PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROGRAM

SEC. 819. PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROGRAM (a) Funding.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 301 for Defense Agencies for fiscal years 1990 103 STAT. 1503and 1991 for operation and maintenance, $9,000,000 shall be available for each of such fiscal years only for the purpose of carrying out cooperative agreements under chapter 142 of title 10, United States Code. (b) Set-Aside.—Of the amounts provided for in subsection (a), $600,000 shall be available for each of the fiscal years 1990 and 1991 for the purpose of carrying out programs sponsored by eligible entities named in subparagraph (D) of section 2411(1) of title 10, United States Code, that provide procurement technical assistance in distressed areas (as defined in subparagraph (B) of section 2411(2) of such title). If there is an insufficient number of satisfactory proposals for cooperative agreements in such distressed areas to allow for effective use of the funds authorized under this subsection in such areas, the funds shall be allocated among the Defense Contract Administration Services regions in accordance with section 2415 of such title. (c) Assistance Furnished to Certain Indian Organizations.—(1) Subsection (a) of section 2414 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “(1) in the case of a program operating on a Statewide basis, other than a program referred to in clause (3) or (4), $300,000; “(2) in the case of a program operating on less than a Statewide basis, other than a program referred to in clause (3) or (4), $150,000; “(3) in the case of a program operated wholly within one service area of the Bureau of Indian Affairs by an eligible entity referred to in section 2411(1)(0) of this title, $150,000; or “(4) in the case of a program operated wholly within more than one service area of the Bureau of Indian Affairs by an eligible entity referred to in section 2411(1)(D) of this title, $300,000.”. (2) Subsection (b) of such section is amended by inserting “or is operated wholly within one or more service areas of the Bureau of Indian Affairs by an eligible entity referred to in section 2411(a)(1)(D) of this title” after “or on less than a Statewide basis”.