1999—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 106–65 substituted “October 1, 2004” for “October 1, 1999”.

1997—Subsecs. (e) to (g). Pub. L. 105–85 redesignated subsecs. (f) and (g) as (e) and (f), respectively, and struck out heading and text of subsec. (e). Text read as follows: “The simplified acquisition procedures provided in the Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to section 2304(g)(1)(A) of title 10, section 253 (g)(1)(A) of this title, and subsection (a)(1) of this section may not be used by an agency after December 31, 1999, for contracts in amounts greater than $50,000 and not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold until a certification has been made pursuant to section 426a (a)(2) of this title that the agency has implemented a full FACNET capability.”

1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–106, § 4202(c)(1), as amended by Pub. L. 104–201, substituted “shall provide for—” and pars. (1) and (2) for “shall provide for special simplified procedures for contracts for acquisition of property and services that are not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold.”

Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104–106, § 4302(b)(2), substituted “pursuant to section 2304(g)(1)(A) of title 10, section 253 (g)(1)(A) of this title, and subsection (a)(1) of this section” for “pursuant to this section”.

Pub. L. 104–106, § 4302(b)(1), designated subsec. (e)(2)(B) as entire subsec. and struck out former pars. (1) and (2)(A) which read as follows:

“(1) Effect of interim facnet capability.—The simplified acquisition procedures provided in the Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to this section may not be used by a procuring activity of an agency for contracts in amounts greater than $50,000 and not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold until a certification has been made pursuant to section 426a (a)(1) of this title that the procuring activity has implemented an interim FACNET capability.

“(2) Effect of full facnet capability.—(A)(i) In the case of a procuring activity described in clause (ii), the simplified acquisition procedures provided in the Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to this section may be used by the activity for contracts in amounts greater than $50,000 and not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold.

“(ii) Clause (i) applies to any procuring activity—

“(I) that has not certified, pursuant to section 426a (a)(1) of this title, that it has implemented interim FACNET capability; and

“(II) that is in an agency that has excluded the procuring activity from the agency’s full FACNET certification under section 426a (a)(2) of this title on the basis that implementation of full FACNET capability would not be cost effective or practicable in that activity.”

Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 104–106, § 4202(c)(2), added subsec. (g).

Amendment by Pub. L. 105–85 effective 180 days after Nov. 18, 1997, see section 850(g) of Pub. L. 105–85, set out as a note under section 2302c of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 1074(b)(6) of Pub. L. 104–201 provided that the amendment made by that section is effective Feb. 10, 1996.

For effective date and applicability of amendment by Pub. L. 104–106, see section 4401 of Pub. L. 104–106, set out as a note under section 251 of this title.

For effective date and applicability of section, see section 10001 of Pub. L. 103–355, set out as an Effective Date of 1994 Amendment note under section 251 of this title.

Authority to issue solicitations for purchases of commercial items in excess of simplified acquisition threshold pursuant to special simplified procedures authorized by subsec. (a) of this section to expire three years after date certain amendments by section 4202 of Pub. L. 104–106 take effect pursuant to section 4401(b) of Pub. L. 104–106, set out as a note under section 251 of this title, see section 4202(e) of Pub. L. 104–106, set out as a note under section 2304 of Title 10, Armed Forces.