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124 STAT. 3700 PUBLIC LAW 111–350—JAN. 4, 2011 under section 719 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2168)— (1) remain in effect until amended, superseded, or rescinded by the Board under this chapter; and (2) are subject to the provisions of this division in the same manner as if prescribed by the Board under this division. (b) INCONSISTENT AGENCY REGULATIONS.—To ensure that a regu- lation or proposed regulation of an executive agency is not incon- sistent with a cost accounting standard prescribed or amended under this chapter, the Administrator, under the authority in sec- tions 1121, 1122(a) to (c)(1), 1125, 1126, 1130, 1131, and 2305 of this title, shall rescind or deny the promulgation of the incon- sistent regulation or proposed regulation and take other appropriate action authorized under sections 1121, 1122(a) to (c)(1), 1125, 1126, 1130, 1131, and 2305. (c) COSTS NOT SUBJECT TO DIFFERENT STANDARDS.—Costs that are the subject of cost accounting standards prescribed under this chapter are not subject to regulations established by another execu- tive agency that differ from those standards with respect to the measurement, assignment, and allocation of those costs. § 1505. Examinations To determine whether a contractor or subcontractor has complied with cost accounting standards prescribed under this chapter and has followed consistently the contractor’s or subcontractor’s dis- closed cost accounting practices, an authorized representative of the head of the agency concerned, of the offices of inspector general established under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or of the Comptroller General shall have the right to examine and copy documents, papers, or records of the contractor or subcon- tractor relating to compliance with the standards. § 1506. Authorization of appropriations Necessary amounts may be appropriated to carry out this chapter. CHAPTER 17—AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES Sec. 1701. Cooperation with the Administrator. 1702. Chief Acquisition Officers and senior procurement executives. 1703. Acquisition workforce. 1704. Planning and policy-making for acquisition workforce. 1705. Advocates for competition. 1706. Personnel evaluation. 1707. Publication of proposed regulations. 1708. Procurement notice. 1709. Contracting functions performed by Federal personnel. 1710. Public-private competition required before conversion to contractor perform- ance. 1711. Value engineering. 1712. Record requirements. 1713. Procurement data. § 1701. Cooperation with the Administrator On the request of the Administrator, each executive agency shall— (1) make its services, personnel, and facilities available to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to the greatest prac- ticable extent for the performance of functions under this divi- sion; and