ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF BASE COMMANDERS OVER CONTRACTING FOR COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES

SEC. 1131. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF BASE COMMANDERS OVER CONTRACTING FOR COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES (a) In General.—(1) Chapter 146 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “§ 2468. Military installations: authority of base commanders over contracting for commercial activities “(a) Authority of Base Commander.—The Secretary of Defense shall direct that the commander of each military installation shall have the authority and the responsibility to enter into contracts in accordance with this section for the performance of a commercial activity on the military installation. “(b) Yearly Duties of Base Commander.—To enter into a contract under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the commander of a military installation shall— “(1) prepare an inventory for that fiscal year of commercial activities carried out by Government personnel on the military installation; “(2) decide which commercial activities shall be reviewed under the procedures and requirements of Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 (or any successor administrative regulation or policy); and “(3) conduct a solicitation for contracts for the performance of those commercial activities selected for conversion to contractor performance under the Circular A–76 process. “(c) Limitations.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations under which the commander of each military installation may exercise the authority and responsibility provided under subsection (a). “(2) The authority and responsibility provided under subsection (a) are subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary. “(d) Assistance to Displaced Employees.—If the commander of a military installation enters into a contract under subsection (a), the commander shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assist in finding suitable employment for any employee of the Department of Defense who is displaced because of that contract. “(e) Military Installation Defined.—In this section, the term ‘military installation’ means a base, camp, post, station, yard, 103 STAT. 1561center, or other activity under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department which is located within the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or Guam. “(f) Termination of Authority.—The authority provided to commanders of military installations by subsection (a) shall terminate on September 30, 1990.”. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: “2468. Military installations: authority of base commanders over contracting for commercial activities.”. (b) Effective Date.—Section 2468 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall take effect as of October 1, 1989,