361 
forth any conclusions and recommendations resulting from 
the study. 
SEC. 735. PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REGARDING MHS 
GENESIS ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYS-
TEM. 
The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs a report detailing lessons 
learned by the Secretary of Defense with respect to suc-
cessfully remediating concerns found during the initial 
operational testing and evaluation of the electronic health 
record system known as MHS Genesis. 
SEC. 736. REPORT REGARDING OPIOID PREVENTION AND 
TREATMENT FOR DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
The Secretary of Defense shall prepare and submit 
a report to congressional defense committees regarding 
the actions the Department of Defense is taking to prevent 
and treat opioid use among the dependents of members 
of the Armed Forces. Such report shall include how infor-
mation is shared between military medical treatment fa-
cilities across the country, what counseling services are 
available to dependents and how such services are pub-
licized, and a plan for intervention strategies to prevent 
opioid use and abuse.
362 
SEC. 737. MONITORING MEDICATION PRESCRIBING PRAC-
TICES FOR THE TREATMENT OF POST-TRAU-
MATIC STRESS DISORDER. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and 
Senate a report on the practices for prescribing 
medication during the period beginning January 1, 
2012, and ending December 31, 2017, that were in-
consistent with the post-traumatic stress disorder 
medication guidelines developed by the Department 
of Defense and the Veterans Health Administration. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report under this sub-
section shall include the following: 
(A) A summary of the Army’s, the Navy’s, 
and the Air Force’s practices for prescribing 
medication during the period referred to in 
paragraph (1) that were inconsistent with the 
post-traumatic stress disorder medication guide-
lines developed by the Department of Defense 
and the Veterans Health Administration. 
(B) Identification of medical centers serv-
ing members of the Armed Forces found to 
having higher than average incidences of pre-
363 
scribing medication during the period referred 
to in paragraph (1) that were inconsistent with 
the post-traumatic stress disorder guidelines. 
(C) A plan for such medical centers to re-
duce the prescribing of medications that are in-
consistent with the post-traumatic stress dis-
order guidelines. 
(D) A plan for ongoing monitoring of med-
ical centers found to have higher than average 
incidences of prescribing medication that were 
inconsistent with the post-traumatic stress dis-
order guidelines by the Department of Defense 
and the Veterans Health Administration. 
(b) MONITORING PROGRAM.—Based on the findings 
of the report under subsection (a), the Secretaries of the 
Army, the Navy, and the Air Force shall each establish 
a monitoring program carried out with respect to such 
branch of the Armed Forces shall provide as follows: 
(1) The monitoring program shall provide for 
the conduct of periodic reviews, beginning October 1, 
2019, of medication prescribing practices of its own 
providers. 
(2) The monitoring program shall provide for 
regular reports, beginning October 1, 2020, to the 
Department of Defense and the Veterans Health Ad-
364 
ministration, of the results of the periodic reviews 
pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
(3) The monitoring program shall establish in-
ternal procedures, not later than October 1, 2020, to 
address practices for prescribing medication that are 
inconsistent with the post-traumatic stress disorder 
medication guidelines developed Department of De-
fense and the Veterans Health Administration. 
SEC. 
738. 
PILOT 
PROGRAM 
ON 
MINDFULNESS-BASED 
STRESS REDUCTION IN PRE-DEPLOYMENT 
TRAINING. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security with 
respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as 
a service in the Navy, shall carry out a pilot program 
under which the Secretary provides mindfulness-based 
stress reduction training to members of the Armed Forces 
before their deployment to a combat theater of operations. 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall study and submit to Congress a report on the effec-
tiveness of training under the pilot program, including the 
effect of the training on— 
(1) managing stress; and 
(2) preventing post-traumatic stress disorder.
365 
SEC. 739. STUDY ON REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN FORMER 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO EN-
ROLL IN MEDICARE PART B TO BE ELIGIBLE 
FOR TRICARE FOR LIFE. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the 
Commissioner of Social Security shall jointly submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate, the Committee on Ways and Means 
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Finance of the Senate a report on the requirement that 
a covered individual enroll in the supplementary medical 
insurance program under part B of title XVIII of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.) in order to 
be eligible for TRICARE for Life. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The study under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An analysis of whether the requirement de-
scribed in such subsection affects covered individuals 
from returning to work. 
(2) The number of individuals who— 
(A) are retired from the Armed Forces 
under chapter 61 of title 10, United States 
Code;
366 
(B) are entitled to hospital insurance bene-
fits under part A of title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act pursuant to receiving benefits for 
24 months as described in subparagraph (A) or 
(C) of section 226(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
426(b)(2)); and 
(C) because of such entitlement, are no 
longer 
enrolled 
in 
TRICARE 
Standard, 
TRICARE 
Prime, 
TRICARE 
Extra, 
or 
TRICARE Select. 
(3) The number of covered individuals who 
would potentially enroll in TRICARE for Life but 
not enroll in the supplementary medical insurance 
program under part B of title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.) if able. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means an in-
dividual— 
(A) who is under 65 years of age; 
(B) who is entitled to hospital insurance 
benefits under part A of title XVIII of the So-
cial Security Act pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
or (C) of section 226(b)(2) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 426(b)(2));
367 
(C) whose entitlement to a benefit de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) of such section has 
terminated due to performance of substantial 
gainful activity; and 
(D) who is retired under chapter 61 of title 
10, United States Code. 
(2) 
The 
terms 
‘‘TRICARE 
for 
Life’’, 
‘‘TRICARE 
Extra’’, 
‘‘TRICARE 
Standard’’, 
‘‘TRICARE Select’’, and ‘‘TRICARE Prime’’ have 
the meanings given those terms in section 1072 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POL-
ICY, ACQUISITION MANAGE-
MENT, AND RELATED MAT-
TERS 
Subtitle A—Streamlining of De-
fense Acquisition Statutes and 
Regulations 
SEC. 800. EFFECTIVE DATES; COORDINATION OF AMEND-
MENTS. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) PARTS I AND II.—Parts I and II of this 
subtitle, and the redesignations and amendments 
made by such parts, shall take effect on February 
1, 2020.
368 
(2) PART III.—Part III of this subtitle shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) COORDINATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The redes-
ignations and amendments made by part II of this subtitle 
shall be executed— 
(1) before the amendments made by part I of 
this subtitle; and 
(2) after any amendments made by any other 
provisions of this Act. 
PART I—CONSOLIDATION OF DEFENSE ACQUISI-
TION STATUTES IN NEW PART V OF SUB-
TITLE A OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE 
SEC. 801. FRAMEWORK FOR NEW PART V OF SUBTITLE A. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new part: 
‘‘PART V—ACQUISITION 
‘‘Chap. 
Sec. 
‘‘SUBPART A—GENERAL 
‘‘201. Definitions ......................................................................................
3001 
‘‘203. General Matters .............................................................................
3021 
‘‘205. Defense Acquisition System ...........................................................
3051 
‘‘207. Budgeting and Appropriations Matters .........................................
3101 
‘‘209. Overseas Contingency Operations ..................................................
3151 
‘‘SUBPART B—ACQUISITION PLANNING 
‘‘221. Planning and Solicitation Generally ..............................................
3201 
‘‘223. Planning and Solicitation Relating to Particular Items or Serv-
ices ................................................................................
3251 
‘‘SUBPART C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES 
‘‘241. Awarding of Contracts ...................................................................
3301
369 
‘‘243. Specific Types of Contracts ...........................................................
3351 
‘‘245. Task and Delivery Order Contracts (Multiple Award Contracts) 
3401 
‘‘247. Acquisition of Commercial Items ...................................................
3451 
‘‘249. Multiyear Contracts .......................................................................
3501 
‘‘251. Simplified Acquisition Procedures .................................................
3551 
‘‘253. Emergency and Rapid Acquisitions ...............................................
3601 
‘‘255. Contracting With or Through Other Agencies ..............................
3651 
‘‘SUBPART D—GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS 
‘‘271. Truthful Cost or Pricing Data ......................................................
3701 
‘‘273. Allowable Costs ..............................................................................
3741 
‘‘275. Proprietary Contractor Data and Technical Data ........................
3771 
‘‘277. Contract Financing ........................................................................
3801 
‘‘279. Contractor Audits and Accounting ................................................
3841 
‘‘281. Claims and Disputes ......................................................................
3861 
‘‘283. Foreign Acquisitions ......................................................................
3881 
‘‘285. Small Business Programs ..............................................................
3901 
‘‘287. Socioeconomic Programs ................................................................
3961 
‘‘SUBPART E—SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING: MAJOR DEFENSE 
ACQUISITION PROGRAMS AND MAJOR SYSTEMS 
‘‘301. Major Defense Acquisition Programs ............................................
4001 
‘‘303. Weapon Systems Development and Related Matters ....................
4071 
‘‘305. Other Matters Relating to Major Systems ....................................
4121 
‘‘SUBPART F—SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING: RESEARCH, 
DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
‘‘321. Research and Development Generally ............................................
4201 
‘‘323. Innovation ......................................................................................
4301 
‘‘325. Department of Defense Laboratories ............................................
4351 
‘‘327. Research and Development Centers and Facilities .......................
4401 
‘‘329. Operational Test and Evaluation; Developmental Test and Eval-
uation ............................................................................
4451 
‘‘SUBPART G—OTHER SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING 
‘‘341. Contracting for Performance of Civilian Commercial or Indus-
trial Type Functions .....................................................
4501 
‘‘343. Acquisition of Services ...................................................................
4541 
‘‘345. Acquisition of Information Technology ..........................................
4571 
‘‘SUBPART H—CONTRACT MANAGEMENT 
‘‘361. Contract Administration ................................................................
4601 
‘‘363. Prohibitions and Penalties .............................................................
4651 
‘‘365. Contractor Workforce ....................................................................
4701 
‘‘367. Other Administrative and Miscellaneous Provisions ......................
4751 
‘‘SUBPART I—DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE 
‘‘381. Defense Industrial Base Generally ................................................
4801 
‘‘383. Loan Guarantee Programs ............................................................
4861 
‘‘385. Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Pro-
gram ..............................................................................
4881
370 
‘‘Subpart A—General 
‘‘CHAPTER 201—DEFINITIONS 
‘‘SEC. 3001. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 203—GENERAL MATTERS 
‘‘SEC. 3021. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 205—DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
SYSTEM 
‘‘SEC. 3051. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 207—BUDGETING AND 
APPROPRIATIONS MATTERS 
‘‘SEC. 3101. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 209—OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY 
OPERATIONS 
‘‘SEC. 3151. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘Subpart B—Acquisition Planning 
‘‘CHAPTER 221—PLANNING AND 
SOLICITATION GENERALLY 
‘‘SEC. 3201. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿
371 
‘‘CHAPTER 223—PLANNING AND SOLICITA-
TION 
RELATING 
TO 
PARTICULAR 
ITEMS OR SERVICES 
‘‘SEC. 3251. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘Subpart C—Contracting Methods and Contract 
Types 
‘‘CHAPTER 241—AWARDING OF 
CONTRACTS 
‘‘SEC. 3301. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 243—SPECIFIC TYPES OF 
CONTRACTS 
‘‘SEC. 3351. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 
245—TASK 
AND 
DELIVERY 
ORDER 
CONTRACTS 
(MULTIPLE 
AWARD CONTRACTS) 
‘‘SEC. 3401. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 247—ACQUISITION OF 
COMMERCIAL ITEMS 
‘‘SEC. 3451. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿
372 
‘‘CHAPTER 249—MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS 
‘‘SEC. 3501. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 251—SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION 
PROCEDURES 
‘‘SEC. 3551. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 253—EMERGENCY AND RAPID 
ACQUISITIONS 
‘‘SEC. 3601. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 255—CONTRACTING WITH OR 
THROUGH OTHER AGENCIES 
‘‘SEC. 3651. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘Subpart D—General Contracting Requirements 
‘‘CHAPTER 271—TRUTHFUL COST OR 
PRICING DATA 
‘‘SEC. 3701. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 273—ALLOWABLE COSTS 
‘‘SEC. 3741. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿
373 
‘‘CHAPTER 
275—PROPRIETARY 
CON-
TRACTOR DATA AND TECHNICAL DATA 
‘‘SEC. 3771. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 277—CONTRACT FINANCING 
‘‘SEC. 3801. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 279—CONTRACTOR AUDITS 
AND ACCOUNTING 
‘‘SEC. 3841. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 281—CLAIMS AND DISPUTES 
‘‘SEC. 3861. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 283—FOREIGN ACQUISITIONS 
‘‘SEC. 3881. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 285—SMALL BUSINESS 
PROGRAMS 
‘‘SEC. 3901. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 287—SOCIOECONOMIC 
PROGRAMS 
‘‘SEC. 3961. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿
374 
‘‘Subpart 
E—Special 
Categories 
of 
Contracting: 
Major Defense Acquisition Programs and Major 
Systems 
‘‘CHAPTER 301—MAJOR DEFENSE 
ACQUISITION PROGRAMS 
‘‘SEC. 4001. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 303—WEAPON SYSTEMS 
DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED MATTERS 
‘‘SEC. 4071. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 305—OTHER MATTERS 
RELATING TO MAJOR SYSTEMS 
‘‘SEC. 4121. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘Subpart F—Special Categories of Contracting: 
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation 
‘‘CHAPTER 321—RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT GENERALLY 
‘‘SEC. 4201. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 323—INNOVATION 
‘‘SEC. 4301. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿
375 
‘‘CHAPTER 325—DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE LABORATORIES 
‘‘SEC. 4351. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 327—RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT CENTERS AND FACILITIES 
‘‘SEC. 4401. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 329—OPERATIONAL TEST AND 
EVALUATION; DEVELOPMENTAL TEST 
AND EVALUATION 
‘‘SEC. 4451. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘Subpart G—Other Special Categories Of 
Contracting 
‘‘CHAPTER 341—CONTRACTING FOR PER-
FORMANCE 
OF 
CIVILIAN 
COMMER-
CIAL OR INDUSTRIAL TYPE FUNC-
TIONS 
‘‘SEC. 4501. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 343—ACQUISITION OF 
SERVICES 
‘‘SEC. 4541. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿
376 
‘‘CHAPTER 345—ACQUISITION OF 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
‘‘SEC. 4571. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘Subpart H—Contract Management 
‘‘CHAPTER 361—CONTRACT 
ADMINISTRATION 
‘‘SEC. 4601. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 363—PROHIBITIONS AND 
PENALTIES 
‘‘SEC. 4651. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 365—CONTRACTOR 
WORKFORCE 
‘‘SEC. 4701. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 367—OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE 
AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
‘‘SEC. 4751. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿
377 
‘‘Subpart I—Defense Industrial Base 
‘‘CHAPTER 381—DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL 
BASE GENERALLY 
‘‘SEC. 4801. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 383—LOAN GUARANTEE 
PROGRAMS 
‘‘SEC. 4861. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
‘‘CHAPTER 
385—PROCUREMENT 
TECH-
NICAL 
ASSISTANCE 
COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENT PROGRAM 
‘‘SEC. 4881. øRESERVED¿. 
øReserved¿ 
(b) TABLE OF CHAPTERS AMENDMENT.—The table 
of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A is amended by 
adding at the end the following new items: 
‘‘PART V—ACQUISITION 
‘‘Chap. 
Sec.
‘‘SUBPART A—GENERAL 
‘‘201. Definitions ...................................................................................... 3001
‘‘203. General Matters ............................................................................. 3021
‘‘205. Defense Acquisition System ........................................................... 3051
‘‘207. Budgeting and Appropriations Matters ......................................... 3101
‘‘209. Overseas Contingency Operations .................................................. 3151
‘‘SUBPART B—ACQUISITION PLANNING 
‘‘221. Planning and Solicitation Generally .............................................. 3201
‘‘223. Planning and Solicitation Relating to Particular Items or Serv-
ices ................................................................................ 3251
‘‘SUBPART C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES
378 
‘‘241. Awarding of Contracts ................................................................... 3301
‘‘243. Specific Types of Contracts ........................................................... 3351
‘‘245. Task and Delivery Order Contracts (Multiple Award Contracts) 3401
‘‘247. Acquisition of Commercial Items ................................................... 3451
‘‘249. Multiyear Contracts ....................................................................... 3501
‘‘251. Simplified Acquisition Procedures ................................................. 3551
‘‘253. Emergency and Rapid Acquisitions ............................................... 3601
‘‘255. Contracting With or Through Other Agencies .............................. 3651
‘‘SUBPART D—GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS 
‘‘271. Truthful Cost or Pricing Data ...................................................... 3701
‘‘273. Allowable Costs .............................................................................. 3741
‘‘275. Proprietary Contractor Data and Technical Data ........................ 3771
‘‘277. Contract Financing ........................................................................ 3801
‘‘279. Contractor Audits and Accounting ................................................ 3841
‘‘281. Claims and Disputes ...................................................................... 3861
‘‘283. Foreign Acquisitions ...................................................................... 3881
‘‘285. Small Business Programs .............................................................. 3901
‘‘287. Socioeconomic Programs ................................................................ 3961
‘‘SUBPART E—SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING: MAJOR DEFENSE 
ACQUISITION PROGRAMS AND MAJOR SYSTEMS 
‘‘301. Major Defense Acquisition Programs ............................................ 4001
‘‘303. Weapon Systems Development and Related Matters .................... 4071
‘‘305. Other Matters Relating to Major Systems .................................... 4121
‘‘SUBPART F—SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING: RESEARCH, 
DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
‘‘321. Research and Development Generally ............................................ 4201
‘‘323. Innovation ...................................................................................... 4301
‘‘325. Department of Defense Laboratories ............................................ 4351
‘‘327. Research and Development Centers and Facilities ....................... 4401
‘‘329. Operational Test and Evaluation; Developmental Test and Eval-
uation ............................................................................ 4451
‘‘SUBPART G—OTHER SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING 
‘‘341. Contracting for Performance of Civilian Commercial or Indus-
trial Type Functions ..................................................... 4501
‘‘343. Acquisition of Services ................................................................... 4541
‘‘345. Acquisition of Information Technology .......................................... 4571
‘‘SUBPART H—CONTRACT MANAGEMENT 
‘‘361. Contract Administration ................................................................ 4601
‘‘363. Prohibitions and Penalties ............................................................. 4651
‘‘365. Contractor Workforce .................................................................... 4701
‘‘367. Other Administrative and Miscellaneous Provisions ...................... 4751
‘‘SUBPART I—DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE 
‘‘381. Defense Industrial Base Generally ................................................ 4801
‘‘383. Loan Guarantee Programs ............................................................ 4861
‘‘385. Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Pro-
gram .............................................................................. 4881’’.
379 
PART II—REDESIGNATION OF SECTIONS AND 
CHAPTERS OF SUBTITLES B, C, AND D TO 
PROVIDE ROOM FOR NEW PART V OF SUB-
TITLE A 
SEC. 806. REDESIGNATION OF SECTIONS AND CHAPTERS 
OF SUBTITLE D OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES 
CODE—AIR FORCE. 
(a) SUBTITLE D, PART III, SECTION NUMBERS.— 
The sections in part III of subtitle D of title 10, United 
States Code, are redesignated as follows: 
(1) CHAPTER 909.—Each section in chapter 909 
is redesignated so that the number of the section, as 
redesignated, is the number equal to the previous 
number plus 50. 
(2) CHAPTER 907.—Each section in chapter 907 
is redesignated so that the number of the section, as 
redesignated, is the number equal to the previous 
number plus 70. 
(3) CHAPTERS 901 AND 903.—Each section in 
chapter 901 and chapter 903 is redesignated so that 
the number of the section, as redesignated, is the 
number equal to the previous number plus 100. 
(b) SUBTITLE D, PART II, SECTION NUMBERS.—The 
sections in part II of such subtitle are redesignated as fol-
lows:
380 
(1) CHAPTER
831.—Section 8210 is redesig-
nated as section 9110. 
(2) CHAPTER 833.—Sections 8251, 8252, 8257, 
and 8258 are redesignated as sections 9131, 9132, 
9137, and 9138, respectively. 
