NDAA for Fiscal Year 2012

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TITLE XVII — SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT AND INDUSTRIAL BASE MATTERS
P. L. 115-	House Conference Report. 115-404
SEC. 1707. NOTICE OF COST-FREE FEDERAL PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN CONNECTION WITH REGISTRATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS ON PROCUREMENT WEBSITES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) In General.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures to ensure that any notice or direct communication regarding the registration of a small business concern on a website maintained by the Department of Defense relating to contracting opportunities contains information about cost-free Federal procurement technical assistance services that are available through a procurement technical assistance program established under chapter 142 of title 10, United States Code. (b) Small Business Concern Defined.—The term “small business concern” has the meaning given such term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).	Notice of cost-free Federal procurement technical assistance in connection with registration of small business concerns on procurement websites of the Department of Defense (sec. 1707) The House bill contained a provision (sec. 867) that would require the Secretary of Defense to establish procedures to include information about cost-free services provided by a Federal procurement technical assistance program in notices or direct communications regarding the registration of a small business on a Department of Defense procurement website. The Senate amendment contained no similar provision. The Senate recedes.