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committees with the first Selected Acquisition Report re-
quired under section 2432 of this title for the program.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 
for title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
after the item relating to chapter 144A the following new 
item: 
‘‘144B. Weapon Systems Development and Related Mat-
ters ..............................................................................2446a’’. 
(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
2366b(a)(3) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (K); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(M) the requirements of section 2446b(e) 
of this title are met; and’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subchapter I of chapter 
144B of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a), shall take effect on October 1, 2016. 
SEC. 1702. DEVELOPMENT, PROTOTYPING, AND DEPLOY-
MENT OF WEAPON SYSTEM COMPONENTS OR 
TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 144B of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by section 1701, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new subchapter: 
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‘‘SUBCHAPTER 
II—DEVELOPMENT, 
PROTO-
TYPING, AND DEPLOYMENT OF WEAPON 
SYSTEM COMPONENTS OR TECHNOLOGY 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘2447a. Technology development in the acquisition of major weapon systems. 
‘‘2447b. Weapon system component or technology prototype projects: display of 
budget information. 
‘‘2447c. Weapon system component or technology prototype projects: oversight. 
‘‘2447d. Requirements and limitations for weapon system component or tech-
nology prototype projects. 
‘‘2447e. Mechanisms to speed deployment of successful weapon system compo-
nent or technology prototypes. 
‘‘2447f. Definition of weapon system component. 
‘‘§ 2447a. Technology development in the acquisition 
of major weapon systems 
‘‘Technology shall be developed in a major defense 
acquisition program that is initiated after January 1, 
2019, only if the milestone decision authority for the pro-
gram determines with a high degree of confidence that 
such development will not delay the fielding target of the 
program. If the milestone decision authority does not 
make such determination for a major system component 
being developed under the program, the milestone decision 
authority shall ensure that technology related to the major 
system component shall be sufficiently matured separate 
from the major defense acquisition program using the 
prototyping authorities of this section or other authorities, 
as appropriate. 
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‘‘§ 2447b. Weapon system component or technology 
prototype projects: display of budget in-
formation 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR BUDGET DISPLAY.—In the 
defense budget materials for any fiscal year after fiscal 
year 2017, the Secretary of Defense shall, with respect 
to advanced component development and prototype activi-
ties (within the research, development, test, and evaluation 
budget), set forth the amounts requested for each of the 
following: 
‘‘(1) Acquisition programs of record. 
‘‘(2) Development, prototyping, and experimen-
tation of weapon system components or other tech-
nologies separate from acquisition programs of 
record. 
‘‘(3) Other budget line items as determined by 
the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—For purposes of 
subsection (a)(2), the amounts requested for development, 
prototyping, and experimentation of weapon system com-
ponents or other technologies shall be— 
‘‘(1) structured into either capability, weapon 
system component, or technology portfolios that re-
flect the priority areas for prototype projects; and 
‘‘(2) justified with general descriptions of the 
types of capability areas and technologies being 
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funded or expected to be funded during the fiscal 
year concerned. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘budg-
et’ and ‘defense budget materials’ have the meaning given 
those terms in section 234 of this title. 
‘‘§ 2447c. Weapon system component or technology 
prototype projects: oversight 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of each mili-
tary department shall establish an oversight board or iden-
tify a similar group of senior advisors for managing proto-
type projects for weapon system components and other 
technologies and subsystems, including the use of funds 
for such projects, within the military department con-
cerned. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—Each oversight board shall be 
comprised of senior officials with— 
‘‘(1) expertise in requirements; research, devel-
opment, test, and evaluation; acquisition; or other 
relevant areas within the military department con-
cerned; 
‘‘(2) awareness of technology development ac-
tivities and opportunities in the Department of De-
fense, industry, and other sources; and 
‘‘(3) awareness of the component capability re-
quirements of major weapon systems, including 
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scheduling and fielding goals for such component ca-
pabilities. 
‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of each oversight 
board are as follows: 
‘‘(1) To issue a strategic plan every three years 
that prioritizes the capability and weapon system 
component portfolio areas for conducting prototype 
projects, based on assessments of high priority 
warfighter needs, capability gaps on existing major 
weapon systems, opportunities to incrementally inte-
grate new components into major weapon systems, 
and technologies that are expected to be sufficiently 
mature to prototype within three years. 
‘‘(2) To annually recommend funding levels for 
weapon system component or technology develop-
ment and prototype projects across capability or 
weapon system component portfolios. 
‘‘(3) To annually recommend to the service ac-
quisition executive of the military department con-
cerned specific weapon system component or tech-
nology development and prototype projects, subject 
to the requirements and limitations in section 2447d 
of this title. 
‘‘(4) To ensure projects are managed by experts 
within the Department of Defense who are knowl-
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edgeable in research, development, test, and evalua-
tion and who are aware of opportunities for incre-
mental deployment of component capabilities and 
other technologies to major weapon systems or di-
rectly to support warfighting capabilities. 
‘‘(5) To ensure projects are conducted in a 
manner that allows for appropriate experimentation 
and technology risk. 
‘‘(6) To ensure necessary technical, contracting, 
and financial management resources are available to 
support each project. 
‘‘(7) To submit to the congressional defense 
committees a semiannual notification that includes 
the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of each weapon system 
component or technology prototype project initi-
ated during the preceding six months, including 
an explanation of each project and its required 
funding. 
‘‘(B) A description of the results achieved 
from weapon system component prototype and 
technology projects completed and tested during 
the preceding six months. 
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‘‘§ 2447d. Requirements and limitations for weapon 
system component or technology proto-
type projects 
‘‘(a) LIMITATION ON PROTOTYPE PROJECT DURA-
TION.—A prototype project shall be completed within 
three years of its initiation. 
‘‘(b) MERIT-BASED SELECTION PROCESS.—A proto-
type project shall be selected by the service acquisition ex-
ecutive of the military department concerned through a 
merit-based selection process that identifies the most 
promising and cost-effective prototypes that address a 
high priority warfighter need and are expected to be suc-
cessfully demonstrated in a relevant environment. 
‘‘(c) TYPE
OF TRANSACTION.—Prototype projects 
shall be funded through contracts, cooperative agree-
ments, or other transactions. 
‘‘(d) FUNDING LIMIT.—(1) Each prototype project 
may not exceed a total amount of $10,000,000 (based on 
fiscal year 2017 constant dollars), unless— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of the military department, 
or the Secretary’s designee, approves a larger 
amount of funding for the project, not to exceed 
$50,000,000; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, 
submits to the congressional defense committees, 
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within 30 days after approval of such funding for 
the project, a notification that includes— 
‘‘(i) a description of the project; 
‘‘(ii) expected funding for the project; and 
‘‘(iii) a statement of the anticipated out-
come of the project. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense may adjust the 
amounts (and the base fiscal year) provided in paragraph 
(1) on the basis of Department of Defense escalation 
rates. 
‘‘§ 2447e. Mechanisms to speed deployment of suc-
cessful weapon system component or 
technology prototypes 
‘‘(a) SELECTION OF RAPID FIELDING PROJECT FOR 
PRODUCTION.—A weapon system component or tech-
nology rapid fielding project may be selected by the service 
acquisition executive of the military department concerned 
for a follow-on production contract or other transaction 
without the use of competitive procedures, notwith-
standing the requirements of section 2304 of this title, 
if— 
‘‘(1) a rapid fielding project addresses a high 
priority warfighter need; 
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‘‘(2) competitive procedures were used for the 
selection of parties for participation in the rapid 
fielding project; 
‘‘(3) the participants in the project successfully 
completed the project provided for in the trans-
action; and 
‘‘(4) a prototype of the system to be procured 
in the rapid fielding project was demonstrated in a 
relevant environment. 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—(1) The Sec-
retary of a military department may, as specified in ad-
vance by appropriations Acts, transfer funds that remain 
available for obligation in procurement appropriation ac-
counts of the military department to fund the low-rate ini-
tial production of the rapid fielding project until required 
funding for full-rate production can be submitted and ap-
proved through the regular budget process of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
‘‘(2) The funds transferred under this subsection to 
fund the low-rate initial production of a rapid fielding 
project shall be for a period not to exceed two years, the 
amount for such period may not exceed $50,000,000, and 
the special transfer authority provided in this subsection 
may not be used more than once to fund procurement of 
a particular new or upgraded system. 
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‘‘(3) The special transfer authority provided in this 
subsection is in addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—Within 30 days 
after the service acquisition executive of a military depart-
ment selects a weapon system component or technology 
rapid fielding project for a follow-on production contract 
or other transaction, the service acquisition executive shall 
notify the congressional defense committees of the selec-
tion and provide a brief description of the rapid fielding 
project. 
‘‘§ 2447f. Definition of weapon system component 
‘‘In this subchapter, the term ‘weapon system compo-
nent’ has the meaning given the term ‘major system com-
ponent’ in section 2446a of this title.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subchapter II of chapter 
144B of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a), shall take effect on October 1, 2016. 
SEC. 1703. COST, SCHEDULE, AND PERFORMANCE OF 
MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 144B of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by section 1701, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subchapter: 
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‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—COST, SCHEDULE, AND PER-
FORMANCE OF MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISI-
TION PROGRAMS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘2448a. Program cost, fielding, and performance goals in planning major de-
fense acquisition programs. 
‘‘2448b. Independent technical risk assessments. 
‘‘2448c. Adherence to requirements and thresholds in major defense acquisition 
programs. 
‘‘§ 2448a. Program cost, fielding, and performance 
goals in planning major defense acquisi-
tion programs 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM COST AND FIELDING TARGETS.—(1) 
Before a major defense acquisition program receives Mile-
stone A approval or is otherwise initiated prior to Mile-
stone B, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure, by estab-
lishing the goals described in paragraph (2), that— 
‘‘(A) the program will be affordable; 
‘‘(B) program planning anticipates evolution of 
capabilities to meet changing threats, technology in-
sertion, and interoperability; and 
‘‘(C) the program will be fielded when needed. 
‘‘(2) The goals described in this paragraph are goals 
for— 
‘‘(A) the program acquisition unit cost (referred 
to in this section as the ‘program cost target’); 
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‘‘(B) the date for initial operational capability 
(referred to in this section as the ‘fielding target’); 
and 
‘‘(C) technology maturation, prototyping, and a 
modular open system approach to evolve system ca-
pabilities and improve interoperability. 
‘‘(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing goals under 
subsection (a) for the program, the Secretary of Defense 
shall consider each of the following: 
‘‘(1) The capability needs and timeframe speci-
fied in the initial capabilities document, opportuni-
ties for evolution of capabilities, and minimum ac-
ceptable capability increments. 
‘‘(2) Resources available to fund the develop-
ment, production, and life cycle of the program, 
using a reasonable estimate of future defense budg-
ets. 
‘‘(3) The number of end items expected to be 
procured under the program. 
‘‘(4) Trade-offs among cost, schedule, technical 
risk, and performance objectives identified in the 
analysis of alternatives required under section 2366a 
of this title. 
‘‘(5) The independent cost estimate established 
pursuant to section 2334(a)(6) of this title. 
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‘‘(6) The independent technical risk assessment 
conducted or approved under section 2448b of this 
title. 
‘‘(c) DELEGATION.—The responsibilities of the Sec-
retary of Defense in subsection (a) may be delegated only 
to the Deputy Secretary of Defense or the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logis-
tics. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘program acquisition unit cost’ 
has the meaning provided in section 2432(a) of this 
title. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘initial capabilities document’ 
has the meaning provided in section 2366a(d)(2) of 
this title. 
‘‘§ 2448b. Independent technical risk assessments 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a major defense 
acquisition program, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall— 
‘‘(1) before any decision to grant Milestone A 
approval for the program pursuant to section 2366a 
of this title, identify critical technologies that need 
to be matured in the program; and 
‘‘(2) before any decision to grant Milestone B 
approval for the program pursuant to section 2366b 
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of this title, any decision to enter into low-rate ini-
tial production or full-rate production, or at any 
other time considered appropriate by the Under Sec-
retary, conduct or approve an independent technical 
risk assessment for the program, including the iden-
tification of any critical technologies that have not 
been successfully demonstrated in a relevant envi-
ronment. 
‘‘(b) CATEGORIZATION OF TECHNICAL RISK LEV-
ELS.—The Under Secretary shall issue guidance and a 
framework for categorizing the degree of technical risk in 
a major defense acquisition program. 
‘‘§ 2448c. Adherence to requirements and thresholds 
in major defense acquisition programs 
‘‘(a) CAPABILITIES
DETERMINATION.—The Sec-
retary of the military department concerned shall ensure 
that the program capability document supporting a Mile-
stone B or subsequent milestone for a major defense ac-
quisition program may not be submitted to the Joint Re-
quirements Oversight Council for approval until the Chief 
of the armed force concerned determines in writing that 
the requirements in the document are necessary and real-
istic in relation to the program cost and fielding targets 
established under section 2448a(a) of this title. 
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‘‘(b) COMPLIANCE WITH TARGETS BEFORE MILE-
STONE B APPROVAL.—A major defense acquisition pro-
gram may not receive Milestone B approval until the mile-
stone decision authority for the program determines in 
writing that the estimated program acquisition unit cost 
and the estimated date for initial operational capability 
for the baseline description for the program (established 
under section 2435) do not exceed the program cost and 
fielding targets established under section 2448a(a) of this 
title. If such estimated cost is higher than the program 
cost target or if such estimated date is later than the field-
ing target, the milestone decision authority may request 
that the Secretary of Defense increase the program cost 
target or delay the fielding target, as applicable.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subchapter III of chapter 
144B of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a), shall apply with respect to major defense ac-
quisition programs that reach Milestone A after October 
1, 2016. 
(c) MODIFICATION OF MILESTONE DECISION AU-
THORITY.—Effective October 1, 2016, subsection (d) of 
section 2430 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
section 825(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 907), 
is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘subject 
to paragraph (5),’’ before ‘‘the Secretary deter-
mines’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The authority of the Secretary of Defense to 
designate an alternative milestone decision authority for 
a program with respect to which the Secretary determines 
that the program is addressing a joint requirement, as set 
forth in paragraph (2)(A), shall apply only for a major 
defense acquisition program that reaches Milestone A 
after October 1, 2016, and before October 1, 2019.’’. 
SEC. 1704. TRANSPARENCY IN MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISI-
TION PROGRAMS. 
(a) REPORTS ON MILESTONE DECISION METRICS.— 
Subchapter III of chapter 144B of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by section 1703, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2448d. Reports on milestone decision metrics 
‘‘(a) REPORT ON MILESTONE A.—Not later than 15 
days after granting Milestone A approval for a major de-
fense acquisition program, the milestone decision author-
ity for the program shall provide to the congressional de-
fense committees and, in the case of intelligence or intel-
ligence-related activities, the congressional intelligence 
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committees a brief summary report that contains the fol-
lowing elements: 
‘‘(1) The program cost and fielding targets es-
tablished by the Secretary of Defense under section 
2448a(a) of this title. 
‘‘(2) The estimated cost and schedule for the 
program established by the military department con-
cerned, including— 
‘‘(A) the dollar values estimated for the 
program acquisition unit cost and total life- 
cycle cost; and 
‘‘(B) the planned dates for each program 
milestone and initial operational capability. 
‘‘(3) The independent estimated cost for the 
program established pursuant to section 2334(a)(6) 
of this title, and any independent estimated schedule 
for the program, including— 
‘‘(A) the dollar values estimated for the 
program acquisition unit cost and total life- 
cycle cost; and 
‘‘(B) the planned dates for each program 
milestone and initial operational capability. 