(3) CHAPTER
835.—Sections 8281 and 8310 
are redesignated as sections 9151 and 9160, respec-
tively. 
(4) CHAPTER
839.—Section 8446 is redesig-
nated as section 9176. 
(5) CHAPTER
841.—Sections 8491 and 8503 
are redesignated as sections 9191 and 9203, respec-
tively. 
(6) CHAPTER
843.—Sections 8547 and 8548 
are redesignated as sections 9217 and 9218, respec-
tively. 
(7) CHAPTER 845.—Sections 8572, 8575, 8579, 
8581, and 8583 are redesignated as sections 9222, 
9225, 9229, 9231, and 9233, respectively. 
(8) CHAPTER
849.—Section 8639 is redesig-
nated as section 9239. 
(9) CHAPTER 853.—Sections 8681, 8684, and 
8691 are redesignated as sections 9251, 9252, and 
9253, respectively.
381 
(10) CHAPTER 855.—Section 8723 is redesig-
nated as section 9263. 
(11) CHAPTER 857.—Each section in chapter 
857 is redesignated so that the number of the sec-
tion, as redesignated, is the number equal to the 
previous number plus 530. 
(12) CHAPTER 861.—Section 8817 is redesig-
nated as section 9307. 
(13) CHAPTER 867.—Each section in chapter 
867 is redesignated so that the number of the sec-
tion, as redesignated, is the number equal to the 
previous number plus 400. 
(14) CHAPTER
869.—Sections 8961, 8962, 
8963, 8964, 8965, and 8966 are redesignated as 
sections 9341, 9342, 9343, 9344, 9345, and 9346, 
respectively. 
(15) CHAPTER 871.—Sections 8991 and 8992 
are redesignated as sections 9361 and 9362, respec-
tively. 
(16) CHAPTER 873.—Sections 9021, 9025, and 
9027 are redesignated as sections 9371, 9375, and 
9377, respectively. 
(17) CHAPTER 875.—Section 9061 is redesig-
nated as section 9381.
382 
(c) SUBTITLE D, PART I, SECTION NUMBERS.— 
Each section in part I of such subtitle is redesignated so 
that the number of the section, as redesignated, is the 
number equal to the previous number plus 1,000. 
(d) SUBTITLE D CHAPTER NUMBERS.— 
(1) PART IV CHAPTER NUMBERS.—Each chap-
ter in part IV of such subtitle is redesignated so 
that the number of the chapter, as redesignated, is 
the number equal to the previous number plus 30. 
(2) PART III CHAPTER NUMBERS.—Each chap-
ter in part III of such subtitle is redesignated so 
that the number of the chapter, as redesignated, is 
the number equal to the previous number plus 50. 
(3) PART II CHAPTER NUMBERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), each chapter in part II of 
such subtitle is redesignated so that the number 
of the chapter, as redesignated, is the number 
equal to the previous number plus 80. 
(B) OTHER CHAPTERS.— 
(i) Chapter 861 is redesignated as 
chapter 939. 
(ii) Chapters 867, 869, 871, 873, and 
875 are each redesignated so that the 
number of the chapter, as redesignated, is
383 
the number equal to the previous number 
plus 74. 
(4) PART I CHAPTER NUMBERS.—Each chapter 
in part I of such subtitle is redesignated so that the 
number of the chapter, as redesignated, is the num-
ber equal to the previous number plus 100. 
(e) SUBTITLE D TABLES OF SECTIONS AND TABLES 
OF CHAPTERS.— 
(1) TABLES OF SECTIONS.—The tables of sec-
tions at the beginning of the chapters of such sub-
title are revised so as to conform the section ref-
erences in those tables to the redesignations made 
by subsections (a), (b), and (c). 
(2) TABLES OF CHAPTERS.—The table of chap-
ters at the beginning of such subtitle, and the tables 
of chapters at the beginning of each part of such 
subtitle, are revised so as to conform the chapter 
references and section references in those tables to 
the redesignations made by this section. 
SEC. 807. REDESIGNATION OF SECTIONS AND CHAPTERS 
OF SUBTITLE C OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES 
CODE—NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. 
(a) SUBTITLE C, PART I, SECTION NUMBERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), each section in part I of subtitle C of title
384 
10, United States Code, is redesignated so that the 
number of the section, as redesignated, is the num-
ber equal to the previous number plus 3,000. 
(2) CHAPTER
513.—For sections in chapter 
513, each section is redesignated so that the number 
of the section, as redesignated, is the number equal 
to the previous number plus 2,940. 
(b) SUBTITLE C, PART II, SECTION NUMBERS.—The 
sections in part II of such subtitle are redesignated as fol-
lows: 
(1) CHAPTER 533.—Sections 5441, 5450, and 
5451 are redesignated as sections 8101, 8102, and 
8103, respectively. 
(2) CHAPTER 535.—Sections 5501, 5502, 5503, 
and 5508 are redesignated as sections 8111, 8112, 
8113, and 8118, respectively. 
(3) CHAPTER
537.—Section 5540 is redesig-
nated as section 8120. 
(4) CHAPTER 539.—Sections 5582, 5585, 5587, 
5587a, 5589, and 5596 are redesignated as sections 
8132, 8135, 8137, 8138, 8139, and 8146, respec-
tively. 
(5) CHAPTER
544.—Section 5721 is redesig-
nated as section 8151.
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(6) CHAPTER 551.—Each section in chapter 551 
is redesignated so that the number of the section, as 
redesignated, is the number equal to the previous 
number plus 2,220. 
(7) CHAPTER 553.—Sections 5983, 5985, and 
5986 are redesignated as sections 8183, 8185, and 
8186, respectively. 
(8) CHAPTER 555.—The sections in chapter 555 
are redesignated as follows: 
Section 
Redesignated Section 
6011 
8211 
6012 
8212 
6013 
8213 
6014 
8214 
6019 
8215 
6021 
8216 
6022 
8217 
6024 
8218 
6027 
8219 
6029 
8220 
6031 
8221 
6032 
8222 
6035 
8225 
6036 
8226 
(9) CHAPTER 557.—Each section in chapter 557 
is redesignated so that the number of the section, as
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redesignated, is the number equal to the previous 
number plus 2,160. 
(10) CHAPTER 559.—Section 6113 is redesig-
nated as section 8253. 
(11) CHAPTER
561.—The sections in chapter 
561 are redesignated as follows: 
Section 
Redesignated Section 
6141 
8261 
6151 
8262 
6152 
8263 
6153 
8264 
6154 
8265 
6155 
8266 
6156 
8267 
6160 
8270 
6161 
8271 
(12) CHAPTER 563.—Sections 6201, 6202, and 
6203 are redesignated as sections 8281, 8282, and 
8283, respectively. 
(13) CHAPTER 565.—Sections 6221 and 6222 
are redesignated as sections 8286 and 8287, respec-
tively. 
(14) CHAPTER 567.—Each section in chapter 
567 is redesignated so that the number of the sec-
tion, as redesignated, is the number equal to the 
previous number plus 2,050.
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(15) CHAPTER 569.—Section 6292 is redesig-
nated as section 8317. 
(16) CHAPTER 571.—Each section in chapter 
571 is redesignated so that the number of the sec-
tion, as redesignated, is the number equal to the 
previous number plus 2,000. 
(17) CHAPTER
573.—Sections 6371, 6383, 
6389, 6404, and 6408 are redesignated as sections 
8371, 8372, 8373, 8374, and 8375, respectively. 
(18) CHAPTER
575.—Sections 6483, 6484, 
6485, and 6486 are redesignated as sections 8383, 
8384, 8385, and 8386, respectively. 
(19) CHAPTER 577.—Section 6522 is redesig-
nated as section 8392. 
(c) SUBTITLE C, PART III, SECTION NUMBERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), each section in part III of such subtitle 
is redesignated so that the number of the section, as 
redesignated, is the number equal to the previous 
number plus 1,500. 
(2) CHAPTER 609.—Sections 7101, 7102, 7103, 
and 7104 are redesignated as sections 8591, 8592, 
8593, and 8594, respectively.
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(d) SUBTITLE C, PART IV, SECTION NUMBERS.— 
The sections in part IV of such subtitle are redesignated 
as follows: 
(1) CHAPTER 631.—Each section in chapter 631 
is redesignated so that the number of the section, as 
redesignated, is the number equal to the previous 
number plus 1,400. 
(2) CHAPTER 633.—Each section in chapter 633 
is redesignated so that the number of the section, as 
redesignated, is the number equal to the previous 
number plus 1,370. 
(3) CHAPTER 637.—Sections 7361, 7362, 7363, 
and 7364 are redesignated as sections 8701, 8702, 
8703, and 8704, respectively. 
(4) CHAPTER
639.—Sections 7395 and 7396 
are redesignated as sections 8715 and 8716, respec-
tively. 
(5) CHAPTER 641.—Each section in chapter 641 
is redesignated so that the number of the section, as 
redesignated, is the number equal to the previous 
number plus 1,300. 
(6) CHAPTER 643.—Sections 7472, 7473, 7476, 
7477, 7478, 7479, and 7480 are redesignated as 
sections 8742, 8743, 8746, 8747, 8748, 8749, and 
8750, respectively.
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(7) CHAPTER 645.—Sections 7522, 7523, and 
7524 are redesignated as sections 8752, 8753, and 
8754, respectively. 
(8) CHAPTER 647.—The sections in chapter 647 
are redesignated as follows: 
Section 
Redesignated Section 
7541 
8761 
7541a 
8761a 
7541b 
8761b 
7542 
8762 
7543 
8763 
7544 
8764 
7545 
8745 
7546 
8746 
7577 
8747 
(9) CHAPTERS 649, 651, 653, AND 655.—Each 
section in chapters 649, 651, 653, and 655 is redes-
ignated so that the number of the section, as redes-
ignated, is the number equal to the previous number 
plus 1,200. 
(10) CHAPTER 657.—Each section in chapter 
657 is redesignated so that the number of the sec-
tion, as redesignated, is the number equal to the 
previous number plus 1,170.
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(11) CHAPTER
659.—Sections 7851, 7852, 
7853, and 7854 are redesignated as sections 8901, 
8902, 8903, and 8904, respectively. 
(12) CHAPTER 661.—Sections 7861, 7862, and 
7863 are redesignated as sections 8911, 8912, and 
8913, respectively. 
(13) CHAPTER 663.—Section 7881 is redesig-
nated as section 8921. 
(14) CHAPTER 665.—Sections 7901, 7902, and 
7903 are redesignated as sections 8931, 8932, and 
8933, respectively. 
(15) CHAPTER 667.—Sections 7912 and 7913 
are redesignated as sections 8942 and 8943, respec-
tively. 
(16) CHAPTER 669.—Section 7921 is redesig-
nated as section 8951. 
(e) SUBTITLE C CHAPTER NUMBERS.— 
(1) PART I CHAPTER NUMBERS.—Each chapter 
in part I of such subtitle is redesignated so that the 
number of the chapter, as redesignated, is the num-
ber equal to the previous number plus 300, except 
that chapter 513 is redesignated as chapter 809. 
(2) PART II CHAPTER NUMBERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), each chapter in part II of
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such subtitle is redesignated so that the number 
of the chapter, as redesignated, is the number 
equal to the previous number plus 270. 
(B) OTHER
CHAPTERS.—Chapter 533 is 
redesignated as chapter 811, chapter 535 is re-
designated as chapter 812, chapter 537 is re-
designated as chapter 813, chapter 539 is re-
designated as chapter 815, and chapter 544 is 
redesignated as chapter 817. 
(3) PART III CHAPTER NUMBERS.—Each chap-
ter in part III of such subtitle is redesignated so 
that the number of the chapter, as redesignated, is 
the number equal to the previous number plus 250. 
(4) PART IV CHAPTER NUMBERS.—Each chap-
ter in part IV of such subtitle is redesignated so 
that the number of the chapter, as redesignated, is 
the number equal to the previous number plus 228, 
except that chapter 631 is redesignated as chapter 
861 and chapter 633 is redesignated as chapter 863. 
(f) SUBTITLE C TABLES OF SECTIONS AND TABLES 
OF CHAPTERS.— 
(1) TABLES OF SECTIONS.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of each chapter of such sub-
title is revised so as to conform the section ref-
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erences in the table to the redesignations made by 
subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d). 
(2) TABLES OF CHAPTERS.—The table of chap-
ters at the beginning of such subtitle, and the tables 
of chapters at the beginning of each part of such 
subtitle, are revised so as to conform the chapter 
references and section references in those tables to 
the redesignations made by this section. 
SEC. 808. REDESIGNATION OF SECTIONS AND CHAPTERS 
OF SUBTITLE B OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES 
CODE—ARMY. 
(a) SUBTITLE B, PART I, SECTION NUMBERS.— 
Each section in part I of subtitle B of title 10, United 
States Code, is redesignated so that the number of the 
section, as redesignated, is the number equal to the pre-
vious number plus 4,000. 
(b) SUBTITLE B, PART II, SECTION NUMBERS.—The 
sections in part II of such subtitle are redesignated as fol-
lows: 
(1) CHAPTER
331.—Section 3210 is redesig-
nated as section 7110. 
(2) CHAPTER 333.—Sections 3251, 3258, and 
3262 are redesignated as sections 7131, 7138, and 
7142, respectively.
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(3) CHAPTER 335.—Sections 3281, 3282, 3283, 
and 3310 are redesignated as sections 7151, 7152, 
7153, and 7160, respectively. 
(4) CHAPTER
339.—Section 3446 is redesig-
nated as sections 7176. 
(5) CHAPTER
341.—Sections 3491 and 3503 
are redesignated as sections 7191 and 7203, respec-
tively. 
(6) CHAPTER 343.—Sections 3533, 3534, 3536, 
3547 and 3548 are redesignated as sections 7213, 
7214, 7316, 7217, and 7218, respectively. 
(7) CHAPTER 345.—Sections 3572, 3575, 3579, 
3581, and 3583 are redesignated as sections 7222, 
7225, 7229, 7231, and 7233, respectively. 
(8) CHAPTER
349.—Section 3639 is redesig-
nated as section 7239. 
(9) CHAPTER 353.—Sections 3681, 3684, and 
3691 are redesignated as sections 7251, 7252, and 
7253, respectively. 
(10) CHAPTER 355.—Section 3723 is redesig-
nated as section 7263. 
(11) CHAPTER 357.—Each section in chapter 
357 is redesignated so that the number of the sec-
tion, as redesignated, is the number equal to the 
previous number plus 3,530.
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(12) CHAPTER 367.—Each section in chapter 
367 is redesignated so that the number of the sec-
tion, as redesignated, is the number equal to the 
previous number plus 3,400. 
(13) CHAPTER
369.—Sections 3961, 3962, 
3963, 3964, 3965, and 3966 are redesignated as 
sections 7341, 7342, 7343, 7344, 7345, and 7346, 
respectively. 
(14) CHAPTER 371.—Sections 3991 and 3992 
are redesignated as sections 7361 and 7362, respec-
tively. 
(15) CHAPTER
373.—Sections 4021, 4024, 
4025, and 4027 are redesignated as sections 7371, 
7374, 7375, and 7377, respectively. 
(16) CHAPTER 375.—Section 4061 is redesig-
nated as section 7381. 
(c) SUBTITLE B, PART III, SECTION NUMBERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), each section in part III of such subtitle 
is redesignated so that the number of the section, as 
redesignated, is the number equal to the previous 
number plus 3,100. 
(2) CHAPTER 407.—Each section in chapter 407 
is redesignated so that the number of the section, as
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redesignated, is the number equal to the previous 
number plus 3,070. 
(d) SUBTITLE B, PART IV, SECTION NUMBERS.— 
Each section in part IV of such subtitle is redesignated 
so that the number of the section, as redesignated, is the 
number equal to the previous number plus 3,000. 
(e) SUBTITLE B CHAPTER NUMBERS.— 
(1) PART I CHAPTER NUMBERS.—Each chapter 
in part I of such subtitle is redesignated so that the 
number of the chapter, as redesignated, is the num-
ber equal to the previous number plus 400. 
(2) PART II CHAPTER NUMBERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), each chapter in part II of 
such subtitle is redesignated so that the number 
of the chapter, as redesignated, is the number 
equal to the previous number plus 380. 
(B) OTHER
CHAPTERS.—Chapters 367, 
369, 371, 373, and 375 are each redesignated 
so that the number of the chapter, as redesig-
nated, is the number equal to the previous 
number plus 374. 
(3) PART III CHAPTER NUMBERS.—Each chap-
ter in part III of such subtitle is redesignated so
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that the number of the chapter, as redesignated, is 
the number equal to the previous number plus 350. 
(4) PART IV CHAPTER NUMBERS.—Each chap-
ter in part IV of such subtitle is redesignated so 
that the number of the chapter, as redesignated, is 
the number equal to the previous number plus 330. 
(f) SUBTITLE B TABLES OF SECTIONS AND TABLES 
OF CHAPTERS.— 
(1) TABLES OF SECTIONS.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of each chapter of such sub-
title is revised so as to conform the section ref-
erences in the table to the redesignations made by 
subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d). 
(2) TABLES OF CHAPTERS.—The table of chap-
ters at the beginning of such subtitle, and the tables 
of chapters at the beginning of each part of such 
subtitle, are revised so as to conform the chapter 
references and section references in those tables to 
the redesignations made by this section. 
SEC. 809. CROSS REFERENCES TO REDESIGNATED SEC-
TIONS AND CHAPTERS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO REFERENCES IN TITLE 10.— 
Each provision of title 10, United States Code (including 
the table of subtitles preceding subtitle A), that contains 
a reference to a section or chapter redesignated by this
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subtitle is amended so that the reference refers to the 
number of the section or chapter as redesignated. 
(b) DEEMING RULE FOR OTHER REFERENCES.— 
Any reference in a provision of law other than title 10, 
United States Code, to a section or chapter redesignated 
by this subtitle shall be deemed to refer to the section or 
chapter as so redesignated. 
PART III—REPEALS OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF 
DEFENSE ACQUISITION LAW 
SEC. 811. AMENDMENT TO AND REPEAL OF STATUTORY RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS OR 
OFFICES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR 
DIRECTOR OF CORROSION POLICY AND OVERSIGHT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 2228 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by amending subsection (a) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an Of-
fice of Corrosion Policy and Oversight within the Depart-
ment of Defense, which shall be headed by a Director of 
Corrosion Policy and Oversight.’’; 
(B) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
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(C) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), 
and (f) as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respec-
tively; and 
(D) in subsection (c) (as so resdesignated), 
by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1067 
of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 116 
Stat. 2658, 2659; 10 U.S.C. 2228 note) is amended 
by striking subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e). 
(b) REPEAL OF STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR DI-
RECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT 
AND ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS.— 
(1) REPEAL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 2438 of title 
10, United States Code, is repealed. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter 144 of such 
title is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 2438. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 131(b)(9) of such title is 
amended by striking subparagraph (I).
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(B) Section 2548(a) of such title is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘, the Director of Procurement 
and Acquisition Policy, and the Director of the 
Office of Performance Assessment and Root 
Cause Analysis,’’ and inserting ‘‘and the Direc-
tor of Procurement and Acquisition Policy’’. 
(C) Section 882 of the Ike Skelton Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 
2222 note) is amended by striking subsection 
(a). 
(c) REPEAL OF STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR OF-
FICE OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 2515 of title 10, United 
States Code, is repealed. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of subchapter III of chapter 
148 of such title is amended by striking the item re-
lating to section 2515. 
(d) REPEAL OF STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR OF-
FICE FOR FOREIGN DEFENSE CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY 
MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 2517 of title 10, United 
States Code, is repealed.
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of subchapter III of chapter 
148 of such title is amended by striking the item re-
lating to section 2517. 
(e) REPEAL
OF STATUTORY REQUIREMENT
FOR 
SMALL BUSINESS OMBUDSMAN FOR DEFENSE CONTRACT 
AUDIT AGENCY AND DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT 
AGENCY.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 204 of title 10, United 
States Code, is repealed. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 8 
of such title is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 204. 
