,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajhdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,october #ai1        
#bjbf,ms4 ,goodlander 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,bacon7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend chapter #chh of title 
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to clarify  
to the purpose of and adjust the limits 
on assistance under the procurement     
technical assistance cooperative        
agreement program4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,small   
,business and ,defense ,industrial ,base
 ,support ,act4  #b4 ,amendments to the 
procurement technical assistance        
cooperative agreement program  7a7      
,purposes  ,section #dieb7a7 of title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by striking furnishing procurement      
technical assistance and inserting      
furnishing confidential procurement     
technical assistance4  7b7 ,increased   
funding limits ,section #diee of title  

#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in subsection 7a7--  7,a7 in      
paragraph 7#a71 by striking #a1ejj1jjj  
and inserting #b1jjj1jjj2  7,b7 in      
paragraph 7#b71 by striking #gej1jjj and
 inserting #a1jjj1jjj2 and  7,c7 in     
paragraph 7#d71 by striking #a1ejj1jjj  
and inserting #b1jjj1jjj2 and  7#b7 by  
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7f7 ,waiver ,the ,secretary
 may waive or modify the dollar amounts 
in subsection 7a7 on a case-by-case     
basis1 if the ,secretary-- 7#a7         
determines that it would be in the best 
interest of the program2 and  7#b7      
provides the congressional defense      
committees notice of such modification  
or waiver not later than #cj days after 
making such modification or issuing such
 waiver4  4