‘‘(4) A summary of the technical risks associ-
ated with the program, as determined by the mili-
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tary department concerned, including identification 
of any critical technologies that need to be matured. 
‘‘(5) A summary of the independent technical 
risk assessment conducted or approved under section 
2448b of this title, including identification of any 
critical technologies that need to be matured. 
‘‘(6) A summary of any sufficiency review con-
ducted by the Director of Cost Assessment and Pro-
gram Evaluation of the analysis of alternatives per-
formed for the program (as referred to in section 
2366a(b)(6) of this title). 
‘‘(7) Any other information the milestone deci-
sion authority considers relevant. 
‘‘(b) REPORT ON MILESTONE B.—Not later than 15 
days after granting Milestone B approval for a major de-
fense acquisition program, the milestone decision author-
ity for the program shall provide to the congressional de-
fense committees and, in the case of intelligence or intel-
ligence-related activities, the congressional intelligence 
committees a brief summary report that contains the fol-
lowing elements: 
‘‘(1) The program cost and fielding targets es-
tablished by the Secretary of Defense under section 
2448a(a) of this title. 
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‘‘(2) The estimated cost and schedule for the 
program established by the military department con-
cerned, including— 
‘‘(A) the dollar values estimated for the 
program acquisition unit cost, average procure-
ment unit cost, and total life-cycle cost; and 
‘‘(B) the planned dates for each program 
milestone, initial operational test and evalua-
tion, and initial operational capability. 
‘‘(3) The independent estimated cost for the 
program established pursuant to section 2334(a)(6) 
of this title, and any independent estimated schedule 
for the program, including— 
‘‘(A) the dollar values estimated for the 
program acquisition unit cost, average procure-
ment unit cost, and total life-cycle cost; and 
‘‘(B) the planned dates for each program 
milestone, initial operational test and evalua-
tion, and initial operational capability. 
‘‘(4) A summary of the technical risks associ-
ated with the program, as determined by the mili-
tary department concerned, including identification 
of any critical technologies that have not been suc-
cessfully demonstrated in a relevant environment. 
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‘‘(5) A summary of the independent technical 
risk assessment conducted or approved under section 
2448b of this title, including identification of any 
critical technologies that have not been successfully 
demonstrated in a relevant environment. 
‘‘(6) A statement of whether a modular open 
system approach is being used for the program. 
‘‘(7) Any other information the milestone deci-
sion authority considers relevant. 
‘‘(c) REPORT ON MILESTONE C.—Not later than 15 
days after granting Milestone C approval for a major de-
fense acquisition program, the milestone decision author-
ity for the program shall provide to the congressional de-
fense committees and, in the case of intelligence or intel-
ligence-related activities, the congressional intelligence 
committees a brief summary report that contains the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) The estimated cost and schedule for the 
program established by the military department con-
cerned, including— 
‘‘(A) the dollar values estimated for the 
program acquisition unit cost, average procure-
ment unit cost, and total life-cycle cost; and 
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‘‘(B) the planned dates for initial oper-
ational test and evaluation and initial oper-
ational capability. 
‘‘(2) The independent estimated cost for the 
program established pursuant to section 2334(a)(6) 
of this title, and any independent estimated schedule 
for the program, including— 
‘‘(A) the dollar values estimated for the 
program acquisition unit cost, average procure-
ment unit cost, and total life-cycle cost; and 
‘‘(B) the planned dates for initial oper-
ational test and evaluation and initial oper-
ational capability. 
‘‘(3) A summary of any production, manufac-
turing, and fielding risks associated with the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—At the request of 
any of the congressional defense committees or, in the case 
of intelligence or intelligence-related activities, the con-
gressional intelligence committees, the milestone decision 
authority shall submit to the committee further informa-
tion or underlying documentation for the information in 
a report submitted under subsection (a), (b), or (c), in-
cluding the independent cost and schedule estimates and 
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the independent technical risk assessments referred to in 
those subsections. 
‘‘(e) CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘congressional intel-
ligence committees’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 437(c) of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘2448d. Reports on milestone decision metrics.’’. 
SEC. 1705. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TECHNICAL DATA 
RIGHTS. 
(a) RIGHTS RELATING TO ITEM OR PROCESS DEVEL-
OPED EXCLUSIVELY AT PRIVATE EXPENSE.—Subsection 
(a)(2)(C)(iii) of section 2320 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘or process data’’ the 
following: ‘‘, including such data pertaining to a major 
system component’’. 
(b) RIGHTS RELATING TO INTERFACE OR MAJOR 
SYSTEM INTERFACE.—Subsection (a)(2) of section 2320 
of such title is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), 
and (G) as subparagraphs (F), (I), and (J), respec-
tively; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘Except 
as provided in subparagraphs (C) and (D),’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘Except as provided in subparagraphs (C), 
(D), and (E),’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (D)(i), by striking sub-
clause (II) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(II) is a release, disclosure, or use of 
technical data pertaining to an interface 
between an item or process and other 
items or processes; or’’; 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (E): 
‘‘(E) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), the 
United States shall have government purpose rights 
in technical data pertaining to a major system inter-
face developed exclusively at private expense and 
used in a modular open system approach pursuant 
to section 2446a of this title.’’; 
(5) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘In the case of’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Except as provided in subparagraphs (G) 
and (H), in the case of’’; 
(6) by inserting after subparagraph (F), as so 
redesignated, the following new subparagraphs (G) 
and (H): 
‘‘(G) Notwithstanding subparagraph (F), the 
United States shall have government purpose rights 
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in technical data pertaining to an interface between 
an item or process and other items or processes that 
was developed in part with Federal funds and in 
part at private expense, except in any case in which 
the Secretary of Defense determines, on the basis of 
criteria established in the regulations, that negotia-
tion of different rights in such technical data would 
be in the best interest of the United States. 
‘‘(H) Notwithstanding subparagraph (F), the 
United States shall have government purpose rights 
in technical data pertaining to a major system inter-
face developed in part with Federal funds and in 
part at private expense and used in a modular open 
system approach pursuant to section 2446a of this 
title.’’; and 
(7) in subparagraph (J), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘provided under subpara-
graph (C) or (D),’’ and inserting ‘‘provided under 
subparagraph (C), (D), (E), or (H),’’. 
(c) AMENDMENT RELATING TO NEGOTIATED RIGHTS 
FOR ITEM OR PROCESS DEVELOPED WITH MIXED FUND-
ING.—Section (a)(2)(F) of section 2320 of such title, as 
redesignated by subsection (b)(1) of this section, is further 
amended by striking the period at the end of the first sen-
tence in the matter preceding clause (i) and all that fol-
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lows through ‘‘establishment of any such negotiated rights 
shall’’ and inserting ‘‘and shall be based on negotiations 
between the United States and the contractor, except in 
any case in which the Secretary of Defense determines, 
on the basis of criteria established in the regulations, that 
negotiations would not be practicable. The establishment 
of such rights shall’’. 
(d) AMENDMENT RELATING TO DEFERRED ORDER-
ING.—Subsection (b)(9) of section 2320 of such title is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘at any time’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
until the date occurring six years after acceptance of 
the last item (other than technical data) under a 
contract or the date of contract termination, which-
ever is later,’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘or utilized in the performance 
of a contract’’ and inserting ‘‘in the performance of 
the contract’’; and 
(3) by striking clause (ii) of subparagraph (B) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(ii) is described in subparagraphs 
(D)(i)(II), (E), (G), and (H) of subsection 
(a)(2); and’’. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2320 of such title is fur-
ther amended— 
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(1) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘COVERED 
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT CONTRACTOR DEFINED.—’’ 
before ‘‘In this section’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the 
terms ‘major system component’, ‘major system interface’, 
and ‘modular open system approach’ have the meanings 
provided in section 2446a of this title.’’. 
(f) AMENDMENTS TO ADD CERTAIN HEADINGS FOR 
READABILITY.—Section 2320(a) of such title is further 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2), by 
inserting after ‘‘(A)’’ the following: ‘‘DEVELOPMENT 
EXCLUSIVELY WITH FEDERAL FUNDS.—’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B) of such paragraph, by 
inserting after ‘‘(B)’’ the following: ‘‘DEVELOPMENT 
EXCLUSIVELY AT PRIVATE EXPENSE.—’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (F) of such paragraph, as 
redesignated by subsection (b) of this section, by in-
serting after ‘‘(F)’’ the following: ‘‘DEVELOPMENT 
IN PART WITH FEDERAL FUNDS AND IN PART AT 
PRIVATE EXPENSE.—’’. 
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TITLE XVIII—MATTERS RELAT-
ING 
TO 
SMALL 
BUSINESS 
PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle 
A—Improving 
Trans-
parency and Clarity for Small 
Businesses 
SEC. 1801. PLAIN LANGUAGE REWRITE OF REQUIREMENTS 
FOR SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENTS. 
Section 15(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this Act, 
small business concerns shall receive any award or 
contract if such award or contract is, in the deter-
mination of the Administrator and the contracting 
agency, in the interest of— 
‘‘(A) maintaining or mobilizing the full 
productive capacity of the United States; 
‘‘(B) war or national defense programs; or 
‘‘(C) assuring that a fair proportion of the 
total purchase and contracts for goods and 
services of the Government in each industry 
category (as described under paragraph (2)) are 
awarded to small business concerns. 
‘‘(2) INDUSTRY CATEGORY DEFINED.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘industry category’ means a discrete group 
of similar goods and services, as determined by 
the Administrator in accordance with the North 
American Industry Classification System codes 
used to establish small business size standards, 
except that the Administrator shall limit an in-
dustry category to a greater extent than pro-
vided under the North American Industry Clas-
sification codes if the Administrator receives 
evidence indicating that further segmentation of 
the industry category is warranted— 
‘‘(i) due to special capital equipment 
needs; 
‘‘(ii) due to special labor require-
ments; 
‘‘(iii) due to special geographic re-
quirements, except as provided in subpara-
graph (B); 
‘‘(iv) due to unique Federal buying 
patterns or requirements; or 
‘‘(v) to recognize a new industry. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION
FOR
GEOGRAPHIC
RE-
QUIREMENTS.—The Administrator may not fur-
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ther segment an industry category based on ge-
ographic requirements unless— 
‘‘(i) the Government typically des-
ignates the geographic area where work for 
contracts for goods or services is to be per-
formed; 
‘‘(ii) Government purchases comprise 
the major portion of the entire domestic 
market for such goods or services; and 
‘‘(iii) it is unreasonable to expect com-
petition from business concerns located 
outside of the general geographic area due 
to the fixed location of facilities, high mo-
bilization costs, or similar economic fac-
tors. 
‘‘(3) DETERMINATIONS
WITH
RESPECT
TO 
AWARDS
OR
CONTRACTS.—Determinations made 
pursuant to paragraph (1) may be made for indi-
vidual awards or contracts, any part of an award or 
contract or task order, or for classes of awards or 
contracts or task orders. 
‘‘(4) INCREASING PRIME CONTRACTING OPPOR-
TUNITIES FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.— 
‘‘(A) DESCRIPTION
OF
COVERED
PRO-
POSED PROCUREMENTS.—The requirements of 
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this paragraph shall apply to a proposed pro-
curement that includes in its statement of work 
goods or services currently being supplied or 
performed by a small business concern and, as 
determined by the Administrator— 
‘‘(i) is in a quantity or of an esti-
mated dollar value which makes the par-
ticipation of a small business concern as a 
prime contractor unlikely; 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a proposed pro-
curement for construction, if such pro-
posed procurement seeks to bundle or con-
solidate discrete construction projects; or 
‘‘(iii) is a solicitation that involves an 
unnecessary or unjustified bundling of con-
tract requirements. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE TO PROCUREMENT CENTER 
REPRESENTATIVES.—With respect to proposed 
procurements described in subparagraph (A), at 
least 30 days before issuing a solicitation and 
concurrent with other processing steps required 
before issuing the solicitation, the contracting 
agency shall provide a copy of the proposed pro-
curement to the procurement center representa-
tive of the contracting agency (as described in 
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subsection (l)) along with a statement explain-
ing— 
‘‘(i) why the proposed procurement 
cannot be divided into reasonably small 
lots (not less than economic production 
runs) to permit offers on quantities less 
than the total requirement; 
‘‘(ii) why delivery schedules cannot be 
established on a realistic basis that will en-
courage the participation of small business 
concerns in a manner consistent with the 
actual requirements of the Government; 
‘‘(iii) why the proposed procurement 
cannot be offered to increase the likelihood 
of the participation of small business con-
cerns; 
‘‘(iv) in the case of a proposed pro-
curement for construction, why the pro-
posed procurement cannot be offered as 
separate discrete projects; or 
‘‘(v) why the agency has determined 
that the bundling of contract requirements 
is necessary and justified. 
‘‘(C) ALTERNATIVES TO INCREASE PRIME 
CONTRACTING
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR
SMALL 
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BUSINESS CONCERNS.—If the procurement cen-
ter representative believes that the proposed 
procurement will make the participation of 
small business concerns as prime contractors 
unlikely, the procurement center representative, 
within 15 days after receiving the statement de-
scribed in subparagraph (B), shall recommend 
to the contracting agency alternative procure-
ment methods for increasing prime contracting 
opportunities for small business concerns. 
‘‘(D) FAILURE TO AGREE ON AN ALTER-
NATIVE PROCUREMENT METHOD.—If the pro-
curement center representative and the con-
tracting agency fail to agree on an alternative 
procurement method, the Administrator shall 
submit the matter to the head of the appro-
priate department or agency for a determina-
tion. 
‘‘(5) CONTRACTS FOR SALE OF GOVERNMENT 
PROPERTY.—With respect to a contract for the sale 
of Government property, small business concerns 
shall receive any such contract if, in the determina-
tion of the Administrator and the disposal agency, 
the award of such contract is in the interest of as-
suring that a fair proportion of the total sales of 
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Government property be made to small business con-
cerns. 
‘‘(6) SALE OF ELECTRICAL POWER OR OTHER 
PROPERTY.—Nothing in this subsection shall be con-
strued to change any preferences or priorities estab-
lished by law with respect to the sale of electrical 
power or other property by the Federal Government. 
‘‘(7) COSTS EXCEEDING FAIR MARKET PRICE.— 
A contract may not be awarded under this sub-
section if the cost of the contract to the awarding 
agency exceeds a fair market price.’’. 
