; and (2) by striking for the purpose of section 2334(e)(1) of this title, and that the analysis supports those preliminary findings . 816. Inclusion of best available information regarding past performance of subcontractors and joint venture partners (a) Requirements for performance of subcontractors and joint venture partners Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council and the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, shall develop policies for the Department of Defense to ensure the best information regarding past performance of certain subcontractors and joint venture partners is available when awarding Department of Defense contracts. The policies shall include proposed revisions to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement as follows: (1) Required performance evaluations, as part of a government-wide evaluation reporting tool, for first-tier subcontractors performing a portion of the contract valued at not less than 20 percent of the value of the prime contract, provided— (A) the information included in rating the subcontractor is not inconsistent with the information included in the rating for the prime contractor; (B) the subcontractor evaluation is conducted consistent with the provisions of section 42.15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation; (C) negative evaluations of a subcontractor in no way obviate the prime contractor’s responsibility for successful completion of the contract and management of its subcontractors