118 STAT. 1846 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 ‘‘(A) the Department of Defense complied with the require ments of subsection (a) during the preceding fiscal year covered by the report; and ‘‘(B) the expenditure projections for the current fiscal year and the ensuing fiscal year are reasonable.’’. SEC. 322. REPEAL OF ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT CON CERNING MANAGEMENT OF DEPOT EMPLOYEES. (a) REPEAL.—Section 2472 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION ON MANAGEMENT BY END STRENGTH.—’’; and (2) by striking subsection (b). (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: ‘‘§ 2472. Prohibition on management of depot employees by end strength’’. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 146 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2472 and inserting the following new item: ‘‘2472. Prohibition on management of depot employees by end strength.’’. SEC. 323. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN EXPENDI TURES INCURRED IN OPERATION OF CENTERS OF INDUS TRIAL AND TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE. Section 2474(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘through 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2009’’. SEC. 324. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE OF SECURITY GUARD FUNCTIONS. (a) CONDITIONAL EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (c) of section 332 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 116 Stat. 2513) is amended— (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘AUTHORITY.—’’; and (2) by striking ‘‘at the end of the three year period’’ and all that follows through the period at the end of the subsection and inserting the following: ‘‘at the end of September 30, 2006, except that such authority shall not be in effect after December 1, 2005, if the Secretary fails to submit to Congress the plan required by subsection (d)(4), until the date on which the Sec retary submits the plan. ‘‘(2) No security guard functions may be performed under any contract entered into using the authority provided under this section during any period in which the authority for contractor performance of security guard functions under this section is not in effect under paragraph (1). The term of any contract entered into using such authority may not extend beyond September 30, 2006.’’. (b) REAFFIRMATION AND REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIRE MENT.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(d) REPORT AND PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than December 1, 2005, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that— ‘‘(1) identifies each contract for the performance of security guard functions entered into on or before September 30, 2004,
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