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TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle E—Small Business Matters
P. L. 116-	House Conference Report 116-617
SEC. 871. CATEGORY MANAGEMENT TRAINING. (a) In General.--Not later than 8 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, in coordination with the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy and any other head of a Federal agency (as determined by the Administrator), shall develop a training curriculum on category management for staff of Federal agencies with procurement or acquisition responsibilities. Such training shall include-- (1) best practices for procuring goods and services from small business concerns (as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)); and (2) information on avoiding conflicts with the requirements of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.). (b) Use of Curriculum.--The Administrator of the Small Business Administration-- (1) shall ensure that staff for Federal agencies described in subsection (a) receive the training described in such subsection; and (2) may request the assistance of the relevant Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (as described in section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k))) to carry out the requirements of paragraph (1). (c) Submission to Congress.--The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall provide a copy of the training curriculum developed under subsection (a) to the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate. (d) Category Management Defined.--In this section, the term ``category management'' has the meaning given by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.	Category management training (sec. 871) The House bill contained a provision (sec. 837) that would direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to develop a training curriculum on category management for staff of Federal agencies with procurement or acquisition responsibilities; to ensure such staff receive the category management training; and to submit a copy of the training curriculum to the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate. The Senate amendment contained no similar provision. The Senate recedes.