118 STAT. 861 PUBLIC LAW 108–276—JULY 21, 2004 section 3 of this Act), a contract was entered into within one year after such approval by the President. (2) ANNUAL SUMMARIES REGARDING CERTAIN ACTIVITY.— The Secretary shall annually submit to the designated congres sional committees a report that summarizes the activity under taken pursuant to the following authorities under section 319F– 1 of the Public Health Service Act (as added by section 2 of this Act): (A) Subsection (b)(3) (relating to increased micropur chase threshold). (B) Subsection (d) (relating to authority for personal services contracts). (C) Subsection (e) (relating to streamlined personnel authority). With respect to subparagraph (B), the report shall include a provision specifying, for the one year period for which the report is submitted, the number of persons who were paid amounts greater than $100,000 and the number of persons who were paid amounts between $50,000 and $100,000. (3) REPORT ON ADDITIONAL BARRIERS TO PROCUREMENT OF SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consulta tion with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall report to the designated congressional committees any potential bar riers to the procurement of security countermeasures that have not been addressed by this Act. (b) GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REVIEW.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Four years after the date of the enact ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a study— (A)(i) to review the Secretary of Health and Human Services’ utilization of the authorities granted under this Act with respect to simplified acquisition procedures, proce dures other than full and open competition, increased micropurchase thresholds, personal services contracts, streamlined personnel authority, and the purchase of secu rity countermeasures under the special reserve fund; and (ii) to make recommendations to improve the utilization or effectiveness of such authorities in the future; (B)(i) to review and assess the adequacy of the internal controls instituted by such Secretary with respect to such authorities, where required by this Act; and (ii) to make recommendations to improve the effective ness of such controls; (C)(i) to review such Secretary’s utilization of the authority granted under this Act to authorize an emergency use of a biomedical countermeasure, including the means by which the Secretary determines whether and under what conditions any such authorizations should be granted and the benefits and adverse impacts, if any, resulting from the use of such authority; and (ii) to make recommendations to improve the utilization or effectiveness of such authority and to enhance protection of the public health; (D) to identify any purchases or procurements that would not have been made or would have been significantly Deadline.
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