SEC. 1802. IMPROVING REPORTING ON SMALL BUSINESS 
GOALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 15(h)(2)(E) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(h)(2)(E)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)— 
(A) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subclauses: 
‘‘(V) that were purchased by an-
other entity after the initial contract 
was awarded and as a result of the 
purchase, would no longer be deemed 
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to be small business concerns for pur-
poses of the initial contract; and 
‘‘(VI) that were awarded using a 
procurement method that restricted 
competition to small business concerns 
owned and controlled by service-dis-
abled veterans, qualified HUBZone 
small business concerns, small busi-
ness concerns owned and controlled by 
socially and economically disadvan-
taged individuals, small business con-
cerns owned and controlled by women, 
or a subset of any such concerns;’’; 
(2) in clause (ii)— 
(A) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subclauses: 
‘‘(VI) that were purchased by an-
other entity after the initial contract 
was awarded and as a result of the 
purchase, would no longer be deemed 
to be small business concerns owned 
and controlled by service-disabled vet-
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erans for purposes of the initial con-
tract; and 
‘‘(VII) that were awarded using a 
procurement method that restricted 
competition to qualified HUBZone 
small business concerns, small busi-
ness concerns owned and controlled by 
socially and economically disadvan-
taged individuals, small business con-
cerns owned and controlled by women, 
or a subset of any such concerns;’’; 
(3) in clause (iii)— 
(A) in subclause (V), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subclauses: 
‘‘(VII) that were purchased by 
another entity after the initial con-
tract was awarded and as a result of 
the purchase, would no longer be 
deemed to be qualified HUBZone 
small business concerns for purposes 
of the initial contract; and 
‘‘(VIII) that were awarded using 
a procurement method that restricted 
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competition to small business concerns 
owned and controlled by service-dis-
abled veterans, small business con-
cerns owned and controlled by socially 
and economically disadvantaged indi-
viduals, 
small 
business 
concerns 
owned and controlled by women, or a 
subset of any such concerns;’’; 
(4) in clause (iv)— 
(A) in subclause (V), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subclauses: 
‘‘(VII) that were purchased by 
another entity after the initial con-
tract was awarded and as a result of 
the purchase, would no longer be 
deemed to be small business concerns 
owned and controlled by socially and 
economically disadvantaged individ-
uals for purposes of the initial con-
tract; and 
‘‘(VIII) that were awarded using 
a procurement method that restricted 
competition to small business concerns 
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(B) in subclause (V), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subclause: 
‘‘(VI) that were purchased by an-
other entity after the initial contract 
was awarded and as a result of the 
purchase, would no longer be deemed 
to be small business concerns owned 
by a Native Hawaiian Organization 
for purposes of the initial contract;’’; 
(7) in clause (vii)— 
(A) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subclause: 
‘‘(VI) that were purchased by an-
other entity after the initial contract 
was awarded and as a result of the 
purchase, would no longer be deemed 
to be small business concerns owned 
by an Alaska Native Corporation for 
purposes of the initial contract; and’’; 
and 
(8) in clause (viii)— 
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(A) in subclause (VII), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subclause (VIII), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subclauses: 
‘‘(IX) that were purchased by an-
other entity after the initial contract 
was awarded and as a result of the 
purchase, would no longer be deemed 
to be small business concerns owned 
and controlled by women for purposes 
of the initial contract; and 
‘‘(X) that were awarded using a 
procurement method that restricted 
competition to small business concerns 
owned and controlled by service-dis-
abled veterans, qualified HUBZone 
small business concerns, small busi-
ness concerns owned and controlled by 
socially and economically disadvan-
taged individuals, or a subset of any 
such concerns; and’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration shall be required to report 
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on the information required by sections 15(h)(2)(E)(i)(V), 
15(h)(2)(E)(ii)(VI), 
15(h)(2)(E)(iii)(VII), 
15(h)(2)(E)(iv)(VII), 
15(h)(2)(E)(v)(VI), 
15(h)(2)(E)(vi)(VI), 
15(h)(2)(E)(vii)(VI), 
and 
15(h)(2)(E)(viii)(IX) only beginning on the date that the 
Federal Procurement Data System, System for Award 
Management or any new or successor system is able to 
report such data. 
SEC. 1803. TRANSPARENCY IN SMALL BUSINESS GOALS. 
Section 15(h)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 644(h)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) PROCUREMENT DATA.— 
‘‘(A) FEDERAL PROCUREMENT DATA SYS-
TEM.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—To assist in the 
implementation of this section, the Admin-
istrator shall have access to information 
collected through the Federal Procurement 
Data System, Federal Subcontracting Re-
porting System, or any new or successor 
system. 
‘‘(ii) GSA REPORT.—On the date that 
the Administrator makes available the re-
port required by paragraph (2), the Ad-
ministrator of the General Services Admin-
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istration shall submit a report to the Presi-
dent and Congress, and to make available 
on a public Web site, a report in the same 
form and manner, and including the same 
information, as the report under paragraph 
(2). Such report shall include all procure-
ments made for the period covered by the 
report and may not exclude any contract 
awarded. 
‘‘(B) 
AGENCY
PROCUREMENT
DATA 
SOURCES.—To assist in the implementation of 
this section, the head of each contracting agen-
cy shall provide, upon request of the Adminis-
trator, 
procurement 
information 
collected 
through agency data collection sources in exist-
ence at the time of the request. Contracting 
agencies shall not be required to establish new 
data collection systems to provide such data.’’. 
SEC. 1804. UNIFORMITY IN PROCUREMENT TERMINOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 15(j)(1) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(j)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘greater than $2,500 but not greater than $100,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘greater than the micro-purchase threshold, but 
not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold’’. 
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(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 3(m) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(m)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(m) 
DEFINITIONS
PERTAINING
TO
CON-
TRACTING.—In this Act: 
‘‘(1) PRIME CONTRACT.—The term ‘prime con-
tract’ has the meaning given such term in section 
8701(4) of title 41, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) PRIME
CONTRACTOR.—The term ‘prime 
contractor’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 8701(5) of title 41, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD.— 
The term ‘simplified acquisition threshold’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 134 of title 41, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(4) 
MICRO-PURCHASE
THRESHOLD.—The 
term ‘micro-purchase threshold’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 1902(a) of title 41, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(5) TOTAL PURCHASE AND CONTRACTS FOR 
PROPERTY
AND
SERVICES.—The term ‘total pur-
chases and contracts for property and services’ shall 
mean total number and total dollar amount of con-
tracts and orders for property and services.’’. 
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Subtitle B—Clarifying the Roles of 
Small Business Advocates 
SEC. 1811. SCOPE OF REVIEW BY PROCUREMENT CENTER 
REPRESENTATIVES. 
Section 15(l) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(l)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) SCOPE OF REVIEW.—The Administrator— 
‘‘(A) may not limit the scope of review by 
the Procurement Center Representative for any 
solicitation of a contract or task order without 
regard to whether the contract or task order or 
part of the contract or task order is set aside 
for small business concerns, whether 1 or more 
contract or task order awards are reserved for 
small business concerns under a multiple award 
contract, or whether or not the solicitation 
would result in a bundled or consolidated con-
tract (as defined in subsection (s)) or a bundled 
or consolidated task order; and 
‘‘(B) may, unless the contracting agency 
requests a review, limit the scope of review by 
the Procurement Center Representative for any 
solicitation of a contract or task order if such 
procurement is conducted pursuant to section 
22 of the Foreign Military Sales Act (22 U.S.C. 
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2762), is a humanitarian operation as defined 
in section 401(e) of title 10, United States 
Code, or is for a contingency operation, as de-
fined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United 
States Code.’’. 
SEC. 1812. RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMERCIAL MARKET 
REPRESENTATIVES. 
Section 4(h) of the Small Business Act (as added by 
section 865 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(h) COMMERCIAL MARKET REPRESENTATIVES.— 
‘‘(1) DUTIES.—The principal duties of a Com-
mercial Market Representative employed by the Ad-
ministrator and reporting to the senior official ap-
pointed by the Administrator with responsibilities 
under sections 8, 15, 31, and 36 (or the designee of 
such official) shall be to advance the policies estab-
lished in section 8(d)(1) relating to subcontracting. 
Such duties shall include— 
‘‘(A) helping prime contractors to find 
small business concerns that are capable of per-
forming subcontracts; 
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‘‘(B) for contractors awarded contracts 
containing the clause described in section 
8(d)(3), providing— 
‘‘(i) counseling on the contractor’s re-
sponsibility to maximize subcontracting op-
portunities for small business concerns; 
‘‘(ii) instruction on methods and tools 
to identify potential subcontractors that 
are small business concerns; and 
‘‘(iii) assistance to increase awards to 
subcontractors that are small business con-
cerns through visits, training, and reviews 
of past performance; 
‘‘(C) providing counseling on how a small 
business concern may promote its capacity to 
contractors awarded contracts containing the 
clause described in section 8(d)(3); and 
‘‘(D) conducting periodic reviews of con-
tractors awarded contracts containing the 
clause described in section 8(d)(3) to assess 
compliance with subcontracting plans required 
under section 8(d)(6). 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Consistent with the 
requirements of subparagraph (B), a commer-
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cial market representative referred to in section 
15(q)(3) shall have a Level I Federal Acquisi-
tion Certification in Contracting (or any suc-
cessor certification) or the equivalent Depart-
ment of Defense certification, except that a 
commercial market representative who was 
serving on or before the date of the enactment 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 may continue to serve as a 
commercial market representative for a period 
of 5 years beginning on such date without such 
a certification. 
‘‘(B) DELAY OF CERTIFICATION REQUIRE-
MENT.— 
‘‘(i) TIMING.—The certification de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) is not re-
quired for any person serving as a com-
mercial market representative until the 
date that is one calendar year after the 
date such person is appointed as a com-
mercial market representative. 
‘‘(ii) 
APPLICATION.—The 
require-
ments of clause (i) shall be included in any 
initial job posting for the position of a 
commercial 
market 
representative 
and 
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shall apply to any person appointed as a 
commercial market representative after 
November 25, 2015.’’. 
SEC. 1813. DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF SMALL AND DIS-
ADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION. 
Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(k)), as amended by section 870 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 
114–92), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘section 8, 15 or 44’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 8, 15, 31, 36, or 44’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘sections 8 and 15’’ each place 
such term appears and inserting ‘‘sections 8, 15, 31, 
36, and 44’’; 
(3) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘section 
8(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 8, 15, 31, or 36’’; 
(4) in paragraph (17)(C), by striking the period 
at the end, and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (17) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(18) shall review summary data provided by 
purchase card issuers of purchases made by the 
agency greater than the micro-purchase threshold, 
and less than the simplified acquisition threshold to 
ensure that the purchases have been made in compli-
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ance with the provisions of this Act and have been 
properly recorded in the Federal Procurement Data 
System, if the method of payment is a purchase card 
issued by the Department of Defense pursuant to 
section 2784 of title 10, United States Code, or by 
the head of an executive agency pursuant to section 
1909 of title 41, United States Code;’’; and 
(6) in paragraph (16)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) any failure of the agency to comply 
with section 8, 15, 31, or 36;’’. 
SEC. 1814. IMPROVING CONTRACTOR COMPLIANCE. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OFFICE OF SMALL AND 
DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION.—Section 15(k) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)(8)), as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after 
paragraph (18) (as inserted by section 1813 of this Act) 
the following: 
‘‘(19) shall provide assistance to a small busi-
ness concern awarded a contract or subcontract 
under this Act or under title 10 or title 41, United 
States Code, in finding resources for education and 
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training on compliance with contracting regulations 
(including the Federal Acquisition Regulation) after 
award of such a contract or subcontract; and’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE MENTOR-PROTEGE 
PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—Section 
831(e)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 104 Stat. 1607; 
10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) the assistance the mentor firm will 
provide to the protege firm in understanding 
contract regulations of the Federal Government 
and the Department of Defense (including the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation and the Defense 
Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement) 
after award of a subcontract under this section, 
if applicable.’’. 
(c) RESOURCES FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.— 
Section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644) is 
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amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(t) POST-AWARD COMPLIANCE RESOURCES.—The 
Administrator shall provide to small business development 
centers and entities participating in the Procurement 
Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program 
under chapter 142 of title 10, United States Code, and 
shall make available on the website of the Administration, 
a list of resources for small business concerns seeking edu-
cation and assistance on compliance with contracting reg-
ulations (including the Federal Acquisition Regulation) 
after award of a contract or subcontract.’’. 
(d) REQUIREMENTS
FOR PROCUREMENT CENTER 
REPRESENTATIVES.—Section 15(l)(2) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 644(l)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as sub-
paragraph (J); 
(2) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) assist small business concerns with 
finding resources for education and training on 
compliance with contracting regulations (includ-
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ing the Federal Acquisition Regulation) after 
award of a contract or subcontract; and’’. 
(e) REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE MENTOR-PROTEGE 
PROGRAM OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.— 
Section 45(b)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
657r(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(K) The extent to which assistance with 
compliance with the requirements of contracting 
with the Federal Government after award of a 
contract or subcontract under this section.’’. 
SEC. 1815. RESPONSIBILITIES OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY 
SPECIALISTS. 
Section 4(g) of the Small Business Act (as added by 
section 865 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(g) BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY SPECIALISTS.— 
‘‘(1) DUTIES.—The exclusive duties of a Busi-
ness Opportunity Specialist employed by the Admin-
istrator and reporting to the senior official appointed 
by the Administrator with responsibilities under sec-
tions 8, 15, 31, and 36 (or the designee of such offi-
cial) shall be to implement sections 7, 8, and 45 and 
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to complete other duties related to contracting pro-
grams under this Act. Such duties shall include— 
‘‘(A) with respect to small business con-
cerns eligible to receive contracts and sub-
contracts pursuant to section 8(a)— 
‘‘(i) providing guidance, counseling, 
and referrals for assistance with technical, 
management, financial, or other matters 
that will improve the competitive viability 
of such concerns; 
‘‘(ii) identifying causes of success or 
failure of such concerns; 
‘‘(iii) providing comprehensive assess-
ments of such concerns, including identi-
fying the strengths and weaknesses of such 
concerns; 
‘‘(iv) monitoring and documenting 
compliance with the requirements of sec-
tions 7 and 8 and any regulations imple-
menting those sections; 
‘‘(v) explaining the requirements of 
sections 7, 8, 15, 31, 36 and 45; and 
‘‘(vi) advising on compliance with con-
tracting regulations (including the Federal 
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Acquisition Regulation) after award of 
such a contract or subcontract; 
‘‘(B) reviewing and monitoring compliance 
with mentor-protege agreements under section 
45; 
‘‘(C) representing the interests of the Ad-
ministrator and small business concerns in the 
award, modification, and administration of con-
tracts and subcontracts awarded pursuant to 
section 8(a); and 
‘‘(D) reporting fraud or abuse under sec-
tion 7, 8, 15, 31, 36 or 45 or any regulations 
implementing such sections. 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Consistent with the 
requirements of subparagraph (B), a Business 
Opportunity Specialist described under section 
7(j)(10)(D) shall have a Level I Federal Acqui-
sition Certification in Contracting (or any suc-
cessor certification) or the equivalent Depart-
ment of Defense certification, except that a 
Business Opportunity Specialist who was serv-
ing on or before January 3, 2013, may continue 
to serve as a Business Opportunity Specialist 
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for a period of 5 years beginning on such date 
without such a certification. 
‘‘(B) DELAY OF CERTIFICATION REQUIRE-
MENT.— 
‘‘(i) TIMING.—The certification de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) is not re-
quired for any person serving as a Busi-
ness Opportunity Specialist until the date 
that is one calendar year after the date 
such person is appointed as a Business 
Opportunity Specialist. 
‘‘(ii) 
APPLICATION.—The 
require-
ments of clause (i) shall be included in any 
initial job posting for the position of a 
Business Opportunity Specialist and shall 
apply to any person appointed as a Busi-
ness Opportunity Specialist after January 
3, 2013’’. 
Subtitle C—Strengthening Oppor-
tunities for Competition in Sub-
contracting 
SEC. 1821. GOOD FAITH IN SUBCONTRACTING. 
(a) TRANSPARENCY IN SUBCONTRACTING GOALS.— 
Section 8(d)(9) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(d)(9)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘(9) The failure’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(9) MATERIAL BREACH.—The failure’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) assurances provided under paragraph 
(6)(E),’’; and 
(5) by moving the margins of subparagraphs 
(A) and (B), and the matter after subparagraph (C) 
(as inserted by paragraph (4)), 2 ems to the right. 
(b) REVIEW OF SUBCONTRACTING PLANS.—Section 
15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)) is 
amended by inserting after paragraph (19) (as inserted 
by section 1814 of this Act) the following: 
‘‘(20) shall review all subcontracting plans re-
quired by section 8(d)(4) or 8(d)(5) to ensure that 
the plan provides maximum practicable opportunity 
for small business concerns to participate in the per-
formance of the contract to which the plan applies.’’. 
