; and (2) require that all Department contracting and grant officials certify receipt and review of the information disseminated under paragraph (1). 410. Mentor-protégé program (a) In general Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 890E. Mentor-protégé program (a) Establishment There is established in the Department a mentor-protégé program (in this section referred to as the Program ) under which a mentor firm enters into an agreement with a protégé firm for the purpose of assisting the protégé firm to compete for prime contracts and subcontracts of the Department. (b) Eligibility The Secretary shall establish criteria for mentor firms and protégé firms to be eligible to participate in the Program, including a requirement that a firm is not included on any list maintained by the Federal Government of contractors that have been suspended or debarred. (c) Program application and approval (1) Application The Secretary, acting through the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the Department, shall establish a process for submission of an application jointly by a mentor firm and the protégé firm selected by the mentor firm. The application shall include each of the following: (A) A description of the assistance to be provided by the mentor firm, including, to the extent available, the number and a brief description of each anticipated subcontract to be awarded to the protégé firm. (B) A schedule with milestones for achieving the assistance to be provided over the period of participation in the Program. (C) An estimate of the costs to be incurred by the mentor firm for providing assistance under the Program. (D) Attestation that Program participants will submit to the Secretary reports at times specified by the Secretary to assist the Secretary in evaluating the protégé firm’s developmental progress. (E) Attestations that Program participants will inform the Secretary in the event of change in