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SEC. 806. APPLICABILITY OF COMPETITION EXCEPTIONS TO ELIGI-
BILITY OF NATIONAL GUARD FOR FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE FOR PERFORMANCE OF ADDITIONAL DUTIES.
Section 113(b)(1)(B) of title 32, United States Code, is amended
by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, subject
to the exceptions provided in section 2304(c) of title 10’’.
SEC. 807. INFLATION ADJUSTMENT OF ACQUISITION-RELATED DOLLAR
THRESHOLDS.
(a) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY.—(1) The Office of Fed-
eral Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403 et seq.) is amended
by inserting after section 35 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 
35A. 
INFLATION 
ADJUSTMENT 
OF 
ACQUISITION-RELATED
DOLLAR THRESHOLDS.
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT FOR PERIODIC ADJUSTMENT.—(1) On October
1 of each year that is evenly divisible by five, the Federal Acquisition
Regulatory Council shall adjust each acquisition-related dollar
threshold provided by law, as described in subsection (c), to the
baseline constant dollar value of that threshold.
‘‘(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the baseline constant
dollar value—
‘‘(A) for a dollar threshold in effect on October 1, 2000,
that was first specified in a law that took effect on or before
such date shall be the October 1, 2000, constant dollar value
of that dollar threshold; and
‘‘(B) for a dollar threshold specified in a law that takes
effect after October 1, 2000, shall be the constant dollar value
of that threshold as of the effective date of that dollar threshold
pursuant to such law.
‘‘(b) ADJUSTMENTS EFFECTIVE UPON PUBLICATION.—The Federal
Acquisition Regulatory Council shall publish a notice of the adjusted
dollar thresholds under this section in the Federal Register. The
adjusted dollar thresholds shall take effect on the date of publica-
tion.
‘‘(c) ACQUISITION-RELATED DOLLAR THRESHOLDS.—Except as
provided in subsection (d), the requirement for adjustment under
subsection (a) applies to a dollar threshold that is specified in
law as a factor in defining the scope of the applicability of a
policy, procedure, requirement, or restriction provided in that law
to the procurement of property or services by an executive agency,
as determined by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council.
‘‘(d) EXCLUDED THRESHOLDS.—Subsection (a) does not apply
to—
‘‘(1) dollar thresholds in sections 3141 through 3144, 3146,
and 3147 of title 40, United States Code;
‘‘(2) dollar thresholds in the Service Contract Act of 1965
(41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.); or
‘‘(3) dollar thresholds established by the United States
Trade Representative pursuant to title III of the Trade Agree-
ments Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2511 et seq.).
‘‘(e) CALCULATION OF ADJUSTMENTS.—An adjustment under this
section shall—
‘‘(1) be calculated on the basis of changes in the Consumer
Price Index for all-urban consumers published monthly by the
Department of Labor; and
‘‘(2) be rounded—
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‘‘(A) in the case of a dollar threshold that (as in effect
on the day before the adjustment) is less than $10,000,
to the nearest $500;
‘‘(B) in the case of a dollar threshold that (as in effect
on the day before the adjustment) is not less than $10,000,
but is less than $100,000, to the nearest $5,000;
‘‘(C) in the case of a dollar threshold that (as in effect
on the day before the adjustment) is not less than $100,000,
but is less than $1,000,000, to the nearest $50,000; and
‘‘(D) in the case of a dollar threshold that (as in effect
on the day before the adjustment) is $1,000,000 or more,
to the nearest $500,000.
‘‘(f) PETITION FOR INCLUSION OF OMITTED THRESHOLD.—(1) If
a dollar threshold adjustable under this section is not included
in a notice of adjustment published under subsection (b), any person
may request adjustment of that dollar threshold by submitting
a petition for adjustment to the Administrator for Federal Procure-
ment Policy.
‘‘(2) Upon receipt of a petition for adjustment of a dollar
threshold under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall—
‘‘(A) determine, in writing, whether that dollar threshold
is required to be adjusted under this section; and
‘‘(B) if so, shall publish in the Federal Register a revised
notice of the adjusted dollar thresholds under this section that
includes the adjustment of the dollar threshold covered by
the petition.
