To reauthorize the Department of Defense mentor-protégé program.

Bill: 116-hr-5938
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2020-02-21
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Corporate finance and management

Department of Defense

Military procurement, research, weapons development

Public contracts and procurement

Small business
Latest action: action_date: 2020-02-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-02-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill extends authority through September 30, 2023, for mentor firms to enter into mentor-protege agreements under the mentor-protege program of the Department of Defense (DOD). Additionally, the bill extends authority though September 30, 2026, for DOD to provide incentives for such firms under the program. The program incentivizes DOD contractors to offer assistance to disadvantaged small businesses to enhance such businesses' capabilities to perform as subcontractors and suppliers.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5938 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 21, 2020 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To reauthorize the Department of Defense mentor-protégé program.

1. Reauthorization of Department of Defense mentor-protégé program Section 831(j) 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 paragraph (1) by striking September 30, 2018 and inserting September 30, 2023 ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking September 30, 2021 and inserting September 30, 2026 .