This bill establishes a pilot program within the Department of Defense to track how much money goes to small businesses and nontraditional defense contractors through "other transaction authority," a special contracting method that allows the Pentagon to work outside traditional procurement rules. The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment must set up the tracking system within one year of the law's enactment, while keeping reporting burdens on businesses minimal by using existing data systems. The bill requires the Pentagon to brief Congress on the tracking process within six months, then provide updates on collected data annually, with a final report and recommendations by September 30, 2029. The pilot program will automatically end on December 31, 2029, unless Congress takes action to make it permanent. This measure aims to give Congress better visibility into how defense contracting dollars are distributed to smaller companies and newer defense contractors who don't fit traditional Pentagon supplier categories.
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