Employment of Indian labor and purchase of products of Indian industry; participation in Mentor-Protege Program

In this section: The term “Indian economic enterprise” has the meaning given the term in section 1480.201 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). The terms “mentor firm” and “protege firm” have the meanings given those terms in section 4902(c) of title 10. The term “Secretaries” means— Unless determined by one of the Secretaries to be impracticable and unreasonable— Participation in the Mentor-Protege Program established under section 831(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note; Public Law 101–510) or receipt of assistance under a developmental assistance agreement under that program shall not render any individual or entity involved in the provision of Indian labor or an Indian industry product ineligible to receive assistance under this section. For purposes of this section, no determination of affiliation or control (whether direct or indirect) may be found between a protege firm and a mentor firm on the basis that the mentor firm has provided, or agreed to provide, to the protege firm, pursuant to a mentor-protege agreement, any form of developmental assistance described in section 831(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note; Public Law 101–510). In carrying out this section, the Secretaries shall— consult with Indian Tribes, Indian industrial entities, and other stakeholders regarding methods to facilitate compliance with— Not later than 1 year after December 30, 2020, and not less frequently than once every 2 years thereafter, each of the Secretaries shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report describing, during the period covered by the report, the implementation of this section by each of the respective Secretaries. Each report under this subsection shall include, for each fiscal year during the period covered by the report— a summary of all deviations granted under section 1480.403 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), including a description of— a description or summary of the total number and value of all purchases of, and contracts awarded for, supplies, services, and construction (including the percentage increase or decrease, as compared to the preceding fiscal year) from— for each agency region— Each agency shall establish an annual minimum percentage goal for procurement in compliance with this section.