BREAKOUT PROCUREMENT CENTER REPRESENTATIVES.

SEC. 110. BREAKOUT PROCUREMENT CENTER REPRESENTATIVES. Subsection (1) of section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644) is amended— (1) by striking the term “unrestricted” from subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2) each place such term appears; (2) by amending subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2) to read as follows: “(E) have access to procurement records and other data of the procurement center commensurate with the level of such representative’s approved security clearance classification;”; (3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: “(3) A breakout procurement center representative is authorized to appeal the failure to act favorably on any recommendation made pursuant to paragraph (2). Such appeal shall be filed and processed in the same manner and subject to the same conditions and limitations as an appeal filed by the Administrator pursuant to subsection (a).”; (4) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows: “(6) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘major procurement center’ means a procurement center that, in the opinion of the Administrator, purchases substantial dollar amounts of other than 102 STAT. 2995commercial items and which has the potential to incur significant savings as the result of the placement of a breakout procurement center representative”; and (5) by adding the following new paragraph: “(7) (A) At such times as the Administrator deems appropriate, the breakout procurement center representative shall conduct familiarization sessions for contracting officers and other appropriate personnel of the procurement center to which such representative is assigned. Such sessions shall acquaint the participants with the provisions of this subsection and shall instruct them in methods designed to further the purposes of such subsection. “(B) The breakout procurement center representative shall prepare and personally deliver an annual briefing and report to the head of the procurement center to which such representative is assigned. Such briefing and report shall detail the past and planned activities of the representative and shall contain such recommendations for improvement in the operation of the center as may be appropriate. The head of such center shall personally receive such briefing and report and shall, within sixty calendar days after receipt, respond, in writing, to each recommendation made by such representative.”.