S.Amdt. 4376

SA 4376. Mr. McCAIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike section 215.
On page 476, line 6, strike ``is amended'' and insert ``,
as amended by section 811(b)(1), is further amended''.
On page 476, strike lines 8 through the matter following
line 14 and insert the following:

``Sec. 2339. Micro-purchase threshold

``Notwithstanding subsection (a) of section 1902 of title
41, the micro-purchase threshold for the Department of
Defense for purposes of such section is $5,000, except that
for purposes of basic research programs and for the
activities of the Department of Defense science and
technology reinvention laboratories, the micro-purchase
threshold for the Department for purposes of such section is
$10,000.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter, as amended by section 811(b)(2),
is further amended by adding at the end the following new
item:

``2339. Micro-purchase threshold.''.

On page 484, line 22, strike ``is amended'' and insert ``as
amended by section 812(a)(1), is further amended''.
On page 485, line 1, strike ``2338'' and insert ``2340''.
On page 490, line 7, strike ``is amended'' and insert ``,
as amended by section 812(a)(2), is further amended''.
On page 490, strike the matter following line 8 and insert
the following:

``2340. Comprehensive small business contracting plans.''.

On page 492, line 9, strike ``is amended'' and insert ``as
amended by section 818(a)(1), is further amended''.
On page 492, line 11, strike ``2338'' and insert ``2341''.
On page 495, line 2, strike ``is amended'' and insert ``,
as amended by section 818(a)(2), is further amended''.
On page 495, strike the matter following line 3 and insert
the following:

``2341. Government Accountability Office bid protests.''.

On page 508, strike lines 10 through 20 and insert the
following:
Section 2332 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:

[[Page S3418]]

``(e) Training.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017, the Defense Acquisition University shall
develop and implement a training program for Department of
Defense acquisition personnel on share-in-savings contracts
and other contracts to achieve similar goals.''.
On page 509, line 7, strike ``is amended'' and insert ``as
amended by section 821(a), is further amended''.
On page 509, line 9, strike ``2338'' and insert ``2342''.
On page 511, line 16, strike ``is amended'' and insert ``as
amended by section 821(b), is further amended''.
On page 511, strike the matter following line 17 and insert
the following:

``2342. Special emergency procurement authority.''.

On page 519, line 6, strike ``For purposes'' and insert
``Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes''.
On page 521, line 9, strike ``(2) Recommendations.--'' and
insert the following:
(2) Exception.--The limitation under paragraph (1) does not
apply to contracts with the Central Nonprofit Agency
designated to serve agencies for the blind pursuant to
section 8503(C) of title 41, United States Code, National
Industries for the Blind, or to a qualified nonprofit agency
for the blind, as that term is defined in section 8501(7) of
title 41, United States Code.
(3) Recommendations.--
On page 529, strike lines 12 through 15 and insert the
following:
(c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 2334(a) of title
10, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or a major automated
information system under chapter 144A of this title''; and
(B) in paragraph (6)--
(i) in clause (ii), by striking the semicolon and inserting
``; and''; and
(ii) by striking clause (iv).
(2) Section 1706(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``has the meaning given such term in
section 2445a of this title.'' and inserting the following:
``means a Department of Defense program for the acquisition
of an automated information system (either as a product or a
service) if--
``(A) the program is designated by the Secretary of
Defense, or a designee of the Secretary, as a major automated
information system program; or
``(B) the dollar value of the program is estimated to
exceed--
``(i) $ 32,000,000 in fiscal year 2000 constant dollars for
all program costs in a single fiscal year;
``(ii) $ 126,000,000 in fiscal year 2000 constant dollars
for all program acquisition costs for the entire program; or
``(iii) $ 378,000,000 in fiscal year 2000 constant dollars
for the total life-cycle costs of the program (including
operation and maintenance costs).''.
(3) Section 2505(b)(6) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``as defined in section 2445a'' and
inserting ``as defined in section 1706(c)(2)''.
On page 541, line 16, strike ``is amended'' and insert ``as
amended by section 829B(a), is further amended''.
On page 541, line 18, strike ``2338'' and insert ``2343''.
On page 542, line 20, strike ``is amended'' and insert ``,
as amended by section 829B(b), is further amended''.
On page 542, strike the matter following line 21 and insert
the following:

``2343. Counting of major defense acquisition program subcontracts
toward small business goals.''.

On page 585, lines 2 and 3, strike ``technical'' and insert
``technology''.
On page 585, line 8, strike ``Technical'' and insert
``Technology''.
On page 585, line 12, strike ``Technical'' and insert
``Technology''.
On page 585, line 23, strike ``Technical'' and insert
``Technology''.
On page 586, line 1, strike ``Technical'' and insert
``Technology''.
On page 586, line 8, strike ``Technical'' and insert
``Technology''.
On page 587, line 11, strike ``Technical'' and insert
``Technology''.
On page 599, line 20, strike ``is amended'' and insert ``as
amended by section 838(a), is further amended''.
On page 599, line 22, strike ``2338'' and insert ``2344''.
On page 600, line 13, strike ``is amended'' and insert ``,
as amended by section 838(b), is further amended''.
On page 600, strike the matter following line 14 and insert
the following:

``2344. Clarification of treatment of contracts performed outside the
United States.''.

On page 605, line 12, strike ``is amended'' and insert ``as
amended by section 884(a), is further amended''.
On page 605, line 14, strike ``2338'' and insert ``2345''.
On page 606, line 22, strike ``not'' and insert ``only''.
On page 610, line 6, strike ``is amended'' and insert ``,
as amended by section 884(b), is further amended''.
On page 610, strike the matter following line 7 and insert
the following:

``2345. Contractor business system requirements.''.

On page 614, strike lines 1 and 2 and insert the following:

SEC. 894. ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL
TEST AND EVALUATION.

On page 1018, strike line 13 and all that follows through
``(e)'' on line 24 and insert ``(d)''.
On page 1064, line 23, strike ``conducting'' and insert
``building the capacity of such country or countries to
conduct''.
On page 1129, line 20, insert ``available'' before
``unobligated''.
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