Sec. 861. INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE
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## SEC. 861 INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE **[**[10 U.S.C. 4901 note](/us/usc/t10/s4901)**]** ###
(a)In General The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy (established under section 903 of this Act) and other appropriate officials, in carrying out the activities described under subchapter II of chapter 148 of title 10, United States Code, shall establish initiatives to increase the effectiveness of the Department of Defense in specifically leveraging small businesses to eliminate gaps and vulnerabilities in the national technology and industrial base (as defined in section 2500 of title 10, United States Code) and expand the number of small businesses in the national technology and industrial base. ###
(b)Initiatives ####
(1)Updates for small business strategy Not later than October 1, 2022, and biennially thereafter, shall update the small business strategy required under section 2283 of title 10, United States Code, and provide such updated strategy to the congressional defense committees. ####
(2)Implementation plan #####
(A)In general Not later than March 1, 2023, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall develop an implementation plan consistent with the most recent small business strategy developed under such section 2283, and provide such plan to the congressional defense committees. #####
(B)Elements The implementation plan described in subparagraph
(A)shall include an identification of the following: ######
(i)Organizations responsible for implementation activities. ######
(ii)Metrics to evaluate progress of implementation activities. ######
(iii)Resources to support implementation activities. ######
(iv)Outcomes achieved as a result of executing the previous small business strategy developed under such section 2283. ####
(3)Mechanisms to assess and support small businesses in national technology and industrial base The Secretary of Defense shall— #####
(A)establish policies, procedures, and information repositories to identify small businesses in the defense supply chain, including— ######
(i)small businesses participating in an acquisition program of a military department or Defense Agency (as defined in section 101(11) of title 10, United States Code); ######
(ii)small businesses contracting with the Defense Logistics Agency; and ######
(iii)other small businesses in the national technology and industrial base; #####
(B)establish policies and procedures to assess the financial status of critical small businesses; and #####
(C)enter into an agreement with the acquisition research organization within a civilian college or university that is described under section 2361a(a) of title 10, United States Code (commonly referred to as the “Acquisition Innovation Research Center”), to analyze mechanisms that could be established to allow the Secretary of Defense to provide direct financial support to critical small businesses that require additional financial assistance, including critical small businesses that are— ######
(i)contracting with the Defense Logistics Agency; ######
(ii)subcontractors (at any tier); or ######
(iii)in critical technology sectors. ###
(c)Reports ####
(1)Report on activities Not later than October 1, 2021, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy shall submit to the appropriate committees a report on activities undertaken pursuant to this section. ####
(2)Implementation plan for 2019 small business strategy Not later than June 1, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit an implementation plan for the small business strategy required under section 2283 of title 10, United States Code, and dated October 1, 2019, including an identification of specific responsible individuals and organizations, milestones and metrics, and resources to support activities identified in the implementation plan. ###
(d)Small Business Defined In this section, the term “small business” has the meaning given by the Secretary of Defense, except that such term shall include prime contractors and subcontractors (at any tier).
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INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE
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