,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhhb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1 #bjbd,ms4   
,cortez ,ma/o introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to e/abli% a pilot program = track+    
aw>ds made ?r\gh o!r transaction        
au?ority4  #a4 ,pilot program = track+  
aw>ds made ?r\gh o!r transaction        
au?ority  7a7 ,pilot program ,n lat] ?an
 "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,"u ,secret>y ( ,def5se =       
,acquisition & ,su/a9m5t %all e/abli% a 
pilot program to enable ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,def5se to track ! numb] & am\nts aw>d$ 
to small bus9esses & nontraditional     
def5se contractors p]=m+ on transactions
 us+ o!r transaction au?ority1 includ+  
^? c>ri$ out ?r\gh consortia4 ,9 c>ry+  
out ! pilot program1 ! ,dep>tm5t %all   
keep any report+ requirem5ts levi$ ^u ! 
bus9esses to a m9imum & %all seek to    
maximize ! use ( exi/+ data report+     
/ructures or ! exp]tise ( a             

consortia-manag]4  7b7 ,brief+s  7#a7   
,e/abli%$ process ,n lat] ?an #ahj days 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,"u ,secret>y ( ,def5se = ,acquisition &
 ,su/a9m5t %all provide a brief+ to !   
,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate
 & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives on !       
process to c>ry out ! pilot program     
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a74  7#b7       
,collect$ data ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !
 brief+ provid$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 &     
cont9u+ until ! f9al brief+ provid$ "u  
p>agraph 7#c71 ! ,"u ,secret>y ( ,def5se
 = ,acquisition & ,su/a9m5t %all brief !
 ,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( !      
,s5ate & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives on ! 
aw>ds data ! pilot program is collect+4 
7#c7 ,f9al data & recomm5dations ,n lat]
 ?an ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbi1 ! ,dep>tm5t  
%all provide a brief+ to ! ,committees  
on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives on ! f9al data collect$
 = ! pilot program & %all include any   
recomm5dations to make ! data collection
 p]man5t4  7c7 ,sunset ,! au?ority to   

c>ry out ! pilot program "u ?is section 
%all expire on ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbi4  7d7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7       
,nontraditional def5se contractor ,! t]m
 nontraditional def5se contractor has ! 
mean+ giv5 9 section #cjad ( title #aj1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,o!r         
transaction au?ority ,! t]m o!r         
transaction au?ority has ! means !      
au?ority provid$ "u sections #djba &    
#djbb ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 
7#c7 ,small bus9ess ,! t]m small bus9ess
 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m small bus9ess   
conc]n 9 section #c7;a7 ( ! ,small      
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7;a774