Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 115 Part 2.djvu/193

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PUBLIC LAW 107-107—DEC. 28, 2001 115 STAT. 1177 "(1) The term 'performance-based', with respect to a contract, task order, or arrangement, means that the contract, task order, or arrangement, respectively, includes the use of performance work statements that set forth contract requirements in clear, specific, and objective terms with measurable outcomes. "(2) The definitions set forth in section 2225(f) of this title for the terms 'simplified acquisition threshold', 'small business concern', 'small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals', and 'small business concern owned and controlled by women' shall apply.". (d) REQUIREMENT FOR PROGRAM REVIEW STRUCTURE.—(1) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue and implement a policy that applies to the procurement of services by the Department of Defense a program review structure that is similar to the one developed for and applied to the procurement of weapon systems by the Department of Defense. (2) The program review structure for the procurement of services shall, at a minimum, include the following: (A) Standards for determining which procurements should be subject to review by either the senior procurement executive of a military department or the senior procurement executive of the Department of Defense under such section, including criteria based on dollar thresholds, program criticality, or other appropriate measures. (B) Appropriate key decision points at which those reviews should take place. (C) A description of the specific matters that should be reviewed. (e) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.— Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary issues the policy required by subsection (d) and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics issues the guidance required by subsection (b)(2), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives an assessment of the compliance with the requirements of this section and the amendments made by this section. (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) The term "senior procurement executive" means the official designated as the senior procurement executive under section 16(3) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414(3)). (2) The term "performance-based", with respect to a contract or a task order means that the contract or task order, respectively, includes the use of performance work statements that set forth contract requirements in clear, specific, and objective terms with measurable outcomes. (g) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. —(1) The heading for section 2331 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: Deadline. Policy. 10 USC 2330 note. Deadline. Guidance. 10 USC 2330 note. 10 USC 2330 note.