(c) GOOD FAITH COMPLIANCE.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of enactment of this title, the Adminis-
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trator of the Small Business Administration shall provide 
examples of activities that would be considered a failure 
to make a good faith effort to comply with the require-
ments imposed on an entity (other than a small business 
concern as defined under section 3 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) that is awarded a prime contract 
containing the clauses required under paragraph (4) or (5) 
of section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(d)). 
SEC. 1822. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES 
FOR QUALIFIED SUBCONTRACTORS TO OB-
TAIN PAST PERFORMANCE RATINGS. 
Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(d)), as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(18) PILOT PROGRAM PROVIDING PAST PER-
FORMANCE RATINGS FOR OTHER SMALL BUSINESS 
SUBCONTRACTORS.— 
‘‘(A) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Adminis-
trator shall establish a pilot program for a 
small business concern without a past perform-
ance rating as a prime contractor performing as 
a first tier subcontractor for a covered contract 
(as defined in paragraph 13(A)) to request a 
past performance rating in the system used by 
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the Federal Government to monitor or record 
contractor past performance. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—A small business con-
cern described in subparagraph (A) shall sub-
mit an application to the appropriate official for 
a past performance rating. Such application 
shall include written evidence of the past per-
formance factors for which the small business 
concern seeks a rating and a suggested rating. 
‘‘(C) DETERMINATION.—The appropriate 
official shall submit the application from the 
small business concern to the Office of Small 
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization for the 
covered contract and to the prime contractor 
for review. The Office of Small and Disadvan-
taged Business Utilization and the prime con-
tractor shall, not later than 30 days after re-
ceipt of the application, submit to the appro-
priate official a response regarding the applica-
tion. 
‘‘(i) AGREEMENT ON RATING.—If the 
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Busi-
ness Utilization and the prime contractor 
agree on a past performance rating, or if 
either the Office of Small and Disadvan-
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taged Business Utilization or the prime 
contractor fail to respond and the respond-
ing individual agrees with the rating of the 
applicant small business concern, the ap-
propriate official shall enter the agreed- 
upon past performance rating in the sys-
tem described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) DISAGREEMENT ON RATING.—If 
the Office of Small and Disadvantaged 
Business Utilization and the prime con-
tractor fail to respond within 30 days or if 
they disagree about the rating, or if either 
the Office of Small and Disadvantaged 
Business Utilization or the prime con-
tractor fail to respond and the responding 
individual disagrees with the rating of the 
applicant small business concern, the Of-
fice of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization or the prime contractor shall 
submit a notice contesting the application 
to the appropriate official. The appropriate 
official shall follow the requirements of 
subparagraph (D). 
‘‘(D) PROCEDURE FOR RATING.—Not later 
than 14 calendar days after receipt of a notice 
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under subparagraph (C)(ii), the appropriate of-
ficial shall submit such notice to the applicant 
small business concern. Such concern may sub-
mit comments, rebuttals, or additional informa-
tion relating to the past performance of such 
concern not later 14 calendar days after receipt 
of such notice. The appropriate official shall 
enter into the system described in subparagraph 
(A) a rating that is neither favorable nor unfa-
vorable along with the initial application from 
the small business concern, the responses of the 
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization and the prime contractor, and any 
additional information provided by the small 
business concern. A copy of the information 
submitted shall be provided to the contracting 
officer (or designee of such officer) for the cov-
ered contract. 
‘‘(E) USE
OF
INFORMATION.—A small 
business subcontractor may use a past perform-
ance rating given under this paragraph to es-
tablish its past performance for a prime con-
tract. 
‘‘(F) DURATION.—The pilot program es-
tablished under this paragraph shall terminate 
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3 years after the date on which the first small 
business concern receives a past performance 
rating for performance as a first tier subcon-
tractor. 
‘‘(G) REPORT.—The Comptroller General 
of the United States shall begin an assessment 
of the pilot program 1 year after the establish-
ment of such program. Not later than 6 months 
after beginning such assessment, the Comp-
troller General shall submit a report to the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepre-
neurship of the Senate and the Committee on 
Small Business of the House of Representa-
tives, which shall include— 
‘‘(i) the number of small business con-
cerns that have received past performance 
ratings under the pilot program; 
‘‘(ii) the number of applications in 
which the contracting officer (or designee) 
or the prime contractor contested the ap-
plication of the small business concern; 
‘‘(iii) any suggestions or recommenda-
tions the Comptroller General or the small 
business concerns participating in the pro-
gram have to address disputes between the 
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small business concern, the contracting of-
ficer (or designee), and the prime con-
tractor on past performance ratings; 
‘‘(iv) the number of small business 
concerns awarded prime contracts after re-
ceiving a past performance rating under 
this pilot; and 
‘‘(v) any suggestions or recommenda-
tion the Comptroller General has to im-
prove the operation of the pilot program. 
‘‘(H) APPROPRIATE OFFICIAL DEFINED.— 
In this paragraph, the term ‘appropriate offi-
cial’ means a Commercial Market Representa-
tive or other individual designated by the senior 
official appointed by the Administrator with re-
sponsibilities under sections 8, 15, 31, and 
36.’’. 
Subtitle D—Mentor-Protege 
Programs 
SEC. 1831. AMENDMENTS TO THE MENTOR-PROTEGE PRO-
GRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 831 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 104 Stat. 
1607; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
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(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) prior to the approval of that agreement, 
the Administrator of the Small Business Administra-
tion had made no finding of affiliation between the 
mentor firm and the protege firm;’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2)(A) the Administrator of the Small Busi-
ness Administration does not have a current finding 
of affiliation between the mentor firm and protege 
firm; or 
‘‘(B) the Secretary, after considering the regu-
lations promulgated by the Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration regarding affili-
ation— 
‘‘(i) does not have reason to believe that 
the mentor firm affiliated with the protege firm; 
or 
‘‘(ii) has received a formal determination 
of no affiliation between the mentor firm and 
protege firm from the Administrator after hav-
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ing submitted a question of affiliation to the 
Administrator; and’’; 
(2) in subsection (n), by amending paragraph 
(9) to read as follows: 
‘‘(9) The term ‘affiliation’, with respect to a re-
lationship between a mentor firm and a protege 
firm, means a relationship described under section 
121.103 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
any successor regulation).’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)(6)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) women’s business centers described 
in section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 656).’’. 
SEC. 1832. IMPROVING COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MEN-
TOR-PROTEGE PROGRAMS OF THE SMALL 
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND THE DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 45(b)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 657r(b)(4)) is amended by striking subparagraph 
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(A) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B), respectively. 
Subtitle E—Women’s Business 
Programs 
SEC. 1841. OFFICE OF WOMEN’S BUSINESS OWNERSHIP. 
Section 29(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
656(g)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraphs 
(B) and (C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibil-
ities of the Assistant Administrator shall be to 
administer the programs and services of the Of-
fice of Women’s Business Ownership. 
‘‘(C) DUTIES.—The Assistant Adminis-
trator shall perform the following functions 
with respect to the Office of Women’s Business 
Ownership: 
‘‘(i) Recommend the annual adminis-
trative and program budgets of the Office 
and eligible entities receiving a grant 
under the Women’s Business Center Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(ii) Review the annual budgets sub-
mitted by each eligible entity receiving a 
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grant under the Women’s Business Center 
Program. 
‘‘(iii) Select applicants to receive 
grants to operate a women’s business cen-
ter after reviewing information required by 
this section, including the budget of each 
applicant. 
‘‘(iv) Collaborate with other Federal 
departments and agencies, State and local 
governments, not-for-profit organizations, 
and for-profit enterprises to maximize uti-
lization of taxpayer dollars and reduce (or 
eliminate) any duplication among the pro-
grams overseen by the Office of Women’s 
Business Ownership and those of other en-
tities that provide similar services to 
women entrepreneurs. 
‘‘(v) Maintain a clearinghouse to pro-
vide for the dissemination and exchange of 
information between women’s business cen-
ters. 
‘‘(vi) Serve as the vice chairperson of 
the Interagency Committee on Women’s 
Business Enterprise and as the liaison for 
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the National Women’s Business Council.’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) MISSION.—The mission of the Office of 
Women’s Business Ownership shall be to assist 
women entrepreneurs to start, grow, and compete in 
global markets by providing quality support with ac-
cess to capital, access to markets, job creation, 
growth, and counseling by— 
‘‘(A) fostering participation of women en-
trepreneurs in the economy by overseeing a net-
work of women’s business centers throughout 
States and territories; 
‘‘(B) creating public-private partnerships 
to support women entrepreneurs and conduct 
outreach and education to startup and existing 
small business concerns owned and controlled 
by women; and 
‘‘(C) working with other programs over-
seen by the Administrator to ensure women are 
well-represented and being served and to iden-
tify gaps where participation by women could 
be increased. 
‘‘(4) ACCREDITATION PROGRAM.— 
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‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 
270 days after the date of enactment of this 
paragraph, the Administrator shall establish 
standards for an accreditation program for ac-
crediting eligible entities receiving a grant 
under this section. 
‘‘(B) TRANSITION PROVISION.—Before the 
date on which standards are established under 
subparagraph (A), the Administrator may not 
terminate a grant under this section absent evi-
dence of fraud or other criminal misconduct by 
the recipient. 
‘‘(C) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—The Ad-
ministrator may provide financial assistance, by 
contract or otherwise, to a relevant national 
women’s business center representative associa-
tion to provide assistance in establishing the 
standards required under subparagraph (A) or 
for carrying out an accreditation program pur-
suant to such standards.’’. 
SEC. 1842. WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 29(a) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 656(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (4); 
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(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) an organization described in section 
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) 
of such Code; 
‘‘(B) a State, regional, or local economic 
development organization, so long as the orga-
nization certifies that grant funds received 
under this section will not be commingled with 
other funds; 
‘‘(C) an institution of higher education, 
unless such institution is currently receiving a 
grant under section 21; 
‘‘(D) a development, credit, or finance cor-
poration chartered by a State, so long as the 
corporation certifies that grant funds received 
under this section will not be commingled with 
other funds; or 
‘‘(E) any combination of entities listed in 
subparagraphs (A) through (D);’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(5) the term ‘women’s business center’ means 
the location at which counseling and training on the 
management, operations (including manufacturing, 
services, and retail), access to capital, international 
trade, Government procurement opportunities, and 
any other matter is needed to start, maintain, or ex-
pand a small business concern owned and controlled 
by women.’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—Section 29(b) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 656(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, 
and adjusting the margins accordingly; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The Administration’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘5-year projects’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is established a 
Women’s Business Center Program under which the 
Administrator may provide a grant to any eligible 
entity to operate one or more women’s business cen-
ters’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘The projects shall’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—The women’s business 
centers shall be designed to provide counseling and 
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training that meets the needs of women, especially 
socially or economically disadvantaged women, and 
shall’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The amount of a 
grant provided under this subsection to an eligi-
ble entity per project year shall be not more 
than $185,000 (as such amount is annually ad-
justed by the Administrator to reflect the 
change in inflation). 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL GRANTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraph (A), with respect to an eligi-
ble entity that has received $185,000 in 
grants under this subsection in a project 
year, the Administrator may award an ad-
ditional grant under this subsection of up 
to $65,000 during such project year if the 
Administrator determines that the eligible 
entity— 
‘‘(I) agrees to obtain, after its 
application has been approved and no-
tice of award has been issued, cash 
contributions 
from 
non-Federal 
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sources of 1 non-Federal dollar for 
each Federal dollar; 
‘‘(II) is in good standing with the 
Women’s Business Center Program; 
and 
‘‘(III) has met performance goals 
for the previous project year, if appli-
cable. 
‘‘(ii) 
LIMITATIONS.—The 
Adminis-
trator may only award additional grants 
under clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) during the 3rd and 4th 
quarters of the fiscal year; and 
‘‘(II) from unobligated amounts 
made available to the Administrator 
to carry out this section. 
‘‘(4) NOTICE AND COMMENT REQUIRED.—The 
Administrator may only make a change to the stand-
ards by which an eligible entity obtains or maintains 
grants under this section, the standards for accredi-
tation, or any other requirement for the operation of 
a women’s business center if the Administrator first 
provides notice and the opportunity for public com-
ment, as set forth in section 553(b) of title 5, 
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United States Code, without regard to any excep-
tions provided for under such section.’’. 
(c) CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION.—Section 29(c) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(c)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the recipient organiza-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘an eligible entity’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘financial assistance’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a grant’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘financial assistance au-
thorized pursuant to this section may be made 
by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘grants authorized pursuant 
to this section’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘a 
recipient organization’’ and inserting ‘‘an eligi-
ble entity’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘recipient of assistance’’ 
and inserting ‘‘eligible entity’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘during any project, it 
shall not be eligible thereafter’’ and inserting 
‘‘during any project for 2 consecutive years, the 
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eligible entity shall not be eligible at any time 
after that 2-year period’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘such organization’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the eligible entity’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘the recipient’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the eligible entity’’; and 
(4) by adding at end the following: 
‘‘(5) SEPARATION OF PROJECT AND FUNDS.— 
An eligible entity shall— 
‘‘(A) carry out a project under this section 
separately from other projects, if any, of the eli-
gible entity; and 
‘‘(B) separately maintain and account for 
any grants under this section. 
‘‘(6) EXAMINATION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIRED SITE VISIT.—Each appli-
cant, prior to receiving a grant under this sec-
tion, shall have a site visit by an employee of 
the Administration, in order to ensure that the 
applicant has sufficient resources to provide the 
services for which the grant is being provided. 
‘‘(B) ANNUAL REVIEW.—An employee of 
the Administration shall— 
‘‘(i) conduct an annual review of the 
compliance of each eligible entity receiving 
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a grant under this section with the grant 
agreement, including a financial examina-
tion; and 
‘‘(ii) provide such review to the eligi-
ble entity as required under subsection (l). 
‘‘(7) REMEDIATION OF PROBLEMS.— 
‘‘(A) PLAN OF ACTION.—If a review of an 
eligible entity under paragraph (6)(B) identifies 
any problems, the eligible entity shall, within 45 
calendar days of receiving such review, provide 
the Assistant Administrator with a plan of ac-
tion, including specific milestones, for cor-
recting such problems. 
‘‘(B) PLAN OF ACTION REVIEW BY THE AS-
SISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.—The Assistant Ad-
ministrator shall review each plan of action sub-
mitted under subparagraph (A) within 30 cal-
endar days of receiving such plan and— 
‘‘(i) if the Assistant Administrator de-
termines that such plan will bring the eligi-
ble entity into compliance with all the 
terms of the grant agreement, approve 
such plan; 
‘‘(ii) if the Assistant Administrator 
determines that such plan is inadequate to 
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remedy the problems identified in the an-
nual review to which the plan of action re-
lates, the Assistant Administrator shall set 
forth such reasons in writing and provide 
such determination to the eligible entity 
within 15 calendar days of such determina-
tion. 
‘‘(C) AMENDMENT TO PLAN OF ACTION.— 
An eligible entity receiving a determination 
under subparagraph (B)(ii) shall have 30 cal-
endar days from the receipt of the determina-
tion to amend the plan of action to satisfy the 
problems identified by the Assistant Adminis-
trator and resubmit such plan to the Assistant 
Administrator. 
‘‘(D) AMENDED PLAN REVIEW BY THE AS-
SISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.—Within 15 calendar 
days of the receipt of an amended plan of ac-
tion under subparagraph (C), the Assistant Ad-
ministrator shall either approve or reject such 
plan and provide such approval or rejection in 
writing to the eligible entity. 
