Sec. 859. AUTHORIZATION FOR PAYMENT OF CERTAIN COSTS RELATING TO PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS

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## SEC. 859 AUTHORIZATION FOR PAYMENT OF CERTAIN COSTS RELATING TO PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS ###

(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.