(f) REPEAL OF STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR DE-
FENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY ADVOCATE
FOR COMPETI-
TION.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 2318 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (a); and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(b)’’ before ‘‘Each advo-
cate’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Such section is 
further amended—
401 
(A) by striking ‘‘advocate for competition 
of’’ and inserting ‘‘advocate for competition 
designated pursuant to section 1705(a) of title 
41 for’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘a grade GS–16 or above 
under the General Schedule (or in a comparable 
or higher position under another schedule)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘in a position classified above GS–15 
pursuant to section 5108 of title 5’’. 
(g) SUNSET FOR STATUTORY DESIGNATION OF SEN-
IOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICIAL WITH PRIN-
CIPAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DIRECTED ENERGY WEAP-
ONS.—Section 219 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 
2431 note) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(d) SUNSET.—The provisions of subsection (a) and 
of paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) shall cease 
to be in effect as of September 30, 2022.’’. 
(h) REPEAL
OF STATUTORY REQUIREMENT
FOR 
DESIGNATION OF INDIVIDUAL TO SERVE AS PRIMARY LI-
AISON BETWEEN THE PROCUREMENT AND RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED STATES 
ARMED
FORCES
AND
THOSE
OF
THE
STATE
OF 
ISRAEL.—Section 1006 of the National Defense Author-
402 
ization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100–456; 102 
Stat. 2040; 10 U.S.C. 133a note) is repealed. 
(i) REPEAL OF STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR DES-
IGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIAL TO COORDINATE AND 
MANAGE HUMAN SYSTEMS INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES RE-
LATED TO ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.—Section 231 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 45; 10 U.S.C. 1701 note) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’; and 
(2) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d). 
(j) REPEAL OF STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR DES-
IGNATION
OF
SENIOR
OFFICIAL
RESPONSIBLE
FOR 
FOCUS ON URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS AND RAPID 
ACQUISITION.—Section 902 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112– 
239; 126 Stat. 1865; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is repealed. 
(k) REPEAL
OF STATUTORY REQUIREMENT
FOR 
DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR 
DUAL-USE PROJECTS UNDER DUAL-USE SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.—Section 203 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public 
Law 105–85; 10 U.S.C. 2511 note) is amended by striking 
subsection (c).
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(l) REPEAL OF STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR DES-
IGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIAL AS EXECUTIVE AGENT 
FOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD TECHNOLOGY.—Section 
256 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4404; 10 
U.S.C. 2501 note) is repealed. 
(m) SUBMISSION OF NOTICE AND PLAN TO CON-
GRESS.—Not later than 30 days before reorganizing, re-
structuring, or eliminating any position or office specified 
in this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives notice of such reorganization, restructuring, 
or elimination together with a plan to ensure that mission 
requirements are met and appropriate oversight is con-
ducted in carrying out such reorganization, restructuring, 
or elimination. Such plan shall address how user needs 
will be met and how associated roles and responsibilities 
will be accomplished for each position or office that the 
Secretary determines requiring reorganization, restruc-
turing, or elimination. 
SEC. 812. REPEAL OF CERTAIN DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
LAWS. 
(a) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.— 
(1) SECTION 167A.—
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(A) REPEAL.—Section 167a of title 10, 
United States Code, is repealed. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter 6 of such 
title is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 167a. 
(C) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
905(a)(1) of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public 
Law 109–364; 10 U.S.C. 133a note) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘166b, 167, or 167a’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘166b or 167’’. 
(2) SECTION 2323.— 
(A) REPEAL.—Section 2323 of title 10, 
United States Code, is repealed. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter 137 of such 
title is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 2323. 
(C) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(i) Section 853(c) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2004 (Public Law 108–136; 10 U.S.C. 
2302 note) is amended by striking ‘‘section
405 
2323 of title 10, United States Code, 
and’’. 
(ii) Section 831(n) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1991 (Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 
2302 note) is amended— 
(I) in paragraph (4), by inserting 
‘‘, as in effect on March 1, 2018’’ 
after ‘‘section 2323 of title 10, United 
States Code’’; and 
(II) in paragraph (6), by striking 
‘‘section 2323 of title 10, United 
States Code, and’’. 
(iii) Subsection (d) of section 811 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103–160; 
10 U.S.C. 2323 note) is repealed. 
(iv) Section 8304(1) of the Federal 
Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (10 
U.S.C. 2375 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 2323 of title 10, United States 
Code, or’’. 
(v) Section 10004(a)(1) of the Fed-
eral Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 
(41 U.S.C. 1122 note) is amended by
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striking ‘‘section 2323 of title 10, United 
States Code, or’’. 
(vi) Section 2304(b)(2) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘and concerns other than’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘this title’’. 
(vii) Section 2304e(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(I) by striking ‘‘other than—’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘small’’ 
and inserting ‘‘other than small’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and insert-
ing a period; and 
(III) by striking paragraph (2). 
(viii) Section 2323a(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘section 2323 of this title and’’. 
(ix) Section 15 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 644) is amended— 
(I) in subsection (j)(3), by strik-
ing ‘‘section 2323 of title 10, United 
States Code,’’; 
(II) in subsection (k)(10)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘or section 
2323 of title 10, United States
407 
Code,’’ 
and 
all 
that 
follows 
through ‘‘subsection (m),’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘subsection 
(a),’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(a) or’’; and 
(III) by amending subsection (m) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(m) ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF PROCUREMENT CEN-
TER REPRESENTATIVES.—All procurement center rep-
resentatives (including those referred to in subsection 
(k)(6)), in addition to such other duties as may be as-
signed by the Administrator, shall increase, insofar as pos-
sible, the number and dollar value of procurements that 
may be used for the programs established under this sec-
tion and section 8(a).’’. 
(x) Section 1902(b)(1) of title 41, 
United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘, section 2323 of title 10,’’. 
(3) SECTION 2332.— 
(A) REPEAL.—Section 2332 of title 10, 
United States Code, is repealed. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter 137 of such 
title is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 2332.
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(b) OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The following pro-
visions of law are repealed: 
(1) Section 801 of the Carl Levin and Howard 
P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 
U.S.C. 2223a note). 
(2) Section 934 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112–239; 10 U.S.C. 2223a note). 
(3) Section 804 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2223a note). 
(4) Section 881 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 
110–181; 10 U.S.C. 2223a note). 
(5) Section 854 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note). 
(6) Section 804 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112–239; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note). 
(7) Section 829 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112–239; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note).
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(8) Section 818(g) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 
112–81; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note). 
(9) Section 815(b) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 
110–181; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note). 
(10) Section 812 of the John Warner National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 
(Public Law 109–364; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note). 
(11) Section 817 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 
109–163; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note). 
(12) Section 141 of the Ronald W. Reagan Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2005 (Public Law 108–375; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note). 
(13) Section 801(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 
108–136; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note). 
(14) Section 805(a) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 
108–136; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note). 
(15) Section 352 of the Bob Stump National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 
(Public Law 107–314; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note).
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(16) Section 326 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 
102–484; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note). 
(17) Section 9004 of the Department of De-
fense Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101– 
165; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note). 
(18) Section 895 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 
114–92; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note). 
(19) Section 802 of the Duncan Hunter Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note). 
(20) Section 821 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 
110–181; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note). 
(21) Section 813 of the John Warner National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 
(Public Law 109–364; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note). 
(22) Section 391 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 
105–85; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note). 
(23) Section 927(b) of Public Laws 99–500, 
99–591, and 99–661 (10 U.S.C. 2304 note).
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(24) Section 1222(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 (Public Law 
99–661; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note). 
(25) Section 814(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2304a note). 
(26) Section 834 of the John Warner National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 
(Public Law 109–364; 10 U.S.C. 2304b note). 
(27) Section 803 of the Strom Thurmond Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1999 (Public Law 105–261; 10 U.S.C. 2306a note). 
(28) Section 1075 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 
103–337; 10 U.S.C. 2315 note). 
(29) Section 824(a) of the Ike Skelton National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 
(Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 2320 note). 
(30) Section 818 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 
103–337; 10 U.S.C. 2324 note). 
(31) Section 812 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2326 note).
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(32) Sections 908(a), (b), (c), and (e) of Public 
Laws 99–500, 99–591, and 99–661 (10 U.S.C. 
2326 note). 
(33) Section 882 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 
114–92; 10 U.S.C. 2330 note). 
(34) Section 807 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 
112–81; 10 U.S.C. 2330 note). 
(35) Section 805 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 
110–181; 10 U.S.C. 2330 note). 
(36) Section 808 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 
110–181; 10 U.S.C. 2330 note). 
(37) Section 812(b)–(c) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 
109–163; 10 U.S.C. 2330 note). 
(38) Section 801(d)–(f) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 
107–107; 10 U.S.C. 2330 note). 
(39) Section 802 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 
107–107; 10 U.S.C. 2330 note).
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(40) Section 831 of the Duncan Hunter Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 2330a note). 
(41) Section 1032 of the Bob Stump National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 
(Public Law 107–314; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note). 
(42) Section 241 of the Bob Stump National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 
(Public Law 107–314; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note). 
(43) Section 606 of Public Law 92–436 (10 
U.S.C. 2358 note). 
(44) Section 913(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 
106–65; 10 U.S.C. 2364 note). 
(45) Sections 234(a) and (b) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 
(Public Law 99–661; 10 U.S.C. 2364 note). 
(46) Section 943(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 
110–181; 10 U.S.C. 2366a note). 
(47) Section 801 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1990 (Public Law 
101–189; 10 U.S.C. 2399 note).
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(48) Section 8133 of the Department of De-
fense Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106– 
79; 10 U.S.C. 2401a note). 
(49) Section 807(b) of the John Warner Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2007 (Public Law 109–364; 10 U.S.C. 2410p note). 
(50) Section 825(c)(1)–(2) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub-
lic Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note). 
(51) Section 1058 of the Carl Levin and How-
ard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 
10 U.S.C. 2430 note). 
(52) Section 837 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 
103–160; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note). 
(53) Section 838 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 
103–160; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note). 
(54) Section 809 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 
101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note). 
(55) Section 833 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 
103–160; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note).
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(56) Section 839 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 
103–160; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note). 
(57) Section 819 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 
103–337; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note). 
(58) Section 5064 of the Federal Acquisition 
Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–355; 10 
U.S.C. 2430 note). 
(59) Section 803 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 
104–201; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note). 
(60) Section 1215 of the Department of De-
fense Authorization Act, 1984 (Public Law 98–94; 
10 U.S.C. 2452 note). 
(61) Section 328 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2458 note). 
(62) Section 347 of the Strom Thurmond Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1999 (Public Law 105–261; 10 U.S.C. 2458 note). 
(63) Section 349 of the Strom Thurmond Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1999 (Public Law 105–261; 10 U.S.C. 2458 note).
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(64) Section 395 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 
105–85; 10 U.S.C. 2458 note). 
(65) Section 352 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 
104–106; 10 U.S.C. 2458 note). 
(66) Section 325 of the Ronald W. Reagan Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2005 (Public Law 108–375; 10 U.S.C. 2461 note). 
(67) Section 336 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 
108–136; 10 U.S.C. 2461 note). 
(68) Section 353(a) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 
104–106; 10 U.S.C. 2461 note). 
(69) Section 353(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 
104–106; 10 U.S.C. 2461 note). 
(70) Section 356 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 
104–106; 10 U.S.C. 2461 note). 
(71) Section 1010 of the USA Patriot Act of 
2001 (Public Law 107–56; 10 U.S.C. 2465 note).
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(72) Section 4101 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 
102–484; 10 U.S.C. 2500 note). 
(73) Section 852 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 
112–81; 10 U.S.C. 2504 note). 
(74) Section 823 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 
108–136; 10 U.S.C. 2521 note). 
(75) Section 823 of the Ike Skelton National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 
(Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 2533b note). 
(76) Section 804(h) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 
110–181; 10 U.S.C. 2533b note). 
(77) Section 842(b) of the John Warner Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2007 (Public Law 109–364; 10 U.S.C. 2533b note). 
(78) Section 343 of the Floyd D. Spence Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–398; 
10 U.S.C. 4551 note).
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SEC. 813. REPEAL OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED STATES 
CODE.—Title 10, United States Code, is amended as fol-
lows: 
(1) SECTION 118A.—Section 118a is amended 
by striking subsection (d). 
(2) SECTION 1116.—Section 1116 is amended 
by striking subsection (d). 
(3) SECTION 2275.— 
(A) REPEAL.—Section 2275 is repealed. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter 135 is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
2275. 
(4) SECTION 2276.—Section 2276 is amended 
by striking subsection (e). 
(5) SECTION 10543.— 
(A) REPEAL.—Section 10543 is repealed. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter 1013 is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
10543. 
(b) NDAA FOR FY 2007.—Section 122 of the John 
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2104), as
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amended by section 121 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 
Stat. 691), is amended by striking subsection (d). 
(c) NDAA FOR FY 2008.—The National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 
181) is amended— 
(1) in section 911(f) (10 U.S.C. 2271 note)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘; BIENNIAL UPDATE’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘, and 
each update required by paragraph (2),’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig-
nating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and 
(2) in section 1107 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note)— 
(A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘dem-
onstration laboratory’’ and inserting ‘‘labora-
tory designated by the Secretary of Defense 
under the provisions of section 342(b) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1995 (Public Law 103–337; 108 Stat. 
2721)’’; and 
(B) by striking subsections (d) and (e). 
(d) NDAA FOR FY 2009.—Section 1047(d) of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for
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Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 2366b 
note) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘BANDWIDTH’’ and all that follows through ‘‘The 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘BANDWIDTH REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2). 
(e) NDAA FOR FY 2010.—Section 1244 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
(Public Law 111–84; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended 
by striking subsection (d). 
(f) NDAA FOR FY 2011.—Section 1217 of the Ike 
Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 22 U.S.C. 7513 note) 
is amended by striking subsection (i). 
(g) NDAA FOR FY 2013.—The National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112– 
239) is amended— 
(1) in section 524 (126 Stat. 1723; 10 U.S.C. 
1222 note) by striking subsection (c); and 
(2) in section 904(h) (10 U.S.C. 133 note)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘REPORTS TO CONGRESS’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL 
CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of De-
fense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logis-
tics’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of De-
fense for Research and Engineering’’. 
(h) NDAA FOR FY 2015.—Section 1026(d) of the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 
113–291; 128 Stat. 3490) is repealed. 
(i) MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION ACT, 
1982.—Section 703 of the Military Construction Author-
ization Act, 1982 (Public Law 97–99; 95 Stat. 1376) is 
amended by striking subsection (g). 
(j) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) NDAA FOR FY 2017.—Section 1061 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (c), by striking para-
graphs (3), (28), (40), (41), and (63); 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking para-
graph (3); 
(C) in subsection (f), by striking para-
graphs (1) and (2); 
(D) in subsection (g), by striking para-
graph (3);
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(E) in subsection (h), by striking para-
graph (3); and 
(F) in subsection (i), by striking para-
graphs (17), (19), and (24). 
(2) NDAA FOR FY 2000.—Section 1031 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2000 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 749; 31 U.S.C. 
1113 note) is amended by striking paragraph (32). 
Subtitle B—Amendments to Gen-
eral 
Contracting 
Authorities, 
Procedures, and Limitations 
SEC. 821. CONTRACT GOAL FOR THE ABILITYONE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) CONTRACT GOAL FOR THE ABILITYONE PRO-
GRAM.—Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 2323a the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 2323b. Contract goal for the AbilityOne program 
‘‘(a) GOAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
a goal for each fiscal year for the procurement of products 
and services from the procurement list established pursu-
ant to section 8503 of title 41 of an amount equal to 1.5 
percent of the total amount of funds obligated for con-
tracts entered into with the Department of Defense in 
such fiscal year for procurement.
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‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—At the conclusion of each 
fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or 
Severely Disabled (established under section 8502 of title 
41) a report on the progress toward attaining the goal 
established under subsection (a) with respect to such fiscal 
year. The report shall include— 
‘‘(1) if the goal was not achieved, a plan to 
achieve the goal in the next fiscal year; and 
‘‘(2) if the goal was achieved, a strategy to ex-
ceed the goal in the next fiscal year.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2323a the following new 
item: 
‘‘2323b. Contract goal for the AbilityOne program.’’. 
SEC. 822. INCREASED MICRO-PURCHASE THRESHOLD AP-
PLICABLE TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
PROCUREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2338 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding subsection (a) 
of section 1902 of title 41, the’’ and inserting 
‘‘The’’; and 
(2) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$5,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$10,000’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL OF MICRO-PURCHASE THRESHOLD 
FOR
CERTAIN
DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE
ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 2339 of title 
10, United States Code, is repealed. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter 137 of such 
title is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 2339. 
(2) MICRO-PURCHASE
THRESHOLD
FOR
NON- 
DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE
PURCHASES.—Section 
1902(a)(1) of title 41, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘sections 2338 and 2339 of 
title 10 and’’. 
SEC. 823. PREFERENCE FOR OFFERORS EMPLOYING VET-
ERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 137 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 2339a. Preference for offerors employing veterans 
‘‘(a) PREFERENCE.—In awarding a contract for the 
procurement of goods or services for the Department of 
Defense, the head of an agency may establish a preference 
for offerors that employ veterans on a full-time basis. The
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Secretary of Defense shall determine the criteria for use 
of such preference. 
‘‘(b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Prior to es-
tablishing the preference described in subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
on— 
‘‘(1) a plan for implementing such preference, 
including— 
‘‘(A) penalties for an offeror that willfully 
and intentionally misrepresents the veteran sta-
tus of the employees of the offeror in a bid sub-
mitted under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) reporting on use of such preference; 
and 
‘‘(2) the process for assessing and verifying of-
feror compliance with regulations relating to equal 
opportunity for veterans requirements.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2339 the following new 
item: 
‘‘2339a. Preference for offerors employing veterans.’’.
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SEC. 824. REVISION OF REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT INFOR-
MATION ON SERVICES CONTRACTS TO CON-
GRESS. 
Section 2329(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘October 1, 2020’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘at or about’’ and inserting 
‘‘at or before’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or on the date on which 
the future-years defense program is submitted 
to Congress under section 221 of this title’’ 
after ‘‘title 31’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(4) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) be included in the future-years defense 
program submitted to Congress under section 221 of 
this title.’’.
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SEC. 825. DATA COLLECTION AND INVENTORY FOR SERV-
ICES CONTRACTS. 
Section 2330a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$3,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘the simplified acquisition threshold’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘in the following service 
acquisition portfolio groups:’’ and inserting ‘‘in 
any service acquisition portfolio group.’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraphs (1) through 
(4); 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘staff augmentation con-
tracts’’ and inserting ‘‘services contracts’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of De-
fense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logis-
tics’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
and Sustainment’’; and 
(3) in subsection (h)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (6); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and 
(8) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively.
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SEC. 826. COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASES 
FROM FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES. 
(a) COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASES 
FROM FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES.—Subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 2410n of title 10, United States Code, 
are amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) MARKET
RESEARCH.—Before purchasing a 
product listed in the latest edition of the Federal Prison 
Industries catalog published under section 4124(d) of title 
18, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct market re-
search to determine whether such product— 
‘‘(1) is comparable to products available from 
the private sector; and 
‘‘(2) best meets the needs of the Department of 
Defense in terms of price, quality, and time of deliv-
ery. 
‘‘(b) COMPETITION REQUIREMENT.—If the Secretary 
determines that a Federal Prison Industries product is not 
comparable to products available from the private sector 
and does not best meet the needs of the Department of 
Defense in terms of price, quality, or time of delivery pur-
suant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall use competitive 
procedures or make an individual purchase under a mul-
tiple award contract for the procurement of the product. 
In conducting such a competition or making such a pur-
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chase, the Secretary shall consider a timely offer from 
Federal Prison Industries.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 827. REQUIREMENT FOR A FAIR AND REASONABLE 
PRICE FOR TECHNICAL DATA BEFORE DE-
VELOPMENT OR PRODUCTION OF MAJOR 
WEAPON SYSTEMS. 
