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TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS

Subtitle B—Acquisition Policy and Management

JWNDAA Section

House Conference Report 109-702

(1) Information on the status of the implementation of the instruction.

(2) A discussion of how the instruction is being applied to--

(A) contracts in existence on the date the instruction was issued, including contracts with respect to which an option to extend is exercised after such date;

(B) task orders issued under such contracts after the date referred to in subparagraph (A); and

(C) contracts entered into after the date referred to in subparagraph (A).

(3) An analysis of the effectiveness of the instruction.

(4) A review of compliance with the instruction.

(c) Instruction Described- The instruction referred to in this section is Department of Defense Instruction Number 3020.14, titled `Contractor Personnel Authorized to Accompany the United States Armed Forces'.

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 816) that would require: (1) a Department of Defense Inspector General report on overcharges discovered under Department contracts for work performed in Iraq and Afghanistan; (2) assignment of sufficient contracting officers to oversee and monitor Department contracts for work to be performed in Iraq and Afghanistan; and (3) implementation of a policy for conducting comprehensive background checks on foreign nationals hired by Department contractors and subcontractors operating outside the United States. The provision would also prohibit Department contractors and subcontractors operating outside of the United States from hiring personnel with violent felony convictions or who have committed acts determined to be inconsistent with the policy of the Department on human rights. The provision would further require the Secretary of Defense to report on implementation of Department of Defense Instruction Number 2030.14 entitled ‘‘Contractor Personnel Authorized to Accompany the United States Armed Forces,’’ and application of the instruction to all new contracts, task orders, or contract extensions.

The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.

The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require the Secretary to submit to Congress a report on the status of implementation of Department of Defense Instruction Number 2030.14 entitled ‘‘Contractor Personnel Authorized to Accompany the United States Armed Forces.’’