,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bdha  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ag1 #bjad ,mrs4 
,%ahe5 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 &     
,mrs4 ,gillibr&7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,small ,bus9ess &         
,entrepr5eur%ip  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !  
,small ,bus9ess ,act to provide au?ority
 = sole s\rce contracts = c]ta9 small   
bus9ess conc]ns own$ & controll$ by     
wom51 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,wom5's      
,small ,bus9ess ,procurem5t ,p>ity ,act4
  #b4 ,sole s\rce contracts = c]ta9     
small bus9ess conc]ns own$ & controll$  
by wom5  7a7  ,9 g5]al  ,section #h7m7 (
 ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#fcg7m77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph     
7#b77;,c71 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#c7 &     
ins]t+ p>agraph 7#d72  7#b7 9 p>agraph  
7#e71 by /rik+ 7#b77;,f7 ea* place x    
appe>s & ins]t+ 7#b77;,e72 &  7#c7 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#g7  ,au?ority
 = sole s\rce contracts = economically  

disadvantag$ small bus9ess conc]ns own$ 
& controll$ by wom5 9 und]repres5t$     
indu/ries  ,a contract+ (fic] may aw>d a
 sole s\rce contract "u ?is subsection  
to a small bus9ess conc]n own$ &        
controll$ by wom5 t meets ! requirem5ts 
"u p>agraph 7#b77;,a7 if--  7,a7 ! small
 bus9ess conc]n own$ & controll$ by wom5
 is 9 an indu/ry 9 :i* small bus9ess    
conc]ns own$ & controll$ by wom5 are    
und]repres5t$1 z det]m9$ by !           
,adm9i/rator2  7,b7 ! contract+ (fic]   
det]m9es t ! small bus9ess conc]n own$ &
 controll$ by wom5 is a responsible     
contractor ) respect to p]=mance ( !    
contract opportunity2  7,c7 ! anticipat$
 aw>d price ( ! contract1 includ+       
options1 is n m ?an--  7i7 #f1ejj1jjj1 9
 ! case ( a contract opportunity assign$
 a ,nor? ,am]ican ,indu/ry              
,classification ,sy/em code =           
manufactur+2 or  7ii7 #d1jjj1jjj1 9 !   
case ( any o!r contract opportunity2 &  
7,d7 9 ! e/imation ( ! contract+ (fic]1 
! contract aw>d c be made at a fair &   

reasonable price4  7#h7  ,au?ority =    
sole s\rce contracts = small bus9ess    
conc]ns own$ & controll$ by wom5 9      
sub/antially und]repres5t$ indu/ries  ,a
 contract+ (fic] may aw>d a sole s\rce  
contract "u ?is subsection to a small   
bus9ess conc]n own$ & controll$ by wom5 
t meets ! requirem5ts "u p>agraph       
7#b77;,e7 if--  7,a7 ! small bus9ess    
conc]n own$ & controll$ by wom5 is 9 an 
indu/ry 9 :i* small bus9ess conc]ns own$
 & controll$ by wom5 are sub/antially   
und]repres5t$1 z det]m9$ by !           
,adm9i/rator2  7,b7 ! contract+ (fic]   
det]m9es t ! small bus9ess conc]n own$ &
 controll$ by wom5 is a responsible     
contractor ) respect to p]=mance ( !    
contract opportunity2  7,c7 ! anticipat$
 aw>d price ( ! contract1 includ+       
options1 is n m ?an--  7i7 #f1ejj1jjj1 9
 ! case ( a contract opportunity assign$
 a ,nor? ,am]ican ,indu/ry              
,classification ,sy/em code =           
manufactur+2 or  7ii7 #d1jjj1jjj1 9 !   
case ( any o!r contract opportunity2 &  

7,d7 9 ! e/imation ( ! contract+ (fic]1 
! contract aw>d c be made at a fair &   
reasonable price4  4  7b7  ,report+ on  
goals = sole s\rce contracts = small    
bus9ess conc]ns own$ & controll$ by wom5
  ,section #ae7;h77#b77;,e77viii7 ( !   
,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#fdd7;h77#b77;,e77viii77 is am5d$--     
7#a7 9 subclause 7,,iv71 by /rik+ & at !
 end2  7#b7 by r$esignat+ subclause 7,v7
 z subclause 7,,viii72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+
 aft] subclause 7,,iv7 ! foll[+3  7,v7  
?r\gh sole s\rce contracts aw>d$ "u     
section #h7m77#g72  7,,vi7 ?r\gh sole   
s\rce contracts aw>d$ "u section        
#h7m77#h72  7,,vii7 by indu/ry =        
contracts describ$ 9 subclause 7,,iii71 
7,,iv71 7,v71 or 7,,vi72 &  4  7c7      
,deadl9e = report on und]repres5t$      
indu/ries accel]at$  ,section #bi7o77#b7
 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #fef7o77#b77 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ 
#e ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
subsection & ins]t+ ,janu>y #b1 #bjae2 &
  7#b7 by /rik+ #e-ye> p]iod & ins]t+   

#b-ye> or #e-ye> p]iod1 z applicable14