OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PROTOTYPE PROJECTS.

SEC. 864. OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PROTOTYPE PROJECTS. (a) Expanded Authority for Prototype Projects.—Subsection (a)(2) of section 2371b of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking “for a prototype project” each place such term appears and inserting “for a transaction (for a prototype project)”; (2) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking “$50,000,000” and inserting “$100,000,000”; and (B) by striking “$250,000,000” and inserting “$500,000,000”; and (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking “$250,000,000” and inserting “$500,000,000”. (b) Clarification of Inclusion of Small Businesses Participating in SBIR or STTR.—Subparagraph (B) of section 2371b(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting “(including small businesses participating in a program described under section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638))” after “small businesses”. (c) Modification of Cost Sharing Requirement for Use of Other Transaction Authority.—Subparagraph (C) of such section is amended by striking “provided by parties to the transaction” and inserting “provided by sources other than”. (d) Use of Other Transaction Authority for Ongoing Prototype Projects.—Subsection (f)(1) of section 2371b of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “A transaction includes all individual prototype subprojects awarded under the transaction to a consortium of United States industry and academic institutions.”.