‘‘(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.’’. 
SEC. 4. PRIORITY FOR SURPLUS PROPERTY TRANSFERS. 
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-
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.’’. 
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SEC. 5. CONTRACTING INCENTIVES FOR PROTEGE FIRMS 
THAT ARE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS 
BUSINESSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 45(a) of the Small Busi-
ness 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 
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.’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 45(d) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 657r(d)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraphs: 
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‘‘(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.’’. 
SEC. 6. 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 inserting ‘‘, 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 re-
strictions shall not apply to up to 2 mentor-protege rela-
tionships if such relationships are between a covered pro-
tege and covered mentor’’ after ‘‘each participant’’. 
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