1. (a) In General.— The Secretary of Defense shall implement a small business strategy for the Department of Defense that meets the requirements of this section.

2. (b) Unified Management Structure.— As part of the small business strategy described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that there is a unified management structure within the Department for the functions of the Department relating to—

   1. (1) programs and activities related to small business concerns (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act);
   2. (2) manufacturing and industrial base policy; and
   3. (3) any procurement technical assistance program established under chapter 142 of this title.
3. (c) Purpose of Small Business Programs.— The Secretary shall ensure that programs and activities of the Department of Defense related to small business concerns are carried out so as to further national defense programs and priorities and the statements of purpose for Department of Defense acquisition set forth in section 801 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1449).

4. (d) Points of Entry Into Defense Market.— The Secretary shall ensure—

   1. (1) that opportunities for small business concerns to contract with the Department of Defense are identified clearly; and
   2. (2) that small business concerns are able to have access to program managers, contracting officers, and other persons using the products or services of such concern to the extent necessary to inform such persons of emerging and existing capabilities of such concerns.
5. (e) Enhanced Outreach Under Procurement Technical Assistance Program Market.— The Secretary shall enable and promote activities to provide coordinated outreach to small business concerns through any procurement technical assistance program established under chapter 142 of this title to facilitate small business contracting with the Department of Defense.

(Added Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 851(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1883.)

References in Text

Section 3 of the Small Business Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is classified to section 632 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

Section 801 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, referred to in subsec. (c), is section 801 of Pub. L. 115–91, which is set out as a note under section 2302 of this title.

Implementation

Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 851(b), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1884, provided that:

1. “(1) Deadline.— The Secretary of Defense shall develop the small business strategy required by section 2283 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 13, 2018].

2. “(2) Notice to congress and publication.— Upon completion of the development of the small business strategy pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—

   1. “(A) transmit the strategy to Congress; and
   2. “(B) publish the strategy on a public website of the Department of Defense.”