,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #behb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #aj1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,udall of ,new ,mexico       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,small ,business and      
,entrepreneurship  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
establish a pilot program to assist in  
expanding and diversifying the business 
of small business concerns that rely on 
amounts awarded for ,federal contracts  
and subcontracts4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,american
 ,diversification and ,progress in      
,trade ,act of #bjad or the ,,adapt     
,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act-- 
7#a7 the terms ,administration and      
,administrator mean the ,small ,business
 ,administration and the ,administrator 
thereof1 respectively2  7#b7 the term   
covered small business concern means a  
small business concern for which the    
majority of the business of the small   
business concern consists of amounts    

awarded under ,federal contracts and    
subcontracts2  7#c7 the term pilot      
program means the pilot program         
established under section #c7;a72  7#d7 
the terms small business concern1 small 
business concern owned and controlled by
 service-disabled veterans1 small       
business concern owned and controlled by
 women1 and small business development  
center have the meanings given those    
terms under section #c of the ,small    
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb72    
7#e7 the term socially and economically 
disadvantaged small business concern has
 the meaning given that term under      
section #h7;a77#d77;,a7 of the ,small   
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4           
#fcg7;a77#d77;,a772 and  7#f7 the term  
women's business center means a women's 
business center described in section #bi
 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae      
,u4,s4,c4 #fef74  #c4 ,pilot program    
7a7 ,establishment ,not later than #a   
year after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,administrator shall         

establish a pilot program to assist in  
expanding and diversifying the business 
of covered small business concerns1     
particularly in geographic areas1       
including rural areas1 where amounts    
awarded for ,federal contracts and      
subcontracts are a significant driver of
 the economy in that area4  7b7         
,requirements ,in carrying out the pilot
 program1 the ,administrator shall--    
7#a7 create services and materials that 
provide best practices1 strategies1 and 
other information on expanding and      
diversifying the customer base of a     
covered small business concern2  7#b7   
make available on a regular basis and   
throughout the ,united ,states the      
services provided under the ,american   
,supplier ,initiative of the            
,administration1 including at small     
business development centers and women's
 business centers2 and  7#c7 create a   
website for businesses that contract    
with the ,federal ,government1 including
 covered small business concerns and    

medium-sized businesses1 to easily      
access information on expanding and     
diversifying the customer base of the   
business4  7c7 ,termination ,the pilot  
program shall terminate on the date that
 is #b years after the date on which the
 pilot program is established4  7d7     
,reports  7#a7 ,status of pilot program 
,not later than #ah months after the    
date on which the ,administrator        
establishes the pilot program1 the      
,administrator shall submit to ,congress
 a report on the status of the pilot    
program4  7#b7 ,administration efforts  
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,administrator shall submit to ,congress
 a report on how the ,administration is 
addressing the need for covered small   
business concerns to expand and         
diversify business during periods of    
decline in amounts appropriated for     
,federal contracting1 including an      
analysis of how such declines would     
impact growth among covered small       

business concerns1 particularly covered 
small business concerns that are small  
business concerns owned and controlled  
by service-disabled veterans1 small     
business concerns owned and controlled  
by women1 and socially and economically 
disadvantaged small business concerns4