Sec. 942. Five-year requirement for certification of appropriate manpower performance

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Section 2330a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating subsections

(g)and

(h)as subsections

(h)and (i), respectively; and by inserting after subsection

(f)the following new section (g): Beginning in fiscal year 2014 and continuing through fiscal year 2018, the Secretary of Defense, or an official designated personally by the Secretary, no later than February 1 of each reporting year, shall submit to the congressional defense committees the findings of the reviews required under subsection

(e)and certify in writing that— all Department of Defense contractor positions identified as being responsible for the performance of inherently governmental functions have been eliminated; each Department of Defense contract that is a personal services contract has been entered into, and is being performed, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations; and any contract for services that includes any functions that are closely associated with inherently governmental functions or designated as critical have been reviewed to determine if those activities should be— subject to action pursuant to section 2463 of this title; or converted to an acquisition approach that would be more advantageous to the Department of Defense. If the certifications required in paragraph

(1)are not submitted by the date required in a reporting year, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall assess the Department’s compliance with subsection

(e)and determine why the Secretary could not make the certifications required in paragraph (1). The Inspector General shall submit to the congressional defense committees, not later than May 1 of the reporting year, a report on such assessment and determination. Not later than May 1 of each reporting year, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the Comptroller General’s assessment of the reviews conducted under subsection

(e)and the actions taken to resolve the findings of the reviews. .