PROVISIONS RELATING TO SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES AND SMALL BUSINESSES.

SEC. 802. PROVISIONS RELATING TO SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES AND SMALL BUSINESSES. Section 2323 of title 10, United States Code, as added and amended by section 801, is further amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection: “(h) Compliance With Subcontracting Plan Requirements.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to ensure that potential contractors submitting sealed bids or competitive proposals to the Department of Defense for procurement contracts to be awarded under the program provided for by this section are complying with applicable subcontracting plan requirements of section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)). 106 STAT. 2447 “(2) The regulations required by paragraph (1) shall ensure that, with respect to a sealed bid or competitive proposal for which the bidder or offeror is required to negotiate or submit a subcontracting plan under section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)), the subcontracting plan shall be a factor in evaluating the bid or proposal.”.