,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #deeb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ai1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4 
,portman7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill   
,to extend the program for authority to 
acquire innovative commercial items     
using general solicitation procedures4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,extension of ,authority to     
,acquire ,innovative ,commercial ,items 
,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,innovative         
commercial items ,section #hhj of the   
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7#da ,u4,s4,c4  
#ccja note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
subsection 7c71 by striking #aj1jjj1jjj 
and inserting #be1jjj1jjj2  7#b7 by     
amending subsection 7f7 to read as      
follows3  7f7 ,definitions ,in this     
section-- 7#a7 the term commercial      
product-- 7,a7 has the meaning given the

 term commercial item in section #b4aja 
of the ,federal ,acquisition            
,regulation2 and  7,b7 includes a       
commercial product or a commercial      
service1 as those terms are defined in  
sections #ajc and #ajc;a1 respectively1 
of this title2 and  7#b7 the term       
innovative means-- 7,a7 any new         
technology1 process1 or method1         
including research and development2 or  
7,b7 any new application of an existing 
technology1 process1 or method4  2 and  
7#c7 in subsection 7g71 by striking     
#bjbb and inserting #bjbg4