Section 2439 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable,’’ after ‘‘shall ensure’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘fair and reasonable’’ after 
‘‘negotiates a’’. 
SEC. 828. REVISIONS IN AUTHORITY RELATING TO PRO-
GRAM COST TARGETS AND FIELDING TAR-
GETS FOR MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) REVISIONS IN AUTHORITY RELATING TO PRO-
GRAM COST AND FIELDING TARGETS.—Section 2448a of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Secretary 
of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘the appropriate Sec-
retary’’;
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(2) by striking subsection (b); and 
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b) and adding at the end of that subsection 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘appropriate Secretary’, with re-
spect to a major defense acquisition program, 
means— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of the military depart-
ment that is managing the program; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a program for which an 
alternate milestone decision authority is des-
ignated under section 2430(d)(2) of this title, 
the Secretary of Defense.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such title is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) in section 2366a(c)(1)(A) by striking ‘‘by 
the Secretary of Defense’’; and 
(2) in section 2366b— 
(A) in subsection (a)(3)(D), by striking 
‘‘Secretary of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘appro-
priate Secretary (as defined in such section 
2448a)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking 
‘‘by the Secretary of Defense’’.
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SEC. 829. REVISION OF TIMELINE FOR USE OF THE RAPID 
FIELDING PATHWAY FOR ACQUISITION PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 804(b)(2) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 
U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended by striking ‘‘complete field-
ing within five years’’ and inserting ‘‘complete low-rate 
initial production (as described under section 2400 of title 
10, United States Code) within five years’’. 
SEC. 830. CLARIFICATION OF SERVICES CONTRACTING 
DEFINITIONS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the 
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to 
clarify the definitions of and relationships between terms 
related to services contracts, including the appropriate use 
of personal services contracts and nonpersonal services 
contracts, and the responsibilities of individuals in the ac-
quisition workforce with respect to such contracts. 
Subtitle C—Provisions Relating to 
Commercial Items 
SEC. 831. REVISION OF DEFINITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEM 
FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION 
STATUTES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS
IN CHAPTER 1 OF TITLE 41, 
UNITED STATES CODE.—
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(1) SEPARATION OF ‘‘COMMERCIAL ITEM’’ DEF-
INITION INTO DEFINITIONS OF ‘‘COMMERCIAL PROD-
UCT’’ AND ‘‘COMMERCIAL SERVICE’’.—Chapter 1 of 
title 41, United States Code, is amended by striking 
section 103 and inserting the following new sections: 
‘‘§ 103. Commercial product 
‘‘In this subtitle, the term ‘commercial product’ 
means any of the following: 
‘‘(1) A product, other than real property, 
that— 
‘‘(A) is of a type customarily used by the 
general public or by nongovernmental entities 
for purposes other than governmental purposes; 
and 
‘‘(B) has been sold, leased, or licensed, or 
offered for sale, lease, or license, to the general 
public. 
‘‘(2) A product that— 
‘‘(A) evolved from a product described in 
paragraph (1) through advances in technology 
or performance; and 
‘‘(B) is not yet available in the commercial 
marketplace but will be available in the com-
mercial marketplace in time to satisfy the deliv-
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ery requirements under a Federal Government 
solicitation. 
‘‘(3) A product that would satisfy the criteria in 
paragraph (1) or (2) were it not for— 
‘‘(A) modifications of a type customarily 
available in the commercial marketplace; or 
‘‘(B) minor modifications made to meet 
Federal Government requirements. 
‘‘(4) Any combination of products meeting the 
requirements of paragraph (1), (2), or (3) that are 
of a type customarily combined and sold in combina-
tion to the general public. 
‘‘(5) A product, or combination of products, re-
ferred to in paragraphs (1) through (4), even though 
the product, or combination of products, is trans-
ferred between or among separate divisions, subsidi-
aries, or affiliates of a contractor. 
‘‘(6) A nondevelopmental item if the procuring 
agency determines, in accordance with conditions in 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that— 
‘‘(A) the product was developed exclusively 
at private expense; and 
‘‘(B) has been sold in substantial quan-
tities, on a competitive basis, to multiple State
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and local governments or to multiple foreign 
governments. 
‘‘§ 103a. Commercial service 
‘‘In this subtitle, the term ‘commercial service’ means 
any of the following: 
‘‘(1) Installation services, maintenance services, 
repair services, training services, and other services 
if— 
‘‘(A) those services are procured for sup-
port of a commercial product, regardless of 
whether the services are provided by the same 
source or at the same time as the commercial 
product; and 
‘‘(B) the source of the services provides 
similar services contemporaneously to the gen-
eral public under terms and conditions similar 
to those offered to the Federal Government; 
‘‘(2) Services of a type offered and sold com-
petitively, in substantial quantities, in the commer-
cial marketplace— 
‘‘(A) based on established catalog or mar-
ket prices; 
‘‘(B) for specific tasks performed or spe-
cific outcomes to be achieved; and
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‘‘(C) under standard commercial terms and 
conditions. 
‘‘(3) A service described in paragraph (1) or 
(2), even though the service is transferred between 
or among separate divisions, subsidiaries, or affili-
ates of a contractor.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 41 
DEFINITIONS.— 
(A) DEFINITION OF COMMERCIAL COMPO-
NENT.—Section 102 of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘commercial item’’ and inserting ‘‘com-
mercial product’’. 
(B) 
DEFINITION
OF
COMMERCIALLY 
AVAILABLE
OFF-THE-SHELF
ITEM.—Section 
104(1)(A) is amended by striking ‘‘commercial 
item’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial product’’. 
(C) DEFINITION OF NONDEVELOPMENTAL 
ITEM.—Section 110(1) of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘commercial item’’ and inserting 
‘‘commercial product’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 1 of title 41, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 103 and inserting the following 
new items:
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‘‘103. Commercial product. 
‘‘103a. Commercial service.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER PROVI-
SIONS OF TITLE 41, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 41, 
United States Code, is further amended as follows: 
(1) Section 1502(b) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘com-
mercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
ucts or commercial services’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)(C)(i), by striking 
‘‘commercial item’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial 
product or commercial service’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking 
‘‘commercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial 
products or commercial services’’. 
(2) Section 1705(c) is amended by striking 
‘‘commercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
ucts and commercial services’’. 
(3) Section 1708 is amended by striking ‘‘com-
mercial items’’ in subsections (c)(6) and (e)(3) and 
inserting ‘‘commercial products or commercial serv-
ices’’. 
(4) Section 1901 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘com-
mercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
ucts or commercial services’’; and
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(B) in subsection (e)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘COMMERCIAL ITEMS’’ 
in the subsection heading and inserting 
‘‘COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS
AND COMMER-
CIAL SERVICES’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘commercial items’’ 
and inserting ‘‘commercial products or 
commercial services’’. 
(5) Section 1903(c) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘COMMERCIAL ITEM’’ and inserting ‘‘COMMER-
CIAL PRODUCT OR COMMERCIAL SERVICE’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘as a 
commercial item’’ and inserting ‘‘as a commer-
cial product or a commercial service’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘for an 
item or service treated as a commercial item’’ 
and inserting ‘‘for a product or service treated 
as a commercial product or a commercial serv-
ice’’. 
(6)(A) Section 1906 is amended by striking 
‘‘commercial items’’ each place it appears in sub-
sections (b), (c), and (d) and inserting ‘‘commercial 
products or commercial services’’.
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(B)(i) The heading of such section is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 1906. List of laws inapplicable to procurements of 
commercial products and commercial 
services’’. 
(ii) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 19 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 1906 and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘1906. List of laws inapplicable to procurements of commercial products and 
commercial services.’’. 
(7) Section 3304 is amended by striking ‘‘com-
mercial item’’ in subsections (a)(5) and (e)(4)(B) 
and inserting ‘‘commercial product’’. 
(8) Section 3305(a)(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘commercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
ucts or commercial services’’. 
(9) Section 3306(b) is amended by striking 
‘‘commercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
ucts or commercial services’’. 
(10)(A) Section 3307 is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘COMMERCIAL ITEMS’’ 
in the subsection heading and inserting 
‘‘COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS
AND COMMER-
CIAL SERVICES’’;
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(II) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘commercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘com-
mercial products and commercial services’’; 
and 
(III) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘a 
commercial item’’ and inserting ‘‘a com-
mercial product or commercial service’’; 
(ii) in subsection (b)— 
(I) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘commercial items or, to the extent that 
commercial items suitable to meet the ex-
ecutive agency’s needs are not available, 
nondevelopmental items other than com-
mercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial 
services or commercial products or, to the 
extent that commercial products suitable to 
meet the executive agency’s needs are not 
available, nondevelopmental items other 
than commercial products’’; and 
(II) in paragraph (3), by striking 
‘‘commercial items and nondevelopmental 
items other than commercial items’’ and 
inserting ‘‘commercial services, commercial 
products, 
and 
nondevelopmental 
items 
other than commercial products’’;
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(iii) in subsection (c)— 
(I) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by 
striking ‘‘commercial items or nondevelop-
mental items other than commercial items’’ 
and inserting ‘‘commercial services or com-
mercial 
products 
or 
nondevelopmental 
items other than commercial products’’; 
(II) in paragraphs (3) and (4), by 
striking ‘‘commercial items or, to the ex-
tent that commercial items suitable to 
meet the executive agency’s needs are not 
available, nondevelopmental items other 
than commercial items’’ and inserting 
‘‘commercial services or commercial prod-
ucts or, to the extent that commercial 
products suitable to meet the executive 
agency’s needs are not available, non-
developmental items other than commercial 
products’’; and 
(III) in paragraphs (5) and (6), by 
striking ‘‘commercial items’’ and inserting 
‘‘commercial 
products 
and 
commercial 
services’’; 
(iv) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘com-
mercial items or, to the extent that commercial
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items suitable to meet the executive agency’s 
needs are not available, nondevelopmental items 
other than commercial items’’ and inserting 
‘‘commercial services or commercial products 
or, to the extent that commercial products suit-
able to meet the executive agency’s needs are 
not available, nondevelopmental items other 
than commercial products’’; and 
(v) in subsection (e)— 
(I) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘103a, 104,’’ after ‘‘sections 102, 103,’’; 
(II) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 
‘‘commercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘com-
mercial products or commercial services’’; 
(III) in the first sentence of para-
graph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘commercial end 
items’’ and inserting ‘‘end items that are 
commercial products’’; 
(IV) in paragraphs (2)(B)(i), (2)(C)(i) 
and (2)(D), by striking ‘‘commercial items 
or commercial components’’ and inserting 
‘‘commercial products, commercial compo-
nents, or commercial services’’; 
(V) in paragraph (2)(C), in the mat-
ter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘com-
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mercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial 
products or commercial services’’; 
(VI) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking 
‘‘commercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘com-
mercial products or commercial services’’; 
(VII) in paragraph (4)(C)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘commercial item, as described in sec-
tion 103(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial 
product, as described in section 103a(1)’’; 
and 
(VIII) in paragraph (5), by striking 
‘‘items’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘products’’. 
(B)(i) The heading of such section is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 3307. Preference for commercial products and 
commercial services’’. 
(ii) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 33 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 3307 and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘3307. Preference for commercial products and commercial services.’’. 
(11) Section 3501 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (1);
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(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 
and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respec-
tively; and 
(iii) in paragraph (2) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘commercial items’’ 
and inserting ‘‘commercial products or 
commercial services’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘ITEM’’ in the heading 
for paragraph (1); and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘commercial items’’ in 
paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) and inserting 
‘‘commercial services’’. 
(12) Section 3503 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘a 
commercial item’’ and inserting ‘‘a commercial 
product or a commercial service’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘COMMERCIAL ITEMS’’ 
in the subsection heading and inserting 
‘‘COMMERCIAL
PRODUCTS
OR
COMMER-
CIAL SERVICES’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘a commercial item’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘a
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commercial product or a commercial serv-
ice’’. 
(13) Section 3505(b) is amended by striking 
‘‘commercial items’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘commercial products or commercial serv-
ices’’. 
(14) Section 3509(b) is amended by striking 
‘‘commercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
ucts or commercial services’’. 
(15) Section 3704(c)(5) is amended by striking 
‘‘commercial item’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
uct’’. 
(16) Section 3901(b)(3) is amended by striking 
‘‘commercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
ucts or commercial services’’. 
(17) Section 4301(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘commercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
ucts or commercial services’’. 
(18)(A) Section 4505 is amended by striking 
‘‘commercial items’’ in subsections (a) and (c) and 
inserting ‘‘commercial products or commercial serv-
ices’’. 
(B)(i) The heading of such section is amended 
to read as follows:
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‘‘§ 4505. Payments for commercial products and com-
mercial services’’. 
(ii) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 45 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 4505 and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘4505. Payments for commercial products and commercial services.’’. 
(19) Section 4704(d) is amended by striking 
‘‘commercial items’’ both places it appears and in-
serting ‘‘commercial products or commercial serv-
ices’’. 
(20) Sections 8102(a)(1), 8703(d)(2), and 
8704(b) are amended by striking ‘‘commercial items 
(as defined in section 103 of this title)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘commercial products or commercial services (as 
defined in sections 103 and 103a, respectively, of 
this title)’’. 
(c) AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 137 OF TITLE 10, 
UNITED STATES CODE.—Chapter 137 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 2302(3) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (J), 
(K), and (L) as subparagraphs (K), (L), and 
(M); and
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(B) by striking subparagraph (I) and in-
serting the following new subparagraphs (I) and 
(J): 
‘‘(I) The term ‘commercial product’. 
‘‘(J) The term ‘commercial service’.’’. 
(2) Section 2304 is amended— 
(A) in subsections (c)(5) and (f)(2)(B), by 
striking ‘‘brand-name commercial item’’ and in-
serting ‘‘brand-name commercial product’’; 
(B) in subsection (g)(1)(B), by striking 
‘‘commercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial 
products or commercial services’’; and 
(C) in subsection (i)(3), by striking ‘‘com-
mercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
ucts’’. 
(3) Section 2305 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘com-
mercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
ucts or commercial services’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(5)(B)(v), by striking 
‘‘commercial item’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial 
product’’. 
(4) Section 2306(b) is amended by striking 
‘‘commercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
ucts or commercial services’’.
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(5) Section 2306a is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking 
‘‘a commercial item’’ and inserting ‘‘a com-
mercial product or a commercial service’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘COMMERCIAL 
ITEMS’’ in the paragraph heading and 
inserting ‘‘COMMERCIAL
PRODUCTS 
OR COMMERCIAL SERVICES’’; and 
(II) 
by 
striking 
‘‘commercial 
item’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘commercial product or com-
mercial services’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘COMMERCIAL 
ITEMS’’ in the paragraph heading and 
inserting ‘‘COMMERCIAL
PRODUCTS’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘item’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘product’’; 
and 
(iv) in paragraph (4)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘COMMERCIAL 
ITEM’’ in the paragraph heading and
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inserting ‘‘COMMERCIAL PRODUCT OR 
COMMERCIAL SERVICE’’; 
(II) 
by 
striking 
‘‘commercial 
item’’ in subparagraph (A) after ‘‘ap-
plying the’’; 
(III) by striking ‘‘prior commer-
cial item determination’’ in subpara-
graph (A) and inserting ‘‘prior com-
mercial product or commercial service 
determination’’; 
(IV) by striking ‘‘of such item’’ 
in subparagraph (A) and inserting ‘‘of 
such product or service’’; 
(V) by striking ‘‘of an item pre-
viously determined to be a commercial 
item’’ in subparagraph (B) and insert-
ing ‘‘of a product or service previously 
determined to be a commercial prod-
uct or a commercial service’’; 
(VI) by striking ‘‘of a commercial 
item,’’ in subparagraph (B) and in-
serting ‘‘of a commercial product or a 
commercial service, as the case may 
be,’’;
449 
(VII) by striking ‘‘the commer-
cial item determination’’ in subpara-
graph (B) and inserting ‘‘the commer-
cial product or commercial service de-
termination’’; and 
(VIII) by striking ‘‘commercial 
item’’ in subparagraph (C); and 
(v) in paragraph (5), by striking 
‘‘commercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘com-
mercial products or commercial services’’; 
(B) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘com-
mercial items’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘commercial products or commercial serv-
ices’’; and 
(C) in subsection (h)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘commercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘com-
mercial products or commercial services’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (3). 
(6) Section 2307(f) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘COMMERCIAL ITEMS’’ in 
the subsection heading and inserting ‘‘COMMER-
CIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES’’; 
and
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(B) by striking ‘‘commercial items’’ in 
paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting ‘‘commer-
cial products and commercial services’’. 
(7) Section 2320(b) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a com-
mercial item, the item’’ and inserting ‘‘a com-
mercial product, the product’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (9)(A), by striking ‘‘any 
noncommercial item or process’’ and inserting 
‘‘any noncommercial product or process’’. 
(8) Section 2321(f) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘commercial items’’ 
and inserting ‘‘commercial products’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the item’’ both places 
it appears and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
ucts’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), in clauses (i) and 
(ii), by striking ‘‘commercial item’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘commercial product’’. 
(9) Section 2324(l)(1)(A) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘commercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial 
products or commercial services’’.
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(10) Section 2335(b) is amended by striking 
‘‘commercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
ucts and commercial services’’. 
(d) AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 140 OF TITLE 10, 
UNITED STATES CODE.—Chapter 140 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 2375 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘commer-
cial item’’ in paragraphs (1) and (2) and insert-
ing ‘‘commercial product or commercial serv-
ice’’; 
(B) in subsections (b) and (c)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘COMMERCIAL ITEMS’’ 
in the subsection heading and inserting 
‘‘COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS
AND COMMER-
CIAL SERVICES’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘commercial items’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘com-
mercial products and commercial services’’; 
and 
(C) in subsection (e)(3), by striking ‘‘com-
mercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
ucts and commercial services’’. 
(2) Section 2376(1) is amended—
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(A) by striking ‘‘terms ‘commercial item’,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘terms ‘commercial product’, 
‘commercial service’,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘chapter 1 of title 41’’ and 
inserting ‘‘sections 103, 103a, 110, 105, and 
102, respectively, of title 41’’. 
(3) Section 2377 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘commercial items or, to the extent that 
commercial items suitable to meet the 
agency’s needs are not available, non-
developmental items other than commercial 
items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial services 
or commercial products or, to the extent 
that commercial products suitable to meet 
the agency’s needs are not available, non-
developmental items other than commercial 
products’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking 
‘‘commercial items and nondevelopmental 
items other than commercial items’’ and 
inserting ‘‘commercial services, commercial 
products, 
and 
nondevelopmental 
items 
other than commercial products’’;
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(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by 
striking ‘‘commercial items or nondevelop-
mental items other than commercial items’’ 
and inserting ‘‘commercial services, com-
mercial products, or nondevelopmental 
items other than commercial products’’; 
(ii) in paragraphs (3) and (4), by 
striking ‘‘commercial items or, to the ex-
tent that commercial items suitable to 
meet the agency’s needs are not available, 
nondevelopmental items other than com-
mercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial 
services or commercial products or, to the 
extent that commercial products suitable to 
meet the agency’s needs are not available, 
nondevelopmental items other than com-
mercial products’’; and 
(iii) in paragraphs (5) and (6), by 
striking ‘‘commercial items’’ and inserting 
‘‘commercial 
products 
and 
commercial 
services’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘commercial items or, to the extent that
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commercial items suitable to meet the 
agency’s needs are not available, non-
developmental items other than commercial 
items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial services 
or commercial products or, to the extent 
that commercial products suitable to meet 
the agency’s needs are not available, non-
developmental items other than commercial 
products’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking 
‘‘items other than commercial items’’ and 
inserting ‘‘products other than commercial 
products or services other than commercial 
services’’; 
(D) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘commercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘com-
mercial products or commercial services’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘items’’ and inserting ‘‘products or serv-
ices’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘items’’ and inserting ‘‘products or serv-
ices’’; and
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(E) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘com-
mercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
ucts and commercial services’’. 
