ADVISORY PANEL ON STREAMLINING AND CODIFYING ACQUISITION LAWS

SEC. 800. ADVISORY PANEL ON STREAMLINING AND CODIFYING ACQUISITION LAWS (a) Establishment.— Not later than January 15, 1991, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition shall establish under the sponsorship of the Defense Systems Management College an advisory panel on streamlining and codifying acquisition laws. (b) Membership.— The panel shall be composed of at least nine individuals who are recognized experts in acquisition laws and procurement policy. In making appointments to the advisory panel, the Under Secretary shall ensure that the members of the panel reflect diverse experiences in the public and private sectors. (c) Duties.— The panel shall— (1) review the acquisition laws applicable to the Department of Defense with a view toward streamlining the defense acquisition process; (2) make any recommendations for the repeal or amendment of such laws that the panel considers necessary, as a result of such review, to— (A) eliminate any such laws that are unnecessary for the establishment and administration of buyer and seller relationships in procurement; (B) ensure the continuing financial and ethical integrity of defense procurement programs; and (C) protect the best interests of the Department of Defense; and (3) prepare a proposed code of relevant acquisition laws. (d) Report.— (1) Not later than December 15, 1992, the advisory panel shall transmit a final report on the actions of the panel to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition. (2) The final report shall contain a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the panel, the proposed codification of acquisition laws prepared pursuant to subsection (c), and such additional recommendations for such legislation as the Panel considers appropriate. (3) The Secretary of Defense shall transmit the final report of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, together with such104 STAT. 1588 comments as he deems appropriate, to the congressional defense committees not later than January 15, 1993.