ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM FOR CLOTHING AND TEXTILES.

SEC. 721. ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM FOR CLOTHING AND TEXTILES. (a) Establishment.— Subject to the requirements of subsection (b), of the total dollar amount of contracts for each standard industrial classification code for clothing and textiles awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency for each of the fiscal years 1989, 1990, and 1991: (1) To the maximum extent practicable, 50 percent shall not be restricted by the size status of the competing business concerns. (2) To the maximum extent practicable, 50 percent shall be made available for award pursuant to— (A) section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)); (B) section 1207 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987; and (C) section 15(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(a)), if the criteria for such awards are met pursuant to part 19.5 (Set-Asides for Small Business) of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on September 1, 1988. (b) Computation.— In order to calculate the percent limitation established pursuant to subsection (a), the Department may establish, after consultation with the Small Business Administration, major groupings of standard industrial classification codes that are closely related and apply such limitations to such groupings.