RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

SEC. 106. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. Not later than March 31, 1996, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a recommendation to the Congress addressing whether there has been a demonstrable reduction in the quality of research performed under the SBIR program since the beginning of fiscal year 1993, such that increasing the percentage under section 9(f)(1)(C) of the Small Business Act (as amended by section 103 of this Act) would adversely affect the performance of the research programs of the Department of Defense.