[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 97 (Tuesday, June 12, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3845]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2812. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. 
McCain) 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 I of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 896. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT 
                   STRATEGY.

       (a) Strategy Required.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 136 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2282. Department of defense small business procurement 
       strategy

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
     and implement a small business strategy for the Department of 
     Defense that meets the requirements of this section and 
     enables the Department to better leverage small businesses as 
     a means to enhance or support mission execution.
       ``(b) Unified Management Structure.--As part of the small 
     business strategy described in subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall ensure that there is a unified management structure 
     within the Department for the functions of the Department 
     relating to--
       ``(1) programs and activities related to small business 
     concerns (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 632));
       ``(2) manufacturing and industrial base policy; and
       ``(3) any procurement technical assistance program 
     established under chapter 142 of this title.
       ``(c) Enhanced Coordination.--As part of the small business 
     strategy required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     ensure that coordination is improved among Department of 
     Defense offices that shape the industrial base or promote 
     small business use to make sure the Department has a coherent 
     and comprehensive view of small business capabilities and 
     innovations and how they strengthen the defense market.
       ``(d) Purpose of Small Business Programs.--The Secretary 
     shall ensure that programs and activities of the Department 
     of Defense related to small business concerns are carried out 
     so as to further national defense programs and priorities and 
     the statements of purpose for Department of Defense 
     acquisition set forth in section 801 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 
     131 Stat. 1449).
       ``(e) Points of Entry Into Defense Market.--The Secretary 
     shall ensure--
       ``(1) that opportunities for small business concerns to 
     contract with the Department of Defense are identified 
     clearly;
       ``(2) that small business concerns are able to have access 
     to program managers, contracting officers, and other persons 
     using the products or services of such concern to the extent 
     necessary to inform such persons of emerging and existing 
     capabilities of such concerns; and
       ``(3) that Department of Defense and defense sector 
     engagement with non-traditional and innovative companies is 
     promoted and prioritized through expanded small business 
     engagement to such small business concerns.
       ``(f) Enhanced Outreach Under Procurement Technical 
     Assistance Program Market.--The Secretary shall enable and 
     promote activities to provide coordinated outreach to small 
     business concerns through any procurement technical 
     assistance program established under chapter 142 of this 
     title to facilitate small business contracting with the 
     Department of Defense.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2282. Department of Defense small business strategy.''.

       (b) Implementation.--
       (1) Deadline.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop the 
     small business strategy required by section 2282 of title 10, 
     United States Code, as added by subsection (a), not later 
     than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Notice to congress and publication.--Upon completion of 
     the development of the small business strategy pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
       (A) transmit the strategy to Congress; and
       (B) publish the strategy on a public website of the 
     Department of Defense.
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