[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 94 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3343]
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  SA 2453. Mr. JONES (for himself, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Kaine) submitted 
an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5515, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 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 F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1066. PROMOTING FEDERAL PROCUREMENT WITH HISTORICALLY 
                   BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY-
                   SERVING INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--The head of an executive agency, or a 
     contracting officer where applicable, shall--
       (1) assist historically Black colleges and universities and 
     minority-serving institutions to develop viable, self-
     sustaining businesses capable of competing on an equal basis 
     in the mainstream of the United States economy; and
       (2) promote Federal procurement with historically Black 
     colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions 
     by establishing--
       (A) participation goals of not less than 10 percent for 
     historically Black colleges and universities and minority-
     serving institutions;
       (B) requirements that prime contractors and other 
     recipients of Federal funds attain similar participation 
     goals in their procurement; and
       (C) other mechanisms that ensure historically Black 
     colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions 
     have a fair opportunity to participate in Federal 
     procurement.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``executive agency'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code.
       (2) The term ``historically Black college and university'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 631 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1132).
       (3) The term ``minority-serving institution'' means an 
     institution described in section 371 of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q).
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