[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 83 (Wednesday, May 25, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3205]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4179. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Vitter, and Mrs. Shaheen) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 
2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle H insert the following:

     SEC. 899C. INCLUSION OF WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTERS AS APPROVED 
                   VENDORS UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MENTOR-
                   PROTEGE PROGRAM.

       Section 831(f)(6) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 
     note) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) women's business centers described in section 29 of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656).''.
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