TRACKING AWARDS MADE THROUGH OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY.

SEC. 888. TRACKING AWARDS MADE THROUGH OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY. (a) In General.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall establish a process to track the number and value of awards to small businesses and nontraditional defense contractors performing on transactions using other transaction authority, including transactions carried out through consortia. (b) Data Collection.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall, to the extent practicable— (1) minimize the reporting requirements imposed on small businesses and nontraditional defense contractors by the process established under subsection (a); and (2) maximize the use of existing data collection processes of the Department of Defense or the expertise of a consortia-manager under such process. (c) Definitions.—In this section: (1) Nontraditional defense contractor The term “nontraditional defense contractor” has the meaning given such term in section 3014 of title 10, United States Code. (2) Other transaction authority The term “other transaction authority” means the authority provided under sections 4021 and 4022 of title 10, United States Code. (3) Small business The term “small business” has the meaning given the term “small business concern” under section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).