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10 U.S.C. § 144 — Director of Small Business Programs
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**(a) Director.—** There is a Director of Small Business Programs in the Department of Defense. The Director is appointed by the Secretary of Defense.
**(b) Office of Small Business Programs.—** The Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of Defense is the office that is established within the Office of the Secretary of Defense under section 15(k) of the Small Business Act ([15 U.S.C. 644(k)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section644/k&num=0&edition=prelim)). The Director of Small Business Programs is the head of such office.
**(c) Duties and Powers.—**
(1) The Director of Small Business Programs shall, subject to paragraph (2), perform such duties regarding small business programs of the Department of Defense, and shall exercise such powers regarding those programs, as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe.
(2) Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act ([15 U.S.C. 644(k)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section644/k&num=0&edition=prelim)), except for the designations of the Director and the Office, applies to the Director of Small Business Programs.
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**(a) Director.—** There is a Director of Small Business Programs in the Department of Defense. The Director is appointed by the Secretary of Defense.
**(b) Office of Small Business Programs.—** The Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of Defense is the office that is established within the Office of the Secretary of Defense under section 15(k) of the Small Business Act ([15 U.S.C. 644(k)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section644/k&num=0&edition=prelim)). The Director of Small Business Programs is the head of such office.
**(c) Duties and Powers.—**
(1) The Director of Small Business Programs shall, subject to paragraph (2), perform such duties regarding small business programs of the Department of Defense, and shall exercise such powers regarding those programs, as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe.
(2) Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act ([15 U.S.C. 644(k)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section644/k&num=0&edition=prelim)), except for the designations of the Director and the Office, applies to the Director of Small Business Programs.
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**(a) In General.—** The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the defense acquisition system expeditiously provides the armed forces with the capabilities necessary to operate effectively, to address evolving threats, and to sustain the military advantage of the United States in the most cost-effective manner practicable.
**(b) Guidance.—** The Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance to carry out subsection (a) and shall ensure that the defense acquisition system prioritizes the needs of end users and is validated by direct engagement, experimentation, and iteration. Such guidance shall require the following:
(1) All activities of the defense acquisition system contribute to the expeditious delivery of capabilities to enhance the operational readiness of the armed forces and enable the missions of the Department of Defense.
(2) A leadership culture and organizational structure that empowers individuals in the management of the defense acquisition system and encourages appropriate delegation authority, collaboration, and mission-focused risk-taking.
(3) Sufficient numbers of members of the acquisition workforce to support the defense acquisition system, and that such members are properly trained and assigned.
(4) Resource decisions for the defense acquisition system to prioritize best value and seek to balance life-cycle costs, schedule, performance, and quantity through continuous trade-off analysis informed by prototyping and direct feedback from end users.
(5) Adoption and integration in the defense acquisition system of advanced approaches in digital engineering, model-based engineering, and simulation environments to enable rapid, iterative designs and technology insertion to maximize mission outcomes.
(6) Active pursuit of innovative solutions to enhance
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**(a)** There is in the Department of Defense an Office of the Secretary of Defense. The function of the Office is to assist the Secretary of Defense in carrying out the Secretary’s duties and responsibilities and to carry out such other duties as may be prescribed by law.
**(b)** The Office of the Secretary of Defense is composed of the following:
(1) The Deputy Secretary of Defense.
(2) Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 901(a)(2)(A), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3794.]
(3) The Under Secretaries of Defense, as follows:
(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
(B) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
(C) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
(D) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
(E) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
(F) The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.
(4) Other officers who are appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who report directly to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary without intervening authority, as follows:
(A) The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.
(B) The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.
(C) The General Counsel of the Department of Defense.
(D) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense.
(5) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, who reports directly to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary without intervening authority.
(6) The Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense.
(7) The Assistant Secretaries of Defense.
(8) Other officials provided for by law, as follows:
(A) The two Deputy Directors within the Office of the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation under [section 139a(c) of this t
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**(a)** Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), each annuity payable under this subchapter accrues as of the first day of the month in which the person upon whose pay the annuity is based dies. Payments shall be made in equal installments and not later than the fifteenth day of each month following that month. However, no annuity accrues for the month in which entitlement thereto ends. The monthly amount of an annuity payable under this subchapter, if not a multiple of $1, shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of $1.