‘‘(3) The adjustment of a dollar threshold pursuant to a petition
under this subsection shall take effect on the date of the publication
of the revised notice adding the adjustment of that dollar threshold
under paragraph (2)(B).’’.
(2) The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended
by inserting after the item relating to section 35 the following
new item:
‘‘Sec. 35A. Inflation adjustment of acquisition-related dollar thresholds.’’.
(b) 
DEFINITION
OF
FEDERAL
ACQUISITION
REGULATORY
COUNCIL.—Section 4 of such Act is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(17) The term ‘Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council’
means the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council established
under section 25.’’.
(c) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER INFLATION ADJUSTMENT AUTHORI-
TIES.—(1) Section 35A of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Act, as added by subsection (a), supersedes the applicability of
any other provision of law that provides for the adjustment of
a dollar threshold that is adjustable under such section.
(2) After the date of the enactment of this Act, a dollar threshold
adjustable under section 35A of the Office of Federal Procurement
Policy Act, as added by subsection (a), shall be adjusted only as
provided under that section.
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Subtitle B—Amendments to General Con-
tracting Authorities, Procedures, and
Limitations
SEC. 811. RAPID ACQUISITION AUTHORITY TO RESPOND TO COMBAT
EMERGENCIES.
Section 806 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(e) and (f), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new sub-
sections (c) and (d):
‘‘(c) RESPONSE TO COMBAT EMERGENCIES.—(1) In the case of
any equipment that, as determined in writing by the Secretary
of Defense without delegation, is urgently needed to eliminate a
combat capability deficiency that has resulted in combat fatalities,
the Secretary shall use the procedures developed under this section
in order to accomplish the rapid acquisition and deployment of
the needed equipment.
‘‘(2)(A) Whenever the Secretary makes a determination under
paragraph (1) that certain equipment is urgently needed to elimi-
nate a combat capability deficiency that has resulted in combat
fatalities, the Secretary shall designate a senior official of the
Department of Defense to ensure that the needed equipment is
acquired and deployed as quickly as possible, with a goal of
awarding a contract for the acquisition of the equipment within
15 days.
‘‘(B) Upon designation of a senior official under subparagraph
(A), the Secretary shall authorize that official to waive any provision
of law, policy, directive, or regulation described in subsection (d)
that such official determines in writing would unnecessarily impede
the rapid acquisition and deployment of the needed equipment.
In a case in which the needed equipment cannot be acquired without
an extensive delay, the senior official shall require that an interim
solution be implemented and deployed using the procedures devel-
oped under this section to minimize the combat capability deficiency
and combat fatalities.
‘‘(3) The authority of this section may not be used to acquire
equipment in an amount aggregating more than $100,000,000
during any fiscal year. For acquisitions of equipment under this
section during the fiscal year in which the Secretary makes the
determination described in paragraph (1) with respect to such equip-
ment, the Secretary may use any funds available to the Department
of Defense for that fiscal year.
‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional
defense committees within 15 days after each determination made
under paragraph (1). Each such notice shall identify—
‘‘(A) the equipment to be acquired;
‘‘(B) the amount anticipated to be expended for the acquisi-
tion; and
‘‘(C) the source of funds for the acquisition.
‘‘(5) Any acquisition initiated under this subsection shall transi-
tion to the normal acquisition system not later than two years
after the date on which the Secretary makes the determination
described in paragraph (1) with respect to that equipment.
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‘‘(d) WAIVER OF CERTAIN STATUES AND REGULATIONS.—(1) Upon
a determination described in subsection (c)(1), the senior official
designated in accordance with subsection (c)(2) with respect to
that designation is authorized to waive any provision of law, policy,
directive or regulation addressing—
‘‘(A) the establishment of the requirement for the equip-
ment;
‘‘(B) the research, development, test, and evaluation of
the equipment; or
‘‘(C) the solicitation and selection of sources, and the award
of the contract, for procurement of the equipment.
‘‘(2) Nothing in this subsection authorizes the waiver of—
‘‘(A) the requirements of this section or the regulations
implementing this section; or
‘‘(B) any provision of law imposing civil or criminal pen-
alties.’’.
