Ill STAT. 1852 PUBLIC LAW 105-85 —NOV. 18, 1997 (b) REPORT. — Not later than May 1, 1998, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study under subsection (a). The report shall include the following: (1) An assessment of the industrial base for the production of resistors and capacitors within the United States and a projection of any changes in that base that are likely to occur after the implementation of relevant tariff reductions required by the Information Technology Agreement entered into at the World Trade Organization Ministerial in Singapore in December 1996. (2) An assessment of the level of dependence on foreign sources for procurement of resistors and capacitors and a projection of the level of dependence on foreign sources that is likely to occur after the implementation of relevant tariff reductions required by the Information Technology Agreement. (3) The implications for the national security of the United States of the projections reported under paragraphs (1) and (2). (4) Recommendations for appropriate changes, if any, in defense procurement policies or other Federal policies based on such implications. SEC. 855. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND FEDERAL PRISON INDUS- TRIES JOINT STUDY. (a) STUDY OF EXISTING PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES.— The Secretary of Defense and the Director of Federal Prison Industries shall jointly conduct a study of the procurement procedures, regulations, and statutes that govern procurement transactions between the Department of Defense and Federal Prison Industries. (b) REPORT.— (1) The Secretary and the Director shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the committees listed in paragraph (2) a report containing the findings of the study and recommendations on the means to improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of transactions described in subsection (a). (2) The committees referred to in paragraph (1) are the following: (A) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. (B) The Committee on National Security and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Subtitle A—Department of Defense Positions and Organizations and Other General Matters Sec. 902. Use of CINC Initiative Fund for force protection. Sec. 903. Revision to required frequency for provision of policy guidance for contingency plans. Sec. 904. Annual justification for Department of Defense advisory committees. Sec. 905. Airborne reconnaissance management. Sec. 906. Termination of the Armed Services Patent Advisory Board. Sec. 907. Coordination of Department of Defense criminal investigations and audits.
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