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[CITE: 10USC2413]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                PART IV--SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT
 
  CHAPTER 142--PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT 
                                 PROGRAM
 
Sec. 2413. Cooperative agreements

    (a) The Secretary, in accordance with the provisions of this 
chapter, may enter into cooperative agreements with eligible entities to 
carry out the purposes of this chapter.
    (b) Under any such cooperative agreement, the eligible entity shall 
agree to sponsor programs to furnish procurement technical assistance to 
business entities and the Secretary shall agree to defray not more than 
one-half of the eligible entity's cost of furnishing such assistance 
under such programs, except that in the case of a program sponsored by 
such an entity that provides services solely in a distressed area, the 
Secretary may agree to furnish more than one-half, but not more than 
three-fourths, of such cost with respect to such program.
    (c) In entering into cooperative agreements under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall assure that at least one procurement technical 
assistance program is carried out in each Department of Defense contract 
administration services district during each fiscal year.

(Added Pub. L. 98-525, title XII, Sec. 1241(a)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 
Stat. 2605; amended Pub. L. 99-145, title IX, Sec. 919(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 
99 Stat. 692; Pub. L. 99-500, Sec. 101(c) [title X, Sec. 956(b)], Oct. 
18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783-82, 1783-174, and Pub. L. 99-591, Sec. 101(c) 
[title X, Sec. 956(b)], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341-82, 3341-174; Pub. 
L. 99-661, div. A, title IX, formerly title IV, Sec. 956(b), Nov. 14, 
1986, 100 Stat. 3954, renumbered title IX, Pub. L. 100-26, Sec. 3(5), 
Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 273, and amended Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title 
XII, Sec. 1233(b), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1161; Pub. L. 105-261, div. 
A, title VIII, Sec. 802(a)(1), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2081.)

                          Codification

    Pub. L. 99-591 is a corrected version of Pub. L. 99-500.


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-261 substituted ``district'' for 
``region''.
    1987--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-180 made technical amendment to 
directory language of Pub. L. 99-500, Pub. L. 99-591, and Pub. L. 99-
661. See 1986 Amendment note below.
    1986--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99-500, Pub. L. 99-591, and Pub. L. 99-
661, as amended by Pub. L. 100-180, amended subsec. (b) identically, 
inserting ``sponsor programs to'' after first reference to ``agree to'', 
``under such programs'' after ``such assistance'', and ``with respect to 
such program'' after ``such cost'' and substituting ``a program 
sponsored by such an entity that provides services solely in a 
distressed area'' for ``an eligible entity that is a distressed 
entity''.
    1985--Pub. L. 99-145 amended section generally, substituting ``, in 
accordance with the provisions of this chapter, may enter'' for ``may, 
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, enter'' in subsec. 
(a), adding subsec. (b), and redesignating former subsec. (b) as (c).


                    Effective Date of 1987 Amendment

    Section 1233(c)(2) of Pub. L. 100-180 provided that: ``The amendment 
made by subsection (b) [amending Public Laws 99-500, 99-591, and 99-661 
which amended this section] shall apply as if included in the enactment 
of Public Laws 99-500, 99-591, and 99-661.''


                    Effective Date of 1985 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 99-145 effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 
919(d) of Pub. L. 99-145, set out as a note under section 2411 of this 
title.