‘‘(E) APPEAL
OF
ASSISTANT
ADMINIS-
TRATOR DETERMINATION.— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘applicant organization’’ and in-
serting ‘‘eligible entity’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘a recipient organization’’ and 
inserting ‘‘an eligible entity’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘financial assistance’’ and in-
serting ‘‘grants’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘site’’. 
(e) APPLICATIONS
AND
CRITERIA
FOR
INITIAL 
GRANT.—Subsection (f) of section 29 of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 656) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) APPLICATIONS
AND CRITERIA
FOR INITIAL 
GRANT.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity desir-
ing a grant under subsection (b) shall submit to the 
Administrator an application that contains— 
‘‘(A) a certification that the eligible enti-
ty— 
‘‘(i) has designated an executive direc-
tor or program manager, who may be com-
pensated using grant funds under sub-
section (b) or other sources, to manage the 
women’s business center for which a grant 
under subsection (b) is sought; 
‘‘(ii) meets the accounting and report-
ing requirements established by the Direc-
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described under subsection (a)(3), including to 
a representative number of women who are so-
cially or economically disadvantaged. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS 
FOR INITIAL GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) REVIEW AND SELECTION OF ELIGI-
BLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall review applications to determine 
whether the applicant can meet obligations 
to perform the activities required by a 
grant under this section, including— 
‘‘(I) the experience of the appli-
cant in conducting activities required 
by this section; 
‘‘(II) the amount of time needed 
for the applicant to commence oper-
ations should it be awarded a grant; 
‘‘(III) the capacity of the appli-
cant to meet the accreditation stand-
ards established by the Administrator 
in a timely manner; 
‘‘(IV) the ability of the applicant 
to sustain operations for more than 5 
years (including its ability to obtain 
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sufficient non-Federal funds for that 
period); 
‘‘(V) the location of the women’s 
business center and its proximity to 
other grant recipients under this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(VI) the population density of 
the area to be served by the women’s 
business center. 
‘‘(ii) SELECTION CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(I) GUIDANCE.—The Adminis-
trator shall issue guidance (after pro-
viding an opportunity for notice and 
comment) to specify the criteria for 
review and selection of applicants 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(II) MODIFICATIONS
PROHIB-
ITED AFTER ANNOUNCEMENT.—With 
respect to a public announcement of 
any opportunity to be awarded a 
grant under this section made by the 
Administrator pursuant to subsection 
(l)(1), the Administrator may not 
modify guidance issued pursuant to 
subclause (I) with respect to such op-
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portunity unless required to do so by 
an Act of Congress or an order of a 
Federal court. 
‘‘(III) 
RULE
OF
CONSTRUC-
TION.—Nothing in this clause may be 
construed as prohibiting the Adminis-
trator from modifying the guidance 
issued pursuant to subclause (I) (after 
providing an opportunity for notice 
and comment) as such guidance ap-
plies to an opportunity to be awarded 
a grant under this section that the 
Administrator has not yet publicly an-
nounced pursuant to subsection (l)(1). 
‘‘(B) RECORD RETENTION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall maintain a copy of each application 
submitted under this subsection for not 
less than 5 years. 
‘‘(ii) PAPERWORK
REDUCTION.—The 
Administrator shall take steps to reduce, 
to the maximum extent practicable, the pa-
perwork burden associated with carrying 
out clause (i).’’. 
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(f) NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
UNDER
THE 
WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM.—Section 29 of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656) is amended by 
inserting after subsection (k) the following: 
‘‘(l) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER
THE 
WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM.—The Adminis-
trator shall provide— 
‘‘(1) a public announcement of any opportunity 
to be awarded grants under this section, and such 
announcement shall include the standards by which 
such award will be made, including the guidance 
issued pursuant to subsection (f)(2)(A)(ii); 
‘‘(2) the opportunity for any applicant for a 
grant under this section that failed to obtain such 
a grant a debriefing with the Assistant Adminis-
trator to review the reasons for the applicant’s fail-
ure; and 
‘‘(3) with respect to any site visit or evaluation 
of an eligible entity receiving a grant under this sec-
tion that is carried out by an officer or employee of 
the Administration (other than the Inspector Gen-
eral), a copy of the site visit report or evaluation, as 
applicable, within 30 calendar days of the completion 
of such vision or evaluation.’’. 
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(g) CONTINUED FUNDING FOR CENTERS.—Section 
29(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(m)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION
AND
APPROVAL
FOR
CON-
TINUATION GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) SOLICITATION
OF
APPLICATIONS.— 
The Administrator shall solicit applications and 
award continuation grants under this subsection 
for the first fiscal year beginning after the date 
of enactment of this paragraph, and every third 
fiscal year thereafter. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Each 
eligible entity desiring a grant under this sub-
section shall submit to the Administrator an ap-
plication that contains— 
‘‘(i) a certification that the appli-
cant— 
‘‘(I) is an eligible entity; 
‘‘(II) has designated an executive 
director or program manager to man-
age the women’s business center oper-
ated by the applicant; and 
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‘‘(III) as a condition of receiving 
a 
grant 
under 
this 
subsection, 
agrees— 
‘‘(aa) to receive a site visit 
as part of the final selection 
process, at the discretion of the 
Administrator; and 
‘‘(bb) to remedy any prob-
lem identified pursuant to the 
site visit under item (aa); 
‘‘(ii) information demonstrating that 
the applicant has the ability and resources 
to meet the needs of the market to be 
served by the women’s business center for 
which a grant under this subsection is 
sought, including the ability to obtain the 
non-Federal contribution required under 
paragraph (4)(C); 
‘‘(iii) information relating to assist-
ance to be provided by the women’s busi-
ness center in the geographic area served 
by the women’s business center for which 
a grant under this subsection is sought; 
‘‘(iv) information demonstrating that 
the applicant has worked with resource 
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partners of the Administration and other 
entities; 
‘‘(v) a 3-year plan that describes the 
services provided by the women’s business 
center for which a grant under this sub-
section is sought— 
‘‘(I) to serve women who are 
business owners or potential business 
owners by conducting training and 
counseling activities; and 
‘‘(II) to provide training and 
services to a representative number of 
women who are socially or economi-
cally disadvantaged; and 
‘‘(vi) any additional information that 
the Administrator may reasonably require. 
‘‘(C) REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF APPLICA-
TIONS FOR GRANTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Adminis-
trator— 
‘‘(I) shall review each application 
submitted under subparagraph (B), 
based on the information described in 
such subparagraph and the criteria 
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set forth under clause (ii) of this sub-
paragraph; and 
‘‘(II) as part of the final selection 
process, may, at the discretion of the 
Administrator, conduct a site visit to 
each women’s business center for 
which a grant under this subsection is 
sought, in particular to evaluate the 
women’s business center using the se-
lection criteria described in clause 
(ii)(II). 
‘‘(ii) SELECTION CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Admin-
istrator shall evaluate applicants for 
grants under this subsection in ac-
cordance with selection criteria that 
are— 
‘‘(aa) established before the 
date on which applicants are re-
quired to submit the applications; 
‘‘(bb) stated in terms of rel-
ative importance; and 
‘‘(cc) publicly available and 
stated in each solicitation for ap-
plications for grants under this 
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subsection made by the Adminis-
trator. 
‘‘(II) REQUIRED CRITERIA.—The 
selection criteria for a grant under 
this subsection shall include— 
‘‘(aa) the total number of 
entrepreneurs served by the ap-
plicant; 
‘‘(bb) the total number of 
new startup companies assisted 
by the applicant; 
‘‘(cc) the percentage of cli-
ents of the applicant that are so-
cially or economically disadvan-
taged; 
‘‘(dd) the percentage of indi-
viduals in the community served 
by the applicant who are socially 
or economically disadvantaged; 
‘‘(ee) the successful accredi-
tation of the applicant under the 
accreditation program developed 
under subsection (g)(5); and 
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‘‘(ff) any additional criteria 
that the Administrator may rea-
sonably require. 
‘‘(iii) CONDITIONS
FOR
CONTINUED 
FUNDING.—In determining whether to 
make a grant under this subsection, the 
Administrator— 
‘‘(I) shall consider the results of 
the most recent evaluation of the 
women’s business center for which a 
grant under this subsection is sought, 
and, to a lesser extent, previous eval-
uations; and 
‘‘(II) may withhold a grant under 
this subsection, if the Administrator 
determines that the applicant has 
failed to provide the information re-
quired to be provided under this para-
graph, or the information provided by 
the applicant is inadequate. 
‘‘(D) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 60 
calendar days after the date of each deadline to 
submit applications under this paragraph, the 
Administrator shall approve or deny each sub-
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mitted application and notify the applicant for 
each such application of the approval or denial. 
‘‘(E) RECORD RETENTION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall maintain a copy of each application 
submitted under this paragraph for not 
less than 5 years. 
‘‘(ii) PAPERWORK
REDUCTION.—The 
Administrator shall take steps to reduce, 
to the maximum extent practicable, the pa-
perwork burden associated with carrying 
out clause (i).’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(5) AWARD TO PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS.—There 
shall be no limitation on the number of times the 
Administrator may award a grant to an applicant 
under this subsection.’’. 
(h) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (h)(2), by striking ‘‘to award 
a contract (as a sustainability grant) under sub-
section (l) or’’; 
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(2) in subsection (j)(1), by striking ‘‘The Ad-
ministration’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than Novem-
ber 1 of each year, the Administrator’’; 
(3) in subsection (k)— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (4); 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administration to carry out this 
section, 
to 
remain 
available 
until 
expended, 
$21,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 
2020.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking subpara-
graph (B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Of the amount made 
available under this subsection for a fiscal year, 
the following amounts shall be available for se-
lection panel costs, costs associated with main-
taining an accreditation program, and post- 
award conference costs: 
‘‘(i) For the first fiscal year beginning 
after the date of the enactment of this sub-
paragraph, 2.65 percent. 
‘‘(ii) For the second fiscal year begin-
ning after the date of the enactment of 
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this subparagraph and each fiscal year 
thereafter through fiscal year 2020, 2.5 
percent.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (m)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b) or (l)’’ and inserting ‘‘this sub-
section or subsection (b)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(D), by striking ‘‘or 
subsection (l)’’. 
(i) EFFECT ON EXISTING GRANTS.— 
(1) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A nonprofit or-
ganization receiving a grant under section 29(m) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(m)), as in 
effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
this title, shall continue to receive the grant under 
the terms and conditions in effect for the grant on 
the day before the date of enactment of this title, ex-
cept that the nonprofit organization may not apply 
for a continuation of the grant under section 
29(m)(5) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
656(m)(5)), as in effect on the day before the date 
of enactment of this title. 
(2) LENGTH OF CONTINUATION GRANT.—The 
Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
may award a grant under section 29(m) of the Small 
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Business Act to a nonprofit organization receiving a 
grant under section 29(m) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 656(m)), as in effect on the day be-
fore the date of enactment of this title, for the pe-
riod— 
(A) beginning on the day after the last day 
of the grant agreement under such section 
29(m); and 
(B) ending at the end of the third fiscal 
year beginning after the date of enactment of 
this title. 
SEC. 1843. MATCHING REQUIREMENTS UNDER WOMEN’S 
BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM. 
Section 29(c) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
656(c)), as amended by this Act, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘As a condi-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraph (6), as a 
condition’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) WAIVER OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon request by an 
eligible entity, and in accordance with this para-
graph, the Administrator may waive, in whole 
or in part, the requirement to obtain non-Fed-
eral funds under this subsection for counseling 
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and training activities of the eligible entity car-
ried out using a grant under this section for a 
fiscal year. The Administrator may not waive 
the requirement for an eligible entity to obtain 
non-Federal funds under this paragraph for 
more than a total of 2 consecutive fiscal years. 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining 
whether to waive the requirement to obtain 
non-Federal funds under this paragraph, the 
Administrator shall consider— 
‘‘(i) the economic conditions affecting 
the eligible entity; 
‘‘(ii) the impact a waiver under this 
paragraph would have on the credibility of 
the Women’s Business Center Program 
under this section; 
‘‘(iii) the demonstrated ability of the 
eligible entity to raise non-Federal funds; 
and 
‘‘(iv) the performance of the eligible 
entity. 
‘‘(C) 
LIMITATION.—The 
Administrator 
may not waive the requirement to obtain non- 
Federal funds under this paragraph if granting 
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the waiver would undermine the credibility of 
the Women’s Business Center Program. 
‘‘(10) 
SOLICITATION.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, eligible entity may— 
‘‘(A) solicit cash and in-kind contributions 
from private individuals and entities to be used 
to carry out the activities of the eligible entity 
under the project conducted under this section; 
and 
‘‘(B) use amounts made available by the 
Administrator under this section for the cost of 
such solicitation and management of the con-
tributions received. 
‘‘(11) EXCESS
NON-FEDERAL
DOLLARS.—The 
amount of non-Federal dollars obtained by an eligi-
ble entity that is above the amount that is required 
to be obtained by the eligible entity under this sub-
section shall not be subject to the requirements of 
part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
any successor thereto, if such amount of non-Fed-
eral dollars— 
‘‘(A) is not used as matching funds for 
purposes of implementing the Women’s Busi-
ness Center Program; and 
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‘‘(B) was not obtained using funds from 
the Women’s Business Center Program.’’. 
Subtitle F—SCORE Program 
SEC. 1851. 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 2017 
and 2018.’’. 
SEC. 1852. SCORE PROGRAM. 
Section 8 of the Small Business 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 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(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 
the process of starting, expanding, 
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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.’’. 
SEC. 1853. ONLINE COMPONENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(c) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 637(c)), as amended by section 1852, 
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.’’. 
(b) ONLINE COMPONENT REPORT.— 
(1) 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 Committee on Small Busi-
ness and Entrepreneurship of the Senate on the ef-
fectiveness of the online counseling and webinars re-
quired as part of the SCORE program, including— 
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(A) how the SCORE Association deter-
mines electronic mentoring and webinar needs, 
develops training for electronic mentoring, es-
tablishes webinar criteria curricula, and evalu-
ates webinar and electronic mentoring results; 
(B) describing the internal controls that 
are used and a summary of the topics covered 
by the webinars; and 
(C) performance metrics, including the 
number of small business concerns counseled 
by, the number of small business concerns cre-
ated by, the number of jobs created and re-
tained by, and the funding amounts directed to-
wards such online counseling and webinars. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section, 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)). 
SEC. 1854. STUDY AND REPORT ON THE FUTURE ROLE OF 
THE SCORE PROGRAM. 
(a) 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 
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potential future small business concerns over the course 
of the 5 years following the date of enactment of this Act, 
with markers and specific objectives for year 1, year 3, 
and year 5. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than the end of the 6-month 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the SCORE Association shall issue a report to the Com-
mittee on Small Business of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneur-
ship of the Senate containing— 
(1) all findings and determination made in car-
rying out the study required under subsection (a); 
(2) the strategic plan developed under sub-
section (a); 
(3) an explanation of how the SCORE Associa-
tion plans to achieve the strategic plan, assuming 
both stagnant and increased funding levels. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, 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)). 
SEC. 1855. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) SMALL BUSINESS ACT.—The Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended— 
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(B) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(iv), by striking 
‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ and in-
serting ‘‘SCORE program’’. 
(2) Section 337(d)(2)(A) of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6307(d)(2)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Ex-
ecutives (SCORE)’’ and inserting ‘‘SCORE pro-
gram’’. 
Subtitle G—Miscellaneous 
Provisions 
SEC. 1861. IMPROVING EDUCATION ON SMALL BUSINESS 
REGULATIONS. 
