The purposes of the program authorized by this chapter are—

1. (1) to increase assistance by the Department of Defense to eligible entities furnishing procurement technical assistance to business entities; and
2. (2) to assist eligible entities in the payment of the costs of establishing and carrying out new procurement technical assistance programs and maintaining existing procurement technical assistance programs.

(Added Pub. L. 98–525, title XII, § 1241(a)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2605; amended Pub. L. 99–145, title IX, § 919(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 692; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1872(a)(2), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4287.)

Amendment of Section

Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §§ 1801(d), 1872(a)(2), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4151, 4287, provided that, effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, this section is amended by transferring the text of this section to section 4951 of this title and redesignating it as subsection (a). See 2021 Amendment note below.

Repeal of Section

Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §§ 1801(d), 1872(b)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4151, 4289, provided that, effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, this section is repealed.

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283 transferred the text of this section to section 4951 of this title and redesignated it as subsec. (a).

1985—Pub. L. 99–145 amended section generally, substituting “assistance by the Department of Defense to eligible entities” for “Department of Defense assistance for eligible entities” in par. (1).

Effective Date of Repeal

Repeal effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Effective Date of 2021 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Effective Date of 1985 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 99–145 effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 919(d) of Pub. L. 99–145, set out as a note under section 2411 of this title.