[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2740]
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  SA 647. Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Ms. Hirono) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 
2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REPEAL OF BONAFIDE OFFICE RULE FOR 8(A) CONTRACTS 
                   WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Section 8(a)(11) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     637(a)(11)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``To the maximum''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a 
     contract entered into under this subsection with the 
     Department of Defense.''.
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