United States · United States Congress · 6 January 2016
Mentor-Protege Cooperation Reform Act of 2016 This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 to revise the no-affiliation requirement in the eligibility criteria under the Mentor-Protege Program of the Department of Defense (DOD) for a mentor firm to receive the award of a federal contract and enter into an agreement with one or more protege firms to provide them certain assistance. The bill establishes procedures for the Small Business Administration (SBA) or DOD to determine that no affiliation between mentor and protege exists. The bill amends the Small Business Act to bar DOD from carrying out a Mentor-Protege Program for a small business unless: (1) it submits a plan to the SBA, and (2) the SBA approves that plan.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 2016
Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3762) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 2002 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016. Amends H.Res.5 to allow the chair of the following committees, for the remainder of the 114th Congress and upon consultation with the ranking minority member, to order the taking of depositions by a member or counsel of such committee: Energy and Commerce; Financial Services; Science, Space, and Technology; and Ways and Means.