12 2 STA T . 2 6 6 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 SEC.8 8 6 .E NHA NCE D A UT H ORI T Y TO AC Q UIRE P RODUCTS AND SER V- ICES PRODUCED IN IRAQ AND A FG HANISTAN. (a)INGE NE RAL.— I nthec a s e of a pr o du ct or ser vi ce to b e ac q uired in support of m i l itar y operations or stability operations in Iraq or A f g hanistan (including security , transition, reconstruc - tion, and humanitarian relief activities) for w hich the S ecretary of D efense ma k es a determination described in subsection (b), the Secretary may conduct a procurement in which— ( 1 ) competition is limited to products or services that are from Iraq or Afghanistan
( 2 ) procedures other than competitive procedures are used to award a contract to a particular source or sources from Iraq or Afghanistan; or ( 3 ) a preference is provided for products or services that are from Iraq or Afghanistan. (b) DE T ER MI NATI O N.—A determination described in this sub- section is a determination by the Secretary that— (1) the product or service concerned is to be used only by the military forces, police, or other security personnel of Iraq or Afghanistan; or (2) it is in the national security interest of the U nited States to limit competition, use procedures other than competi- tive procedures, or provide a preference as described in sub- section (a) because— (A) such limitation, procedure, or preference is nec- essary to provide a stable source of j obs in Iraq or Afghani- stan; and ( B ) such limitation, procedure, or preference will not adversely affect— (i) military operations or stability operations in Iraq or Afghanistan; or (ii) the United States industrial base. (c) P RO DUC T S , SER V ICES, AND SOURCES F ROM IRA Q ORA FGH ANI- STAN.—For the purposes of this section
(1) A product is from Iraq or Afghanistan if it is mined, produced, or manufactured in Iraq or Afghanistan. (2) A service is from Iraq or Afghanistan if it is performed in Iraq or Afghanistan by citi z ens or permanent resident aliens of Iraq or Afghanistan. (3) A source is from Iraq or Afghanistan if it— (A) is located in Iraq or Afghanistan; and (B) offers products or services that are from Iraq or Afghanistan. SEC. 88 7 . DEFENSE SCIENCE B OARD REVIE W OF DEPART M ENT OF DEFENSE PO L ICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. (a) R EVIE W REQUIRED.— N ot later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall direct the Defense Science Board to carry out a review of Department of Defense policies and procedures for the acquisition of information technology. (b) M ATTERS T O BE ADDRESSED.—The matters addressed by the review required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) Department of Defense policies and procedures for acquiring national security systems, business information sys- tems, and other information technology. Deadlin e .10USC23 02 n ot e.
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