#aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#bhd  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d title ,,xviii
 ( ! ,social ,security ,act to require  
,/ate lic5sure & bid surety bonds =     
entities submitt+ bids "u ! ,m$ic>e     
durable m$ical equipm5t1 pro/hetics1    
or?otics1 & supplies 7,,dmepos7         
competitive acquisition program1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! #8#8,m$ic>e ,,dmepos    
,competitive ,bidd+ ,improvem5t ,act (  
#bjae''4  #b4 ,requir+ bid surety bonds 
& ,/ate lic5sure = entities submitt+    
bids "u ! ,m$ic>e ,,dmepos competitive  
acquisition program  7a7 ,bid surety    
bonds ,section #ahdg7;a77#a7 ( ! ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#aciew-#c7;a77#a77 is am5d$ by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+ new subp>agraphs3  7,g7   
,requir+ bid bonds = bidd+ entities ,)  
respect to r\nds ( competitions beg9n+  
"u ?is subsection = contracts beg9n+ n  
e>li] ?an ,janu>y #a1 #bjag1 & n lat]   
?an ,janu>y #a1 #bjai1 an entity may n  
submit a bid = a competitive acquisition

 area unless1 z ( ! deadl9e = bid       
submission1 ! entity has obta9$ 7&      
provid$ ! ,secret>y ) pro( ( hav+       
obta9$7 a bid surety bond 79 ?is        
p>agraph ref]r$ to z a bid bond7 9 a =m 
specifi$ by ! ,secret>y consi/5t )      
subp>agraph 7,h7 & 9 an am\nt t is n    
less ?an #ej1jjj & n m ?an #ajj1jjj =   
ea* competitive acquisition area 9 :i* !
 entity submits ! bid4  7,h7 ,treatm5t (
 bid bonds submitt$  7i7 ,= bidd]s t    
submit bids at or bel[ ! m$ian & are    
(f]$ b d n accept ! contract ,9 ! case (
 a bidd+ entity t is (f]$ a contract =  
any product category = a competitive    
acquisition area1 if--  7,i7 ! entity's 
composite bid = su* product category &  
area 0 at or bel[ ! m$ian composite bid 
rate = all bidd+ entities includ$ 9 !   
calculation ( ! s+le paym5t am\nts = su*
 product category & area2 &  7,,ii7 !   
entity does n accept ! contract (f]$ =  
su* product category & area1  ! bid bond
 submitt$ by su* entity = su* area %all 
be =feit$ by ! entity & ! ,secret>y %all

 collect on x4  7ii7 ,treatm5t ( o!r    
bidd]s ,9 ! case ( a bidd+ entity = any 
product category = a competitive        
acquisition area1 if ! entity does n    
meet ! bid =feiture conditions 9        
subclauses 7,i7 & 7,,ii7 ( clause 7i7 = 
any product category = su* area1 ! bid  
bond submitt$ by su* entity = su* area  
%all be return$ )9 #ij days ( ! public  
ann\ncem5t ( ! contract suppli]s = su*  
area4  4  7b7 ,/ate lic5sure  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,section #ahdg7;b77#b77;,a7 ( !   
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciew-#c7;b77#b77;,a77 is am5d$ by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+ new clause3  7v7 ,!  
entity meets applicable ,/ate lic5sure  
requirem5ts4  4  7#b7 ,con/ruction ,no?+
 9 ! am5dm5t made by p>agraph 7#a7 %all 
be con/ru$ z affect+ ! au?ority ( !     
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
require ,/ate lic5sure ( an entity "u ! 
,m$ic>e competitive acquisition program 
"u section #ahdg ( ! ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#c7 be=e !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,,gao

 report on bid bond impact on small     
suppli]s  7#a7 ,/udy ,! ,comptroll]     
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a 
/udy t evaluates ! effect ( ! bid surety
 bond requirem5t "u ! am5dm5t made by   
subsection 7a7 on ! p>ticipation ( small
 suppli]s 9 ! ,m$ic>e ,,dmepos          
competitive acquisition program "u      
section #ahdg ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#c74  7#b7       
,report ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! date
 contracts are fir/ aw>d$ subject to su*
 bid surety bond requirem5t1 !          
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all submit to       
,congress a report on ! /udy conduct$ "u
 p>agraph 7#a74 ,su* report %all include
 recomm5dations = *anges 9 su*          
requirem5t 9 ord] to ensure robu/       
p>ticipation by legitimate small        
suppli]s 9 ! ,m$ic>e ,,dmepos           
competition acquisition program4  ,pass$
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,m>* #af1    
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