GAO DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBLE AGENCY CONTRACTS.

SEC. 9004. GAO DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBLE AGENCY CONTRACTS. (a) Report on Contracts Not Suitable for Acquisition Through Full FACNET Capability.— Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy and the congressional committees referred to in subsection (d) a report on the classes of contracts in amounts greater than the micro-purchase threshold and not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold that are not suitable for acquisition through a system with full FACNET capability. (b) FAR Council Determinations.— Not earlier than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and after consideration of the report of the Comptroller General required by subsection (a), the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (established by section 25 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act) may make a determination that a class or classes of contracts in amounts greater than the micro-purchase threshold and not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold are not suitable for acquisition through a system with full FACNET capability. Any such determination shall be submitted to the congressional committees referred to in subsection (d). Each determination under this subsection shall take effect 60 days after the date on which it is submitted to those committees. (c) Applicability of Determinations.— Each determination under subsection (b) shall apply for purposes of determining eligible contracts under section 30A(e) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as added by section 9001. (d) Committees.— The report required by subsection (a), and any determination made under subsection (b), shall be submitted to the Committees on Governmental Affairs, on Armed Services, and on Small Business of the Senate and the Committees on Government Operations, on Armed Services, and on Small Business of the House of Representatives. (e) Definitions.— In this section: 108 STAT. 3404 (1) The term “simplified acquisition threshold” has the meaning provided by section 4(11) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended by section 4001. (2) The term “micro-purchase threshold” has the meaning provided by section 32(g) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as added by section 4301. (3) The term “full FACNET capability” has the meaning described in section 30A(d) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as added by section 9001(a).