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PUBLIC LAW 101-189—NOV. 29, 1989 103 STAT. 1493 (II) by striking out "(2)(B)(ii)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(2)(B)"; and (iv) in clause OB)— (I) by striking out "report of the Secretary con- cerned ' and inserting in lieu thereof "Selected Acquisi- tion Report"; (II) by striking out "(2)(B)(ii)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(2)(B)"; and (III) by striking out "(2)(B)(i)" and inserting in lieu thereof(2)(A)". (6) Subsection (g)(2) of section 2433 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: "The certification of the Secretary of Defense under subsection (e) is not required to be submitted for termination or cancellation of a program.". (b) ENHANCED PROGRAM STABiLrry. —Section 2435 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)(B)(iv), by striking out "development" and inserting in lieu thereof "production"; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking out "senior procurement executive of such military department (designated pursuant to section 16(3) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414(3))" in paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "serv- ice acquisition executive designated by such Secretary"; and (B) by striking out "90 days—" in paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof "180 days—". (c) SELECTED ACQUISITION REPORTS.— Section 2432(b)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out "5 percent change in total program cost" and inserting in lieu thereof "15 percent increase in program acquisition unit cost and current procurement unit cost. SEC. 812. THREE-YEAR PROGRAM FOR USE OF MASTER AGREEMENTS FOR PROCUREMENT OF ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERV- ICES Section 2304 of title 10, United States (Dode, is amended by adding ~ at the end the following new subsection: "(j)(1) The Secretary of Defense may enter into agreements (known as 'master agreements') with responsible sources under which the Secretary may issue orders for the performance of specific advisory and assistance services. Any such agreement shall specify terms and conditions for the subsequent procurement of advisory and assistance services from the sources. The period covered by any such agreement may not exceed two years. Any such agreement may only be entered into using procedures that, in the case of the award of a contract, would be competitive procedures. Any such agreement shall be entered into with at least three of the sources that submit offers for the master agreement. "(2) Following the establishment of sources for advisory and assist- ance services through the use of a master agreement described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense (A) may request offers from all sources with master agreements for the services for which offers are being requested if the contracting officer determines that there is a reasonable expectation that offers will be obtained from at least two sources, and (B) may issue orders (known as 'task orders') pursuant to the request for offers to such sources for the perform-