Sec. 835. Review of Federal acquisition regulations on commercial products, commercial services, and commercially available off-the-shelf items
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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall— review each determination of the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council pursuant to section 1906(b)(2), section 1906(c)(3), or section 1907(a)(2) of title 41, United States Code, not to exempt contracts or subcontracts from laws which such contracts and subcontracts would otherwise be exempt from under section 1906(d) of title 41, United States Code; and propose revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to provide an exemption from each law subject to such determination unless the Council determines that there is a specific reason not to provide the exemptions pursuant to section 1906 of such title or the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy determines there is a specific reason not to provide the exemption pursuant to section 1907 of such title.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall— review the Federal Acquisition Regulation to assess all regulations that require a specific contract clause for a contract using commercial product or commercial services acquisition procedures under part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, except for regulations required by law or Executive order; and propose revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to eliminate regulations reviewed under paragraph
(1)unless the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council determines on a case-by-case basis that there is a specific reason not to eliminate the regulation. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall— review the Federal Acquisition Regulation to assess all regulations that require a prime contractor to include a specific contract clause in a subcontract for commercially available off-the-shelf items unless the inclusion of such clause is required by law or Executive order; and propose revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to eliminate regulations reviewed under paragraph
(1)unless the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council determines on a case-by-case basis that there is a specific reason not to eliminate the regulation.