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

Subtitle E—Other Matters

JWNDAA Section

House Conference Report 109-702

Section 2323 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--

(1) in subsection (a)(1)--

(A) by striking `and' at the end of subparagraph (B);

(B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting `; and'; and

(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

`(D) Hispanic-serving institutions (as defined in section 502(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)).';

(2) in subsection (a)(2)--

(A) by inserting after `historically Black colleges and universities' the following: `, Hispanic-serving institutions,'; and

(B) by inserting after `such colleges and universities' the following: `and institutions';

(3) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting after `historically Black colleges and universities' the following: `, Hispanic-serving institutions,'; and

(4) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting after `historically Black colleges and universities' the following: `, to Hispanic-serving institutions,'.

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 826) that would extend contract goals for small disadvantaged businesses and certain institutions of higher education to include Hispanic-serving institutions.

The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.

The Senate recedes.

House Armed Services Committee Report 109-452

SECTION 826--PROCUREMENT GOAL FOR HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS

This section would amend section 2323 of title 10, United States Code to extend the contract goals for small disadvantaged businesses and certain institutions of higher education to include Hispanic-serving institutions.