(4) Section 2379 is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘COMMERCIAL ITEMS’’ in 
the headings of subsections (b) and (c) and in-
serting ‘‘COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS’’; 
(B) in subsections (a)(1)(A), (b)(2), and 
(c)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘, as defined in section 
103 of title 41’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘commercial item’’ and 
‘‘commercial items’’ each place they appear and 
inserting ‘‘commercial product’’ and ‘‘commer-
cial products’’, respectively. 
(5) Section 2380 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘commer-
cial item determinations’’ in paragraphs (1) and 
(2) and inserting ‘‘commercial product and 
commercial service determinations’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b) (as added by section 
848 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2018)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘ITEM’’ in the sub-
section heading;
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(ii) by striking ‘‘an item’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘a product or 
service’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘item’’ after ‘‘using 
commercial’’ each place it appears; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘prior commercial 
item determination’’ and inserting ‘‘prior 
commercial product or service determina-
tion’’; 
(v) by striking ‘‘such item’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such product or service’’; and 
(vi) by striking ‘‘the item’’ both places 
it appears and inserting ‘‘the product or 
service’’. 
(6) Section 2380a is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘items and’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘products and’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘commercial items’’ 
and inserting ‘‘commercial products and 
commercial services, respectively,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘com-
mercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial serv-
ices’’.
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(7) Section 2380B is amended by striking 
‘‘commercial item’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
uct’’. 
(8) AMENDMENTS TO HEADINGS, ETC.— 
(A) The heading of such chapter is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘CHAPTER 140—PROCUREMENT OF COM-
MERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMER-
CIAL SERVICES’’. 
(B) The heading of section 2375 is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2375. Relationship of other provisions of law to 
procurement of commercial products and 
commercial services’’. 
(C) The heading of section 2377 is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2377. Preference for commercial products and 
commercial services’’. 
(D) The heading of section 2379 is amend-
ed to read as follows:
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‘‘§ 2379. Procurement of a major weapon system as a 
commercial 
product: 
requirement 
for 
prior determination by Secretary of De-
fense and notification to Congress’’. 
(E) The heading of section 2380 is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2380. Commercial product and commercial service 
determinations by Department of De-
fense’’. 
(F) The heading of section 2380a is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2380a. Treatment of certain products and services 
as commercial products and commercial 
services’’. 
(G) Section 2380B is redesignated as sec-
tion 2380b and the heading of that section is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2380b. Treatment of commingled items purchased 
by contractors as commercial products’’. 
(H) The table of sections at the beginning 
of such chapter is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘2375. Relationship of other provisions of law to procurement of commercial 
products and commercial services. 
‘‘2376. Definitions. 
‘‘2377. Preference for commercial products and commercial services. 
‘‘2379. Procurement of a major weapon system as a commercial product: re-
quirement for prior determination by Secretary of Defense and 
notification to Congress. 
‘‘2380. Commercial product and commercial service determinations by Depart-
ment of Defense.
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‘‘2380a. Treatment of certain products and services as commercial products and 
commercial services. 
‘‘2380b. Treatment of commingled items purchased by contractors as commer-
cial products.’’. 
(e) OTHER AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED 
STATES CODE.—Title 10, United States Code, is further 
amended as follows: 
(1) Section 2226(b) is amended by striking ‘‘for 
services’’ and all that follows through ‘‘deliverable 
items’’ and inserting ‘‘for services or deliverable 
items’’. 
(2) Section 2384(b)(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘commercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
ucts’’. 
(3) Section 2393(d) is amended by striking 
‘‘commercial items (as defined in section 103 of title 
41)’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial products or com-
mercial services (as defined in sections 103 and 
103a, respectively, of title 41)’’. 
(4) Section 2402(d) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘com-
mercial items’’ both places it appears and in-
serting ‘‘commercial products or commercial 
services’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 
term’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘the 
terms ‘commercial product’ and ‘commercial
460 
service’ have the meanings given those terms in 
sections 103 and 103a, respectively, of title 
41.’’. 
(5) Section 2408(a)(4)(B) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘commercial items (as defined in section 103 of 
title 41)’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial products or 
commercial services (as defined in sections 103 and 
103a, respectively, of title 41)’’. 
(6) Section 2410b(c) is amended by striking 
‘‘commercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
ucts’’. 
(7) Section 2410g(d)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘Commercial items (as defined in section 103 of title 
41)’’ and inserting ‘‘Commercial products or com-
mercial services (as defined in sections 103 and 
103a, respectively, of title 41)’’. 
(8) Section 2447a is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘com-
mercial items and technologies’’ and inserting 
‘‘commercial products and technologies’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘and the 
term ‘commercial product’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 103 of title 41’’.
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(9) Section 2451(d) is amended by striking 
‘‘commercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
ucts (as defined in section 103 of title 41)’’. 
(10) Section 2464 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking 
‘‘commercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘com-
mercial products or commercial services’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘The 
commercial items covered by paragraph (3) 
are commercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
commercial products or commercial serv-
ices covered by paragraph (3) are commer-
cial products (as defined in section 103 of 
title 41) or commercial services (as defined 
in section 103a of such title)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘COMMERCIAL ITEMS’’ 
in the subsection heading and inserting 
‘‘COMMERCIAL
PRODUCTS
OR
COMMER-
CIAL SERVICES’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘commercial item’’ and 
inserting ‘‘commercial product or commer-
cial service’’.
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(11) Section 2484(f) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘COMMERCIAL ITEMS’’ in 
the subsection heading and inserting ‘‘COMMER-
CIAL PRODUCTS’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘commercial item’’ and in-
serting ‘‘commercial product’’. 
(12) The items relating to chapter 140 in the 
tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, and 
at the beginning of part IV of subtitle A, are amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘140. Procurement of Commercial Products and Com-
mercial Services ..................................................... 2377’’. 
(f) AMENDMENTS TO PROVISIONS OF NATIONAL DE-
FENSE AUTHORIZATION ACTS.— 
(1) Section 806(b) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 
(Public Law 102–190; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘commercial items (as defined 
in section 103 of title 41, United States Code)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘commercial products or commercial serv-
ices (as defined in sections 103 and 103a, respec-
tively, of title 41, United States Code)’’. 
(2) Section 821(e) of the Floyd D. Spence Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–398; 
10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended—
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(A) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2). 
(3) Section 821(b) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 
110–181; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a com-
mercial item’’ and inserting ‘‘a commercial 
product or a commercial service’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘com-
mercial item’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
uct’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘commercial service’ has the 
meaning provided by section 103a of title 41, United 
States Code.’’. 
(4) Section 817(d) of the Bob Stump National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 
(Public Law 107–314; 10 U.S.C. 2306a note) is 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘com-
mercial item exceptions’’ and inserting ‘‘com-
mercial product-commercial service exceptions’’; 
and
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(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘com-
mercial item exception’’ and inserting ‘‘commer-
cial product-commercial service exception’’; 
(5) Section 852(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Pub-
lic Law 109–364; 10 U.S.C. 2324 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘a commercial item, as defined in section 
103 of title 41’’ and inserting ‘‘a commercial prod-
uct or a commercial service, as defined in sections 
103 and 103a, respectively, of title 41’’. 
(6) Section 805 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 
110–181; 10 U.S.C. 2330 note) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘com-
mercial items’’ in paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) 
and inserting ‘‘commercial services’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘ITEM’’ in the headings 
for paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting 
‘‘SERVICES’’; 
(ii) in the matter in paragraph (1) 
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘commercial item’’ and inserting ‘‘commer-
cial service’’;
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(iii) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 
‘‘a commercial item, as described in section 
103(5) of title 41’’ and inserting ‘‘a serv-
ice, as described in section 103a(1) of title 
41’’; 
(iv) in paragraph (1)(C)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘section 103(6) of title 41’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 103a(2) of title 41’’; and 
(v) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘item’’ and inserting ‘‘service’’. 
(7) Section 849(d) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2377 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘commercial items’’ in 
paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
ucts’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘commercial item’’ in para-
graph (3)(B)(i) and inserting ‘‘commercial 
product’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘commercial product’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 103 of title 41.’’.
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(8) Section 856(a)(1) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 
114–92; 10 U.S.C. 2377 note) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘commercial items or services’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
commercial product or a commercial service, as de-
fined in sections 103 and 103a, respectively, of title 
41,’’. 
(9) Section 879 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘COMMERCIAL ITEMS’’ and inserting ‘‘COM-
MERCIAL PRODUCTS’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘com-
mercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
ucts’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)(3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘COMMERCIAL ITEMS’’ 
in the paragraph heading and inserting 
‘‘COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS OR COMMERCIAL 
SERVICES’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘commercial items’’ 
and inserting ‘‘commercial products or 
commercial services’’; and
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(D) in subsection (e)(2), by striking 
‘‘item’’ in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and in-
serting ‘‘products’’. 
(10) Section 880 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 41 U.S.C. 3301 note) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘commercial items’’ in subsection (a)(1) and in-
serting ‘‘commercial products’’. 
(g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER STAT-
UTES.— 
(1) Section 604(g) of the American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (6 U.S.C. 453b(g)) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘COMMERCIAL ITEMS’’ in 
the subsection heading and inserting ‘‘COMMER-
CIAL PRODUCTS’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘procurement of commer-
cial’’ in the first sentence and all that follows 
through ‘‘items listed’’ and inserting ‘‘procure-
ment of commercial products notwithstanding 
section 1906 of title 41, United States Code, 
with the exception of commercial products list-
ed’’; and 
(C) in the second sentence—
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(i) by inserting ‘‘product’’ after ‘‘com-
mercial’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘in the’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘in section 103 of 
title 41, United States Code.’’. 
(2) Section 142 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1018a) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (e)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘COMMERCIAL ITEMS’’ 
in the subsection heading and inserting 
‘‘COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS
AND COMMER-
CIAL SERVICES’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘that commercial 
items’’ and inserting ‘‘that commercial 
products or commercial services’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘special rules for com-
mercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘special rules 
for commercial products and commercial 
services’’; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘without regard to— 
’’ and all that follows through ‘‘dollar limi-
tation’’ and inserting ‘‘without regard to 
any dollar limitation’’; 
(v) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a period; and
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(vi) by striking paragraph (2); 
(B) in subsection (f)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘ITEMS’’ in the sub-
section heading and inserting ‘‘PRODUCTS 
AND SERVICES’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘ITEMS’’ in the head-
ing of paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘PROD-
UCTS AND SERVICES’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘a commercial item’’ 
in paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘a commer-
cial product or a commercial service’’; 
(C) in subsection (h)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘ITEMS’’ in the sub-
section heading and inserting ‘‘SERVICES’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘commercial items’’ in 
paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘commercial 
services’’; and 
(D) in subsection (l)— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (2), 
(3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (3), (4), 
(5), and (6), respectively; 
(ii) by striking paragraph (1) and in-
serting the following new paragraphs:
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‘‘(1) COMMERCIAL PRODUCT.—The term ‘com-
mercial product’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 103 of title 41, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) COMMERCIAL SERVICE.—The term ‘com-
mercial service’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 103a of title 41, United States Code.’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (3), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘in section’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘in section 152 of 
title 41, United States Code.’’; 
(iv) in paragraph (5), as so redesig-
nated— 
(I) by striking ‘‘COMMERCIAL 
ITEMS’’ in the paragraph heading and 
inserting ‘‘COMMERCIAL
PRODUCTS 
AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES’’; 
(II) 
by 
striking 
‘‘commercial 
items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial 
products and commercial services’’; 
and 
(III) by striking ‘‘pursuant to’’ 
and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘pursuant to sections 1901 and 
3305(a) of title 41, United States 
Code.’’; and
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(v) in paragraph (6), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘pursuant to’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘pursuant to 
sections 1901(a)(1) and 3305(a)(1) of title 
41, United States Code.’’. 
(3) Section 3901(a)(4)(A)(ii)(II) of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘com-
mercial item’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial product’’. 
(4) Section 2455(c)(1) of the Federal Acquisi-
tion Streamlining Act of 1994 (31 U.S.C. 6101 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘commercial items’’ 
and inserting ‘‘commercial products’’. 
(5) Section 508(f) of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1368(f)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘com-
mercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
ucts or commercial services’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 
term’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘the 
terms ‘commercial product’ and ‘commercial 
service’ have the meanings given those terms in 
sections 103 and 103a, respectively, of title 41, 
United States Code.’’. 
(6) Section 3707 of title 40, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘a commercial item (as
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defined in section 103 of title 41)’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
commercial product (as defined in section 103 of 
title 41) or a commercial service (as defined in sec-
tion 103a of title 41)’’. 
(7) Subtitle III of title 40, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) in section 11101(1), by striking ‘‘COM-
MERCIAL
ITEM.—The term ‘commercial item’ 
has’’ and inserting ‘‘COMMERCIAL PRODUCT.— 
The term ‘commercial product’ has’’; and 
(B) in section 11314(a)(3), by striking 
‘‘items’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘products’’. 
(8) Section 8301(g) of the Federal Acquisition 
Streamlining Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 7606 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘commercial items’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘commercial products or commercial services’’. 
(9) Section 40118(f) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘com-
mercial items’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
ucts’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘com-
mercial item’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial prod-
uct’’.
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(10) Chapter 501 of title 51, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in section 50113(c)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘COMMERCIAL ITEM’’ 
in the subsection heading and inserting 
‘‘COMMERCIAL PRODUCT OR COMMERCIAL 
SERVICE’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘commercial item’’ in 
the second sentence and inserting ‘‘com-
mercial product or commercial service’’; 
and 
(B) in section 50115(b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘COMMERCIAL ITEM’’ 
in the subsection heading and inserting 
‘‘COMMERCIAL PRODUCT OR COMMERCIAL 
SERVICE’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘commercial item’’ in 
the second sentence and inserting ‘‘com-
mercial product or commercial service’’; 
and 
(C) in section 50132(a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘COMMERCIAL ITEM’’ 
in the subsection heading and inserting 
‘‘COMMERCIAL SERVICE’’; and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘commercial item’’ in 
the second sentence and inserting ‘‘com-
mercial service’’. 
(h) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Any provision of law that 
on the day before the effective date of this section is on 
a list of provisions of law included in the Federal Acquisi-
tion Regulation pursuant to section 1907 of title 41, 
United States Code, shall be deemed as of that effective 
date to be on a list of provisions of law included in the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to section 1906 
of such title. 
SEC. 832. DEFINITION OF SUBCONTRACT. 
(a) STANDARD DEFINITION IN TITLE 41, UNITED 
STATES CODE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 41, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) by redesignating sections 115 and 116 
as sections 116 and 117, respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after section 114 the fol-
lowing new section 115: 
‘‘§ 115. Subcontract 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In this subtitle, the term ‘sub-
contract’ means a contract entered into by a prime con-
tractor or subcontractor for the purpose of obtaining sup-
plies, materials, equipment, or services of any kind under
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a prime contract. The term includes a transfer of a com-
mercial product or commercial service between divisions, 
subsidiaries, or affiliates of a contractor or subcontractor. 
‘‘(b) MATTERS NOT INCLUDED.—In this subtitle, the 
term ‘subcontract’ does not include— 
‘‘(1) a contract the costs of which are applied 
to general and administrative expenses or indirect 
costs; or 
‘‘(2) an agreement entered into by a contractor 
or subcontractor for the supply of a commodity, a 
commercial product, or a commercial service that is 
intended for use in the performance of multiple con-
tracts.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 1 of title 41, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the 
items relating to sections 115 and 116 and inserting 
the following new items: 
‘‘115. Subcontract. 
‘‘116. Supplies. 
‘‘117. Technical data.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS
TO
TITLE
41, 
UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 41, United States Code, is 
further amended as follows: 
(1) Section 1502(b)(1) is amended— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (A);
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(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respec-
tively; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘Subparagraph (B)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Subparagraph (A)’’. 
(2) Section 1906 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (1); 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2), 
(3), and (4) as paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3), respectively; 
(iii) in paragraph (1), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (2), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘(c)(3)’’ 
both places it appears and inserting ‘‘(c)(2)’’. 
(3) Section 3307(e)(2) is amended— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (A); 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), 
(C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (A), (B), 
(C), and (D), respectively;
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(C) in subparagraph (C), as so redesig-
nated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (D), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’. 
(4) Section 3501(a) is amended by striking 
paragraph (3). 
(c) INCORPORATION OF TITLE 41 DEFINITION IN 
CHAPTERS 137 AND 140 OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES 
CODE.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF CHAPTER 
137.—Section 2302(3) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(N) The term ‘subcontract’.’’. 
(2) DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF CHAPTER 
140.— 
(A) Section 2375(c) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(i) by striking paragraph (3); and
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(ii) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (3). 
(B) Section 2376(1) of such title is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘and ‘commercial component’ 
have’’ and inserting ‘‘ ‘commercial component’, 
and ‘subcontract’ have’’. 
SEC. 833. LIMITATION ON APPLICABILITY TO DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS OF 
CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF LAW AND CERTAIN 
EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND REGULATIONS. 
(a) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF 
LAW.— 
(1) SECTION 2375.—Section 2375 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘Jan-
uary 1, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘October 13, 
1994’’; and 
(B) in subsections (b)(2), (c)(2), and 
(d)(2), by striking ‘‘unless the’’ and all that fol-
lows and inserting a period. 
(2) SECTION 2533A.—Section 2533a(i) of such 
title is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘ITEMS’’ and inserting ‘‘PRODUCTS’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘commercial items’’ and in-
serting ‘‘commercial products’’. 
(3) SECTION 2533B.—Section 2533b(h) of such 
title is amended— 
(A) the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘ITEMS’’ and inserting ‘‘PRODUCTS’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘commercial items’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘commercial 
products’’. 
(b) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN EXECUTIVE OR-
DERS
AND REGULATIONS.—Chapter 140 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
2375 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2375a. Applicability of certain Executive orders 
and regulations 
‘‘(a) EXECUTIVE ORDERS.— 
‘‘(1) COMMERCIAL
CONTRACTS.—No Depart-
ment of Defense commercial contract shall be sub-
ject to an Executive order issued after the date of 
the enactment of this section unless the Executive 
order specifically provides that it is applicable to 
contracts for the procurement of commercial prod-
ucts and commercial services by the Department of 
Defense.
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‘‘(2) SUBCONTRACTS UNDER COMMERCIAL CON-
TRACTS.—No subcontract under a Department of 
Defense commercial contract shall be subject to an 
Executive order issued after the date of the enact-
ment of this section unless the Executive order spe-
cifically provides that it is applicable to subcontracts 
under Department of Defense contracts for the pro-
curement of commercial products and commercial 
services. 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS AND POLICIES.— 
‘‘(1) COMMERCIAL
CONTRACTS.—No Depart-
ment of Defense commercial contract shall be sub-
ject to any Department of Defense regulation or pol-
icy prescribed after the date of the enactment of this 
section unless the regulation or policy specifically 
provides that it is applicable to contracts for the 
procurement of commercial products and commercial 
services by the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(2) SUBCONTRACTS UNDER COMMERCIAL CON-
TRACTS.—No subcontract under a Department of 
Defense commercial contract shall be subject to any 
Department of Defense regulation or order pre-
scribed after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion unless the regulation or policy specifically pro-
vides that it is applicable to subcontracts under De-
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partment of Defense contracts for the procurement 
of commercial products and commercial services. 
‘‘(c) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMMERCIAL CON-
TRACTS.—In this section, the term ‘Department of De-
fense commercial contract’ means a contract for the pro-
curement of a commercial product or commercial service 
entered into by the Secretary of Defense.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2375 the following new 
item: 
‘‘2375a. Applicability of certain Executive orders and regulations.’’. 
