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

Subtitle H — Other Matters

NDAA Section

House Conference Report 110-477

SEC. 891. PROCUREMENT GOAL FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN-SERVING INSTITUTIONS AND ALASKA NATIVE-SERVING INSTITUTIONS.

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

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

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

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

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

`(E) Native Hawaiian-serving institutions and Alaska Native-serving institutions (as defined in section 317 of the Higher Education Act of 1965).';

(2) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting after `Hispanic-serving institutions,' the following: `Native Hawaiian-serving institutions and Alaska Native-serving institutions,';

(3) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting after `Hispanic-serving institutions,' the following: `Native Hawaiian-serving institutions and Alaska Native-serving institutions,'; and

(4) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting after `Hispanic-serving institutions,' the following: `to Native Hawaiian-serving institutions and Alaska Native-serving institutions,'.

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 807) that would clarify that the minority-serving institutions covered by the goal established in section 2323 of title 10, United States Code, includes native Hawaiian-serving institutions and Alaska native-serving institutions.

The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.

The Senate recedes.

House Armed Services Committee Report 110-146

SECTION 807--PROCUREMENT GOAL FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN-SERVING INSTITUTIONS AND ALASKA NATIVE-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 Native Hawaiian-serving institutions and Alaska native-serving institutions.