114 STAT. 1654A-222 PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX (B) Persons in private industry. (C) Federal labor organizations. (D) The Office of Management and Budget. (2) For the purposes of the requirement for fair representation under paragraph (1), persons serving on the panel under subparagraph (C) of that paragraph shall not be counted as persons serving on the panel under subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) of that paragraph. (c) CHAIRMAN.—The Comptroller General, or an individual within the General Accounting Office designated by the Comptroller General, shall be the chairman of the panel. (d) PARTICIPATION BY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES.— The chairman shall ensure that all interested parties, including individuals who are not represented on the panel who are officers or employees of the United States, persons in private industry, or representatives of Federal labor organizations, have the opportunity to submit information and views on the matters being studied by the panel. (e) INFORMATION FROM AGENCIES.— The panel may request directly from any department or agency of the United States any information that the panel considers necessary to carry out a meaningful study of the policies and procedures described in subsection (a), including the Office of Management and Budget Circular A- 76 process. To the extent consistent with applicable laws and regulations, the head of such department or agency shall furnish the requested information to the panel. (f) REPORT.— Not later than May 1, 2002, the Comptroller General shall submit the report of the panel on the results of the study to Congress, including recommended changes with respect to implementation of policies and enactment of legislation. (g) DEFINITION.— In this section, the term "Federal labor organization" has the meaning given the term "labor organization" in section 7103(a)(4) of title 5, United States Code. SEC. 833. STUDY AND REPORT ON PRACTICE OF CONTRACT BUNDLING IN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. (a) STUDY REQUIRED.— The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study regarding the use of the practice known as "contract bundling" with respect to military construction contracts. (b) REPORT. —Not later than February 1, 2001, the Comptroller General shall submit to the committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). SEC. 834. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT STUDY ON CONTRACT BUN- DLING. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a comprehensive study on the practice known as "contract bundling" by the Department of Defense, and the effects of such practice on small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, small business concerns owned and controlled by women, and historically underutilized business zones (as such terms are used in the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.)). (b) DEADLINE. —The Secretary shall submit the results of the study to the Committees on Armed Services and Small Business of the Senate and the House of Representatives before submission of the budget request of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2002.
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