Sec. 875. Guidance, training, and report on place of performance contract requirements
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Not later than July 1, 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall— issue guidance on covered contracts to ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, the terms of such covered contract avoid specifying an unnecessarily restrictive place of performance for such covered contract; and implement any necessary training for appropriate individuals relating to the guidance required under paragraph (1). Not later than July 1, 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on covered contracts. The report required under paragraph
(1)shall include the following elements: A description of the criteria that is considered when the Secretary specifies a particular place of performance in a covered contract. The number of covered contracts awarded during each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020. An assessment of the extent to which revisions to guidance or regulations related to the use of covered contracts could improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Department of Defense, including a description of such revisions. In this section, the term covered contract means a contract for which the Secretary of Defense specifies the place of performance for such contract.