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§ 4952. Purposes
The purposes of the program authorized by this chapter are—
(1) to increase assistance by the Department of Defense to eligible entities furnishing procurement technical assistance to business entities;
(2) to assist eligible entities in the payment of the costs of establishing and carrying out new procurement technical assistance programs and maintaining existing procurement technical assistance programs; and
(3) to foster innovation for the defense industrial base and to diversify and expand the defense industrial base.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1872(a)(1)(B), (3), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4287, 4288; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(m)(1)(B), (3), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2144, 2145; Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title VIII, § 861(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 988.)