AUTHORIZATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY TO PURCHASE INFRASTRUCTURE AND GOVERNMENT PURPOSE RIGHTS LICENSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS INTRANET.

SEC. 214. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY TO PURCHASE INFRASTRUCTURE AND GOVERNMENT PURPOSE RIGHTS LICENSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS INTRANET.(a) Purchases Authorized.—The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts for the purchase of infrastructure and Government purpose rights for any or all technical data, computer software, and computer software documentation used or created under the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet multiyear contract, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, if the Secretary determines that such a purchase would be in the best interest of the Department of the Navy.123 STAT. 2227(b) Contract Requirements.—Under a contract entered into under this section, the Secretary may purchase any discrete component or item of technical data, computer software, or computer software documentation of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet and may obligate the Government only to amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts specifically for the purpose of the contract. This section shall not apply to any purchases using funds available to the Department of the Navy for any fiscal year that begins before October 1, 2010.(c) Limitation.—A contract entered into under this section may not, in any way, commit the Secretary or the Government to purchase any additional components or other items of technical data, computer software, or computer software documentation in subsequent years.(d) Limitation on Liability.—A contract entered into under this section shall limit the amount of Government liability under the contract to the amount of appropriations available for such purpose at the time the Secretary enters into the contract or on the date an option is exercised.(e) Purchase Before End of Contract Period.—Nothing in this section and nothing in any contract entered into under this section shall preclude the Secretary from purchasing the infrastructure and Government purpose rights for all technical data, computer software, and computer software documentation used or created under the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet multiyear contract, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, prior to the end of the contract period, for whatever reason the Secretary determine is appropriate.