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

Subtitle G—Small Business Matters

P. L. 116-92

House Conference Report 116-333

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may enter into an agreement with 1 or more vendors selected under section 9(q)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(q)(2)) to provide small business concerns engaged in SBIR or STTR projects with cybersecurity technical assistance, such as access to a network of cybersecurity experts and engineers engaged in designing and implementing cybersecurity practices.

(b) Amounts.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may provide the amounts described under section 9(q)(3) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 638(q)(3)) to a recipient that meets the eligibility requirements under the such paragraph, if the recipient requests to seek cybersecurity technical assistance from an individual or entity other than a vendor selected as described in subsection (a).

The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 878(c)) that would permit the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with one or more vendors to provide cybersecurity technical assistance to small business concerns engaged in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) projects.

The Senate bill contained no similar provision.

The Senate recedes.

House Report 116-120

 Section 878--Improvements to Certain Defense Innovation Programs

This section would create a pilot program within the Department of Defense to encourage engagement with commercial technology companies through the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, and would modify other elements of the innovation architecture within the Department.