate acquisition experience 
and qualifications, who shall report directly to the 
commander of the combatant command in whose 
area of responsibility the corps is operating when de-
ployed. In the case of more than one operation for 
which the corps is deployed, the head of the corps 
may delegate command authority, but any officer to 
whom the authority is delegated shall report directly 
to the commander of the combatant command con-
cerned. 
(3) OPERATION
OF
CORPS.—The policy shall 
provide that the contingency contracting corps shall 
conduct contingency contracting— 
(A) during combat operations and use 
rapid acquisition authority to the maximum ex-
tent appropriate; 
(B) during post-conflict operations to as-
sist the commander of the combatant command 
in meeting urgent contracting requirements; 
and
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(C) by using both deployed and non-de-
ployed contingency contracting personnel for 
carrying out contingency contracting. 
(4) TRAINING OF CORPS.— 
(A) The policy developed under paragraph 
(1) shall provide for training all contingency 
contracting personnel in the use of law, regula-
tions, policies, and directives related to contin-
gency contracting operations, and shall ensure 
that the training is maintained for such per-
sonnel even when they are not deployed in a 
contingency operation. 
(B) The policy shall require the training of 
contingency contracting personnel to include in-
struction from a program to be created by the 
Defense Acquisition University and inclusion of 
contingency contracting personnel in relevant 
wargaming and operational planning. 
(C) The policy shall require contingency 
contracting personnel to remain proficient in 
contingency 
contracting 
operations 
during 
peacetime and shall allow such personnel to be 
used for other acquisition and contracting-re-
lated activities when not required in support of 
contingency contracting operations.
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(D) The policy shall provide for the corps 
to use integrated contracting, financial, and 
other support systems. 
(5) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall pre-
scribe regulations to carry out this section. The reg-
ulations shall be developed in coordination with the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Tech-
nology, and Logistics, the Secretaries of the military 
departments, and the acquisition support agencies. 
The regulations shall be uniform to the maximum 
extent practicable among the military departments 
and shall address, at a minimum, applicable laws, 
regulations, policies, and directives related to contin-
gency contracting. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on contingency contracting. 
(2) MATTERS COVERED.—The report shall in-
clude discussions of the following: 
(A) Progress in the implementation of the 
contingency contracting corps, in accordance 
with the requirements of subsection (a).
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(B) The ability of the Armed Forces to 
support contingency contracting. 
(C) The ability of commanders of combat-
ant commands to request contingency con-
tracting support and the ability of the military 
departments and the acquisition support agen-
cies to respond to such requests and provide 
such support, including the availability of rapid 
acquisition personnel for such support. 
(D) The ability of the current civilian and 
military acquisition workforce to deploy to com-
bat theaters of operations and to conduct con-
tracting activities during combat and during 
post-conflict, reconstruction, or other contin-
gency operations. 
(E) The effect of different periods of de-
ployment on continuity in the acquisition proc-
ess. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
CONTINGENCY
CONTRACTING
PER-
SONNEL.—The term ‘‘contingency contracting per-
sonnel’’ means members of the Armed Forces and 
civilian employees of the Department of Defense who 
are members of the defense acquisition workforce 
and, as part of their duties, are assigned to provide
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support to contingency operations (whether deployed 
or not). 
(2) CONTINGENCY
CONTRACTING.—The term 
‘‘contingency contracting’’ means all stages of the 
process of acquiring property or services by the De-
partment of Defense during a contingency operation. 
(3) 
CONTINGENCY
OPERATION.—The 
term 
‘‘contingency operation’’ has the meaning provided 
in section 101(13) of title 10, United States Code. 
(4) ACQUISITION
SUPPORT
AGENCIES.—The 
term ‘‘acquisition support agencies’’ means Defense 
Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities 
that carry out and provide support for acquisition- 
related activities. 
SEC. 814. REQUIREMENT FOR CONTRACTING OPERATIONS 
TO BE INCLUDED IN INTERAGENCY PLAN-
NING RELATED TO STABILIZATION AND RE-
CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) INCLUSION OF CONTRACTING OPERATIONS IN 
INTERAGENCY PLANNING.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall include contracting operations in all relevant inter-
agency planning operations of the Department of Defense 
related to stabilization and reconstruction operations. 
(b) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REQUIREMENTS.—If 
the President designates the Department of Defense as