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TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS

Subtitle F — Small Business Matters

P. L. 115-

House Conference Report. 115-874

(a) Authorization To Pay Costs Relating To Meetings Of Eligible Entities.—Section 2417 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in the heading, by inserting “and other” after “Administrative”;

(2) by striking “chapter, an amount” and inserting “chapter—

“(1) an amount”;

(3) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and

(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(2) an amount determined appropriate by the Director to assist eligible entities in payment of costs of eligible entities —

“(A) for meetings to discuss best practices for the improvement of the operations of procurement technical assistance centers; and

“(B) for membership dues for any association of such centers created by eligible entities, training fees and associated travel for training to carry out the purposes of this chapter, and voluntary participation on any committees or board of such an association.”.

(b) Briefing.—Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall brief the congressional defense committees on the recognition or lack of recognition by the Department of Defense of procurement technical assistance center associations and the rationale for the recognition or lack of recognition, including a discussion of whether the Department needs authority to recognize such associations.

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 862) that would authorize Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs) to form an association to pursue matters of common concern, and direct the Secretary of Defense to recognize a PTAC association with a membership of the majority of PTACs.

The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.

The Senate recedes with an amendment that would direct the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency to brief the congressional defense committees on the potential utility of PTAC associations, and expands the use of authorized funds to include coordination activities among PTACs.