PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 107 STAT. 1723 "(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: "(1) The term *Major Range and Test Facility Installation' means a test and evaluation installation under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense and designated as a Msgor Range and Test Facility Installation by the Secretary.
- (2) The term 'direct costs' includes the cost of—
"(A) labor, material, facilities, utilities, equipment, supplies, and any other resources damaged or consumed during test or evaluation activities or maintained for a particular commercial entity; cuid "(B) construction specifically performed for a commercial entity to conduct test and evaluation activities. "(g) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. —The authority provided to the Secretary of Defense by subsection (a) shall terminate on September 30, 1998. "(h) REPORT.— Not later than January 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report describing the number and purposes of contracts entered into under subsection (a) and evaluating the extent to which the authority under this section is exercised to open Major Range and Test Facility Installations to commercial test and evaluation activities.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. —The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item related to section 2680 the following new item: "2681. Use of test and evaluation installations by commercial entities.". SEC. 847. CONTRACT BUNDLING. (a) STUDY REQUIRED. — The Comptroller General shall conduct a study regarding the impact of contract bundling on the participation of small business concerns (including small Dusiness concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals) in procurement by the Department of Defense. (b) PURPOSES OF STUDY. —In addition to such other matters as the Comptroller Cjeneral considers appropriate, the study required by subsection (a) shall— (1) catalog the benefits and adverse effects of contract bundling on Department of Defense contracting activities; (2) catalog the benefits and adverse effects of contract bimdling on small business concerns seeking to sell goods or services to the Department of Defense; (3) catalog and assess the adequacy of the policy guidance applicable to procurement personnel of the Department of Defense regarding the bundling of contract requirements; (4) review and analyze the data compiled pursuant to subsection (c) regarding the extent to which procuring activities of the Department of Defense have been bundling their requirements for the procurement of goods and services (including construction); (5) review and assess the adequacy of the stetements submitted by procuring activities of the Department of Defense pursuant to section 15(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(a)) regarding bundling of contract requirements; and (6) assess whether small business specialists of the Department of Defense or procurement center representatives of the Small Business Administration have adequate policy guidance and effective authority to make an independent assessment regarding proposed bundling of contract requirements.
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