,i #aac? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bbcb ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,june #d1 #bjac ,mr4 ,graves ( ,miss\ri 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,hanna1 ,mr4 ,pet]s ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,hunt]1 & ,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,new ,york7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,small ,bus9ess ,a ,,bill ,to am5d ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act to p]mit prime contractors cov]$ by a subcontract+ plan p]ta9+ to a s+le contract ) a ,f$]al ag5cy to receive cr$it aga9/ su* a plan = us+ small bus9ess subcontractors at any level ( subcontract+1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,make ,e ,small ,bus9ess ,c\nt ,act ( #bjac4 #b4 ,cr$it = c]ta9 subcontractors 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #h7;d7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg7;d77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7#af7 ,cr$it = c]ta9 subcontractor ,= purposes ( det]m9+ :e!r or n a prime contractor has atta9$ ! p]c5tage goals specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#f7-- 7,a7 if ! subcontract+ goals p]ta9 only to a s+le contract ) ! executive ag5cy1 ! prime contractor %all receive cr$it = small bus9ess conc]ns p]=m+ z fir/ ti] subcontractors or subcontractors at any ti] pursuant to ! subcontract+ plans requir$ "u p>agraph 7#f77;,d7 9 an am\nt equal to ! doll> value ( "w aw>d$ to su* small bus9ess conc]ns2 & 7,b7 if ! subcontract+ goals p]ta9 to m ?an "o contract ) "o or m executive ag5cies1 or to "o contract ) m ?an "o executive ag5cy1 ! prime contractor may only c\nt fir/ ti] subcontractors t are small bus9ess conc]ns4 4 7b7 ,def9itions p]ta9+ to subcontract+ ,section #c ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7dd7 ,def9itions p]ta9+ to subcontract+ ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,subcontract ,! t]m subcontract means a legally b9d+ agreem5t betwe5 a contractor t is already "u contract to ano!r p>ty to p]=m "w1 & a ?ird p>ty1 h]e9aft] ref]r$ to z ! subcontractor1 = ! subcontractor to p]=m a "p1 or all1 ( ! "w t ! contractor has und]tak54 7#b7 ,fir/ ti] subcontractor ,! t]m fir/ ti] subcontractor means a subcontractor :o has a subcontract directly ) ! prime contractor4 7#c7 ,at any ti] ,! t]m at any ti] means any subcontractor o!r ?an a subcontractor :o is a fir/ ti] subcontractor4 4 #c4 ,,gao ,/udy ,n lat] ?an #cfe days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to ! ,committee on ,small ,bus9ess ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & to ! ,committee on ,small ,bus9ess & ,entrepr5eur%ip ( ! ,s5ate a report /udy+ ! feasibility ( us+ ,f$]al subcontract+ report+ sy/ems1 includ+ ! ,f$]al subaw>d report+ sy/em requir$ by section #b ( ! ,f$]al ,fund+ ,acc\ntability & ,transp>5cy ,act ( #bjjf & any electronic subcontract+ report+ aw>d sy/em us$ by ! ,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration1 to attribute subcontractors to p>ticul> contracts 9 ! case ( contractors t h subcontract+ plans "u section #h7;d7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act t p]ta9 to multiple contracts ) executive ag5cies4