SEC. 812. DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) SELECTION CRITERIA FOR ACQUISITION CORPS AND FOR CRIT-
ICAL ACQUISITION POSITIONS.—(1) Section 1732(b) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (1) and redesig-
nating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (1), (2), and
(3), respectively.
(2) Section 1733(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘in a position within
grade GS–14 or above of the General Schedule,’’ and inserting
‘‘in a senior position in the National Security Personnel System,
as determined in accordance with guidelines prescribed by the
Secretary,’’.
(b) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Section 1742 of
such title is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) PROGRAMS.—’’ at the beginning of
the text; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(b) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Each recipient of
a scholarship under a program conducted under subsection (a)(3)
shall be required to sign a written agreement that sets forth the
terms and conditions of the scholarship. The agreement shall be
in a form prescribed by the Secretary and shall include terms
and 
conditions, 
including 
terms 
and 
conditions 
addressing
reimbursement in the event that a recipient fails to fulfill the
requirements of the agreement, that are comparable to those set
forth as a condition for providing advanced education assistance
under section 2005. The obligation to reimburse the United States
under an agreement under this subsection is, for all purposes,
a debt owing the United States.’’.
(c) AUTHORITY
TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.—(1)
Section 1764(b) of such title is amended—
(A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new
paragraph (5):
‘‘(5) Deputy program manager.’’.
(2) Paragraph (1) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘in
paragraph (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘in paragraph (6)’’.
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SEC. 813. PERIOD FOR MULTIYEAR TASK AND DELIVERY ORDER CON-
TRACTS.
(a) REVISED MAXIMUM PERIOD.—Section 2304a(f) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘a total period of
not more than five years.’’ and inserting ‘‘any period up to five
years and may extend the contract period for one or more successive
periods pursuant to an option provided in the contract or a modifica-
tion of the contract. The total contract period as extended may
not exceed 10 years unless such head of an agency determines
in writing that exceptional circumstances necessitate a longer con-
tract period.’’.
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the end
of each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to Congress a report setting forth each extension
of a contract period to a total of more than 10 years that was
granted for task and delivery order contracts of the Department
of Defense during such fiscal year under section 2304a(f) of title
10, United States Code. The report shall include, with respect
to each such contract period extension—
(1) a discussion of the exceptional circumstances on which
the extension was based; and
(2) the justification for the determination of exceptional
circumstances.
SEC. 
814. 
FUNDING 
FOR 
CONTRACT 
CEILINGS 
FOR 
CERTAIN
MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.
(a) MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS RELATING TO PROPERTY.—Section
2306b(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Before any’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘Committee’’ through ‘‘House of Representa-
tives’’ and inserting ‘‘congressional defense committees’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(2) In the case of a contract described in subsection (a) with
a cancellation ceiling described in paragraph (1), if the budget
for the contract does not include proposed funding for the costs
of contract cancellation up to the cancellation ceiling established
in the contract, the head of the agency concerned shall, as part
of the certification required by subsection (i)(1)(A), give written
notification to the congressional defense committees of—
‘‘(A) the cancellation ceiling amounts planned for each pro-
gram year in the proposed multiyear procurement contract,
together with the reasons for the amounts planned;
‘‘(B) the extent to which costs of contract cancellation are
not included in the budget for the contract; and
‘‘(C) a financial risk assessment of not including budgeting
for costs of contract cancellation.’’.
(b) MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS RELATING
TO SERVICES.—Section
2306c(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraphs (1), (3), and (4), by striking ‘‘committees
of Congress named in paragraph (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘congres-
sional defense committees’’ each place it appears; and
(2) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:
‘‘(5) In the case of a contract described in subsection (a) with
a cancellation ceiling described in paragraph (4), if the budget
for the contract does not include proposed funding for the costs
of contract cancellation up to the cancellation ceiling established
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in the contract, the head of the agency concerned shall give written
notification to the congressional defense committees of—
‘‘(A) the cancellation ceiling amounts planned for each pro-
gram year in the proposed multiyear procurement contract,
together with the reasons for the amounts planned;
‘‘(B) the extent to which costs of contract cancellation are
not included in the budget for the contract; and
‘‘(C) a financial risk assessment of not including budgeting
for costs of contract cancellation.’’.
