,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dcbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #f1 #bjaf ,mr4
 ,knight 7= himself & ,ms4 ,judy ,*u (  
,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$       
,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,small ,bus9ess1 = a p]iod to be     
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to cl>ify !        
prohibition on affiliation "u !         
,m5tor-,protege ,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,def5se1 to am5d ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act
 to improve coop]ation betwe5 !         
m5tor-protege programs ( ! ,small       
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration & ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,def5se1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,m5tor-,protg ,coop]ation ,re=m ,act (  
#bjaf4  #b4 ,am5dm5ts to !              
,m5tor-,protege ,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,def5se on affiliation ,section #hca ( 
! ,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =

 ,fiscal ,ye> #aiia 7,public ,law       
#aja-eaj2 #ajd ,/at4 #afjg2 #aj         
,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb note7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9
 subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by am5d+ p>agraph
 7#a7 to read z foll[s3  7#a7 prior to !
 approval ( t agreem5t1 ! ,adm9i/rator (
 ! ,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration _h made
 no f9d+ ( affiliation betwe5 ! m5tor   
firm & ! protege firm2  2  7,b7 by      
r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#b7 z p>agraph     
7#c72 &  7,c7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph   
7#a7 ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#b7  7,a7 
! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess      
,adm9i/ration does n h a curr5t f9d+ (  
affiliation betwe5 ! m5tor firm &       
protege firm2 or  7,b7 ! ,secret>y1 aft]
 consid]+ ! regulations promulgat$ by ! 
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess        
,adm9i/ration reg>d+ affiliation--  7i7 
does n h reason to believe t ! m5tor    
firm affiliat$ ) ! protege firm2 or     
7ii7 has receiv$ a =mal det]m9ation ( no
 affiliation betwe5 ! m5tor firm &      
protege firm f ! ,adm9i/rator aft] hav+ 
submitt$ a "q ( affiliation to !        

,adm9i/rator2 &  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 
7n71 by am5d+ p>agraph 7#i7 to read z   
foll[s3  7#i7 ,! t]m affiliation1 )     
respect to a relation%ip betwe5 a m5tor 
firm & a protege firm1 means a          
relation%ip describ$ "u section #aba4ajc
 ( title #ac1 ,code ( ,f$]al            
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulation74  4  #c4 ,improv+ coop]ation
 betwe5 ! m5tor-protege programs ( !    
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration & !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,section #de7;b77#d7
 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #fegr7b77#d77 is am5d$ by /rik+        
subp>agraph 7,a7 & r$esignat+           
subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c7 z subp>agraphs 
7,a7 & 7,b71 respectively4