SEC. 834. MODIFICATIONS TO PROCUREMENT THROUGH 
COMMERCIAL E-COMMERCE PORTALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 846 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 
115–91; 41 U.S.C. 1901 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) A procurement of a product made through 
a commercial e-commerce portal under the program 
established pursuant to subsection (a) is deemed to 
satisfy requirements for full and open competition 
pursuant to section 2304 of title 10, United States 
Code, and section 3301 of title 41, United States 
Code, if—
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‘‘(A) there are offers from two or more 
suppliers of such a product or similar product 
with substantially the same physical, functional, 
or performance characteristics on the online 
marketplace; and 
‘‘(B) the Administrator establishes proce-
dures to implement subparagraph (A) and noti-
fies Congress at least 30 days before imple-
menting such procedures.’’; 
(2) in subsection (h), by striking paragraph (3) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) agree not to use, for pricing, marketing, 
competitive, or other purposes, any information, in-
cluding any Government-owned data, such as pur-
chasing trends or spending habits, related to a prod-
uct from a third-party supplier featured on the com-
mercial e-commerce portal or the transaction of such 
product, except as necessary to comply with the re-
quirements of the program established in subsection 
(a).’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as 
subsections (k) and (l), respectively; and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
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‘‘(j) 
MICRO-PURCHASE
THRESHOLD.—Notwith-
standing section 2338 of title 10, United States Code, and 
section 1902 of title 41, United States Code, the micro- 
purchase threshold for a procurement of a product 
through a commercial e-commerce portal used under the 
program established under subsection (a) is $25,000.’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the implementation of any e-commerce por-
tal under such section 846 to procure commercial 
products will be done in a manner that will enhance 
competition, expedite procurement, and ensure rea-
sonable pricing of commercial products; 
(2) the implementation of the e-commerce por-
tal will be completed with multiple contracts with 
multiple commercial e-commerce portal providers; 
and 
(3) the Administrator of the General Services 
Administration should require any e-commerce por-
tal provider to take the necessary precautions to 
safeguard data of all other e-commerce portal pro-
viders and any third-party suppliers.
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SEC. 835. REVIEW OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULA-
TIONS ON COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS, COM-
MERCIAL SERVICES, AND COMMERCIALLY 
AVAILABLE OFF-THE-SHELF ITEMS. 
(a) REVIEW OF DETERMINATIONS NOT TO EXEMPT 
CONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS, COMMERCIAL 
SERVICES, AND COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE OFF-THE- 
SHELF ITEMS FROM CERTAIN LAWS
AND REGULA-
TIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory 
Council shall— 
(1) review each determination of the Federal 
Acquisition Regulatory Council pursuant to section 
1906(b)(2), 
section 
1906(c)(3), 
or 
section 
1907(a)(2) of title 41, United States Code, not to 
exempt contracts or subcontracts from laws which 
such contracts and subcontracts would otherwise be 
exempt from under section 1906(d) of title 41, 
United States Code; and 
(2) propose revisions to the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation to provide an exemption from each law 
subject to such determination unless the Council de-
termines that there is a specific reason not to pro-
vide the exemptions pursuant to section 1906 of 
such title or the Administrator for Federal Procure-
ment Policy determines there is a specific reason not
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to provide the exemption pursuant to section 1907 
of such title. 
(b) REVIEW OF CERTAIN CONTRACT CLAUSE RE-
QUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS 
AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES CONTRACTS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall— 
(1) review the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
to assess all regulations that require a specific con-
tract clause for a contract using commercial product 
or commercial services acquisition procedures under 
part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, ex-
cept for regulations required by law or Executive 
order; and 
(2) propose revisions to the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation to eliminate regulations reviewed under 
paragraph (1) unless the Federal Acquisition Regu-
latory Council determines on a case-by-case basis 
that there is a specific reason not to eliminate the 
regulation. 
(c) ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN CONTRACT CLAUSE 
REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO COMMERCIALLY AVAIL-
ABLE OFF-THE-SHELF ITEM SUBCONTRACTS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall—
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(1) review the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
to assess all regulations that require a prime con-
tractor to include a specific contract clause in a sub-
contract for commercially available off-the-shelf 
items unless the inclusion of such clause is required 
by law or Executive order; and 
(2) propose revisions to the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation to eliminate regulations reviewed under 
paragraph (1) unless the Federal Acquisition Regu-
latory Council determines on a case-by-case basis 
that there is a specific reason not to eliminate the 
regulation. 
Subtitle D—Industrial Base 
Matters 
SEC. 841. REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN SHIP COMPO-
NENTS 
BE 
MANUFACTURED 
IN 
THE 
NA-
TIONAL 
TECHNOLOGY 
AND 
INDUSTRIAL 
BASE. 
(a) ADDITIONAL PROCUREMENT LIMITATION.—Sec-
tion 2534(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) COMPONENTS
FOR
AUXILIARY
SHIPS.— 
Subject to subsection (k), the following components: 
‘‘(A) 
Auxiliary 
equipment, 
including 
pumps, for all shipboard services.
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‘‘(B) Propulsion system components, in-
cluding engines, reduction gears, and propellers. 
‘‘(C) Shipboard cranes. 
‘‘(D) Spreaders for shipboard cranes.’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Such section is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(k) IMPLEMENTATION OF AUXILIARY SHIP COMPO-
NENT LIMITATION.—Subsection (a)(6) applies only with 
respect to contracts awarded by the Secretary of a military 
department for new construction of an auxiliary ship after 
the date of the enactment of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 using funds available for 
National Defense Sealift Fund programs or Shipbuilding 
and Conversion, Navy. For purposes of this subsection, 
the term ‘auxiliary ship’ does not include an icebreaker.’’. 
SEC. 842. REPORT ON DOMESTIC SOURCING OF SPECIFIC 
COMPONENTS FOR ALL NAVAL VESSELS. 
Not later than March 1, 2019, the Secretary of the 
Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report that provides a market survey and cost assess-
ment associated with limiting competition to domestic 
sources for— 
(1) naval vessel components listed in section 
2534(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code;
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(2) expanding such list to include all ships au-
thorized using funds available for Shipbuilding and 
Conversion, Navy and Other Procurement, Navy; 
and 
(3) expanding such list to include waterjet ma-
rine propulsion systems, azimuth thrusters, and bow 
thrusters for all ships authorized using funds avail-
able for Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy and 
Other Procurement, Navy. 
SEC. 843. REMOVAL OF NATIONAL INTEREST DETERMINA-
TION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN ENTI-
TIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective October 1, 2020, a cov-
ered NTIB entity operating under a special security agree-
ment pursuant to the National Industrial Security Pro-
gram shall not be required to obtain a national interest 
determination as a condition for access to proscribed infor-
mation. 
(b) ACCELERATION AUTHORIZED.—Notwithstanding 
the effective date of this section, the Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Director of the Information Secu-
rity Oversight Office, may waive the requirement to obtain 
a national interest determination for a covered NTIB enti-
ty operating under such a special security agreement that 
has—
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(1) a demonstrated successful record of compli-
ance with the National Industrial Security Program; 
and 
(2) previously been approved for access to pro-
scribed information. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED NTIB ENTITY.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered NTIB entity’’ means a person that is a sub-
sidiary located in the United States— 
(A) for which the ultimate parent company 
and any intermediate parent companies of such 
subsidiary are located in a country that is part 
of the national technology and industrial base 
(as defined in section 2500 of title 10, United 
States Code); and 
(B) that is subject to the foreign owner-
ship, control, or influence requirements of the 
National Industrial Security Program. 
(2) PROSCRIBED
INFORMATION.—The term 
‘‘proscribed information’’ means information that 
is— 
(A) classified at the level of top secret; 
(B) communications security information 
(excluding controlled cryptographic items when 
un-keyed or utilized with unclassified keys);
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(C) restricted data (as defined in section 
11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2014)); 
(D) special access program information 
under section 4.3 of Executive Order No. 
13526 (75 Fed. Reg. 707; 50 U.S.C. 3161 
note) or successor order; or 
(E) designated as sensitive compartmented 
information. 
SEC. 844. PILOT PROGRAM TO TEST MACHINE-VISION 
TECHNOLOGIES TO DETERMINE THE AU-
THENTICITY AND SECURITY OF MICROELEC-
TRONIC PARTS IN WEAPON SYSTEMS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Undersec-
retary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in coordi-
nation with the Defense Microelectronics Activity, shall es-
tablish a pilot program to test the feasibility and reliability 
of using machine-vision technologies to determine the au-
thenticity and security of microelectronic parts in weapon 
systems. 
(b) OBJECTIVES OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The Under-
secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in co-
ordination with the Defense Microelectronics Activity, 
shall design any pilot program conducted under this sec-
tion to determine the following:
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(1) The effectiveness and technology readiness 
level of machine-vision technologies to determine the 
authenticity of microelectronic parts at the time of 
the creation of such part through final insertion of 
such part into weapon systems. 
(2) The best method of incorporating machine- 
vision technologies into the process of developing, 
transporting, and inserting microelectronics into 
weapon systems. 
(3) The rules, regulations, or processes that 
hinder the development and incorporation of ma-
chine-vision technologies, and the application of such 
rules, regulations, or processes to mitigate counter-
feit microelectronics proliferation throughout the De-
partment of Defense. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—To develop the pilot program 
under this section, the Undersecretary of Defense for Re-
search and Engineering, in coordination with the Defense 
Microelectronics Activity, may consult with the following 
entities: 
(1) Manufacturers of semiconductors or elec-
tronics. 
(2) Industry associations relating to semi-
conductors or electronics.
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(3) Original equipment manufacturers of prod-
ucts for the Department of Defense. 
(4) Nontraditional defense contractors (as de-
fined in section 2302(9) of title 10, United States 
Code) that are machine vision companies. 
(5) Federal laboratories (as defined in section 
2500(5) of title 10, United States Code). 
(6) Other elements of the Department of De-
fense that fall under the authority of the Undersec-
retary of Defense for Research and Engineering. 
(d) COMMENCEMENT
AND DURATION.—The pilot 
program established under this section shall be established 
not later than April 1, 2019, and all activities under such 
pilot program shall terminate not later than December 31, 
2020. 
SEC. 845. SECURITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TELE-
COMMUNICATION SERVICES. 
In awarding contracts for telecommunication services 
or installation of telecommunication infrastructure on 
military installations located in the United States or its 
territories, the Secretary of Defense shall give preference 
to American-owned and -operated companies.
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SEC. 846. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON UNMANNED GROUND 
VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY. 
It is the sense of Congress that design, manufac-
turing, and repair of the technology in unmanned ground 
vehicles is critical to national security. To that end, the 
national technology and industrial base periodic defense 
capability assessments required under section 2505 of title 
10, United States Code, as well as the national security 
strategy for the national technology and industrial base 
required under section 2501 of such title, should include 
the unmanned ground vehicles industry. 
Subtitle E—Small Business Matters 
SEC. 851. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SMALL BUSINESS 
STRATEGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 136 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 2283. Department of Defense small business strat-
egy 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
implement a small business strategy for the Department 
of Defense that meets the requirements of this section. 
‘‘(b) UNIFIED MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE.—As part 
of the small business strategy described in subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall ensure that there is a unified manage-
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ment structure within the Department for the functions 
of the Department relating to— 
‘‘(1) programs and activities related to small 
business concerns (as defined in section 3 of the 
Small Business Act); 
‘‘(2) manufacturing and industrial base policy; 
and 
‘‘(3) any procurement technical assistance pro-
gram established under chapter 142 of this title. 
‘‘(c) PURPOSE OF SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS.— 
The Secretary shall ensure that programs and activities 
of the Department of Defense related to small business 
concerns are carried out so as to further national defense 
programs and priorities and the statements of purpose for 
Department of Defense acquisition set forth in section 801 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1449). 
‘‘(d) POINTS OF ENTRY INTO DEFENSE MARKET.— 
The Secretary shall ensure— 
‘‘(1) that opportunities for small business con-
cerns to contract with the Department of Defense 
are identified clearly; and 
‘‘(2) that small business concerns are able to 
have access to program managers, contracting offi-
cers, and other persons using the products or serv-
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ices of such concern to the extent necessary to in-
form such persons of emerging and existing capabili-
ties of such concerns. 
‘‘(e) ENHANCED OUTREACH UNDER PROCUREMENT 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM MARKET.—The Sec-
retary shall enable and promote activities to provide co-
ordinated outreach to small business concerns through any 
procurement technical assistance program established 
under chapter 142 of this title to facilitate small business 
contracting with the Department of Defense.’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) DEADLINE.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop the small business strategy required by sec-
tion 2283 of title 10, United States Code, as added 
by subsection (a), not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS AND PUBLICATION.— 
Upon completion of the development of the small 
business strategy pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall— 
(A) transmit the strategy to Congress; and 
(B) publish the strategy on a public 
website of the Department of Defense.
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(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘2283. Department of Defense small business strategy.’’. 
SEC. 852. PROMPT PAYMENTS OF SMALL BUSINESS CON-
TRACTORS. 
Section 2307(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The head of any agency may— 
’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) The head of any agency may’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2)(A) For a prime contractor (as defined in section 
8701 of title 41) that is a small business concern (as de-
fined in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
632)), the head of an agency shall, to the fullest extent 
permitted by law, establish an accelerated payment date 
with a goal of 15 days after receipt of a proper invoice 
for the amount due if a specific payment date is not estab-
lished by contract. 
‘‘(B) For a prime contractor that subcontracts with 
a small business concern, the head of an agency shall, to 
the fullest extent permitted by law, establish an acceler-
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ated payment date with a goal of 15 days after receipt 
of a proper invoice for the amount due if— 
‘‘(i) a specific payment date is not established 
by contract; and 
‘‘(ii) the prime contractor agrees to make pay-
ments to the subcontractor in accordance with the 
accelerated payment date, to the maximum extent 
practicable, without any further consideration from 
or fees charged to the subcontractor.’’. 
SEC. 853. INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN THE SMALL BUSI-
NESS ADMINISTRATION MICROLOAN PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘intermediary’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 7(m)(11) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(11)); and 
(2) the term ‘‘microloan program’’ means the 
program established under section 7(m) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)). 
(b) MICROLOAN INTERMEDIARY LENDING LIMIT IN-
CREASED.—Section 7(m)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 636(m)(3)(C)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$6,000,000’’. 
(c) MICROLOAN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 
7(m)(4)(E) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
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636(m)(4)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘25 percent’’ each 
place such term appears and inserting ‘‘50 percent’’. 
(d) SBA STUDY OF MICROENTERPRISE PARTICIPA-
TION.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration shall conduct a study and submit to the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of 
the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the 
House of Representatives a report on— 
(1) the operations (including services provided, 
structure, size, and area of operation) of a rep-
resentative sample of— 
(A) intermediaries that are eligible to par-
ticipate in the microloan program and that do 
participate; and 
(B) intermediaries that are eligible to par-
ticipate in the microloan program and that do 
not participate; 
(2) the reasons why eligible intermediaries de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(B) choose not to partici-
pate in the microloan program; 
(3) recommendations on how to encourage in-
creased participation in the microloan program by 
eligible 
intermediaries 
described 
in 
paragraph 
(1)(B); and
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(4) recommendations on how to decrease the 
costs associated with participation in the microloan 
program for eligible intermediaries. 
(e) GAO STUDY
ON MICROLOAN INTERMEDIARY 
PRACTICES.—Not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this section, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the Committee on Small 
Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the 
Committee on Small Business of the House of Representa-
tives a report evaluating— 
(1) oversight of the microloan program by the 
Small Business Administration, including oversight 
of intermediaries participating in the microloan pro-
gram; and 
(2) the specific processes used by the Small 
Business Administration to ensure— 
(A) compliance by intermediaries partici-
pating in the microloan program; and 
(B) 
the 
overall 
performance 
of 
the 
microloan program.
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SEC. 854. AMENDMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION 
RESEARCH PROGRAM AND SMALL BUSINESS 
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM. 
(a) USE OF SBIR OR STTR FUNDING FOR ADMINIS-
TRATIVE COSTS.—Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘shall 
not’’ and all that follows through ‘‘make avail-
able’’ and inserting ‘‘shall not make available’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—A Federal agen-
cy may use up to 3 percent of its SBIR budget es-
tablished pursuant to paragraph (1) for the purpose 
of funding administrative costs of the program.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (n)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘shall 
not’’ and all that follows through ‘‘make avail-
able’’ and inserting ‘‘shall not make available’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
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‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—A Federal agen-
cy may use up to 3 percent of its SBIR budget es-
tablished pursuant to paragraph (1) for the purpose 
of funding administrative costs of the program.’’. 
(b) EXPANSION OF PHASE FLEXIBILITY.—Section 
9(cc) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 638(cc)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘During fiscal years’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘may each provide’’ and inserting ‘‘During fiscal years 
2018 through 2022, all agencies participating in the SBIR 
program may provide’’. 
(c) IMPROVEMENTS TO TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS 
ASSISTANCE.—Section 9(q) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638(q)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND BUSINESS’’ after ‘‘TECHNICAL’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘a vendor selected 
under paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘1 or 
more vendors selected under paragraph 
(2)(A)’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and business’’ before 
‘‘assistance services’’; and
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(iii) by inserting ‘‘assistance with 
product sales, intellectual property protec-
tions, market research, market validation, 
and development of regulatory plans and 
manufacturing 
plans,’’ 
after 
‘‘tech-
nologies,’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘, 
including intellectual property protections’’ be-
fore the period at the end; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Each agency may select a 
vendor to assist small business concerns to 
meet’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each agency may se-
lect 1 or more vendors from which small busi-
ness concerns may obtain assistance in meet-
ing’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) SELECTION
BY
SMALL
BUSINESS 
CONCERN.—A small business concern may, by 
contract or otherwise, select 1 or more vendors 
to assist the small business concern in meeting 
the goals listed in paragraph (1).’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (3)—
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(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’ each place it appears; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘$5,000 per year’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘$6,500 per year’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$5,000 per year’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘$50,000 
per project’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘which 
shall be in addition to the amount of the 
recipient’s award’’ and inserting ‘‘which 
may, as determined appropriate by the 
head of the agency, be included as part of 
the recipient’s award or be in addition to 
the amount of the recipient’s award’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or business’’ after 
‘‘technical’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the vendor’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a vendor’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Business-related services aimed at 
improving the commercialization success of 
a small business concern may be obtained
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from an entity, such as a public or private 
organization or an agency of or other enti-
ty established or funded by a State that fa-
cilitates or accelerates the commercializa-
tion of technologies or assists in the cre-
ation and growth of private enterprises 
that are commercializing technology.’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or business’’ after 
‘‘technical’’ each place it appears; and 
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the ven-
dor’’ and inserting ‘‘1 or more vendors’’; 
and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) MULTIPLE AWARD RECIPIENTS.—The 
Administrator shall establish a limit on the 
amount of technical and business assistance 
services that may be received or purchased 
under subparagraph (B) by a small business 
concern that has received multiple Phase II 
SBIR or STTR awards for a fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 855. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
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‘‘(w) SOLICITATION NOTICE REGARDING ADMINIS-
TRATION OF CHANGE ORDERS FOR CONSTRUCTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any solici-
tation for the award of a contract for construction 
anticipated to be awarded to a small business con-
cern, the agency administering such contract shall 
provide a notice along with the solicitation to pro-
spective bidders and offerors that includes— 
‘‘(A) information about the agency’s poli-
cies or practices in complying with the require-
ments of the Federal Acquisition Regulation re-
lating to the timely definitization of requests for 
an equitable adjustment; and 
‘‘(B) information about the agency’s past 
performance in definitizing requests for equi-
table adjustments in accordance with paragraph 
(2). 
‘‘(2) 
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
AGENCIES.—An 
agency shall provide the past performance informa-
tion described under paragraph (1)(B) as follows: 
‘‘(A) For the 3-year period preceding the 
issuance of the notice, to the extent such infor-
mation is available. 
‘‘(B) With respect to an agency that, on 
the date of the enactment of this subsection,
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has not compiled the information described 
under paragraph (1)(B)— 
‘‘(i) beginning 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this subsection, for the 1- 
year period preceding the issuance of the 
notice; 
‘‘(ii) beginning 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection, for the 
2-year period preceding the issuance of the 
notice; and 
‘‘(iii) beginning 3 years after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection and 
each year thereafter, for the 3-year period 
preceding the issuance of the notice. 
