MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN PROTOTYPE PROJECTS.

SEC. 804. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN PROTOTYPE PROJECTS. (a) Authorized Officials.— (1) Subsection (a) of section 845 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103–160; 107 Stat. 1721; 10 U.S.C. 2371 note) is amended by inserting “, the Secretary of a military department, or any other official designated by the Secretary of Defense” after “Agency”. (2) Subsection (b)(2) of such section is amended to read as follows: “(2) To the maximum extent practicable, competitive procedures shall be used when entering into agreements to carry out projects under subsection (a).”. (b) Extension of Authority.— Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking out “terminate” and all that follows and inserting in lieu thereof “terminate at the end of September 30, 1999”. (c) Conforming and Technical Amendments.— Section 845 of such Act is further amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out “(c)(2) and (c)(3) of such section 2371, as redesignated by section 827(b)(1)(B),” and inserting in lieu thereof “(e)(2) and (e)(3) of such section 2371”; and (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after “Director” the following: “, Secretary, or other official”; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking out “of the Director”.