,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #f1 #bjaf   
,mr4 ,hardy 7for himself and ,ms4       
,adams7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,small ,business1 and in addition to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services1 for a  
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,small ,business ,act to      
ensure small business concerns receive  
assistance with post-award compliance   
with the requirements of a contract or  
subcontract1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,small ,business ,easy ,contract
 ,compliance ,enhancement and ,list ,act
 of #bjaf or the ,small ,business       
,,eccel ,act4  #b4 ,post-award          
compliance assistance from the ,office  
of ,small and ,disadvantaged ,business  

,utilization ,section #ae7k7 of the     
,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#fdd7k77#h77 is amended--  7#a7 by      
redesignating paragraphs 7#ae71 7#af71  
and 7#ag7 as paragraphs 7#af71 7#ag71   
and 7#ah71 respectively2 and  7#b7 by   
inserting after paragraph 7#ad7 the     
following new paragraph3  7#ae7 shall   
provide assistance to a small business  
concern awarded a contract or           
subcontract under this ,act or under    
title #aj or title #da1 ,united ,states 
,code1 with finding resources for       
education and training on compliance    
with contracting regulations 7including 
the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulation7  
after award of such a contract or       
subcontract4  4  #c4 ,post-award        
compliance assistance under the         
,mentor-,protege ,program of the        
,department of ,defense ,section        
#hca7;e77#a7 of the ,national ,defense  
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#aiia 7,public ,law #aja-eaj2 #ajd      
,stat4 #afjg2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb note7 

is amended--  7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b71
 by striking and and the end2  7#b7 in  
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7#c7 by inserting at the end the   
following new subparagraph3  7,d7 the   
assistance the mentor firm will provide 
to the protege firm in understanding    
contract regulations of the ,federal    
,government and the ,department of      
,defense 7including the ,federal        
,acquisition ,regulation and the        
,defense ,federal ,acquisition          
,regulation ,supplement7 after award of 
a subcontract under this section1 if    
applicable4  4  #d4 ,post-award         
compliance resources for small business 
concerns ,section #ae of the ,small     
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7t7          
,post-,award compliance resources ,the  
,administrator shall provide to small   
business development centers 7as defined
 in section #ba7 and entities           

participating in the ,procurement       
,technical ,assistance ,cooperative     
,agreement ,program under chapter #adb  
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 and
 shall make available on the website of 
the ,administration1 a list of resources
 for small business concerns seeking    
education and assistance on compliance  
with contracting regulations 7including 
the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulation7  
after award of a contract or            
subcontract4  4  #e4 ,post-award        
compliance assistance from procurement  
center representatives ,section         
#ae7l77#b7 of the ,small ,business ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7l77#b77 is amended--
 7#a7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,i7
 as subparagraph 7,j72  7#b7 in         
subparagraph 7,h71 by striking and at   
the end2 and  7#c7 by inserting after   
subparagraph 7,h7 the following new     
subparagraph3  7,i7 assist small        
business concerns with finding resources
 for education and training on          
compliance with contracting regulations 

7including the ,federal ,acquisition    
,regulation7 after award of a contract  
or subcontract2 and  4  #f4 ,post-award 
compliance assistance under the         
mentor-protege program of the ,small    
,business ,administration ,section      
#de7;b77#c7 of the ,small ,business ,act
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fegr7b77#c77 is amended
 by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph3  7,k7 ,the extent to which
 assistance with compliance with the    
requirements of contracting with the    
,federal ,government after award of a   
contract or subcontract under this      
section4  4