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H.R. 3087House116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

To make improvements to the Mentor-Protégé Program of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

Sponsored by Anthony G. BrownRep. Anthony G. Brown (D-MD)
Introduced June 4, 2019

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The bill makes the Department of Defense Mentor‑Protégé Program permanent and strengthens its oversight. It requires the Office of Small Business Programs to set performance goals and report progress, updates the definition of a disadvantaged small business, removes references to the program being a pilot, and orders an independent review of the program’s effectiveness.

Key Provisions

  • Eliminates the temporary “pilot” status, making the Mentor‑Protégé Program a permanent part of the DoD’s small‑business assistance efforts.
  • Directs the Office of Small Business Programs to create measurable performance goals and to submit a progress report to congressional defense committees by February 1 2020.
  • Changes the definition of a disadvantaged small business to include firms that are up to the size standard for their industry, rather than only those below half the size standard.
  • Requires the Defense Business Board to deliver an independent evaluation of the program, with recommendations, to congressional defense committees by March 31 2022.

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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June 4, 2019

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June 4, 2019

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

June 4, 2019

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Introduced in HouseIssued June 4, 2019

I

116th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3087

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 4, 2019

Mr. Brown of Maryland (for himself and Mr. Turner) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To make improvements to the Mentor-Protégé Program of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

1.

Reauthorization and improvement of Department of Defense Mentor-Protégé Program

(a)

Permanent authorization

Section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended by striking subsection (j).

(b)

Office of Small Business Programs oversight

Section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended—

(1)

by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o); and

(2)

by inserting after subsection (m) the following new subsection:

(n)

Establishment of performance goals and periodic reviews

The Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of Defense shall—

(1)

establish performance goals consistent with the stated purpose of the Mentor-Protégé Program and outcome-based metrics to measure progress in meeting those goals; and

(2)

submit to the congressional defense committees, not later than February 1, 2020, a report on progress made toward implementing these performance goals and metrics, based on periodic reviews of the procedures used to approve mentor-protégé agreements.

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(c)

Modification of disadvantaged small business concern definition

Subsection (o)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), as redesignated by subsection (b)(1) of this section, is amended by striking has less than half the size standard corresponding to its primary North American Industry Classification System code and inserting is not more than the size standard corresponding to its primary North American Industry Classification System code.

(d)

Removal of pilot program references

Section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended—

(1)

in the subsection heading for subsection (a), by striking pilot; and

(2)

by striking pilot each place it appears.

(e)

Independent report on program effectiveness

(1)

In general

The Secretary of Defense shall direct the Defense Business Board to submit to the congressional defense committees a report evaluating the effectiveness of the Mentor-Protégé Program established under section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), including recommendations for improving the program in terms of performance metrics, forms of assistance, and overall program effectiveness not later than March 31, 2022.

(2)

Congressional defense committees defined

In this subsection, the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.