,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #bi1 #bjbc,mr4 
,bacon introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (  
,def5se to am5d ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se   
,supplem5t to ! ,f$]al ,acquisition     
,regulation to include consid]ation (   
pa/ p]=mance ( affiliates ( small       
bus9ess conc]ns1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,def5se ,small ,bus9ess ,pa/ ,p]=mance  
,consid]ation ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4        
,consid]ation ( pa/ p]=mance (          
affiliates ( small bus9ess conc]ns ,n   
lat] ?an ,july #a1 #bjbd1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,def5se %all am5d section #bae4cje ( !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,supplem5t to !     
,f$]al ,acquisition ,regulation 7or any 
successor regulation7 to--  7#a7 require
 t :5 evaluat+ a bid f a small bus9ess  
conc]n 7z def9$ "u section #c ( ! ,small
 ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb77 = a
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se contract1 !        

contract+ (fic] = su* contract %all     
consid] ! pa/ p]=mance in=mation (      
affiliates ( su* conc]n z ! pa/ p]=mance
 ( su* conc]n2 &  7#b7 ensure t only pa/
 p]=mance in=mation ( su* affiliates    
dur+ ! n9e-ye> p]iod prec$+ ! date on   
:i* su* conc]n submitt$ a bid describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a7 is consid]$ z pa/        
p]=mance ( su* conc]n4