This part is about teaching government buyers. Phase III is the stage where the government buys what a small firm built. Many buyers do not know the rules for it. So the law calls for training, names what the training covers, and says which funds can pay for it.
The document says “means”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“the term `agency acquisition workforce' means the employees of a Federal agency that have procurement or acquisition responsibilities, including-- ``(A) employees described in section 1703 of title 41, United States Code; and ``(B) individuals that are part of the acquisition workforce, as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.”
Paragraph (1) of the section adds a new paragraph (20) to the definitions in subsection (e) of section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638). The term means the employees of a Federal agency that have procurement or acquisition responsibilities. The definition names two groups it includes: employees described in section 1703 of title 41 of the United States Code, and individuals who are part of the acquisition workforce as defined in section 101(a) of title 10. What those two provisions say is not recorded here.
What the document actually says
“the term `agency acquisition workforce' means the employees of a Federal agency that have procurement or acquisition responsibilities, including-- ``(A) employees described in section 1703 of title 41, United States Code; and ``(B) individuals that are part of the acquisition workforce, as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.”
That sentence, in plain words
This names a group of workers. They are the staff who buy things for an agency. Two other laws name who else is in the group.
What this is about
The law needs a name for these workers. The rest of this part gives them training. Naming them first says who must be trained.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: the Administrator of the Small Business AdministrationHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“The Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services, and the head of any other Federal agency that the Administrator determines appropriate, shall establish training activities for contracting officers and the agency acquisition workforce of Federal agencies to ensure that all such individuals are fully aware of all aspects of Phase III awards under the SBIR and STTR programs, as applicable.”
Paragraph (2) adds a new paragraph (5) to subsection (r) of section 9 of the Small Business Act. Subparagraph (A) puts the duty on the Administrator, working with the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services, and the head of any other Federal agency the Administrator determines appropriate. The training is for contracting officers and the agency acquisition workforce, and its stated aim is that all of them are fully aware of all aspects of Phase III awards under the SBIR and STTR programs. No date is set for the training to exist.
What the document actually says
“The Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services, and the head of any other Federal agency that the Administrator determines appropriate, shall establish training activities for contracting officers and the agency acquisition workforce of Federal agencies to ensure that all such individuals are fully aware of all aspects of Phase III awards under the SBIR and STTR programs, as applicable.”
That sentence, in plain words
Training must be set up for the staff who buy things. The head of the small business agency runs it. Some other agency heads help. The goal is that the staff know the Phase III rules.
What this is about
Phase III is when the government buys the finished work. Buyers who do not know the rules can slow that down. The law sets no date for the training.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: the Administrator of the Small Business AdministrationHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“The training activities required under subparagraph (A) shall include training on-- ``(i) the missions, goals, and authorities of the SBIR and STTR programs; ``(ii) the use of Phase III agreements; ``(iii) Phase III data rights; and ``(iv) the execution of Phase III sole source award contracts.”
Subparagraph (B) names four subjects the training includes: the missions, goals and authorities of the SBIR and STTR programs, the use of Phase III agreements, Phase III data rights, and the execution of Phase III sole source award contracts. The list is stated as what the training includes, not as the whole of it.
What the document actually says
“The training activities required under subparagraph (A) shall include training on-- ``(i) the missions, goals, and authorities of the SBIR and STTR programs; ``(ii) the use of Phase III agreements; ``(iii) Phase III data rights; and ``(iv) the execution of Phase III sole source award contracts.”
That sentence, in plain words
The training must cover four things. One is what the two programs are for. One is how Phase III deals work. One is who owns the data. The last is how to buy from one firm only.
What this is about
A sole source contract goes to one firm with no contest. Phase III awards can work that way. Data rights decide who can use the plans.
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The document says “can”Who acts: the Administrator of the Small Business AdministrationHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“The training activities required under subparagraph (A) may be carried out using funds made available to carry out subsections (y) and (mm).”
Subparagraph (C) names a source of money. The training activities may be carried out using funds made available to carry out subsections (y) and (mm) of section 9 of the Small Business Act. This Act appropriates nothing for the training and does not say what those subsections fund.
What the document actually says
“The training activities required under subparagraph (A) may be carried out using funds made available to carry out subsections (y) and (mm).”
That sentence, in plain words
The training can be paid for out of two funds that already exist. Both are named in the older law.
What this is about
This law adds no new money for the training. It only says which pots it can come from.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: Federal agenciesHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“contracting officer and acquisition workforce training activities pursuant to subsection (r)(5).”
Paragraph (3) adds a new subparagraph (L) to the list in subsection (mm)(1) of section 9 of the Small Business Act. The new item is contracting officer and acquisition workforce training activities under subsection (r)(5), the paragraph this section created. What else is on that list is not recorded here.
What the document actually says
“contracting officer and acquisition workforce training activities pursuant to subsection (r)(5).”
That sentence, in plain words
This adds one item to a list in the older law. The item is the buyer training set up here.
What this is about
The list says what a pot of money can pay for. Adding the training makes it an allowed use.
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Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, Public Law 119-83, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 763 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ83/html/PLAW-119publ83.htm
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“Phase III Award Education,” Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, section 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/small-business-innovation-economic-security-act/section-5/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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What This Page Covers, and What It Leaves Out
Each distinct thing the section does: the new definition of the agency acquisition workforce, the duty to establish training, the four subjects the training covers, the funds the training may draw on, and the addition of that training to a list of things a set of funds may be used for.
The mechanical amendments are not recorded proposal by proposal. The section strikes an 'and' at the end of one paragraph and a period at the end of another so that new items can be added after them.
The section works by amending section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), which is not indexed here. It refers to subsections (y), (mm) and (r) of that statute, and to section 1703 of title 41 and section 101(a) of title 10 of the United States Code. None of those is indexed here, so what they say is not recorded.
