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12 2 STA T . 2 05PUBLIC LA W 110 – 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 behalfo f t he D e p a r t m e n t of Defen s e , an d the manner i n w hi c h the y are administered, are ade qu ate to ensure the compliance of the non - defense a g ency with the requirements of laws and regula- tions ( including applicable Department of Defense financial manage- ment regulations ) that apply to procurements of property and ser v - ices made directly by the Department of Defense . (e) TREATM E N T OFP RO CU REMENT S FOR FI SCA LY EAR PUR- P OSES. — For the purposes of this section, a procurement shall be treated as being made during a particular fiscal year to the e x tent that funds are obligated by the Department of Defense for the procurement in that fiscal year. (f) DEFINITIONS.— I n this section

( 1 ) N ON- D EFENSE A G ENC Y .—The term ‘ ‘non-defense agency ’ ’ means any department or agency of the Federal G overnment other than the Department of Defense. S uch term includes a covered non-defense agency. ( 2 ) C O V ERED NON-DEFENSE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘covered non-defense agency’’ means each of the following: ( A ) The General Services Administration. ( B ) The Department of the Treasury. (C) The Department of the Interior. (D) The National Aeronautics and Space Administra- tion. ( E ) The Department of V eterans Affairs. (F) The National Institutes of H ealth. ( 3 ) GOVERNMENT- W IDE AC Q UISITION CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘government-wide acquisition contract’’ means a tas k or delivery order contract that— (A) is entered into by a non-defense agency

and (B) may be used as the contract under which property or services are procured for one or more other departments or agencies of the Federal Government. ( 4 ) SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION T H RESHOLD.—The term ‘‘sim- plified acquisition threshold’’ has the meaning provided by sec- tion 23 0 2( 7 ) of title 10, U nited States Code. ( 5 ) INTERAGENCY CONTRACTING.—The term ‘‘interagency contracting’’ means the exercise of the authority under section 1535 of title 31, United States Code, or other statutory authority, for Federal agencies to purchase goods and services under contracts entered into or administered by other agencies. ( 6 ) ACQUISITION OFFICIAL.—The term ‘‘acquisition official’’, with respect to the Department of Defense, means— (A) a contracting officer of the Department of Defense; or (B) any other Department of Defense official authori z ed to approve a direct acquisition or an assisted acquisition on behalf of the Department of Defense. (7) DIRECT ACQUISITION.—The term ‘‘direct acquisition’’, with respect to the Department of Defense, means the type of interagency contracting through which the Department of Defense orders an item or service from a government-wide acquisition contract maintained by a non-defense agency. ( 8 ) ASSISTED ACQUISITION.—The term ‘‘assisted acquisition’’, with respect to the Department of Defense, means the type of interagency contracting through which acquisition officials of a non-defense agency award a contract or task or delivery