**(b)** Each annuity payable to or on behalf of an eligible child (other than a child who is incapable of supporting himself because of a mental defect or physical incapacity existing before his eighteenth birthday) as defined in [section 1435(2)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1435/2/B&num=0&edition=prelim) who is at least eighteen years of age and pursuing a full-time course of study or training at a recognized educational institution, accrues—
(1) as of the first day of the month in which the member upon whose pay the annuity is based dies, if the eligible child’s eighteenth birthday occurs in the same or a preceding month.
(2) as of the first day of the month in which the eighteenth birthday of an eligible child occurs, if the member upon whose pay the annuity is based died in a preceding month.
(3) as of the first day of the month in which a child first becomes or again becomes eligible, if that eligible child’s eighteenth birthday and the death of the member upon whose pay the annuity is based both occurred in a preceding month or months.
However, no such annuity is payable or accrues for any month before November 1, 1968.
**(c)**
(1) Upon application of the beneficiary o
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**(a) In General.—** The Secretary of Defense shall implement a small business strategy for the Department of Defense that meets the requirements of this section.
**(b) Unified Management Structure.—** As part of the small business strategy described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that there is a unified management structure within the Department for the functions of the Department relating to—
(1) programs and activities related to small business concerns (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act);
(2) manufacturing and industrial base policy; and
(3) any procurement technical assistance program established under chapter 388 of this title.
**(c) Purpose of Small Business Programs.—** The Secretary shall ensure that programs and activities of the Department of Defense related to small business concerns are carried out so as to further national defense programs and priorities and the statements of purpose for Department of Defense acquisition set forth in section 801 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1449).
**(d) Points of Entry Into Defense Market.—** The Secretary shall ensure—
(1) that opportunities for small business concerns to contract with the Department of Defense are identified clearly; and
(2) that small business concerns are able to have access to program managers, contracting officers, and other persons using the products or services of such concern to the extent necessary to inform such persons of emerging and existing capabilities of such concerns.
**(e) Enhanced Outreach Under Procurement Technical Assistance Program Market.—** The Secretary shall enable and promote activities to provide coordinated outreach to small business concerns through any procurement technic
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**(a) Establishment of Program.—** The Secretary of Defense shall establish a program to be known as the “Mentor-Protege Program”.
**(b) Purpose.—** The purpose of the program is to provide incentives for major Department of Defense contractors to furnish disadvantaged small business concerns with assistance designed to—
(1) enhance the capabilities of disadvantaged small business concerns to perform as subcontractors and suppliers under Department of Defense contracts and other contracts and subcontracts; and
(2) increase the participation of such business concerns as subcontractors and suppliers under Department of Defense contracts, other Federal Government contracts, and commercial contracts.
**(c) Program Participants.—**
(1) A business concern meeting the eligibility requirements set out in subsection (d) may enter into agreements under subsection (e) and furnish assistance to disadvantaged small business concerns upon making application to the Secretary of Defense and being approved for participation in the program by the Secretary. A business concern participating in the program pursuant to such an approval shall be known, for the purposes of the program, as a “mentor firm”.
(2) A disadvantaged small business concern eligible for the award of Federal contracts may obtain assistance from a mentor firm upon entering into an agreement with the mentor firm as provided in subsection (e). A disadvantaged small business concern may not be a party to more than one agreement concurrently, and the authority to enter into agreements under subsection (e) shall only be available to such concern during the 5-year period beginning on the date such concern enters into the first such agreement. A disadvantaged small business concern receiving such assistance shall be known
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**(a) Director.—** There is a Director of Small Business Programs in the Department of the Army. The Director is appointed by the Secretary of the Army.
**(b) Office of Small Business Programs.—** The Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of the Army is the office that is established within the Department of the Army under section 15(k) of the Small Business Act ([15 U.S.C. 644(k)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section644/k&num=0&edition=prelim)). The Director of Small Business Programs is the head of such office.
**(c) Duties and Powers.—**
(1) The Director of Small Business Programs shall, subject to paragraph (2), perform such duties regarding small business programs of the Department of the Army, and shall exercise such powers regarding those programs, as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe.
(2) Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act ([15 U.S.C. 644(k)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section644/k&num=0&edition=prelim)), except for the designations of the Director and the Office, applies to the Director of Small Business Programs.
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**(a) Director.—** There is a Director of Small Business Programs in the Department of the Navy. The Director is appointed by the Secretary of the Navy.
**(b) Office of Small Business Programs.—** The Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of the Navy is the office that is established within the Department of the Navy under section 15(k) of the Small Business Act ([15 U.S.C. 644(k)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section644/k&num=0&edition=prelim)). The Director of Small Business Programs is the head of such office.
