PRICE EVALUATION PREFERENCE.

SEC. 153. PRICE EVALUATION PREFERENCE. Section 31(b)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657a(b)(3)) is amended—(1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and(2) by adding at the end the following:“(C) Procurement of commodities for international food aid export operations.—The price evaluation preference for purchases of agricultural commodities by the Secretary of Agriculture for export operations through international food aid programs administered by the Farm Service Agency shall be 5 percent on the first portion of a contract to be awarded that is not greater than 20 percent of the total volume of each commodity being procured in a single invitation.”.