<RULE>
                <PREAMB>
                    <AGENCY TYPE="S">DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE</AGENCY>
                    <AGENCY TYPE="O">GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION</AGENCY>
                    <AGENCY TYPE="O">NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION</AGENCY>
                    <CFR>48 CFR Parts 2, 22, and 52</CFR>
                    <DEPDOC>[FAC 2005-69; Item VII; Docket 2013-0080; Sequence 4]</DEPDOC>
                    <SUBJECT>Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments</SUBJECT>
                    <AGY>
                        <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD>
                        <P>Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).</P>
                    </AGY>
                    <ACT>
                        <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD>
                        <P>Final rule.</P>
                    </ACT>
                    <SUM>
                        <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD>
                        <P>This document makes amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in order to make editorial changes.</P>
                    </SUM>
                    <EFFDATE>
                        <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD>
                        <P>
                            <E T="03">Effective:</E>
                             August 1, 2013.
                        </P>
                    </EFFDATE>
                    <FURINF>
                        <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD>
                        <P>The Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20405, 202-501-4755, for information pertaining to status or publication schedules. Please cite FAC 2005-69, Technical Amendments.</P>
                    </FURINF>
                </PREAMB>
                <SUPLINF>
                    <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD>
                    <P>In order to update certain elements in 48 CFR parts 2, 22, 29, and 52, this document makes editorial changes to the FAR.</P>
                    <LSTSUB>
                        <HD SOURCE="HED">List of Subject in 48 CFR Parts 2, 22, and 52</HD>
                        <P>Government procurement.</P>
                    </LSTSUB>
                    <SIG>
                        <DATED>Dated: July 26, 2013.</DATED>
                        <NAME>William Clark,</NAME>
                        <TITLE>Acting Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.</TITLE>
                    </SIG>
                    <P>Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA amend 48 CFR parts 2, 22, 29, and 52 as set forth below:</P>
                    <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="2">
                        <AMDPAR>1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 2, 22, 29, and 52 continues to read as follows:</AMDPAR>
                        <AUTH>
                            <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority:</HD>
                            <P> 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; and 51 U.S.C. 20113.</P>
                        </AUTH>
                    </REGTEXT>
                    <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="2">
                        <PART>
                            <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 2—DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND TERMS</HD>
                            <SECTION>
                                <SECTNO>2.101 </SECTNO>
                                <SUBJECT>[Amended]</SUBJECT>
                            </SECTION>
                        </PART>
                        <AMDPAR>2. Amend section 2.101, in paragraph (b)(2), in the definition “Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item”, by—</AMDPAR>
                        <AMDPAR>a. Removing “(COTS) item” and adding “(COTS) item—” in its place; and</AMDPAR>
                        <AMDPAR>b. In paragraph (2) of the definition removing “bulk cargo, as defined in section 3 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1702)” and adding “bulk cargo, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(4)” in its place.</AMDPAR>
                    </REGTEXT>
                    <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="22">
                        <PART>
                            <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 22—APPLICATION OF LABOR LAWS TO GOVERNMENT ACQUISITIONS</HD>
                            <SECTION>
                                <SECTNO>22.1801 </SECTNO>
                                <SUBJECT>[Amended]</SUBJECT>
                            </SECTION>
                        </PART>
                        <AMDPAR>3. Amend section 22.1801, in the definition “Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item”, paragraph (2), by removing “bulk cargo, as defined in section 3 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1702)” and adding “bulk cargo, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(4)” in its place.</AMDPAR>
                    </REGTEXT>
                    <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="52">
                        <PART>
                            <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 52—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES</HD>
                        </PART>
                        <AMDPAR>4. Amend section 52.209-6 by—</AMDPAR>
                        <AMDPAR>a. Revising the date of the clause; and</AMDPAR>
                        <AMDPAR>b. Removing from paragraph (a)(2) in the definition “Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item” the words “bulk cargo, as defined in section 3 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1702)” and adding “bulk cargo, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(4)” in their place.</AMDPAR>
                        <P>The revision reads as follows:</P>
                        <SECTION>
                            <SECTNO>52.209-6 </SECTNO>
                            <SUBJECT>Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment.</SUBJECT>
                            <STARS/>
                            <HD SOURCE="HD1">Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Aug, 2013)</HD>
                        </SECTION>
                    </REGTEXT>
                    <STARS/>
                    <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="52">
                        <AMDPAR>5. Amend section 52.212-5 by revising the date of the clause and paragraph (b)(6) to read as follows:</AMDPAR>
                        <SECTION>
                            <SECTNO>52.212-5 </SECTNO>
                            <SUBJECT>Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items.</SUBJECT>
                            <STARS/>
                            <HD SOURCE="HD1">Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items (Aug, 2013)</HD>
                            <STARS/>
                            <P>(b) * * *</P>
                            <P>(6) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Aug, 2013) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).</P>
                            <STARS/>
                        </SECTION>
                    </REGTEXT>
                    <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="52">
                        <AMDPAR>6. Amend section 52.222-54 by—</AMDPAR>
                        <AMDPAR>
                            a. Revising the date of the clause; and
                            <PRTPAGE P="46796"/>
                        </AMDPAR>
                        <AMDPAR>b. Removing from paragraph (a)(2) of the definition “Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item” the words “bulk cargo, as defined in section 3 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1702)” and adding “bulk cargo, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(4)” in its place.</AMDPAR>
                        <P>The revision reads as follows:</P>
                        <SECTION>
                            <SECTNO>52.222-54 </SECTNO>
                            <SUBJECT>Employment Eligibility Verification.</SUBJECT>
                            <STARS/>
                            <HD SOURCE="HD1">Employment Eligibility Verification (Aug, 2013)</HD>
                            <EXTRACT>
                                <STARS/>
                            </EXTRACT>
                        </SECTION>
                    </REGTEXT>
                </SUPLINF>
                <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2013-18465 Filed 7-31-13; 8:45 am]</FRDOC>
                <BILCOD>BILLING CODE 6820-EP-P</BILCOD>
            </RULE>