SEC. 815. INCREASED THRESHOLD FOR SENIOR PROCUREMENT
EXECUTIVE APPROVAL OF USE OF PROCEDURES OTHER
THAN COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES.
Section 2304(f)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ both places it appears and inserting
‘‘$75,000,000’’.
SEC. 816. INCREASED THRESHOLD FOR APPLICABILITY OF REQUIRE-
MENT 
FOR 
DEFENSE 
CONTRACTORS 
TO 
PROVIDE
INFORMATION ON SUBCONTRACTING AUTHORITY OF
CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL TO COOPERATIVE AGREE-
MENT HOLDERS.
Section 2416(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000’’.
SEC. 817. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR USE OF SIMPLIFIED
ACQUISITION PROCEDURES.
Section 4202(e) of the Clinger-Cohen Act (division D of Public
Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 652; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note) is amended
by striking ‘‘January 1, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2008’’.
SEC. 818. SUBMISSION OF COST OR PRICING DATA ON NONCOMMER-
CIAL MODIFICATIONS OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS.
(a) INAPPLICABILITY OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS EXCEPTION TO NON-
COMMERCIAL MODIFICATIONS OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS.—Subsection
(b) of section 2306a of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) NONCOMMERCIAL
MODIFICATIONS
OF
COMMERCIAL
ITEMS.—(A) The exception in paragraph (1)(B) does not apply
to cost or pricing data on noncommercial modifications of a
commercial item that are expected to cost, in the aggregate,
more than $500,000 or 5 percent of the total price of the
contract, whichever is greater.
‘‘(B) In this paragraph, the term ‘noncommercial modifica-
tion’, with respect to a commercial item, means a modification
of such item that is not a modification described in section
4(12)(C)(i) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41
U.S.C. 403(12)(C)(i)).
‘‘(C) Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed—
‘‘(i) to limit the applicability of the exception in
subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1) to cost or pricing
data on a noncommercial modification of a commercial
item; or
‘‘(ii) to require the submission of cost or pricing data
on any aspect of an acquisition of a commercial item other
than the cost and pricing of noncommercial modifications
of such item.’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (3) of sec-
tion 2306a of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection
(a)), shall take effect on June 1, 2005, and shall apply with respect
to offers submitted, and to modifications of contracts or subcontracts
made, on or after that date.
SEC. 819. DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE DETERMINATIONS
RELATING TO PAYMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTORS
FOR BUSINESS RESTRUCTURING COSTS.
Section 2325(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1) to an official’’ and all that
follows and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1), with respect to a business
combination, to an official of the Department of Defense—
’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(A) below the level of an Assistant Secretary of Defense
for cases in which the amount of restructuring costs is expected
to exceed $25,000,000 over a 5-year period; or
‘‘(B) below the level of the Director of the Defense Contract
Management Agency for all other cases.’’.
SEC. 820. AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE SUPPLIES
AND SERVICES TO UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS,
INCORPORATED.
Section 220107 of title 36, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after ‘‘Department of Defense’’ the following: ‘‘,
including access to General Services Administration supplies and
services through the Federal Supply Schedule of the General Serv-
ices Administration,’’.
SEC. 821. ADDITION OF LANDSCAPING AND PEST CONTROL SERVICES
TO LIST OF DESIGNATED INDUSTRY GROUPS PARTICI-
PATING IN THE SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 717 of the Small
Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program Act of 1988 (15
U.S.C. 644 note) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) landscaping and pest control services.’’.
(b) LANDSCAPING AND PEST CONTROL SERVICES.—Section 717
of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program Act
of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 644 note) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f), and
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(e) LANDSCAPING AND PEST CONTROL SERVICES.—Landscaping
and pest control services shall include contract awards assigned
to North American Industrial Classification Code 561710 (relating
to exterminating and pest control services) or 561730 (relating
to landscaping services).’’.
