,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acbj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #f1       
#bjai,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,ernst7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to reauthorize and improve  
the ,department of ,defense             
,mentor-,protg ,program4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,defense ,small ,business ,advancement  
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,reauthorization and
 improvement of ,department of ,defense 
,mentor-,protg ,program  7a7 ,permanent 
authorization ,section #hca of the      
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #aiia 7,public ,law   
#aja-eaj2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb note7 is  
amended by striking subsection 7j74  7b7
 ,office of ,small ,business ,programs  
oversight ,section #hca of the ,national
 ,defense ,authorization ,act for       
,fiscal ,year #aiia 7,public ,law       
#aja-eaj2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb note7 is  

amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
subsection 7n7 as subsection 7o72 and   
7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7m7  
the following new subsection3  7n7      
,establishment of performance goals and 
periodic reviews ,the ,office of ,small 
,business ,programs of the ,department  
of ,defense shall establish performance 
goals and conduct periodic reviews of   
approved agreements between mentors and 
protgs4  4  7c7 ,removal of pilot       
program references ,section #hca of the 
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #aiia 7,public ,law   
#aja-eaj2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb note7 is  
amended-- 7#a7 in the subsection heading
 for subsection 7a71 by striking pilot2 
and  7#b7 by striking pilot each place  
it appears4  7d7 ,independent report on 
program effectiveness  7#a7 ,in general 
,not later than ,march #ca1 #bjbb1 an   
independent third party selected by the 
,department of ,defense ,office of      
,small ,business ,programs shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees 

a report evaluating the effectiveness of
 the ,mentor-,protg ,program established
 under section #hca of the ,national    
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #aiia 7,public ,law #aja-eaj2 #aj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb note71 including       
recommendations for improving the       
program in terms of performance metrics1
 forms of assistance1 and overall       
program effectiveness4  7#b7            
,congressional defense committees       
defined ,in this subsection1 the term   
congressional defense committees has the
 meaning given that term in section     
#aja7;a77#af7 of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code4