Amendments to the procurement technical assistance program

Chapter 388 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by amending section 4951(2)(B) to read as follows: (B) a tribe, reservation, economic enterprise, or organization, as such terms are defined, respectively, in section 3 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–262; 25 U.S.C. 1452).; (2) in section 4952— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3); (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph: (1) to support the growth and resiliency of the industrial base by accelerating innovation, fostering ingenuity of business entities, and establishing resilient supply chains;; (C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking and at the end; (D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and (E) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: (4) to mitigate costs of entry for business entities that improve the technology capabilities of the Department of Defense.; (3) in section 4954, by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Pilot program The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment may carry out a pilot program to award funding for national program staff to an eligible entity that has entered into a cooperative agreement under this section. Funding received under such pilot program shall not be subject to the requirements of subsection (b) or (e). National program staff funded under such pilot program shall provide subject matter expertise for technical assistance, including for activities authorized under section 4958.; (4) in section 4955— (A) in paragraph (4) by striking $1,000,000 and inserting $1,500,000; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Funding from other federal agencies The Secretary shall accept and use funds from other Federal agencies and departments for execution and administration of the program authorized by this chapter.; and (5) in section 4961— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end; (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) an amount determined appropriate by the Secretary to establish one or more centers of excellence to provide to individuals or eligible entities that provide procurement technical assistance pursuant to this chapter training necessary to fulfill the purpose of the program under section 4952 of this title..