; (4) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and (5) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following”: (E) Cooperation (i) In general Once a contracting officer determines, with respect to the past performance of a prime contractor, that there was an unjustified failure by the prime contractor on a covered contract to make a full or timely payment to a subcontractor covered by subparagraph (B) or (C), the prime contractor is required to cooperate with the contracting officer, who shall consult with the Director of Small Business Programs or the Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization acting pursuant to section 15(k)(6) and other representatives of the Government, regarding correcting and mitigating the unjustified failure to make a full or timely payment to a subcontractor. (ii) Duration The duty of cooperation under this subparagraph for a prime contractor described in clause (i) continues until the subcontractor is made whole or the determination of the contracting officer determination is no longer effective, and regardless of performance or close-out status of the covered contract. . 851. Increase in Governmentwide goal for participation in Federal contracts by small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans Section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(A)(ii) ) is amended by striking 3 percent and inserting 5 percent . 852. Amendments to contracting authority for certain small business concerns (a) Socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns Section 8(a)(1)(D)(i)(II) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(1)(D)(i)(II) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (or $10,000,000, in the case of a Department of Defense contract, as adjusted for inflation by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council under section 1.109 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation) after $7,000,000