‘‘(3) FORMAT OF PAST PERFORMANCE INFOR-
MATION.—In the notice required under paragraph 
(1), the agency shall ensure that the past perform-
ance information described under paragraph (1)(B) 
is set forth separately for each definitization action 
that was completed during the following periods: 
‘‘(A) Not more than 30 days after receipt 
of a request for an equitable adjustment. 
‘‘(B) Not more than 60 days after receipt 
of a request for an equitable adjustment.
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‘‘(C) Not more than 90 days after receipt 
of a request for an equitable adjustment. 
‘‘(D) Not more than 180 days after receipt 
of a request for an equitable adjustment. 
‘‘(E) More than 365 days after receipt of 
a request for an equitable adjustment. 
‘‘(F) After the completion of the perform-
ance of the contract through a contract modi-
fication addressing all undefinitized requests for 
an equitable adjustment received during the 
term of the contract.’’. 
SEC. 856. BROADBAND AND EMERGING INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 47 as section 48; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 46 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 47. BROADBAND AND EMERGING INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘OII Associate Administrator’ 
means the Associate Administrator for the Office of 
Investment and Innovation; and
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‘‘(2) the term ‘broadband and emerging infor-
mation technology coordinator’ means the employee 
designated to carry out the broadband and emerging 
information technology coordination responsibilities 
of the Administration under subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(b) ASSIGNMENT OF COORDINATOR.— 
‘‘(1) ASSIGNMENT OF COORDINATOR.—The OII 
Associate Administrator shall designate a senior em-
ployee of the Office of Investment and Innovation to 
serve as the broadband and emerging information 
technology coordinator, who— 
‘‘(A) shall report to the OII Associate Ad-
ministrator; 
‘‘(B) shall work in coordination with— 
‘‘(i) the chief information officer, the 
chief technology officer, and the head of 
the Office of Technology of the Adminis-
tration; and 
‘‘(ii) any other Associate Adminis-
trator of the Administration determined 
appropriate by the OII Associate Adminis-
trator; 
‘‘(C) has experience developing and imple-
menting telecommunications policy in the pri-
vate sector or government; and
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‘‘(D) has demonstrated significant experi-
ence in the area of broadband or emerging in-
formation technology. 
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
COORDINATOR.— 
The broadband and emerging information technology 
coordinator shall— 
‘‘(A) coordinate programs of the Adminis-
tration that assist small business concerns in 
adopting, making innovations in, and using 
broadband and other emerging information 
technologies; 
‘‘(B) serve as the primary liaison of the 
Administration to other Federal agencies in-
volved in broadband and emerging information 
technology policy, including the Department of 
Commerce, the Department of Agriculture, and 
the Federal Communications Commission; 
‘‘(C) identify best practices relating to 
broadband and emerging information tech-
nology that may benefit small business con-
cerns; and 
‘‘(D) identify and catalog tools and train-
ing available through the resource partners of 
the Administration that assist small business 
concerns in adopting, making innovations in,
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and using broadband and emerging tech-
nologies. 
‘‘(3) TRAVEL.—Not more than 20 percent of 
the hours of service by the broadband and emerging 
information technology coordinator during any fiscal 
year shall consist of travel outside the United States 
to perform official duties. 
‘‘(c) BROADBAND
AND
EMERGING
TECHNOLOGY 
TRAINING.— 
‘‘(1) TRAINING.—The OII Associate Adminis-
trator shall provide to employees of the Administra-
tion training that— 
‘‘(A) familiarizes employees of the Admin-
istration with broadband and other emerging 
information technologies; 
‘‘(B) includes— 
‘‘(i) instruction on counseling small 
business 
concerns 
regarding 
adopting, 
making 
innovations 
in, 
and 
using 
broadband and other emerging information 
technologies; and 
‘‘(ii) information on programs of the 
Federal Government that provide assist-
ance to small business concerns relating to
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broadband and emerging information tech-
nologies; and 
‘‘(C) to maximum extent practicable, uses 
the tools and training cataloged and identified 
under subsection (b)(2)(D). 
‘‘(2) FUNDING.—The Administrator shall use 
funds made available to the Office of Investment 
and Innovation to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) BIENNIAL REPORT ON ACTIVITIES.—Not 
later than 2 years after the date on which the OII 
Associate Administrator makes the first designation 
of an employee under subsection (b), and every 2 
years thereafter, the broadband and emerging infor-
mation technology coordinator shall submit to the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship 
of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business 
of the House of Representatives a report regarding 
the programs and activities of the Administration re-
lating to broadband and other emerging information 
technologies. 
‘‘(2) IMPACT OF BROADBAND SPEED AND PRICE 
ON SMALL BUSINESSES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to appropria-
tions, the Chief Counsel for Advocacy shall con-
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duct 
a 
study 
evaluating 
the 
impact 
of 
broadband speed and price on small business 
concerns. 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of the Small Busi-
ness Broadband and Emerging Information 
Technology Enhancement Act of 2017, the 
Chief Counsel for Advocacy shall submit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation and the Committee on Small Business 
and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce and the 
Committee on Small Business of the House of 
Representatives a report on the results of the 
study under subparagraph (A), including— 
‘‘(i) a survey of broadband speeds 
available to small business concerns; 
‘‘(ii) a survey of the cost of broadband 
speeds available to small business con-
cerns; 
‘‘(iii) a survey of the type of 
broadband technology used by small busi-
ness concerns; and 
‘‘(iv) any policy recommendations that 
may improve the access of small business
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concerns to comparable broadband services 
at comparable rates in all regions of the 
United States.’’. 
(b) ENTREPRENEURIAL
DEVELOPMENT.—Section 
21(c)(3)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
648(c)(3)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by insert-
ing ‘‘accessing broadband and other emerging infor-
mation technology,’’ after ‘‘technology transfer,’’; 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(3) in clause (iii), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) increasing the competitiveness and 
productivity of small business concerns by as-
sisting owners of such concerns in accessing 
broadband and other emerging information 
technology;’’. 
SEC. 857. AMENDMENTS TO THE SMALL BUSINESS INVEST-
MENT ACT OF 1958. 
(a) INVESTMENT IN SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT 
COMPANIES.—Section 302(b) of the Small Business In-
vestment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 682(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the pe-
riod the following: ‘‘or, subject to the approval of the
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appropriate Federal banking agency, 15 percent of 
such capital and surplus’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the pe-
riod the following: ‘‘or, subject to the approval of the 
appropriate Federal banking agency, 15 percent of 
such capital and surplus’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) APPROPRIATE FEDERAL BANKING AGENCY 
DEFINED.—For purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘appropriate Federal banking agency’ has the 
meaning given that term under section 3 of the Fed-
eral Deposit Insurance Act.’’. 
(b) INCREASE TO MAXIMUM LEVERAGE LIMIT.—Sec-
tion 303(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Small Business Investment 
Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(b)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$150,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$175,000,000’’. 
SEC. 858. CONSOLIDATED BUDGET JUSTIFICATION FOR 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SMALL BUSI-
NESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM AND 
SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
PROGRAM. 
(a) SUBMISSION WITH ANNUAL BUDGET JUSTIFICA-
TION DOCUMENTS.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering, shall include in the materials submitted to
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Congress by the Secretary of Defense in support of the 
budget of the President for each fiscal year (as submitted 
to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States 
Code) a budget justification for all activities conducted 
under a Small Business Innovation Research Program or 
Small Business Technology Transfer Program (as such 
terms are defined, respectively, in section 9(e) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e))) of the Department of 
Defense during the previous fiscal year. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS
FOR BUDGET DISPLAY.—The 
budget justification under subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) the amount obligated or expended, by ap-
propriation and functional area, for each activity 
conducted under a Small Business Innovation Re-
search Program or Small Business Technology 
Transfer Program, with supporting narrative de-
scriptions and rationale for the funding levels; and 
(2) a summary and estimate of funding re-
quired during the period covered by the current fu-
ture-years defense program (as defined under section 
221 of title 10, United States Code). 
(c) TERMINATION.—The requirements of this section 
shall terminate on December 31, 2022.
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SEC. 859. FUNDING FOR PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE FROM SECRETARY.— 
Section 2413(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘not more than 65 percent’’ and 
inserting ‘‘not more than 75 percent’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘more than 65 
percent, but not more than 75 percent’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘more than 75 percent, but not more than 85 
percent’’. 
(b) FUNDING
FOR ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Section 
2414(a) of such title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$450,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$750,000’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘$300,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$450,000’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000’’.
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SEC. 860. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS FROM THE 
PERIODIC INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS TO THE 
ACQUISITION-RELATED 
DOLLAR 
THRESH-
OLD. 
Subparagraph (B) of section 1908(b)(2) of title 41, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘3131 to 
3134,’’ after ‘‘sections’’. 
SEC. 861. SCORE. 
(a) SCORE REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 20 of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) SCORE PROGRAM.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administrator to carry out the 
SCORE program authorized by section 8(b)(1) such sums 
as are necessary for the Administrator to make grants or 
enter into cooperative agreements in a total amount that 
does not exceed $10,500,000 in each of fiscal years 2018 
and 2019.’’. 
(b) SCORE PROGRAM.—Section 8 of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 637) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘a Serv-
ice Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the SCORE program described in sub-
section (c)’’; and
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(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) SCORE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) SCORE 
ASSOCIATION.—The term 
‘SCORE Association’ means the Service Corps 
of Retired Executives Association or any suc-
cessor or other organization who receives a 
grant from the Administrator to operate the 
SCORE program under paragraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(B) 
SCORE 
PROGRAM.—The 
term 
‘SCORE program’ means the SCORE program 
authorized by subsection (b)(1)(B). 
‘‘(2) MANAGEMENT AND VOLUNTEERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall provide a grant to the SCORE Association 
to manage the SCORE program. 
‘‘(B) VOLUNTEERS.—A volunteer partici-
pating in the SCORE program shall— 
‘‘(i) based on the business experience 
and knowledge of the volunteer— 
‘‘(I) provide at no cost to individ-
uals who own, or aspire to own, small 
business concerns personal counseling, 
mentoring, and coaching relating to
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the process of starting, expanding, 
managing, buying, and selling a busi-
ness; and 
‘‘(II) facilitate low-cost education 
workshops for individuals who own, or 
aspire to own, small business con-
cerns; and 
‘‘(ii) as appropriate, use tools, re-
sources, and expertise of other organiza-
tions to carry out the SCORE program. 
‘‘(3) PLANS AND GOALS.—The Administrator, 
in consultation with the SCORE Association, shall 
ensure that the SCORE program and each chapter 
of the SCORE program develop and implement 
plans and goals to more effectively and efficiently 
provide services to individuals in rural areas, eco-
nomically disadvantaged communities, and other tra-
ditionally underserved communities, including plans 
for electronic initiatives, web-based initiatives, chap-
ter expansion, partnerships, and the development of 
new skills by volunteers participating in the SCORE 
program. 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL REPORT.—The SCORE Associa-
tion shall submit to the Administrator an annual re-
port that contains—
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‘‘(A) the number of individuals counseled 
or trained under the SCORE program; 
‘‘(B) the number of hours of counseling 
provided under the SCORE program; and 
‘‘(C) to the extent possible— 
‘‘(i) the number of small business con-
cerns formed with assistance from the 
SCORE program; 
‘‘(ii) the number of small business 
concerns expanded with assistance from 
the SCORE program; and 
‘‘(iii) the number of jobs created with 
assistance from the SCORE program. 
‘‘(5) PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Neither the Adminis-
trator nor the SCORE Association may disclose 
the name, address, or telephone number of any 
individual or small business concern receiving 
assistance from the SCORE Association with-
out the consent of such individual or small busi-
ness concern, unless— 
‘‘(i) the Administrator is ordered to 
make such a disclosure by a court in any 
civil or criminal enforcement action initi-
ated by a Federal or State agency; or
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‘‘(ii) the Administrator determines 
such a disclosure to be necessary for the 
purpose of conducting a financial audit of 
the SCORE program, in which case disclo-
sure shall be limited to the information 
necessary for the audit. 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATOR USE OF INFORMA-
TION.—This paragraph shall not— 
‘‘(i) restrict the access of the Adminis-
trator to program activity data; or 
‘‘(ii) prevent the Administrator from 
using client information to conduct client 
surveys. 
‘‘(C) STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall, after the opportunity for notice and 
comment, establish standards for— 
‘‘(I) disclosures with respect to 
financial audits under subparagraph 
(A)(ii); and 
‘‘(II) conducting client surveys, 
including standards for oversight of 
the surveys and for dissemination and 
use of client information.
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‘‘(ii) MAXIMUM
PRIVACY
PROTEC-
TION.—The standards issued under this 
subparagraph shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, provide for the maximum amount 
of privacy protection.’’. 
(c) ONLINE COMPONENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(c) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(c)), as amended by 
subsection (b), is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(6) ONLINE
COMPONENT.—In carrying out 
this subsection, the SCORE Association shall make 
use of online counseling, including by developing and 
implementing webinars and an electronic mentoring 
platform to expand access to services provided under 
this subsection and to further support entre-
preneurs.’’. 
(2) ONLINE COMPONENT REPORT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—At the end of fiscal 
year 2018, the SCORE Association shall issue 
a report to the Committee on Small Business of 
the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship 
of the Senate on the effectiveness of the online
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counseling and webinars required as part of the 
SCORE program, including— 
(i) how the SCORE Association deter-
mines electronic mentoring and webinar 
needs, develops training for electronic men-
toring, establishes webinar criteria cur-
ricula, and evaluates webinar and elec-
tronic mentoring results; 
(ii) describing the internal controls 
that are used and a summary of the topics 
covered by the webinars; and 
(iii) performance metrics, including 
the number of small business concerns 
counseled by, the number of small business 
concerns created by, the number of jobs 
created and retained by, and the funding 
amounts directed towards such online 
counseling and webinars. 
(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the terms ‘‘SCORE Association’’ 
and ‘‘SCORE program’’ have the meaning 
given those terms, respectively, under section 
8(c)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(c)(1)).
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(d) STUDY AND REPORT ON THE FUTURE ROLE OF 
THE SCORE PROGRAM.— 
(1) STUDY.—The SCORE Association shall 
carry out a study on the future role of the SCORE 
program and develop a strategic plan for how the 
SCORE program will evolve to meet the needs of 
small business concerns and potential future small 
business concerns over the course of the 5 years fol-
lowing the date of enactment of this Act, with mark-
ers and specific objectives for year 1, year 3, and 
year 5. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than the end of the 6- 
month period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the SCORE Association shall issue 
a report to the Committee on Small Business of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate 
containing— 
(A) all findings and determination made in 
carrying out the study required under para-
graph (1); 
(B) the strategic plan developed under 
paragraph (1); 
(C) an explanation of how the SCORE As-
sociation plans to achieve the strategic plan, as-
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suming both stagnant and increased funding 
levels. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the terms ‘‘SCORE Association’’ and ‘‘SCORE 
program’’ have the meaning given those terms, re-
spectively, under section 8(c)(1) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 637(c)(1)). 
(e) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SMALL BUSINESS ACT.—The Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) in section 7(m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII) (15 
U.S.C. 
636(m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII)), 
by 
striking 
‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ and in-
serting ‘‘SCORE program’’; and 
(B) in section 22 (15 U.S.C. 649)— 
(i) in subsection (b)— 
(I) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ 
and inserting ‘‘SCORE program’’; 
and 
(II) in paragraph (3), by striking 
‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ 
and inserting ‘‘SCORE program’’; 
and
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(ii) in subsection (c)(12), by striking 
‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ and 
inserting ‘‘SCORE program’’. 
(2) OTHER LAWS.— 
(A) CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PRO-
GRAM
REAUTHORIZATION
ACT
OF
2009.—Sec-
tion 621 of the Children’s Health Insurance 
Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (15 
U.S.C. 657p) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a), by striking para-
graph (4) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) the term ‘SCORE program’ means the 
SCORE program authorized by section 8(b)(1)(B) 
of 
the 
Small 
Business 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
637(b)(1)(B));’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(iv), by 
striking ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Execu-
tives’’ and inserting ‘‘SCORE program’’. 
(B) ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION 
ACT.—Section 337(d)(2)(A) of the Energy Pol-
icy 
and 
Conservation 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
6307(d)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘Service 
Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘SCORE program’’.
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SEC. 862. PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CEN-
TERS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION TO FORM ASSOCIATION.—Pro-
curement Technical Assistance Centers are authorized to 
form an association to pursue matters of common concern. 
(b) RECOGNITION BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—If 
more than half of the Procurement Technical Assistance 
Centers which are operating pursuant to agreements with 
the Department of Defense are members of such an asso-
ciation, the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) recognize the existence and activities of 
such an association; and 
(2) consult with it and develop documents— 
(A) announcing the annual scope of activi-
ties pursuant to this section; 
(B) requesting proposals to deliver assist-
ance as provided in this section; and 
(C) governing the general operations and 
administration of the Procurement Technical 
Assistance Program, specifically including the 
development of regulations and a uniform nego-
tiated cooperative agreement for use on an an-
nual basis when entering into individual nego-
tiated agreements with Procurement Technical 
Assistance Centers.
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SEC. 863. COMMERCIALIZATION ASSISTANCE PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(tt) COMMERCIALIZATION ASSISTANCE PILOT PRO-
GRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) PILOT PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection, a 
covered agency shall implement a commer-
cialization assistance pilot program, under 
which an eligible entity may receive a subse-
quent Phase II SBIR award. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—If the Administrator 
determines that a covered agency has a pro-
gram that is sufficiently similar to the commer-
cialization assistance pilot program established 
under this subsection, such covered agency shall 
not be required to implement a commercializa-
tion assistance pilot program under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(2) PERCENT OF AGENCY FUNDS.—The head 
of each covered agency may allocate not more than 
5 percent of the funds allocated to the SBIR pro-
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gram of the covered agency for the purpose of mak-
ing a subsequent Phase II SBIR award under the 
commercialization assistance pilot program. 
‘‘(3) TERMINATION.—A commercialization as-
sistance pilot program established under this sub-
section shall terminate on September 30, 2022. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—To be selected to receive a 
subsequent Phase II SBIR award under a commer-
cialization assistance pilot program, an eligible enti-
ty shall submit to the covered agency implementing 
such pilot program an application at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as 
the covered agency may require, including— 
‘‘(A) an updated Phase II commercializa-
tion plan; and 
‘‘(B) the source and amount of the match-
ing funding required under paragraph (5). 
‘‘(5) MATCHING FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall require, as a condition of any subsequent 
Phase II SBIR award made to an eligible entity 
under this subsection, that a matching amount 
(excluding any fees collected by the eligible enti-
ty receiving such award) equal to the amount of
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such award be provided from an eligible third- 
party investor. 
‘‘(B) INELIGIBLE
SOURCES.—An eligible 
entity may not use funding from ineligible 
sources to meet the matching requirement of 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(6) AWARD.—A subsequent Phase II SBIR 
award made to an eligible entity under this sub-
section— 
‘‘(A) may not exceed the limitation de-
scribed under subsection (aa)(1); and 
‘‘(B) shall be disbursed during Phase II. 
‘‘(7) USE OF FUNDS.—The funds awarded to 
an eligible entity under this subsection may only be 
used for research and development activities that 
build on eligible entity’s Phase II program and en-
sure the research funded under such Phase II is 
rapidly progressing towards commercialization. 
‘‘(8) SELECTION.—In selecting eligible entities 
to participate in a commercialization assistance pilot 
program under this subsection, the head of a covered 
agency shall consider— 
‘‘(A) the extent to which such award could 
aid the eligible entity in commercializing the re-
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search funded under the eligible entity’s Phase 
II program; 
‘‘(B) whether the updated Phase II com-
mercialization plan submitted under paragraph 
(4) provides a sound approach for establishing 
technical feasibility that could lead to commer-
cialization of such research; 
‘‘(C) whether the proposed activities to be 
conducted under such updated Phase II com-
mercialization plan further improve the likeli-
hood that such research will provide societal 
benefits; 
‘‘(D) whether the small business concern 
has progressed satisfactorily in Phase II to jus-
tify receipt of a subsequent Phase II SBIR 
award; 
‘‘(E) the expectations of the eligible third- 
party investor that provides matching funding 
under paragraph (5); and 
‘‘(F) the likelihood that the proposed ac-
tivities to be conducted under such updated 
Phase II commercialization plan using matching 
funding provided by such eligible third-party in-
vestor will lead to commercial and societal ben-
efit.
