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 PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

119 STAT. 3179

of small business concerns assisted and the number of projects commercialized. ‘‘(6) SUNSET.—The pilot program under this subsection shall terminate at the end of fiscal year 2009.’’. (b) IMPLEMENTATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 13329.—Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(8) to provide for and fully implement the tenets of Executive Order No. 13329 (Encouraging Innovation in Manufacturing).’’; (2) in subsection (g)— (A) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (B) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(11) provide for and fully implement the tenets of Executive Order No. 13329 (Encouraging Innovation in Manufacturing).’’; and (3) in subsection (o)— (A) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (B) in paragraph (15), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(16) provide for and fully implement the tenets of Executive Order No. 13329 (Encouraging Innovation in Manufacturing).’’. (c) TESTING AND EVALUATION AUTHORITY.—Section 9(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(9) the term ‘commercial applications’ shall not be construed to exclude testing and evaluation of products, services, or technologies for use in technical or weapons systems, and further, awards for testing and evaluation of products, services, or technologies for use in technical or weapons systems may be made in either the second or the third phase of the Small Business Innovation Research Program and of the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, as defined in this subsection.’’. SEC. 253. REVISED REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO SUBMISSION OF JOINT WARFIGHTING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PLAN.

(a) BIENNIAL SUBMITTAL.—Section 270 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104–201; 10 U.S.C. 2501 note) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘ANNUAL’’ in the section heading and inserting ‘‘BIENNIAL’’; and (2) by striking ‘‘(a) ANNUAL PLAN REQUIRED.—On March 1 of each year’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than March 1 of each even-numbered year’’.

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