,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #g1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,udall ( ,new ,mexico introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,small ,bus9ess &    
,entrepr5eur%ip  ,a ,,bill  ,to assure  
equity 9 contract+ betwe5 ! ,f$]al      
,gov]nm5t & small bus9ess conc]ns1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,assur+ ,contract+     
,equity ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f$]al       
contract+ goals  7a7 ,increase 9 c]ta9  
goals ,section #ae7;g77#a7 ( ! ,small   
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4            
#fdd7;g77#a77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 !      
second s5t5ce1 by /rik+ n less ?an #bc  
p]c5t & ins]t+ n less ?an #be p]c5t2    
7#b7 by /rik+ n less ?an #e p]c5t ea*   
place t t]m appe>s & ins]t+ n less ?an  
#aj p]c5t2 &  7#c7 by /rik+ n less ?an  
#c p]c5t ea* place t t]m appe>s & ins]t+
 n less ?an #f p]c5t4  7b7 ,limitation  
on numb] ( categories = :i* a bus9ess   
may qualify ,section #ae7;g7 ( ! ,small 

,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7;g77  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7#c7 7,a7 ,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m        
specifi$ category means small bus9ess   
conc]ns1 small bus9ess conc]ns own$ &   
controll$ by s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans1    
qualifi$ ,h,u,b,zone small bus9ess      
conc]ns1 small bus9ess conc]ns own$ &   
controll$ by socially & economically    
disadvantag$ individuals1 & small       
bus9ess conc]ns own$ & controll$ by     
wom54  7,b7 ,except z provid$           
subp>agraph 7,c71 a ,f$]al ag5cy may    
include a bus9ess conc]n 9 n m ?an #b   
specifi$ categories = purposes ( det]m9+
 :e!r ! ,f$]al ag5cy has met !          
,gov]nm5t-wide goals "u ?is subsection =
 ! aw>d ( contracts to bus9ess conc]ns 9
 specifi$ categories4  7,c7 ,a ,f$]al   
ag5cy may n include a small bus9ess     
conc]n t is p>ticipat+ 9 ! program "u   
section #h7;a7 9 any specifi$ category  
except ! category small bus9ess conc]ns 
own$ & controll$ by socially &          
economically disadvantag$ individuals = 

purposes ( det]m9+ :e!r ! ,f$]al ag5cy  
has met ! ,gov]nm5t-wide goals "u ?is   
subsection = ! aw>d ( contracts to      
bus9ess conc]ns 9 specifi$ categories4  
4  #c4 ,improv+ transp>5cy to assi/     
small bus9ess conc]ns ,section          
#ae7;g77#a7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7;g77#a77 is am5d$ by
 ins]t+ aft] ! second s5t5ce ! foll[+3  
,= purposes ( ?is subsection1 9 addition
 to ! exi/+ report+ requirem5ts1 !      
,adm9i/rator %all include ! p]c5tage (  
small bus9ess conc]n p>ticipation = !   
total value ( all prime contract aw>ds =
 a fiscal ye>1 includ+ ! value ( ea*    
prime contract aw>d$ = ! fiscal ye>1 )\t
 reg>d to :e!r ! prime contract 0 aw>d$ 
z ! result ( unre/rict$ competition or  
any det]m9ation by ! ,adm9i/rator )     
respect to ! pot5tial = a small bus9ess 
conc]n to p]=m ! prime contract or a    
subcontract "u ! prime contract44  #d4  
,compliance ) small bus9ess subcontract+
 goals ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small       
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration %all consult ) ! 

heads ( o!r ,f$]al ag5cies to develop & 
implem5t /&>ds = procurem5t (fic]s to   
take into consid]ation ! pa/ compliance 
( pot5tial contractors ) small bus9ess  
subcontract+ goals :5 mak+ contract     
aw>ds4