(a) REGULATORY CHANGES AND TRAINING MATE-
RIALS.—Section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644), as amended by this Act, is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(u) REGULATORY CHANGES AND TRAINING MATE-
RIALS.—Not less than annually, the Administrator shall 
provide to the Defense Acquisition University (established 
under section 1746 of title 10, United States Code), the 
Federal Acquisition Institute (established under section 
1201 of title 41, United States Code), the individual re-
sponsible for mandatory training and education of the ac-
quisition workforce of each agency (described under sec-
tion 1703(f)(1)(C) of title 41, United States Code), small 
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business development centers, and entities participating in 
the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agree-
ment Program under chapter 142 of title 10, United 
States Code— 
‘‘(1) a list of all changes made in the prior year 
to regulations promulgated— 
‘‘(A) by the Administrator that affect Fed-
eral acquisition; and 
‘‘(B) by the Federal Acquisition Council 
that implement changes to this Act; and 
‘‘(2) any materials the Administrator has devel-
oped to explain, train, or assist Federal agencies or 
departments or small business concerns to comply 
with the regulations specified in paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) TRAINING TO BE UPDATED.—Upon receipt of in-
formation from the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration pursuant to section 15(u) of the Small 
Business Act, the Defense Acquisition University (as 
under section 1746 of title 10, United States Code) and 
the Federal Acquisition Institute (established under sec-
tion 1201 of title 41, United States Code) shall periodi-
cally update the training provided to the acquisition work-
force. 
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SEC. 1862. PROTECTING TASK ORDER COMPETITION. 
Section 4106(f) of title 41, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraph (3). 
SEC. 1863. IMPROVEMENTS TO SIZE STANDARDS FOR 
SMALL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF AGRICULTURAL 
ENTERPRISES.—Paragraph (1) of section 18(b) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 647(b)(1)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘businesses’’ and inserting ‘‘small business con-
cerns’’. 
(b) EQUAL TREATMENT OF SMALL FARMS.—Para-
graph (1) of section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘operation: Pro-
vided,’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘operation.’’. 
(c) UPDATED SIZE STANDARDS.—Size standards es-
tablished under subsection (a) are subject to the rolling 
review procedures established under section 1344(a) of the 
Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (15 U.S.C. 632 note). 
SEC. 1864. UNIFORMITY IN SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN 
DEFINITIONS. 
(a) SMALL BUSINESS DEFINITION OF SMALL BUSI-
NESS CONCERN CONSOLIDATED.—Section 3(q) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(2) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN OWNED AND 
CONTROLLED
BY
SERVICE-DISABLED
VETERANS.— 
The term ‘small business concern owned and con-
trolled by service-disabled veterans’ means any of 
the following: 
‘‘(A) A small business concern— 
‘‘(i) not less than 51 percent of which 
is owned by one or more service-disabled 
veterans or, in the case of any publicly 
owned business, not less than 51 percent 
of the stock (not including any stock 
owned by an ESOP) of which is owned by 
one or more service-disabled veterans; and 
‘‘(ii) the management and daily busi-
ness operations of which are controlled by 
one or more service-disabled veterans or, in 
the case of a veteran with permanent and 
severe disability, the spouse or permanent 
caregiver of such veteran. 
‘‘(B) A small business concern— 
‘‘(i) not less than 51 percent of which 
is owned by one or more service-disabled 
veterans with a disability that is rated by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as a per-
manent and total disability who are unable 
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to manage the daily business operations of 
such concern; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a publicly owned 
business, not less than 51 percent of the 
stock (not including any stock owned by an 
ESOP) of which is owned by one or more 
such veterans. 
‘‘(C)(i) During the time period described in 
clause (ii), a small business concern that was a 
small business concern described in subpara-
graph (A) or (B) immediately prior to the death 
of a service-disabled veteran who was the owner 
of the concern, the death of whom causes the 
concern to be less than 51 percent owned by 
one or more service-disabled veterans, if— 
‘‘(I) the surviving spouse of the de-
ceased veteran acquires such veteran’s 
ownership interest in such concern; 
‘‘(II) such veteran had a service-con-
nected disability (as defined in section 
101(16) of title 38, United States Code) 
rated as 100 percent disabling under the 
laws administered by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs or such veteran died as a re-
sult of a service-connected disability; and 
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‘‘(III) immediately prior to the death 
of such veteran, and during the period de-
scribed in clause (ii), the small business 
concern is included in the database de-
scribed in section 8127(f) of title 38, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(ii) The time period described in this 
clause is the time period beginning on the date 
of the veteran’s death and ending on the earlier 
of— 
‘‘(I) the date on which the surviving 
spouse remarries; 
‘‘(II) the date on which the surviving 
spouse relinquishes an ownership interest 
in the small business concern; or 
‘‘(III) the date that is 10 years after 
the date of the death of the veteran.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) ESOP.—The term ‘ESOP’ has the mean-
ing given the term ‘employee stock ownership plan’ 
in section 4975(e)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 4975(e)(7)). 
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‘‘(7) SURVIVING SPOUSE.—The term ‘surviving 
spouse’ has the meaning given such term in section 
101(3) of title 38, United States Code.’’. 
(b) VETERANS AFFAIRS DEFINITION
OF SMALL 
BUSINESS CONCERN CONSOLIDATED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 8127 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (h) and redesig-
nating subsections (i) through (l) as subsections 
(h) through (k), respectively; and 
(B) in subsection (k), as so redesignated— 
(i) by amending paragraph (2) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘small business concern owned 
and controlled by veterans’ has the meaning given 
that term under section 3(q)(3) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)(3)).’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘small business concern owned 
and controlled by veterans with service-connected 
disabilities’ has the meaning given the term ‘small 
business concern owned and controlled by service- 
disabled veterans’ under section 3(q)(2) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)(2)).’’. 
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(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section 
is further amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or a 
small business concern owned and controlled by 
veterans with service-connected disabilities’’ 
after ‘‘a small business concern owned and con-
trolled by veterans’’; 
(B) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘or a 
small business concern owned and controlled by 
veterans with service-connected disabilities’’ 
after ‘‘a small business concern owned and con-
trolled by veterans’’; 
(C) in subsection (d) by inserting ‘‘or small 
business concerns owned and controlled by vet-
erans with service-connected disabilities’’ after 
‘‘small business concerns owned and controlled 
by veterans’’ both places it appears; and 
(D) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting ‘‘, 
small business concerns owned and controlled 
by veterans with service-connected disabilities,’’ 
after ‘‘small business concerns owned and con-
trolled by veterans’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 8(d)(3) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)), is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(H) In this contract, the term ‘small business 
concern owned and controlled by service-disabled 
veterans’ has the meaning given that term in section 
3(q).’’. 
(d) REGULATIONS RELATING TO DATABASE OF THE 
SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT
TO
USE
CERTAIN
SMALL 
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS.—Section 
8127(f)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘verified’’ and inserting 
‘‘verified, using regulations issued by the Adminis-
trator of the Small Business Administration with re-
spect to the status of the concern as a small busi-
ness concern and the ownership and control of such 
concern,’’. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON SECRETARY OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS ISSUING CERTAIN REGULATIONS.—Section 
8127(f) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) The Secretary may not issue regulations related 
to the status of a concern as a small business concern and 
the ownership and control of such small business con-
cern.’’. 
(e) DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments 
made by subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) shall take effect 
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on the date on which the Administrator of the Small Busi-
ness Administration and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
jointly issue regulations implementing such sections. 
(f) APPEALS OF INCLUSION IN DATABASE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8127(f) of title 38, 
United States Code, as amended by this Act, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(8)(A) If the Secretary does not verify a concern for 
inclusion in the database under this subsection based on 
the status of the concern as a small business concern or 
the ownership or control of the concern, the concern may 
appeal the denial of verification to the Office of Hearings 
and Appeals of the Small Business Administration (as es-
tablished under section 5(i) of the Small Business Act). 
The decision of the Office of Hearings and Appeals shall 
be considered a final agency action. 
‘‘(B)(i) If an interested party challenges the inclusion 
in the database of a small business concern owned and 
controlled by veterans or a small business concern owned 
and controlled by veterans with service-connected disabil-
ities based on the status of the concern as a small business 
concern or the ownership or control of the concern, the 
challenge shall be heard by the Office of Hearings and 
Appeals of the Small Business Administration as de-
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scribed in subparagraph (A). The decision of the Office 
of Hearings and Appeals shall be considered final agency 
action. 
‘‘(ii) In this subparagraph, the term ‘interested party’ 
means— 
‘‘(I) the Secretary; and 
‘‘(II) in the case of a small business concern 
that is awarded a contract, the contracting officer of 
the Department or another small business concern 
that submitted an offer for the contract that was 
awarded to the small business concern that sub-
mitted an offer under clause (i). 
‘‘(C) For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reim-
burse the Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration in an amount necessary to cover any cost incurred 
by the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the Small Busi-
ness Administration for actions taken by the Office under 
this paragraph. The Administrator is authorized to accept 
such reimbursement. The amount of any such reimburse-
ment shall be determined jointly by the Secretary and the 
Administrator and shall be provided from fees collected 
by the Secretary under multiple-award schedule contracts. 
Any disagreement about the amount shall be resolved by 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.’’. 
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(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (8) of sub-
section (f) of title 38, United States Code, as added 
by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect to a 
verification decision made by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs on or after the date of the enactment 
of this title. 
SEC. 1865. REQUIRED REPORTS PERTAINING TO CAPITAL 
PLANNING AND INVESTMENT CONTROL. 
The Administrator of the Small Business Administra-
tion shall submit to the Senate Committee on Small Busi-
ness and Entrepreneurship and the Committee on Small 
Business of the House of Representatives the information 
described in section 11302(c)(3)(B)(ii) of title 40, United 
States Code, within 10 days of transmittal to the Director. 
SEC. 1866. OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS. 
(a) CLARIFICATION AS TO JURISDICTION.—Section 
5(i)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
634(i)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) JURISDICTION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), the Office of Hearings 
and Appeals shall hear appeals of agency 
actions under or pursuant to this Act, the 
Small Business Investment Act of 1958 
(15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), title 13 of the 
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Code of Federal Regulations, and such 
other matters as the Administrator may 
determine appropriate. 
‘‘(ii) 
EXCEPTION.—The 
Office 
of 
Hearings and Appeals shall not adjudicate 
disputes requiring a hearing on the record, 
except disputes pertaining to the small 
business programs described in this Act.’’. 
(b) NEW PROCEDURES FOR PETITIONS FOR RECON-
SIDERATION.—Section 3(a)(9) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632(a)(9)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(E) PROCEDURES.—The Office of Hear-
ings and Appeals shall begin accepting petitions 
for reconsideration described in subparagraph 
(A) upon the effective date of the procedures 
implementing this paragraph. Notwithstanding 
the provisions of subparagraph (B), petitions 
for reconsideration of size standards revised, 
modified, or established in a Federal Register 
final rule published between November 25, 
2015 and the effective date of such procedures 
shall be considered timely if filed within 30 
days of such effective date.’’. 
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SEC. 1867. ISSUANCE OF GUIDANCE ON SMALL BUSINESS 
MATTERS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this title, the Administrator of the Small Business Ad-
ministration shall issue guidance pertaining to the amend-
ments made by this Act to the Small Business Act by this 
title. The Administrator shall provide notice and oppor-
tunity for comment on such guidance for a period of not 
less than 60 days. 
SEC. 1868. ROLE OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CEN-
TERS IN CYBER SECURITY AND PREPARED-
NESS. 
Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘and pro-
viding access to business analysts who can refer 
small business concerns to available experts:’’ and 
inserting ‘‘providing access to business analysts who 
can refer small business concerns to available ex-
perts; and, to the extent practicable, providing as-
sistance in furtherance of the Small Business Devel-
opment Center Cyber Strategy developed under sec-
tion 1871(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017:’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) access to cyber security specialists to 
counsel, assist, and inform small business concern 
clients, in furtherance of the Small Business Devel-
opment Center Cyber Strategy developed under sec-
tion.’’. 
SEC. 1869. ADDITIONAL CYBER SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR 
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 
Section 21(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
648(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) CYBER SECURITY ASSISTANCE.—The De-
partment of Homeland Security, and any other Fed-
eral department or agency in coordination with the 
Department of Homeland Security, may provide as-
sistance to small business development centers, 
through the dissemination of cybersecurity risk in-
formation and other homeland security information, 
to help small business concerns in developing or en-
hancing cyber security infrastructure, cyber threat 
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awareness, and cyber training programs for employ-
ees.’’. 
SEC. 1869A. CYBERSECURITY OUTREACH FOR SMALL BUSI-
NESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 
Section 227 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 148) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection 
(m); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (k) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(l) CYBERSECURITY OUTREACH.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide 
assistance to small business development centers, 
through the dissemination of cybersecurity risk in-
formation and other homeland security information, 
to help small business concerns in developing or en-
hancing cyber security infrastructure, cyber threat 
awareness, and cyber training programs for employ-
ees. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the terms ‘small business concern’ and 
‘small business development center’ have the mean-
ing given such terms, respectively, under section 3 of 
the Small Business Act.’’. 
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SEC. 1869B. GAO STUDY ON SMALL BUSINESS CYBER SUP-
PORT SERVICES AND SMALL BUSINESS DE-
VELOPMENT CENTER CYBER STRATEGY. 
(a) REVIEW
OF CURRENT CYBER SECURITY RE-
SOURCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a review of current 
cyber security resources at the Federal level aimed 
at assisting small business concerns with developing 
or enhancing cyber security infrastructure, cyber 
threat awareness, or cyber training programs for 
employees. 
(2) CONTENT.—The review required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An accounting and description of all 
Federal Government programs, projects, and 
activities that currently provide assistance to 
small business concerns in developing or en-
hancing cyber security infrastructure, cyber 
threat awareness, or cyber training programs 
for employees. 
(B) An assessment of how widely utilized 
the resources described under subparagraph (A) 
are by small business concerns and a review of 
whether or not such resources are duplicative of 
other programs and structured in a manner 
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that makes them accessible to and supportive of 
small business concerns. 
(3) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall 
issue a report to the Congress, the Small Business 
Administrator, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
and any association recognized under section 
21(a)(3)(A) of the Small Business Act containing all 
findings and determinations made in carrying out 
the review required under paragraph (1). 
(b) SMALL
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
CENTER 
CYBER STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the issuance of the report under subsection (a)(3), 
the Small Business Administrator and the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall work collaboratively to 
develop a Small Business Development Center Cyber 
Strategy. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the strat-
egy under this subsection, the Small Business Ad-
ministrator and the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall consult with entities representing the concerns 
of small business development centers, including any 
association recognized under section 21(a)(3)(A) of 
the Small Business Act. 
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(3) CONTENT.—The strategy required under 
paragraph (1) shall include, at minimum, the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Plans for incorporating small business 
development centers (hereinafter in this section 
referred to as ‘‘SBDCs’’) into existing cyber 
programs to enhance services and streamline 
cyber assistance to small business concerns. 
(B) To the extent practicable, methods for 
the provision of counsel and assistance to im-
prove a small business concern’s cyber security 
infrastructure, cyber threat awareness, and 
cyber training programs for employees, includ-
ing— 
(i) working to ensure individuals are 
aware of best practices in the areas of 
cyber security, cyber threat awareness, and 
cyber training; 
(ii) working with individuals to de-
velop cost-effective plans for implementing 
best practices in these areas; 
(iii) entering into agreements, where 
practical, with Information Sharing and 
Analysis Centers or similar cyber informa-
tion sharing entities to gain an awareness 
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of actionable threat information that may 
be beneficial to small business concerns; 
and 
(iv) providing referrals to area special-
ists when necessary. 
