,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #b1       
#bjbd,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and ,mr4  
,cotton7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to provide for a permanent     
extension and expansion of the pilot    
program for streamlining awards for     
innovative technology projects4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,defense ,innovation and ,small     
,business ,momentum ,act of #bjbd4  #b4 
,permanent extension and expansion of   
pilot program for streamlining awards   
for innovative technology projects  7a7 
,exceptions to cost or pricing data     
requirements ,section #cgjc of title    
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7g7 ,program for           
streamlining awards for small businesses
 and nontraditional defense contractors 
,the requirements under section         

#cgjb7;a7 of this title shall not apply 
to any contract1 subcontract1 or        
modification of a contract or           
subcontract valued at less than         
#g1ejj1jjj awarded to a small business  
concern 7as that term is defined in     
section #c of the ,small ,business ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7 or nontraditional  
defense contractor4  4  7b7 ,revisions  
to ,,dfars ,the ,secretary of ,defense  
shall amend the ,defense ,federal       
,acquisition ,regulation ,supplement    
7,,dfars7 to implement the program      
established under subsection 7g7 of     
section #cgjc of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
7a71 ensuring the application of the    
program to all small business concerns  
and streamlining the awards process for 
innovative technology projects4