H.R. 10849House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Small Business and Defense Industrial Base Support Act

To amend chapter 388 of title 10, United States Code, to clarify to the purpose of and adjust the limits on assistance under the procurement technical assistance cooperative agreement program.

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The Small Business and Defense Industrial Base Support Act updates the procurement technical assistance cooperative agreement program in the Department of Defense. It clarifies that the assistance provided can be confidential and raises the maximum funding amounts that can be awarded. The changes also give the Secretary of Defense the ability to waive or modify those funding limits on a case‑by‑case basis, with notice to congressional defense committees.

Key Provisions

Changes the program’s purpose language to allow "confidential procurement technical assistance" instead of just "procurement technical assistance".
Increases the funding caps: the primary assistance limit rises from $1.5 million to $2 million, a secondary limit from $750,000 to $1 million, and another limit from $1.5 million to $2 million.
Adds a new waiver provision letting the Secretary adjust or waive these dollar limits when needed, provided a notice is sent to the congressional defense committees within 30 days.

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

October 19, 2026

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Introduced in House

October 19, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

October 19, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued October 19, 2026

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10849

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 19, 2026

Ms. Goodlander (for herself and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To amend chapter 388 of title 10, United States Code, to clarify to the purpose of and adjust the limits on assistance under the procurement technical assistance cooperative agreement program.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Small Business and Defense Industrial Base Support Act.

Amendments to the procurement technical assistance cooperative agreement program

(a)

Purposes

Section 4952(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking furnishing procurement technical assistance and inserting furnishing confidential procurement technical assistance.

(b)

Increased funding limits

Section 4955 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a)—

(A)

in paragraph (1), by striking $1,500,000 and inserting $2,000,000;

(B)

in paragraph (2), by striking $750,000 and inserting $1,000,000; and

(C)

in paragraph (4), by striking 1,500,000 and inserting $2,000,000; and

(2)

by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(f)

Waiver

The Secretary may waive or modify the dollar amounts in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis, if the Secretary—

(1)

determines that it would be in the best interest of the program; and

(2)

provides the congressional defense committees notice of such modification or waiver not later than 30 days after making such modification or issuing such waiver.