(C) An analysis of— 
(i) how Federal Government pro-
grams, projects, and activities identified by 
the Comptroller General in the report 
issued under subsection (a)(1) can be le-
veraged by SBDCs to improve access to 
high-quality cyber support for small busi-
ness concerns; 
(ii) additional resources SBDCs may 
need to effectively carry out their role; and 
(iii) how SBDCs can leverage existing 
partnerships and develop new ones with 
Federal, State, and local government enti-
ties as well as private entities to improve 
the quality of cyber support services to 
small business concerns. 
(4) DELIVERY OF STRATEGY.—Not later than 
180 days after the issuance of the report under sub-
section (a)(3), the Small Business Development Cen-
ter Cyber Strategy shall be issued to the Committees 
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on Homeland Security and Small Business of the 
House of Representatives and the Committees on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 
Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate. 
SEC. 1869C. PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDS. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out sections 1868 through 1869B or the 
amendments made by such sections. 
Subtitle H—Small Business Devel-
opment Centers Improvements 
SEC. 1871. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business 
Development Centers Improvement Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 1872. USE OF AUTHORIZED ENTREPRENEURIAL DE-
VELOPMENT PROGRAMS. 
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 48. USE OF AUTHORIZED ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVEL-
OPMENT PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) EXPANDED SUPPORT FOR ENTREPRENEURS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Administrator shall only use 
the programs authorized in sections 7(j), 7(m), 8(a), 
8(b)(1), 21, 22, 29, and 32 of this Act, and sections 
358 and 389 of the Small Business Investment Act 
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to deliver entrepreneurial development services, en-
trepreneurial education, support for the development 
and maintenance of clusters, or business training. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply 
to services provided to assist small business concerns 
owned by an Indian tribe (as such term is defined 
in section 8(a)(13)). 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Beginning on the first De-
cember 1 after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the Administrator shall annually report to the Committee 
on Small Business of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship 
of the Senate on all entrepreneurial development activities 
undertaken in the current fiscal year. This report shall 
include— 
‘‘(1) a description and operating details for 
each program and activity; 
‘‘(2) operating circulars, manuals, and standard 
operating procedures for each program and activity; 
‘‘(3) a description of the process used to award 
grants under each program and activity; 
‘‘(4) a list of all awardees, contractors, and ven-
dors (including organization name and location) and 
the amount of awards for the current fiscal year for 
each program and activity; 
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‘‘(5) the amount of funding obligated for the 
current fiscal year for each program and activity; 
and 
‘‘(6) the names and titles for those individuals 
responsible for each program and activity.’’. 
SEC. 1873. MARKETING OF SERVICES. 
Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(o) NO PROHIBITION OF MARKETING OF SERV-
ICES.—The Administrator shall not prohibit applicants re-
ceiving grants under this section from marketing and ad-
vertising their services to individuals and small business 
concerns.’’. 
SEC. 1874. DATA COLLECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 21(a)(3)(A) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘as provided in this section 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘as provided in this section,’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, and (iv) governing data collection ac-
tivities related to applicants receiving grants under 
this section’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT ON DATA COLLECTION.—Sec-
tion 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648), as 
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amended by section 1873 of this Act, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(p) ANNUAL REPORT ON DATA COLLECTION.—The 
Administrator shall report annually to the Committee on 
Small Business of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of 
the Senate on any data collection activities related to the 
Small Business Development Center program.’’. 
(c) WORKING GROUP TO IMPROVE DATA COLLEC-
TION.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT AND STUDY.—The Admin-
istrator of the Small Business Administration shall 
establish a Data Collection Working Group con-
sisting of members from entrepreneurial develop-
ment grant recipients associations and organizations 
and Administration officials, to carry out a study to 
determine the best way to capture data collection 
and create or revise existing systems dedicated to 
data collection. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than the end of the 
180-day period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Data Collection Working 
Group shall issue a report to the Committee on 
Small Business of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Small Business and Entrepre-
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neurship of the Senate containing the findings and 
determinations made in carrying out the study re-
quired under paragraph (1), including— 
(A) recommendations for revising existing 
data collection practices; and 
(B) a proposed plan for the Small Busi-
ness Administration to implement such rec-
ommendations. 
SEC. 1875. FEES FROM PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND CO-
SPONSORSHIPS. 
Section 21(a)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(C)), as amended by section 1874, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) FEES FROM PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND CO-
SPONSORSHIPS.—Participation in private partnerships 
and cosponsorships with the Administration shall not limit 
small business development centers from collecting fees or 
other income related to the operation of such private part-
nerships and cosponsorships.’’. 
SEC. 1876. EQUITY FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
CENTERS. 
Subclause (I) of section 21(a)(4)(C)(v) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(C)(v)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
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‘‘(I) 
IN
GENERAL.—Of 
the 
amounts made available in any fiscal 
year to carry out this section not 
more than $600,000 may be used by 
the Administration to pay expenses 
enumerated in subparagraphs (B) 
through (D) of section 20(a)(1).’’. 
SEC. 1877. CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 21(a)(7)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648(a)(7)(A)) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘under this section’’ the following: ‘‘to any State, local or 
Federal agency, or third party’’. 
SEC. 1878. LIMITATION ON AWARD OF GRANTS TO SMALL 
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 21 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 648), as amended by section 1874, is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘any wom-
en’s business center operating pursuant to section 
29,’’; 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(q) LIMITATION ON AWARD OF GRANTS.—Except 
for not-for-profit institutions of higher education, and not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator 
may not award grants (including contracts and coopera-
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tive agreements) under this section to any entity other 
than those that received grants (including contracts and 
cooperative agreements) under this section prior to the 
date of the enactment of this subsection, and that seek 
to renew such grants (including contracts and cooperative 
agreements) after such date.’’. 
(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—The amendments 
made by this section may not be construed as prohibiting 
a women’s business center from receiving a subgrant from 
an entity receiving a grant under section 21 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648). 
DIVISION 
B—MILITARY 
CON-
STRUCTION 
AUTHORIZA-
TIONS 
SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construc-
tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017’’. 
SEC. 
2002. 
EXPIRATION 
OF 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
AND 
AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE SPECIFIED BY 
LAW. 
(a) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AFTER THREE 
YEARS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), all author-
izations contained in titles XXI through XXVII and title 
XXIX for military construction projects, land acquisition, 
family housing projects and facilities, and contributions to 
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the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Invest-
ment Program (and authorizations of appropriations 
therefor) shall expire on the later of— 
(1) October 1, 2019; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act author-
izing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
2020. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
authorizations for military construction projects, land ac-
quisition, family housing projects and facilities, and con-
tributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Se-
curity Investment Program (and authorizations of appro-
priations therefor), for which appropriated funds have 
been obligated before the later of— 
(1) October 1, 2019; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act author-
izing funds for fiscal year 2020 for military con-
struction projects, land acquisition, family housing 
projects and facilities, or contributions to the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
Program. 
SEC. 2003. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Titles XXI through XXVII and title XXIX shall take 
effect on the later of— 
(1) October 1, 2016; or 
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(2) the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2103(a) and available for military con-
struction projects inside the United States as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Army may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installations or locations in-
side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 
the following table: 
Army: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation 
Amount 
Alaska ............................
Fort Wainwright ....................................................
$47,000,000 
California .......................
Concord ..................................................................
$12,600,000 
Colorado .........................
Fort Carson ...........................................................
$13,100,000 
Georgia ...........................
Fort Gordon ..........................................................
$129,600,000 
Fort Stewart ..........................................................
$14,800,000 
Hawaii ............................
Fort Shafter ..........................................................
$40,000,000 
Missouri ..........................
Fort Leonard Wood ...............................................
$6,900,000 
Texas ..............................
Fort Hood ..............................................................
$7,600,000 
Utah ...............................
Camp Williams ......................................................
$7,400,000 
Virginia ..........................
Fort Belvoir ...........................................................
$23,000,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2103(a) and available for military con-
struction projects outside the United States as specified 
in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Army may acquire real property and carry out the military 
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construction project for the installations or locations out-
side the United States, and in the amount, set forth in 
the following table: 
Army: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation 
Amount 
Cuba ...............................
Guantanamo Bay ....................................................
$33,000,000 
Germany ..........................
East Camp Grafenwoehr ........................................
$22,000,000 
Garmisch ................................................................
$9,600,000 
Wiesbaden Army Airfield .......................................
$19,200,000 
SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING. 
(a) 
CONSTRUCTION
AND
ACQUISITION.—Using 
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations in section 2103(a) and available for military 
family housing functions as specified in the funding table 
in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may construct 
or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition 
and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, 
in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth in 
the following table: 
Army: Family Housing 
State/Country 
Installation 
Units 
Amount 
Korea .......................
Camp Humphreys ....
Family Housing New 
Construction ........
$297,000,000 
Camp Walker ...........
Family Housing New 
Construction ........
$54,554,000 
(b) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 2103(a) and available for military family housing 
functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural and 
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engineering services and construction design activities 
with respect to the construction or improvement of family 
housing units in an amount not to exceed $2,618,000. 
SEC. 2103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2016, for military con-
struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 
functions of the Department of the Army as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author-
ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 
any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 
of all projects carried out under section 2101 may not ex-
ceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 
4601. 
SEC. 2104. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROJECT. 
In the case of the authorization contained in the table 
in section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 
113–66; 127 Stat. 986) for Joint Base Lewis-McChord, 
Washington, for construction of an aircraft maintenance 
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hangar at the installation, the Secretary of the Army may 
construct an aircraft washing apron. 
SEC. 2105. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 
2118), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub-
section (b), as provided in section 2101 of that Act (126 
Stat. 2119) and extended by section 2107 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (di-
vision B of Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1148), shall 
remain in effect until October 1, 2017, or the date of the 
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military con-
struction for fiscal year 2018, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 
is as follows: 
Army: Extension of 2013 Project Authorizations 
State/Country 
Installation or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
Kansas ......................
Fort Riley ...............
Unmanned Aerial 
Vehicle Complex.
$12,200,000 
Virginia ....................
Fort Belvoir ............
Secure Admin/Oper-
ations Facility.
$172,200,000 
Italy ..........................
Camp Ederle ...........
Barracks .................
$36,000,000 
Japan .......................
Sagami ....................
Vehicle Maintenance 
Shop.
$18,000,000 
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SEC. 2106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 
985), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub-
section (b), as provided in section 2101 of that Act (127 
Stat. 986) shall remain in effect until October 1, 2017, 
or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
for military construction for fiscal year 2018, whichever 
is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 
is as follows: 
Army: Extension of 2014 Project Authorizations 
State 
Installation or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
Maryland ..................
Fort Detrick ...........
Entry Control Point 
$2,500,000 
Kwajalein Atoll .........
Kwajalein ................
Pier .........................
$63,000,000 
Japan .......................
Kyotango City ........
Company Oper-
ations Complex.
$33,000,000 
TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2204(a) and available for military con-
struction projects inside the United States as specified in 
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the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Navy may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installations or locations in-
side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 
the following table: 
Navy: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Arizona ......................
Yuma ............................................................
$48,355,000 
California ...................
Coronado ......................................................
$104,501,000 
Lemoore .......................................................
$26,723,000 
Miramar .......................................................
$193,600,000 
Seal Beach ...................................................
$21,007,000 
Florida .......................
Eglin Air Force Base ...................................
$20,489,000 
Mayport ........................................................
$66,000,000 
Pensacola ......................................................
$53,000,000 
Guam .........................
Joint Region Marianas .................................
$89,185,000 
Hawaii .......................
Barking Sands .............................................
$43,384,000 
Kaneohe Bay ................................................
$72,565,000 
Maine .........................
Kittery ..........................................................
$47,892,000 
Maryland ....................
Patuxent River .............................................
$40,576,000 
Nevada .......................
Fallon ...........................................................
$13,523,000 
North Carolina ..........
Camp Lejeune ..............................................
$18,482,000 
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station ......
$12,515,000 
South Carolina ...........
Beaufort .......................................................
$83,490,000 
Parris Island ................................................
$29,882,000 
Washington ................
Bangor .........................................................
$113,415,000 
Bremerton ....................................................
$6,704,000 
Whidbey Island ............................................
$75,976,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2204(a) and available for military con-
struction projects outside the United States as specified 
in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Navy may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installation or location out-
side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 
the following table: 
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Navy: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Japan .........................
Kadena Air Base ..........................................
$26,489,000 
Sasebo ..........................................................
$16,420,000 
Spain ..........................
Rota ..............................................................
$23,607,000 
Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide Locations ................
$41,380,000 
SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING. 
(a) 
CONSTRUCTION
AND
ACQUISITION.—Using 
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations in section 2204(a) and available for military 
family housing functions as specified in the funding table 
in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may construct 
or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition 
and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, 
in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth in 
the following table: 
Navy: Family Housing 
Country 
Installation 
Units 
Amount 
Mariana Islands .......
Guam .......................
Replace Andersen 
Housing PH 1 .....
$78,815,000 
(b) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 2204(a) and available for military family housing 
functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of the Navy may carry out architectural and 
engineering services and construction design activities 
with respect to the construction or improvement of family 
housing units in an amount not to exceed $4,149,000. 
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SEC. 2203. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 
UNITS. 
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 
Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a) and 
available for military family housing functions as specified 
in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Navy may improve existing military family housing units 
in an amount not to exceed $11,047,000. 
SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2016, for military con-
struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 
functions of the Department of the Navy, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author-
ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 
any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 
of all projects carried out under section 2201 may not ex-
ceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 
4601. 
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SEC. 2205. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROJECT. 
In the case of the authorization contained in the table 
in section 2201 of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113– 
66; 127 Stat. 989) for Pearl City, Hawaii, for construction 
of a water transmission line at that location, the Secretary 
of the Navy may construct a 591-meter (1,940-foot) long 
16-inch diameter water transmission line as part of the 
network required to provide the main water supply to 
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. 
SEC. 2206. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
2118), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub-
section (b), as provided in section 2201 of that Act (126 
Stat. 2122) and extended by section 2206 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (di-
vision B of Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1151), shall 
remain in effect until October 1, 2017, or the date of the 
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military con-
struction for fiscal year 2018, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 
is as follows: 
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Navy: Extension of 2013 Project Authorizations 
State/Country 
Installation or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
California .................
Camp Pendleton ......
Comm. Information 
Systems Ops Com-
plex ......................
$78,897,000 
Greece ......................
Souda Bay ...............
Intermodal Access 
Road .....................
$4,630,000 
South Carolina .........
Beaufort ...................
Recycling/Hazardous 
Waste Facility ......
$3,743,000 
Worldwide 
Unspecified.
Various Worldwide 
Locations .............
BAMS Operational 
Facilities ..............
$34,048,000 
SEC. 2207. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 
985), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub-
section (b), as provided in section 2201 of that Act (127 
Stat. 989), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2017, 
or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
for military construction for fiscal year 2018, whichever 
is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 
is as follows: 
Navy: Extension of 2014 Project Authorizations 
State/Country 
Installation or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
Hawaii .....................
Kaneohe Bay ...........
Aircraft Maintenance 
Hangar Upgrades 
$31,820,000 
Pearl City ................
Water Transmission 
Line ......................
$30,100,000 
Illinois ......................
Great Lakes .............
Unaccompanied 
Housing ...............
$35,851,000 
Maine .......................
Bangor .....................
NCTAMS VLF 
Commercial Power 
Connection ...........
$13,800,000 
Nevada .....................
Fallon ......................
Wastewater Treat-
ment Plant ...........
$11,334,000 
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Navy: Extension of 2014 Project Authorizations—Continued 
State/Country 
Installation or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
Virginia ....................
Quantico ..................
