2006—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–364 substituted “section 16(c) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414 (c))” for “section 16(3) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414 (3))”.

2001—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 107–107 substituted “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics” for “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology”.

1999—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–65 substituted “section 2303 (a)” for “section 2303”.

1997—Pub. L. 105–85 substituted “electronic commerce” for “FACNET” in section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:

“(a) Implementation of FACNET Capability.—(1) The head of each agency named in section 2303 of this title shall implement the Federal acquisition computer network (‘FACNET’) capability required by section 30 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act. In the case of the Department of Defense, the implementation shall be by the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, for the Department of Defense as a whole. For purposes of this section, the term ‘head of an agency’ does not include the Secretaries of the military departments.

“(2) In implementing the FACNET capability pursuant to paragraph (1), the head of an agency shall consult with the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy.

“(b) Designation of Agency Official.—The head of each agency named in paragraph (5) or (6) of section 2303 of this title shall designate a program manager to have responsibility for implementation of FACNET capability for that agency and otherwise to implement this section. Such program manager shall report directly to the senior procurement executive designated for the agency under section 16(3) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414 (3)).”

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 105–129 inserted “of section 2303 (a) of this title” after “paragraphs (1), (5), and (6)”.

Section 1(a)(2) of Pub. L. 105–129 provided that: “The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall take effect as if included in the amendment to section 2302c of title 10, United States Code, made by section 850(f)(3)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 [Pub. L. 105–85] to which the amendment made by paragraph (1) relates.”

Section 850(g) of Pub. L. 105–85 provided that:

“(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section [amending this section, section 2304 of this title, section 637 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, section 1501 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, and sections 252c, 253, 416, 426, and 427 of Title 41, Public Contracts, repealing section 426a of Title 41, amending provisions set out as a note under section 413 of Title 41, and repealing provisions set out as a note under section 426a of Title 41] shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 18, 1997].

“(2) The repeal made by subsection (c) of this section [repealing provisions set out as a note under section 426a of Title 41] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.”

Section 9002(c) of Pub. L. 103–355 provided that: “A FACNET capability may be implemented and used in an agency before the promulgation of regulations implementing this section (as provided in section 10002) [set out as a Regulations note under section 251 of Title 41, Public Contracts]. If such implementation and use occurs, the period for submission of bids or proposals under section 18(a)(3)(B) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act [41 U.S.C. 416 (a)(3)(B)], in the case of a solicitation through FACNET, may be less than the period otherwise applicable under that section, but shall be at least 10 days. The preceding sentence shall not be in effect after September 30, 1995.”