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‘‘(9) EVALUATION REPORT.—Not later than 3 
years after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology and the Committee on Small 
Business of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship 
of the Senate, a report including— 
‘‘(A) a summary of the activities of com-
mercialization assistance pilot programs carried 
out under this subsection; 
‘‘(B) a detailed compilation of results 
achieved by such commercialization assistance 
pilot programs, including the number of eligible 
entities that received awards under such pro-
grams; 
‘‘(C) the rate at which each eligible entity 
that received a subsequent Phase II SBIR 
award under this subsection commercialized re-
search of the recipient; 
‘‘(D) the growth in employment and rev-
enue of eligible entities that is attributable to 
participation in a commercialization assistance 
pilot program;
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‘‘(E) a comparison of commercialization 
success of eligible entities participating in a 
commercialization assistance pilot program with 
recipients of an additional Phase II SBIR 
award under subsection (ff); 
‘‘(F) demographic information, such as 
ethnicity and geographic location, of eligible en-
tities participating in a commercialization as-
sistance pilot program; 
‘‘(G) an accounting of the funds used at 
each covered agency that implements a commer-
cialization assistance pilot program under this 
subsection; 
‘‘(H) the amount of matching funding pro-
vided by eligible third-party investors, set forth 
separately by source of funding; 
‘‘(I) an analysis of the effectiveness of the 
commercialization assistance pilot program im-
plemented by each covered agency; and 
‘‘(J) recommendations for improvements to 
the commercialization assistance pilot program. 
‘‘(10) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section:
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‘‘(A) COVERED AGENCY.—The term ‘cov-
ered agency’ means a Federal agency required 
to have an SBIR program. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligi-
ble entity’ means a small business concern that 
has received a Phase II award under an SBIR 
program and an additional Phase II SBIR 
award under subsection (ff) from the covered 
agency to which such small business concern is 
applying for a subsequent Phase II SBIR 
award. 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE THIRD-PARTY INVESTOR.— 
The term ‘eligible third-party investor’ means a 
small business concern other than an eligible 
entity, a venture capital firm, an individual in-
vestor, a non-SBIR Federal, State or local gov-
ernment, or any combination thereof. 
‘‘(D) INELIGIBLE
SOURCES.—The term 
‘ineligible sources’ means the following: 
‘‘(i) The eligible entity’s internal re-
search and development funds. 
‘‘(ii) Funding in forms other than 
cash, such as in-kind or other intangible 
assets.
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‘‘(iii) Funding from the owners of the 
eligible entity, or the family members or 
affiliates of such owners. 
‘‘(iv) Funding attained through loans 
or other forms of debt obligations. 
‘‘(E) 
SUBSEQUENT
PHASE
II
SBIR 
AWARD.—The term ‘subsequent Phase II SBIR 
award’ means an award granted to an eligible 
entity under this subsection to carry out further 
commercialization activities for research con-
ducted pursuant to an SBIR program.’’. 
SEC. 864. PUERTO RICO BUSINESSES. 
(a) DEFINITION OF PUERTO RICO BUSINESS.—Sec-
tion 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(ee) PUERTO RICO BUSINESS.—In this Act, the 
term ‘Puerto Rico business’ means a small business con-
cern that has its principal office located in the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico.’’. 
(b) SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT FOR PUERTO RICO 
BUSINESSES.—Section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 644) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection:
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‘‘(w) SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT FOR PUERTO RICO 
BUSINESSES.— 
‘‘(1) CREDIT
FOR
MEETING
CONTRACTING 
GOALS.—If an agency awards a prime contract to 
Puerto Rico business during the period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this subsection and ending 
on the date that is 4 years after such date of enact-
ment, the value of the contract shall be doubled for 
purposes of determining compliance with the goals 
for 
procurement 
contracts 
under 
subsection 
(g)(1)(A)(i) during such period. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Along with the report required 
under subsection (h)(1), the head of each Federal 
agency shall submit to the Administrator, and make 
publicly available on the scorecard described in sec-
tion 868(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (15 U.S.C. 644 note), an 
analysis of the number and dollar amount of prime 
contracts awarded pursuant to paragraph (1) for 
each fiscal year of the period described in such para-
graph.’’. 
(c) PRIORITY
FOR SURPLUS PROPERTY TRANS-
FERS.—Section 7(j)(13)(F) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(j)(13)(F)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new clause:
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‘‘(iii)(I) In this clause, the term ‘covered period’ 
means the period beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this clause and ending on the date on which 
the Oversight Board established under section 101 
of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and 
Economic Stability Act (48 U.S.C. 2121) termi-
nates. 
‘‘(II) The Administrator may transfer tech-
nology or surplus property under clause (i) to a 
Puerto Rico business if the Puerto Rico business 
meets the requirements for such a transfer, without 
regard to whether the Puerto Rico business is a Pro-
gram Participant.’’. 
(d) CONTRACTING INCENTIVES FOR PROTEGE FIRMS 
THAT ARE PUERTO RICO BUSINESSES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 45(a) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657r(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) PUERTO RICO BUSINESSES.—During the 
period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
paragraph and ending on the date on which the 
Oversight Board established under section 101 of 
the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Eco-
nomic Stability Act (48 U.S.C. 2121) terminates, 
the Administrator shall identify potential incentives
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to a covered mentor that awards a subcontract to its 
covered protege, including— 
‘‘(A) positive consideration in any past per-
formance evaluation of the covered mentor; 
‘‘(B) the application of costs incurred for 
providing training to such covered protege to 
the subcontracting plan (as required under 
paragraph (4) or (5) of section 8(d)) of the cov-
ered mentor; and 
‘‘(C) such other incentives as the Adminis-
trator determines appropriate.’’. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 45(d) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657r(d)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) COVERED
MENTOR.—The term ‘covered 
mentor’ means a mentor that enters into an agree-
ment under this Act, or under any mentor-protege 
program approved under subsection (b)(1), with a 
covered protege. 
‘‘(5) COVERED PROTEGE.—The term ‘covered 
protege’ means a protege of a covered mentor that 
is a Puerto Rico business.’’. 
(e) ADDITIONAL MENTOR-PROTEGE RELATIONSHIPS 
FOR PROTEGE FIRMS THAT ARE PUERTO RICO BUSI-
NESSES.—Section 45(b)(3)(A) of the Small Business Act
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‘‘(1) CREDIT
FOR
MEETING
CONTRACTING 
GOALS.—If an agency awards a prime contract to 
United States Virgin Islands business during the pe-
riod beginning on the date of enactment of this sub-
section and ending on the date that is 4 years after 
such date of enactment, the value of the contract 
shall be doubled for purposes of determining compli-
ance with the goals for procurement contracts under 
subsection (g)(1)(A)(i) during such period. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Along with the report required 
under subsection (h)(1), the head of each Federal 
agency shall submit to the Administrator, and make 
publicly available on the scorecard described in sec-
tion 868(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (15 U.S.C. 644 note), an 
analysis of the number and dollar amount of prime 
contracts awarded pursuant to paragraph (1) for 
each fiscal year of the period described in such para-
graph.’’. 
(d) PRIORITY
FOR SURPLUS PROPERTY TRANS-
FERS.—Section 7(j)(13)(F) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(j)(13)(F)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new clause: 
‘‘(iii)(I) In this clause, the term ‘covered period’ 
means the period beginning on the date of enact-
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ment of this clause and ending on the date that is 
3 years after such date of enactment. 
‘‘(II) The Administrator may transfer tech-
nology or surplus property under clause (i) to a 
United States Virgin Islands business during the 
covered period if the such business meets the re-
quirements for such a transfer, without regard to 
whether such business is a Program Participant.’’. 
(e) CONTRACTING INCENTIVES FOR PROTEGE FIRMS 
THAT ARE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS BUSI-
NESSES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 45(a) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657r(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) UNITED
STATES
VIRGIN
ISLANDS
BUSI-
NESSES.—During the period beginning on the date 
of enactment of this paragraph and ending on the 
date that is 3 years after such date of enactment, 
the Administrator shall identify potential incentives 
to a covered mentor that awards a subcontract to its 
covered protege, including— 
‘‘(A) positive consideration in any past per-
formance evaluation of the covered mentor; 
‘‘(B) the application of costs incurred for 
providing training to such covered protege to
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the subcontracting plan (as required under 
paragraph (4) or (5) of section 8(d)) of the cov-
ered mentor; and 
‘‘(C) such other incentives as the Adminis-
trator determines appropriate.’’. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 45(d) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657r(d)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) COVERED
MENTOR.—The term ‘covered 
mentor’ means a mentor that enters into an agree-
ment under this Act, or under any mentor-protege 
program approved under subsection (b)(1), with a 
covered protege. 
‘‘(5) COVERED PROTEGE.—The term ‘covered 
protege’ means a protege of a covered mentor that 
is a United States Virgin Islands business.’’. 
(f) ADDITIONAL MENTOR-PROTEGE RELATIONSHIPS 
FOR PROTEGE FIRMS THAT ARE UNITED STATES VIRGIN 
ISLANDS BUSINESSES.—Section 45(b)(3)(A) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657r(b)(3)(A)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘, except that, during the 3-year period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of the United States Virgin 
Islands Small Business Contracting Assistance Act of 
2018, such restrictions shall not apply to up to 2 mentor- 
protege relationships if such relationships are between a
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covered protege and covered mentor’’ after ‘‘each partici-
pant’’. 
SEC. 866. OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYEE-OWNED BUSI-
NESS CONCERNS THROUGH SMALL BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION LOAN PROGRAMS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act— 
(1) the terms ‘‘Administration’’ and ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Small Business Administration 
and the Administrator thereof, respectively; 
(2) the term ‘‘cooperative’’ means an entity 
that is determined to be a cooperative by the Admin-
istrator, in accordance with applicable Federal and 
State laws and regulations; 
(3) the term ‘‘employee-owned business con-
cern’’ means— 
(A) a cooperative; and 
(B) a qualified employee trust; 
(4) the terms ‘‘qualified employee trust’’ and 
‘‘small business concern’’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 3 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632); and 
(5) the term ‘‘small business development cen-
ter’’ means a small business development center de-
scribed in section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648).
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(b) EXPANSION OF 7(A) LOANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7(a) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (15)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘this subsection to 
qualified employee trusts’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘this subsection— 
‘‘(i) to qualified employee trusts’’; 
(II) in clause (i), as so des-
ignated— 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘, and for 
any transaction costs associated 
with purchasing,’’ after ‘‘pur-
chasing’’; 
(bb) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(III) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(ii) to a small business concern under a 
plan approved by the Administrator, if the pro-
ceeds from the loan are only used to make a 
loan to a qualified employee trust, and for any 
transaction costs associated with making that
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loan, that results in the qualified employee trust 
owning at least 51 percent of the small business 
concern.’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by inserting ‘‘or by the small busi-
ness concern’’ after ‘‘the trustee of 
such trust’’; 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(III) in clause (iii), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘, 
and’’; and 
(IV) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) with respect to a loan made to a 
trust, or to a cooperative in accordance with 
paragraph (35)— 
‘‘(I) a seller of the small business con-
cern may remain involved as an officer, di-
rector, or key employee of the small busi-
ness concern when a qualified employee 
trust or cooperative has acquired 100 per-
cent of ownership of the small business 
concern; and
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‘‘(II) any seller of the small business 
concern who remains as an owner of the 
small business concern, regardless of the 
percentage of ownership interest, shall be 
required to provide a personal guarantee 
by the Administration.’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) A small business concern that makes a 
loan to a qualified employee trust under subpara-
graph (A)(ii) is not required to contain the same 
terms and conditions as the loan made to the small 
business concern that is guaranteed by the Adminis-
tration under such subparagraph. 
‘‘(G) With respect to a loan made to a qualified 
employee trust under this paragraph, or to a cooper-
ative in accordance with paragraph (35), the Admin-
istrator may, as deemed appropriate, elect to not re-
quire any mandatory equity to be provided by the 
qualified employee trust or cooperative to make the 
loan.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(35) LOANS TO COOPERATIVES.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘cooperative’ means an entity that is de-
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termined to be a cooperative by the Adminis-
trator, in accordance with applicable Federal 
and State laws and regulation. 
‘‘(B) 
AUTHORITY.—The 
Administration 
shall guarantee loans made to a cooperative for 
the purpose described in paragraph (15).’’. 
(2) DELEGATION
OF
AUTHORITY
TO
PRE-
FERRED
LENDERS.—Section 5(b)(7) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 634(b)(7)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘, including loans guaranteed under para-
graph (15) or (35) of section 7(a)’’ after ‘‘deferred 
participation loans’’. 
(c) SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY PRO-
GRAM OUTREACH.—The Administrator shall provide out-
reach and educational materials to companies licensed 
under section 301(c) of the Small Business Investment 
Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 681(c)) to increase the use of 
funds to make investments in company transitions to em-
ployee-owned business concerns. 
(d) SMALL BUSINESS MICROLOAN PROGRAM OUT-
REACH.—The Administrator shall provide outreach and 
educational materials to intermediaries under section 7(m) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)) to increase 
the use of funds to make loans to employee-owned busi-
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ness concerns, including transitions to employee-owned 
business concerns. 
(e) SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER OUT-
REACH AND ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall 
establish a Small Business Employee Ownership and 
Cooperatives Promotion Program to offer technical 
assistance and training on the transition to employee 
ownership through cooperatives and qualified em-
ployee trusts. 
(2) SMALL
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
CEN-
TERS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out the 
program established under subsection (a), the 
Administrator shall enter into agreements with 
small business development centers under which 
the centers shall— 
(i) provide access to information and 
resources on employee ownership through 
cooperatives or qualified employee trusts as 
a business succession strategy; 
(ii) conduct training and educational 
activities; and 
(iii) carry out the activities described 
in subparagraph (U) of section 21(c)(3) of
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the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
648(c)(3)). 
(B) 
ADDITIONAL
SERVICES.—Section 
21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
648(c)(3)) is amended— 
(i) in subparagraph (S), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (T), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(U) encouraging and assisting the provision of 
succession planning to small business concerns with 
a focus on transitioning to cooperatives, as defined 
in section 7(a)(35), and qualified employee trusts 
(collectively referred to in this subparagraph as ‘em-
ployee-owned business concerns’), including by— 
‘‘(i) providing training to individuals to 
promote the successful management, govern-
ance, or operation of a business purchased by 
those individuals in the formation of an em-
ployee-owned business concern; 
‘‘(ii) assisting employee-owned business 
concerns that meet applicable size standards es-
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tablished under section 3(a) with education and 
technical assistance with respect to financing 
and contracting programs administered by the 
Administration; 
‘‘(iii) coordinating with lenders on con-
ducting outreach on financing through pro-
grams administered by the Administration that 
may be used to support the transition of owner-
ship to employees; 
‘‘(iv) supporting small business concerns in 
exploring 
or 
assessing 
the 
possibility 
of 
transitioning to an employee-owned business 
concern; and 
‘‘(v) coordinating with the cooperative de-
velopment centers of the Department of Agri-
culture, the land grant extension network, the 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership, commu-
nity development financial institutions, em-
ployee ownership associations and service pro-
viders, and local, regional and national coopera-
tive associations.’’. 
(f) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
(or a designee of the Administrator) shall coordinate
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and chair an interagency working group, which 
shall— 
(A) develop recommendations on how Fed-
eral programs can promote, support, and in-
crease the number of employee-owned business 
concerns; 
(B) ensure coordination with Federal agen-
cies and national and local employee ownership, 
cooperative, and small business organizations; 
and 
(C) publish a report on the activities of the 
interagency working group that is indexed and 
maintained for public review. 
(2) 
MEETINGS.—The 
interagency 
working 
group shall meet at such times as determined nec-
essary by the, but not less than biannually. Such 
meetings may occur in person or via electronic re-
sources. 
(g) AMENDMENT TO REPORT TO CONGRESS ON STA-
TUS OF EMPLOYEE-OWNED FIRMS.—Section 7(a)(15)(E) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(15)(E)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Administration.’’ and inserting ‘‘Ad-
ministration, which shall include— 
‘‘(i) the total number of loans made to 
employee-owned business concerns that
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were guaranteed by the Administrator 
under section 7(a) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) or section 502 of 
the Small Business Investment Act of 
1958 (15 U.S.C. 696), including the num-
ber of loans made— 
‘‘(I) to small business concerns 
owned and controlled by socially and 
economically disadvantaged individ-
uals; and 
‘‘(II) to cooperatives; 
‘‘(ii) the total number of financings 
made to employee-owned business concerns 
by companies licensed under section 301(c) 
of the Small Business Investment Act of 
1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(c)), including the 
number of financings made— 
‘‘(I) to small business concerns 
owned and controlled by socially and 
economically disadvantaged individ-
uals; and 
‘‘(II) to cooperatives; and 
‘‘(iii) any outreach and educational 
activities conducted by the Administration
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with respect to employee-owned business 
concerns.’’. 
(h) REPORT ON COOPERATIVE LENDING.— 
(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that cooperatives have a unique business 
structure and are unable to access the lending pro-
grams of the Administration effectively due to loan 
guarantee requirements that are incompatible with 
the business structure of cooperatives. 
(2) STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(A) STUDY.—The Administrator, in coordi-
nation with lenders, stakeholders, and Federal 
agencies, shall study and recommend practical 
alternatives for cooperatives that will satisfy the 
loan guarantee requirements of the Administra-
tion. 
(B) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator shall submit to Congress the rec-
ommendations developed under paragraph (1) 
and a plan to implement such recommenda-
tions. 
(i) AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED EM-
PLOYEE TRUST.—Section 3(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Small
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Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(c)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) which provides that each participant 
is entitled to direct the plan trustee as to the 
manner of how to vote the qualified employer 
securities (as defined in section 4975(e)(8) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), which are 
allocated to the account of such participant 
with respect to a corporate matter which (by 
law or charter) must be decided by a vote con-
ducted in accordance with section 409(e) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and’’. 
SEC. 867. VETERAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of Defense should coordinate with 
the Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
to include relevant aspects of veterans assistance pro-
grams of the Small Business Administration in the Tran-
sition Assistance Program established under section 1144 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) BOOTS TO BUSINESS PROGRAM.—Section 32 of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); and
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(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) BOOTS TO BUSINESS PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘covered individual’ means— 
‘‘(i) a member of the Armed Forces, 
including the National Guard or Reserves; 
‘‘(ii) an individual who is participating 
in the Transition Assistance Program es-
tablished under section 1144 of title 10, 
United States Code; 
‘‘(iii) an individual who— 
‘‘(I) served on active duty in any 
branch of the Armed Forces, includ-
ing the National Guard or Reserves; 
and 
‘‘(II) was discharged or released 
from such service under conditions 
other than dishonorable; and 
‘‘(iv) a spouse or dependent of an in-
dividual described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii); 
and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘Vet Center’ has the mean-
ing given in section 1712A(h) of title 38, 
United States Code.
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‘‘(2) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Administrator 
shall carry out a program to be known as the ‘Boots 
to Business Program’ to provide entrepreneurship 
training to covered individuals. 
‘‘(3) GOALS.—The goals of the Boots to Busi-
ness Program are to— 
‘‘(A) provide assistance and in-depth train-
ing to covered individuals interested in business 
ownership; and 
‘‘(B) provide covered individuals with the 
tools, skills, and knowledge necessary to identify 
a business opportunity, draft a business plan, 
identify sources of capital, connect with local 
resources for small business concerns, and 
launch a small business concern. 
‘‘(4) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Boots to Busi-
ness Program may include— 
‘‘(i) a presentation providing exposure 
to the considerations involved in self-em-
ployment and ownership of a small busi-
ness concern; 
‘‘(ii) an online, self-study course fo-
cused on the basic skills of entrepreneur-
ship, the language of business, and the