Academic Instruction 
Facility TECOM 
Schools .................
$25,731,000 
Quantico ..................
Fuller Road Im-
provements ...........
$9,013,000 
SEC. 2208. STATUS OF ‘‘NET NEGATIVE’’ POLICY REGARD-
ING NAVY ACREAGE ON GUAM. 
(a) REPORT ON STATUS.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Navy shall submit a report to the congres-
sional defense committees regarding the status of 
the implementation of the ‘‘net negative’’ policy re-
garding the total number of acres of the real prop-
erty controlled by the Department of the Navy on 
Guam, as described in subsection (b). 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following informa-
tion: 
(A) A description of the real property con-
trolled by the Navy on Guam which the Navy 
has transferred to the control of Guam after 
January 20, 2011, or which the Navy plans to 
transfer to the control of Guam, as well as a 
description of the specific legal authority under 
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which the Navy has transferred or will transfer 
each such property. 
(B) The methodology and process the 
Navy will use to determine the total number of 
acres of real property that the Navy will trans-
fer or has transferred to the control of Guam 
as part of the ‘‘net negative’’ policy, and the 
date on which the Navy will transfer or has 
transferred control of any such property. 
(C) A description of the real property con-
trolled by the Navy on Guam which the Navy 
plans to retain under its control and the rea-
sons for retaining such property, including a 
detailed explanation of the reasons for retaining 
any such property which has not been developed 
or for which no development has been proposed 
under the current installation master plans for 
major military installations (as described in sec-
tion 2864 of title 10, United States Code). 
(3) EXCLUSION
OF
CERTAIN
PROPERTY.—In 
preparing and submitting the report under this sub-
section, the Secretary may not take into account any 
real property which has been identified prior to Jan-
uary 20, 2011, as property to be transferred to the 
Government of Guam under the Guam Excess 
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Lands Act (Public Law 103–339) or the Guam 
Land Use Plan (GLUP) 1977, or pursuant to base 
realignment and closure authorized under the De-
fense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 
(part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 
U.S.C. 2687 note), whether or not the Navy trans-
ferred control of any such property to Guam at any 
time. 
(b) POLICY DESCRIBED.—The ‘‘net negative’’ policy 
described in this section is the policy of the Secretary of 
the Navy, as expressed in the statement released by Under 
Secretary of the Navy on January 20, 2011, that the relo-
cation of Marines to Guam occurring during 2011 will not 
cause the total number of acres of real property controlled 
by the Navy on Guam upon the completion of such reloca-
tion to exceed the total number of acres of real property 
controlled by the Navy on Guam prior to such relocation. 
TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND 
LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2304(a) and available for military con-
struction projects inside the United States as specified in 
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the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Air Force may acquire real property and carry out mili-
tary construction projects for the installations or locations 
inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth 
in the following table: 
Air Force: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Alaska ....................................
Clear Air Force Station .............
$20,000,000 
Eielson Air Force Base ..............
$213,300,000 
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richard-
son.
$29,000,000 
Arizona ..................................
Luke Air Force Base .................
$20,000,000 
California ...............................
Edwards Air Force Base ............
$24,000,000 
Colorado .................................
Buckley Air Force Base .............
$13,500,000 
Delaware ..............................
Dover Air Force Base ................
$39,000,000 
Florida ...................................
Eglin Air Force Base .................
$88,600,000 
Patrick Air Force Base ..............
$13,500,000 
Georgia ..................................
Moody Air Force Base ...............
$30,900,000 
Guam .....................................
Joint Region Marianas ...............
$80,658,000 
Kansas ...................................
McConnell Air Force Base .........
$19,800,000 
Louisiana ...............................
Barksdale Air Force Base ..........
$21,000,000 
Maryland ...............................
Joint Base Andrews ...................
$66,500,000 
Massachusetts ........................
Hanscom Air Force Base ...........
$30,965,000 
Montana .................................
Malmstrom Air Force Base .......
$14,600,000 
Nevada ...................................
Nellis Air Force Base .................
$10,600,000 
New Mexico ...........................
Cannon Air Force Base .............
$21,000,000 
Holloman Air Force Base ..........
$10,600,000 
Kirtland Air Force Base ............
$7,300,000 
Ohio .......................................
Wright-Patterson Air Force 
Base.
$12,600,000 
Oklahoma ...............................
Altus Air Force Base .................
$11,600,000 
Tinker Air Force Base ...............
$43,000,000 
South Carolina ......................
Joint Base Charleston ................
$17,000,000 
Texas .....................................
Joint Base San Antonio .............
$67,300,000 
Utah .......................................
Hill Air Force Base ...................
$44,500,000 
Virginia ..................................
Joint Base Langley-Eustis .........
$59,200,000 
Washington ............................
Fairchild Air Force Base ...........
$27,000,000 
Wyoming ................................
F.E. Warren Air Force Base .....
$5,550,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2304(a) and available for military con-
struction projects outside the United States as specified 
in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Air Force may acquire real property and carry out mili-
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tary construction projects for the installation or location 
outside the United States, and in the amount, set forth 
in the following table: 
Air Force: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Australia .............................
Darwin ..........................................
$30,400,000 
Germany .............................
Ramstein Air Base ........................
$13,437,000 
Spangdahlem Air Base .................
$43,465,000 
Japan ..................................
Kadena Air Base ...........................
$19,815,000 
Yokota Air Base ............................
$32,020,000 
Mariana Islands ..................
Unspecified Location .....................
$9,000,000 
Turkey ................................
Incirlik Air Base ...........................
$13,449,000 
United Arab Emirates ........
Al Dhafra ......................................
$35,400,000 
United Kingdom .................
Croughton RAF ............................
$16,500,000 
SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2304(a) and available 
for military family housing functions as specified in the 
funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air 
Force may carry out architectural and engineering serv-
ices and construction design activities with respect to the 
construction or improvement of family housing units in an 
amount not to exceed $4,368,000. 
SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 
UNITS. 
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 
Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a) and 
available for military family housing functions as specified 
in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
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Air Force may improve existing military family housing 
units in an amount not to exceed $56,984,000. 
SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR 
FORCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2016, for military con-
struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 
functions of the Department of the Air Force, as specified 
in the funding table in section 4601. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author-
ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 
any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 
of all projects carried out under section 2301 may not ex-
ceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 
4601. 
SEC. 2305. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2016 PROJECT. 
In the case of the authorization contained in the table 
in section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (division B of Public Law 
114–92; 129 Stat. 1152) for Malmstrom Air Force Base, 
Montana, for construction of a Tactical Response Force 
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Alert Facility at the installation, the Secretary of the Air 
Force may construct an emergency power generator sys-
tem consistent with the Air Force’s construction guide-
lines. 
SEC. 2306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
2118), the authorization set forth in the table in sub-
section (b), as provided in section 2301 of that Act (126 
Stat. 2126) and extended by section 2309 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (di-
vision B of Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1155), shall 
remain in effect until October 1, 2017, or the date of the 
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military con-
struction for fiscal year 2018, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 
is as follows: 
Air Force: Extension of 2013 Project Authorization 
State/Country 
Installation or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
Portugal ...................
Lajes Field ...............
Sanitary Sewer Lift/ 
Pump Station ......
$2,000,000 
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SEC. 2307. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROJECT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 
985), the authorization set forth in the table in subsection 
(b), as provided in section 2301 of that Act (127 Stat. 
992), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2017, or the 
date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for mili-
tary construction for fiscal year 2018, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 
is as follows: 
Air Force: Extension of 2014 Project Authorizations 
Country 
Installation or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified (Italy).
Aviano Air Base ......
Guardian Angel Op-
erations Facility ...
$22,047,000 
SEC. 2308. RESTRICTION ON ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY IN 
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. 
The Secretary of the Air Force may not use any of 
the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 
2304 to acquire property or interests in property at an 
unspecified location in the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, as specified in the funding table set forth 
in section 2301(b) and the funding table in section 4601, 
until the congressional defense committees have received 
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from the Secretary a report providing the following infor-
mation: 
(1) The specific location of the property or in-
terest in property to be acquired. 
(2) The total cost, scope, and location of the 
military construction projects and the acquisition of 
property or interests in property required to support 
the Secretary’s proposed divert activities and exer-
cises in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands. 
(3) An analysis of any alternative locations that 
the Secretary considered acquiring, including other 
locations or interests within the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands or the Freely Associ-
ated States. For purposes of this paragraph, the 
term ‘‘Freely Associated States’’ means the Republic 
of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Mi-
cronesia, and the Republic of Palau. 
TITLE 
XXIV—DEFENSE 
AGEN-
CIES 
MILITARY 
CONSTRUC-
TION 
SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUC-
TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
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tions in section 2403(a) and available for military con-
struction projects inside the United States as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of De-
fense may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installations or locations in-
side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 
the following table: 
Defense Agencies: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Alaska .........................................
Clear Air Force Station ..........................
$155,000,000 
Fort Greely ..............................................
$9,560,000 
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson ..........
$4,900,000 
Arizona .......................................
Fort Huachuca ........................................
$4,493,000 
California ....................................
Coronado .................................................
$175,412,000 
Travis Air Force Base .............................
$26,500,000 
Delaware ....................................
Dover Air Force Base .............................
$44,115,000 
Florida ........................................
Patrick Air Force Base ...........................
$10,100,000 
Georgia .......................................
Fort Benning ...........................................
$4,820,000 
Fort Gordon ............................................
$25,000,000 
Maine ..........................................
Portsmouth ..............................................
$27,100,000 
Maryland ....................................
Bethesda Naval Hospital .........................
$510,000,000 
Fort Meade ..............................................
$38,000,000 
North Carolina ...........................
Camp Lejeune .........................................
$31,000,000 
Fort Bragg ..............................................
$86,593,000 
South Carolina ...........................
Joint Base Charleston .............................
$17,000,000 
Texas ..........................................
Red River Army Depot ............................
$44,700,000 
Sheppard Air Force Base ........................
$91,910,000 
Virginia ......................................
Pentagon .................................................
$20,216,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2403(a) and available for military con-
struction projects outside the United States as specified 
in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of De-
fense may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installations or locations out-
side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 
the following table: 
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Defense Agencies: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Diego Garcia .................
Diego Garcia ........................................................
$30,000,000 
Germany ........................
Kaiserslautern ......................................................
$45,221,000 
Japan ............................
Ikakuni .................................................................
$6,664,000 
Kadena Air Base ..................................................
$161,224,000 
Yokota Air Base ...................................................
$113,731,000 
Kwajalein .......................
Kwajalein Atoll .....................................................
$85,500,000 
United Kingdom ............
Royal Air Force Croughton ..................................
$71,424,000 
Royal Air Force Lakenheath ................................
$13,500,000 
Wake Island ..................
Wake Island .........................................................
$11,670,000 
SEC. 
2402. 
AUTHORIZED 
ENERGY 
CONSERVATION 
PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2403(a) and available for energy conserva-
tion projects as specified in the funding table in section 
4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy con-
servation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United 
States Code, in the amount set forth in the table: 
Energy Conservation Projects: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
California .......................
Edwards Air Force Base ......................................
$8,400,000 
Naval Base San Diego .........................................
$4,230,000 
Fort Hunter Liggett ............................................
$5,400,000 
Colorado ........................
Fort Carson ..........................................................
$5,000,000 
Schriever Air Force Base .....................................
$3,295,000 
Florida ...........................
SUBASE Kings Bay NAS Jacksonville ...............
$3,230,000 
Guam .............................
NAVBASE Guam .................................................
$8,540,000 
Hawaii ...........................
NSAH Wahiawa Kunia Oahu ..............................
$14,890,000 
Ohio ...............................
Wright Patterson Air Force Base ........................
$14,400,000 
Utah ..............................
Dugway Proving Ground ......................................
$7,500,000 
Tooele Army Depot ..............................................
$8,200,000 
Various Locations .........
Various Locations .................................................
$28,088,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2403(a) and available for energy conserva-
tion projects outside the United States as specified in the 
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funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense 
may carry out energy conservation projects under chapter 
173 of title 10, United States Code, for the installations 
or locations outside the United States, and in the 
amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Energy Conservation Projects: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Cuba ..............................
Guantanamo Bay .................................................
$6,080,000 
Diego Garcia .................
NSF Diego Garcia ...............................................
$17,010,000 
Japan ............................
Kadena Air Base ..................................................
$4,007,000 
Misawa Air Base ..................................................
$5,315,000 
Spain .............................
Rota ......................................................................
$3,710,000 
Various Locations .........
Various Locations .................................................
$2,705,000 
SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DE-
FENSE AGENCIES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2016, for military con-
struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 
functions of the Department of Defense (other than the 
military departments), as specified in the funding table 
in section 4601. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author-
ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 
any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 
of all projects carried out under section 2401 of this Act 
may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appro-
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priated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601. 
SEC. 2404. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROJECT. 
In the case of the authorization in the table in section 
2401(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 
127 Stat. 996), for Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United 
Kingdom, for construction of a high school, the Secretary 
of Defense may construct a combined middle/high school. 
SEC. 2405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
2118), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub-
section (b), as provided in section 2401 of that Act (126 
Stat. 2127), as amended by section 2406(a) of the Mili-
tary Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
(division B of Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1160), shall 
remain in effect until October 1, 2017, or the date of the 
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military con-
struction for fiscal year 2018, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 
is as follows: 
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Defense Agencies: Extension of 2013 Project Authorizations 
State/Country 
Installation or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
Japan .......................
Camp Zama .............
Renovate Zama High 
School ..................
$13,273,000 
Pennsylvania ............
New Cumberland .....
Replace Reservoir ....
$4,300,000 
SEC. 2406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 
985), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub-
section (b), as provided in section 2401 of that Act (127 
Stat. 995), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2017 
or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
for military construction for fiscal year 2018, whichever 
is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 
is as follows: 
Defense Agencies: Extension of 2014 Project Authorizations 
State/Country 
Installation or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
California .................
Brawley ....................
SOF Desert Warfare 
Training Center ...
$23,095,000 
Germany ..................
Kaiserslautern .........
Replace 
Kaiserslautern El-
ementary School ..
$49,907,000 
Ramstein Air Base ..
Replace Ramstein 
High School .........
$98,762,000 
Hawaii .....................
Joint Base Pearl 
Harbor-Hickam.
DISA Pacific Facil-
ity Upgrade ..........
$2,615,000 
Massachusetts ..........
Hanscom Air Force 
Base.
Replace Hanscom 
Primary School ....
$36,213,000 
United Kindgom ......
RAF Lakenheath .....
Replace Lakenheath 
High School .........
$69,638,000 
Virginia ....................
MCB Quantico .........
Replace Quantico 
Middle/High 
School ..................
$40,586,000 
Pentagon 
PFPA Support Oper-
ations Center .......
$14,800,000 
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Defense Agencies: Extension of 2014 Project Authorizations— 
Continued 
State/Country 
Installation or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
Pentagon 
Raven Rock Admin-
istrative Facility 
Upgrade ...............
$32,000,000 
Pentagon 
Boundary Channel 
Access Control 
Point ....................
$6,700,000 
TITLE 
XXV—NORTH 
ATLANTIC 
TREATY ORGANIZATION SE-
CURITY 
INVESTMENT 
PRO-
GRAM 
SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Invest-
ment Program as provided in section 2806 of title 10, 
United States Code, in an amount not to exceed the sum 
of the amount authorized to be appropriated for this pur-
pose in section 2502 and the amount collected from the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of con-
struction previously financed by the United States. 
SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2016, for con-
tributions by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 
of title 10, United States Code, for the share of the United 
States of the cost of projects for the North Atlantic Treaty 
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