AGENCY ACTIONS ON PROTESTS.

SEC. 1016. AGENCY ACTIONS ON PROTESTS. Section 2305 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1015, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(f) Agency Actions on Protests.— If, in connection with a protest, the head of an agency determines that a solicitation, proposed award, or award does not comply with the requirements of law or regulation, the head of the agency— “(1) may take any action set out in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of subsection (b)(1) of section 3554 of title 31; and “(2) may pay costs described in paragraph (1) of section 3554(c) of title 31 within the limits referred to in paragraph (2) of such section.”.