Pub. L. 110-161, div. D, tit. VII, sec. 747

Sec. 747. (a) None of the funds available under this or any other Act may be used to carry out a public-private competition or direct conversion under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A–76, or any successor regulation, directive or policy, relating to the Human Resources Lines of Business initiative until 60 days after the Director of the Office of Management and Budget submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the use of public-private competitions and direct conversion to contractor performance as part of the Human Resources Lines of Business initiative.(b) The report required by this section shall address the following:(1) The role, if any, that public-private competitions under Circular A–76 or direct conversions to contractor performance are expected to play as part of the Human Resources Lines of Business initiative.(2) The expected impact, if any, of the initiative on employment levels at the Federal agencies involved or across the Federal Government as a whole.121 STAT. 2035(3) An estimate of the annual and recurring savings the initiative is expected to generate and a description of the methodology used to derive that estimate.(4) An estimate of the total transition costs attributable to the initiative.(5) Guidance for use by agencies in evaluating the benefits of the initiative and in developing alternative strategies should expected benefits fail to materialize.(c) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide a copy of the report to the Government Accountability Office at the same time the report is submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Government Accountability Office shall review the report and brief the Committees on its views concerning the report within 45 days after receiving the report from the Director.