**(c) Duties and Powers.—**
(1) The Director of Small Business Programs shall, subject to paragraph (2), perform such duties regarding small business programs of the Department of the Navy, and shall exercise such powers regarding those programs, as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe.
(2) Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act ([15 U.S.C. 644(k)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section644/k&num=0&edition=prelim)), except for the designations of the Director and the Office, applies to the Director of Small Business Programs.
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**(a) Director.—** There is a Director of Small Business Programs in the Department of the Air Force. The Director is appointed by the Secretary of the Air Force.
**(b) Office of Small Business Programs.—** The Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of the Air Force is the office that is established within the Department of the Air Force under section 15(k) of the Small Business Act ([15 U.S.C. 644(k)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section644/k&num=0&edition=prelim)). The Director of Small Business Programs is the head of such office.
**(c) Duties and Powers.—**
(1) The Director of Small Business Programs shall, subject to paragraph (2), perform such duties regarding small business programs of the Department of the Air Force, and shall exercise such powers regarding those programs, as the Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe.
(2) Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act ([15 U.S.C. 644(k)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section644/k&num=0&edition=prelim)), except for the designations of the Director and the Office, applies to the Director of Small Business Programs.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 144
(Added Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title IX, § 911(d)(1),
Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1859; amended Pub. L.
106–65, div. A, title IX, § 921(c), Oct. 5, 1999, 113
Stat. 723; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title IX, § 903(a),
Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2344; Pub. L. 116–92, div. A,
title IX, § 901(a)(1), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1541.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section, as added by Pub. L. 105–85, consists of text of
Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title IX, § 903(a)–(f), Sept. 23,
1996, 110 Stat. 2617. Section 903 of Pub. L. 104–201, which
was formerly set out as a note under section 131 of this
title, was repealed by Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title IX,
§ 911(d)(3), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1860.
AMENDMENTS
2019—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–92, § 901(a)(1)(A), sub-
stituted ‘‘4,300’’ for ‘‘3,767’’.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–92, § 901(a)(1)(B), substituted
‘‘military and civilian personnel’’ for ‘‘military, civil-
ian, and detailed personnel’’.
2016—Subsec.
(b).
Pub.
L.
114–328
substituted
‘‘, civilian, and detailed personnel’’ for ‘‘and civilian
personnel’’.
1999—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–65, § 921(c)(1), sub-
stituted ‘‘The number’’ for ‘‘Effective October 1, 1999,
the number’’ and ‘‘3,767’’ for ‘‘75 percent of the baseline
number’’.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–65, § 921(c)(2), (3), redesignated
subsec. (d) as (b) and struck out heading and text of
former subsec. (b). Text read as follows: ‘‘The number
of OSD personnel—
‘‘(1) as of October 1, 1997, may not exceed 85 percent
of the baseline number; and
‘‘(2) as of October 1, 1998, may not exceed 80 percent
of the baseline number.’’
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106–65, § 921(c)(2), (3), redesignated
subsec. (e) as (c) and struck out heading and text of
former subsec. (c). Text read as fo
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**(a) Small business procurements**
(1) **In general** — For purposes of this chapter, small business concerns shall receive any award or contract if such award or contract is, in the determination of the Administrator and the contracting agency, in the interest of—
(A) maintaining or mobilizing the full productive capacity of the United States;
(B) war or national defense programs; or
(C) assuring that a fair proportion of the total purchases and contracts for goods and services of the Government in each industry category (as defined under paragraph (2)) are awarded to small business concerns.
(2) **Industry category defined**
(A) *In general* — In this subsection, the term “industry category” means a discrete group of similar goods and services, as determined by the Administrator in accordance with the North American Industry Classification System codes used to establish small business size standards, except that the Administrator shall limit an industry category to a greater extent than provided under the North American Industry Classification System codes if the Administrator receives evidence indicating that further segmentation of the industry category is warranted—
(i) due to special capital equipment needs;
(ii) due to special labor requirements;
(iii) due to special geographic requirements, except as provided in subparagraph (B);
(iv) due to unique Federal buying patterns or requirements; or
(v) to recognize a new industry.
(B) *Exception for geographic requirements* — The Administrator may not further segment an industry category based on geographic requirements unless—
(i) the Government typically designates the geographic area where work for contracts for goods or services is to be performed;
(ii) Governmen
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