SEC. 822. INCREASED THRESHOLDS UNDER SPECIAL EMERGENCY
PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.
Section 32A(b) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Act (41 U.S.C. 428a(b)) is amended—
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(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) the amount specified in subsections (c), (d), and (f)
of section 32 shall be deemed to be—
‘‘(A) $15,000 in the case of any contract to be awarded
and performed, or purchase to be made, inside the United
States; and
‘‘(B) $25,000 in the case of any contract to be awarded
and performed, or purchase to be made, outside the United
States; and’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$1,000,000’’.
Subtitle C—United States Defense
Industrial Base Provisions
SEC. 831. DEFENSE TRADE RECIPROCITY.
(a) POLICY.—It is the policy of Congress that procurement regu-
lations used in the conduct of trade in defense articles and defense
services should be based on the principle of fair trade and reciprocity
consistent with United States national security, including the need
to ensure comprehensive manufacturing capability in the United
States defense industrial base.
(b) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall make every
effort to ensure that the policies and practices of the Department
of Defense reflect the goal of establishing an equitable trading
relationship between the United States and its foreign defense
trade partners, including ensuring that United States firms and
United States employment in the defense sector are not disadvan-
taged by unilateral procurement practices by foreign governments,
such as the imposition of offset agreements in a manner that
undermines the United States defense industrial base. In pursuing
this goal, the Secretary shall—
(1) develop a comprehensive defense acquisition trade policy
that provides the necessary guidance and incentives for the
elimination of any adverse effects of offset agreements in
defense trade; and
(2) review and make necessary modifications to existing
acquisition policies and strategies, and review and seek to
make necessary modifications to existing memoranda of under-
standing, cooperative project agreements, or related agreements
with foreign defense trade partners, to reflect this goal.
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe regulations
to implement this section in the Department of Defense supplement
to the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘foreign defense trade partner’’ means a for-
eign country with respect to which there is—
(A) a memorandum of understanding or related agree-
ment described in section 2531(a) of title 10, United States
Code; or
(B) a cooperative project agreement described in section
27 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2767).
(2) The term ‘‘offset agreement’’ has the meaning provided
that term by section 36(e) of the Arms Export Control Act
(22 U.S.C. 2776(e)).
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(3) The terms ‘‘defense article’’ and ‘‘defense service’’ have
the meanings provided those terms by section 47(7) of the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794(7)).
SEC. 832. ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON THE ACQUISITION OF
POLYACRYLONITRILE (PAN) CARBON FIBER FROM FOR-
EIGN SOURCES.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall delay the
phase-out of the restriction on acquisition of polyacrylonitrile (PAN)
carbon fiber from foreign sources (described in subpart 225.7103
of the Department of Defense supplement to the Federal Acquisition
Regulation) until an assessment of PAN carbon fiber industry is
completed and 30 days have passed after submission of the report
required under subsection (c).
(b) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall perform a
assessment of the domestic and international industrial structure
that produces PAN carbon fibers, current and anticipated market
trends for the product, and how the trends compare to the assess-
ment as reported by the Secretary of Defense in January 2001.
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House
of Representatives a report on the assessment performed under
subsection (b) and on any decision made to maintain or discontinue
the phase-out of procurement restrictions on foreign acquisition
of PAN carbon fibers in the Department of Defense supplement
to the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Subtitle D—Extensions of Temporary
Program Authorities
SEC. 841. EXTENSION OF MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM.
(a) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Subsection (j) of section 831 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public
Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2005’’
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2010’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2008’’
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2013’’.
(b) EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT.—Sub-
section (l)(3) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and
inserting ‘‘2010’’.
(c) ADDITIONAL FEASIBILITY REVIEW OF TRANSITION TO OTHER
FINANCING METHODS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct
an additional review of the Mentor-Protege Program under section
811(d)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2000 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 708).
(2) Not later than September 30, 2005, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives—
(A) a report on the results of the review conducted under
paragraph (1); and
(B) any recommendations of the Secretary for legislative
action.
(d) ADDITIONAL STUDY OF PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—(1) The
Comptroller General shall conduct an additional study of the