12 2 STA T . 2 6 2 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 (4)LIM I TA TI ON.—Theprocu re m e nt un i tco s t( a s d e f ined in section 2 4 3 2(a) of tit l e 10,U nited S tates C ode) of an y item purchased usin g assets of the F und, w hether such assets are in the Fund or after such assets ha v e b een transferred from the Fund using the authority provided in subsection (c), shall not e x ceed $ 30,000,000. (e) MUL TI YE A R CONTRA C T N OTI F ICATION.— (1) NOTIFICATION.— I f the Secretary of a military depart - ment ma k es the determination described in paragraph (2) with respect to the use of a multiyear contract, the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees within 30 days of the determination and provide a detailed description of the proposed multiyear contract. (2) D ETERMINATION.—The determination referred to in paragraph (1) is a determination by the Secretary of a military department that the use of a multiyear contract to procure an item to address a critical materiel readiness shortfall— ( A ) will significantly accelerate efforts to address a critical materiel readiness shortfall
( B ) will provide savings compared to the total antici- pated costs of carrying out the contract through annual contracts; and (C) will serve the interest of national security. (f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘ ‘critical materiel readiness shortfall ’ ’ means a critical materiel readiness shortfall designated by the Secretary of Defense under this section. Subti t leH—O t h e rMa tter sSEC.8 8 1 .C L E ARINGHOU SE F OR RA P I D IDEN T IFICATION AND DISSE M I - NATION OF COMMERCIAL INFORMATION TECH- NOLOGIES. (a) R E Q UIREMENT TO ES TA B LIS H CLEARIN G HOUSE.—Not later than 1 8 0 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration, shall establish a clearinghouse for identifying, assessing, and disseminating knowl- edge about readily available information technologies (with an emphasis on commercial off-the-shelf information technologies) that could support the warfighting mission of the Department of Defense. (b) RES P ONSIBILITIES.—The clearinghouse established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be responsible for the following
(1) Developing a process to rapidly assess and set priorities and needs for significant information technology needs of the Department of Defense that could be met by commercial tech- nologies, including a process for— (A) aligning priorities and needs with the re q uirements of the commanders of the combatant command; and (B) proposing recommendations to the commanders of the combatant command of feasible technical solutions for further evaluation. (2) Identifying and assessing emerging commercial tech- nologies (including commercial off-the-shelf technologies) that could support the warfighting mission of the Department of Defense, including the priorities and needs identified pursuant to paragraph (1). Deadlin e .10USC2 22 5 n ot e. Deadline.
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