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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2794
To reauthorize and improve the Department of Defense Mentor-Prote´ge´
Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 16, 2019
Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico (for herself, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr.
CA´RDENAS, and Mr. WALTZ) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To reauthorize and improve the Department of Defense
Mentor-Prote´ge´ Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Defense Small Busi-
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ness Advancement Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF DE-
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PARTMENT OF DEFENSE MENTOR-PROTE´ GE´
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PROGRAM.
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(a) PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION.—Section 831 of
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the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
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1991 (Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is
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amended by striking subsection (j).
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(b) OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS OVER-
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SIGHT.—Section 831 of the National Defense Authoriza-
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tion Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 10
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U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended—
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(1) by redesignating subsection (n) as sub-
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section (o); and
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(2) by inserting after subsection (m) the fol-
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lowing new subsection:
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‘‘(n) ESTABLISHMENT
OF PERFORMANCE GOALS
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AND PERIODIC REVIEWS.—The Office of Small Business
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Programs of the Department of Defense shall establish
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performance goals and conduct periodic reviews of ap-
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proved agreements between mentors and prote´ge´s.’’.
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(c) REMOVAL OF PILOT PROGRAM REFERENCES.—
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Section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
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Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2302
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note) is amended—
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(1) in the subsection heading for subsection (a),
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by striking ‘‘PILOT’’; and
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(2) by striking ‘‘pilot’’ each place it appears.
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(d) INDEPENDENT REPORT ON PROGRAM EFFEC-
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TIVENESS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31,
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2022, an independent third party selected by the Of-
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fice of Small Business Programs of the Department
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of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
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committees a report evaluating the effectiveness of
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the Mentor-Prote´ge´ Program established under sec-
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tion 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act
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for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 10
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U.S.C. 2302 note), including recommendations for
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improving the program in terms of performance
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metrics, forms of assistance, and overall program ef-
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fectiveness.
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(2) CONGRESSIONAL
DEFENSE
COMMITTEES
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DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘congres-
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sional defense committees’’ has the meaning given
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that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United
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States Code.
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