Sec. 812. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO INVENTORY AND TRACKING OF PURCHASES OF SERVICES

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## SEC. 812 AMENDMENTS RELATING TO INVENTORY AND TRACKING OF PURCHASES OF SERVICES ###

(a)Increased Threshold Subsection

(a)of section 2330a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold” and inserting “in excess of $3,000,000”. ###

(b)Specification of Services Subsection

(a)of such section is further amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: > “, for services in the following service acquisition portfolio groups: > > > #### “(1) > > Logistics management services. > > > #### “(2) > > Equipment related services. > > > #### “(3) > > Knowledge-based services. > > > #### “(4) > > Electronics and communications services.” > . ###

(c)Inventory Summary Subsection

(c)of such section is amended— ####

(1)by striking “(c) Inventory.—” and inserting “(c) Inventory Summary.—”; and ####

(2)in paragraph (1), by striking “submit to Congress an annual inventory” and all that follows through “for or on behalf” and inserting “prepare an annual inventory, and submit to Congress a summary of the inventory, of activities performed during the preceding fiscal year pursuant to staff augmentation contracts on behalf”. ###

(d)Elimination of Certain Requirements Such section is further amended— ####

(1)by striking subsections (d), (g), and (h); and ####

(2)by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (i), and

(j)as subsections (d), (e), (g), and (h), respectively. ###

(e)Specification of Services to Be Reviewed Subsection (d), as so redesignated, of such section, is amended in paragraph

(1)by inserting after > “responsible” the following: “, with particular focus and attention on the following categories of high-risk product service codes (also referred to as Federal supply codes): > > > ##### “(A) > > Special studies or analysis that is not research and development. > > > ##### “(B) > > Information technology and telecommunications. > > > ##### “(C) > > Support, including professional, administrative, and management.” > . ###

(f)Comptroller General Report Such section is further amended by inserting after subsection (e), as so redesignated, the following new subsection (f): > > ### “(f) Comptroller General Report > > Not later than March 31, 2018, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the status of the data collection required in subsection

(a)and an assessment of the efforts by the Department of Defense to implement subsection (e).” > . ###

(g)Definitions Subsection (h), as so redesignated, of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: > > #### “(6) > > The term ‘service acquisition portfolio groups’ means the groups identified in Department of Defense Instruction 5000.74, Defense Acquisition of Services (January 5, 2016) or successor guidance. > > > #### “(7) > > The term ‘staff augmentation contracts’ means services contracts for personnel who are physically present in a Government work space on a full-time or permanent part-time basis, for the purpose of advising on, providing support to, or assisting a Government agency in the performance of the agency’s missions, including authorized personal services contracts (as that term is defined in section 2330a(g)(5) of this title).” > .