PUBLIC LAW 107-1 IT^JAN. 10, 2002 115 STAT. 2281 of options to collocate or share facilities and care providers in areas where duplication and excess capacity may exist, optimize economies of scale through joint procurement of supplies and services, institute cooperative service agreements, and partially or fully integrate DOD and VA systems providing telehealth services, computerized patient records, provider credentialing, surgical quality assessment, rehabilitation services, administrative services, and centers of excellence for specialized health care services. The Secretaries shall jointly transmit a report to Congress by no later than March 1, 2002, explaining the findings and conclusions of this assessment, including detailed estimates of the costs, cost savings, and service benefits of each recommendation, and making legislative and administrative recommendations to implement the results of this effort: Provided, That of the funds provided under the heading "Defense Health Program" $2,500,000 shall be made available only for the purpose of conducting the assessment described in this section. SEC. 8148. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, operation and maintenance funds provided in this Act may be used for the purchase of ultralightweight camouflage net systems as unit spares in order to modernize the current inventory of camouflage screens to state-of-the-art protection standards more quickly than would otherwise be the case. (b) The authority provided by subsection (a) may not be used until the Secretary of the Army submits to the congressional defense committees a report certifying that, compared to the current system that can be purchased with Army Operation and Maintenance funds, the ultralightweight camouflage net system— (1) is technically superior against multi-spectral threat sensors; (2) is less costly per unit; and (3) provides improved overall force protection. SEC. 8149. ARMY ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, (a) FUNDING REDUCTION.— The amount appropriated in this Act for "Operation and Maintenance, Army" is hereby reduced by $5,000,000 to reflect efficiencies in Army acquisition management practices. (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ARMY REORGANIZATION.— The Secretary of the Army shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees no later than April 15, 2002 providing a detailed explanation of the final plans for realigning Army requirements generation, acquisition, resource management, and Departmental headquarters functions and systems. Such report shall include an independent assessment of the Army plan by the Center for Naval Analyses. Such report shall also include an analysis of the annual budget and personnel savings derived from this reorganization plan by major function compared to the fiscal year 2001 baseline for fiscal years 2002 through 2008. SEC. 8150. (a) NON-PROFIT ARMY VENTURE CAPITAL CORPORA- TION.— Of the funds made available for "Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army", $25,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of the Army only for the purpose of funding a venture capital investment corporation established pursuant to section 2371 of title 10 United States Code, to be derived as specified in subsection (b). (b) FUNDING.— The amount specified in subsection (a) shall be derived by reducing, on a pro rata basis, amounts made available to the Army for basic research and applied research, except for Reports. Deadline. Deadline.
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