(1) by striking ‘‘be responsible only to, and re-
port directly to, the head’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be re-
sponsible only to (including with respect to perform-
ance appraisals), and report directly and exclusively 
to, the head’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘be responsible only to, and re-
port directly to, such Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘be re-
sponsible only to (including with respect to perform-
ance appraisals), and report directly and exclusively 
to, such Secretary’’. 
(c) SMALL BUSINESS TECHNICAL ADVISERS.—Section 
15(k)(8)(B) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)(8)(B)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and 15 of this Act,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, 15, and 44 of this Act;’’; and 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘of this Act’’ the following: 
‘‘(giving priority in assigning to small business that 
are in metropolitan statistical areas for which the un-
employment rate is higher than the national average 
unemployment rate for the United States)’’. 
(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—Section 15(k) of 
such Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)) is amended by inserting after 
paragraph (10) the following: 
‘‘(11) shall review and advise such agency on 
any decision to convert an activity performed by a 
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small business concern to an activity performed by a 
Federal employee; 
‘‘(12) shall provide to the Chief Acquisition Offi-
cer and senior procurement executive of such agency 
advice and comments on acquisition strategies, mar-
ket research, and justifications related to section 44 of 
this Act; 
‘‘(13) may provide training to small business 
concerns and contract specialists, except that such 
training may only be provided to the extent that the 
training does not interfere with the Director carrying 
out other responsibilities under this subsection; 
‘‘(14) shall carry out exclusively the duties enu-
merated in this Act, and shall, while the Director, not 
hold any other title, position, or responsibility, except 
as necessary to carry out responsibilities under this 
subsection; and 
‘‘(15) shall submit, each fiscal year, to the Com-
mittee on Small Business of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Small Business and En-
trepreneurship of the Senate a report describing— 
‘‘(A) the training provided by the Director 
under paragraph (13) in the most recently com-
pleted fiscal year; 
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‘‘(B) the percentage of the budget of the Di-
rector used for such training in the most recently 
completed fiscal year; and 
‘‘(C) the percentage of the budget of the Di-
rector used for travel in the most recently com-
pleted fiscal year.’’. 
(e) REQUIREMENT OF CONTRACTING EXPERIENCE FOR 
OSDBU DIRECTOR.—Section 15(k) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)), as amended by this Act, is further 
amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by strik-
ing ‘‘who shall’’ and insert the following: ‘‘, with at least 
10 years of experience serving in any combination of the 
following roles: federal contracting officer, small business 
technical advisor, contracts administrator for federal gov-
ernment contracts, attorney specializing in federal procure-
ment law, small business liaison officer, officer or employee 
who managed federal government contracts for a small busi-
ness, or individual whose primary responsibilities were for 
the functions and duties of section 8, 15 or 44 of this Act. 
Such officer or employee’’. 
(f) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 15(k) of such 
Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)), as amended, is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘be known’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall be known’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘such agency,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘such agency;’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘be appointed 
by’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be appointed by’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘director’’ and inserting 
‘‘Director’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Secretary’s designee,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Secretary’s designee;’’; 
(4) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘be responsible’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘shall be responsible’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘such agency,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘such agency;’’; 
(5) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘identify pro-
posed’’ and inserting ‘‘shall identify proposed’’; 
(6) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘assist small’’ 
and inserting ‘‘shall assist small’’; 
(7) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘have supervisory’’ and in-
serting ‘‘shall have supervisory’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘this Act,’’ and inserting 
‘‘this Act;’’; 
(8) in paragraph (8)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘assign a’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall assign a’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the 
activity, and’’ and inserting ‘‘the activity; and’’; 
(9) in paragraph (9)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘cooperate, and’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘shall cooperate, and’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection, and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection;’’; and 
(10) in paragraph (10)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘make recommendations’’ 
and inserting ‘‘shall make recommendations’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (a), or section’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a), section’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘Act or section 2323’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Act, or section 2323’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘Code. Such recommenda-
tions shall’’ and inserting ‘‘Code, which shall’’; 
and 
(E) by striking ‘‘contract file.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘contract file;’’. 
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