AMENDMENTS TO PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROGRAM

SEC. 807. AMENDMENTS TO PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROGRAM (a) Funding.—(1) Of the amounts appropriated for operation and maintenance for the Defense Agencies, $7,000,000 is available for each of fiscal years 1988 and 1989 only for the purpose of carrying out cooperative agreements entered into by the Secretary of Defense under chapter 142 of title 10, United States Code, to furnish procurement technical assistance to business entities. (2) Of the amount provided under paragraph (1) for fiscal year 1988, $500,000 shall be available only for the purpose of carrying out programs sponsored by eligible entities defined in subparagraph (D) of section 2411(1) of title 10, United States Code (as amended by subsection (b)), that provide procurement technical assistance in distressed areas as defined in subparagraph (B) of section 2411(2) of such title (as amended by subsection (b)). If there is an insufficient number of satisfactory proposals for cooperative agreements in such distressed areas to allow effective use of the funds authorized under this paragraph in such areas, the funds shall be allocated among the Defense Contract Administration Services regions in accordance with section 2415(c) of such title. (b) Amendments to Definitions of Eligible Entity and Distressed Area.—(1) Paragraph (1) of section 2411 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(D) A tribal organization, as defined in section 4(c) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93–638; 25 U.S.C. 450(c)), or an economic enterprise, as defined in section 3(e) of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–262; 25 U.S.C. 1452(e)).” (2) Paragraph (2) of such section is amended— (A) by striking out “means” and inserting in lieu thereof “means—”; (B) by designating the text beginning with “the area of a unit” as subparagraph (A) and indenting such text two additional ems; (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) in such text as clauses (i) and (ii) and indenting such clauses (as redesignated) two additional ems; (D) by striking out the period at the end of such subparagraph (A) (as redesignated) and inserting in lieu thereof “; or”; and (E) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(B) a reservation, as defined in section 3(d) of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–262; 25 U.S.C. 1452(d)).” (c) Technical Revision of Fund Distribution Method.—Section 2415 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out subsections (a) and (b); and (2) by striking out “(c) For any amount” and all that follows through “$3,000,000, the” and inserting in lieu thereof “The”.