,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #dhb #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bhch ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #ba1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,vitter 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,peters1 and ,mrs4 ,shaheen7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,small ,business and ,entrepreneurship ,may #bd1 #bjaf ,reported by ,mr4 ,vitter1 with amendments ,omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic ,a ,,bill ,to improve the ,h,u,b,zone program4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,small ,business ,transforming ,america's ,regions ,act of #bjaf4 #b4 ,modification to the ,h,u,b,zone program 7a7 ,in general ,section #c7p7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7p77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking or at the end2 7,b7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,f7 as subparagraph 7,g72 and 7,c7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,e7 the following3 7,f7 another qualified area designated by the ,administrator under section #ca7;d72 or 2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#d77;,c71 by striking until the later of and all that follows and inserting for the #g-year period following the date on which the census tract or nonmetropolitan county ceased to be so qualified44 7b7 ,applicability ,the amendment made by subsection 7a77#b7 shall apply to any census tract or nonmetropolitan county that becomes a redesignated area under section #c7p77#d77;,c7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7p77#d77;,c77 on or after the date that is #c years before the date of enactment of this ,act4 7c7 ,other qualified areas ,section #ca of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #feg;a7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7d7 as subsection 7e72 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7c7 the following3 7d7 ,other qualified areas 7#a7 ,definitions ,in this subsection-- 7,a7 the term governor means the chief executive of a ,state2 and 7,b7 the term ,state means each of the several ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 and ,american ,samoa4 7#b7 ,designation ,a governor may petition the ,administrator to designate #a or more census tracts in the ,state of the governor as a ,h,u,b,zone if each tract nonmetropolitan counties in the ,state as a ,h,u,b,zone if each nonmetropolitan county-- 7,a7 has a median household income that is less than #gj percent #ij percent of the median household income of the ,state in which the tract nonmetropolitan county is located based on the most recent data available from the ,bureau of the ,census2 7,b7 has an unemployment rate that is not less than #abj percent of the average unemployment rate of the ,united ,states or of the ,state in which the tract nonmetropolitan county is located1 whichever is less1 based on the most recent data available from the ,department of ,labor2 or 7,c7 meets other criteria determined by the ,administrator4 7#c7 ,petition ,with respect to a petition submitted by a governor to the ,administrator under paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 the governor may submit not more than #a petition in a fiscal year unless the ,administrator determines that an additional petition from the ,state of the governor is appropriate2 7,b7 the governor may not submit a petition for more than #cj percent of the total number of census tracts nonmetropolitan counties in the ,state of the governor2 and 7,c7 if the ,administrator grants the petition and designates #a or more census tracts nonmetropolitan counties as a ,h,u,b,zone1 the governor shall1 not less frequently than annually1 submit data to the ,administrator certifying that each census tract nonmetropolitan county continues to meet the criteria establishing the eligibility of the tract nonmetropolitan county under the ,h,u,b,zone program4 7#d7 ,process ,the ,administrator shall establish procedures to-- 7,a7 ensure that the ,administration accepts petitions under paragraph 7#b7 from all ,states each fiscal year2 and 7,b7 provide technical assistance1 before the filing of a petition under paragraph 7#b71 to a governor who is interested in filing such a petition4 4 #c4 ,filing of petitions for reconsideration of size standards 7a7 ,definition ,in this section1 the term covered period means the period beginning on ,november #be1 #bjae and ending on the effective date of the regulations establishing procedures to implement section #c7;a77#i7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7;a77#i774 7b7 ,petitions for reconsideration 7#a7 ,acceptance of applications ,section #c7;a77#i77;,a7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7;a77#i77;,a77 is amended by striking ,a person and inserting ,on or after the effective date of the regulations establishing procedures to implement this paragraph1 a person4 7#b7 ,covered period ,notwithstanding section #c7;a77#i77;,b7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7;a77#i77;,b771 a person filing a petition described in section #c7;a77#i77;,a7 of that ,act relating to a size standard that is revised1 modified1 or established during the covered period shall file the petition not later than #cj days after the effective date of the regulations establishing procedures to implement section #c7;a77#i7 of that ,act4 #d4 ,past performance credit for subcontractors ,section #h7;d7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg7;d77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#ag7 ,past performance credit for certain small business subcontractors 7,a7 ,in general ,a prime contractor for a covered contract1 as that term is defined in paragraph 7#ac77;,a71 shall provide a past performance rating for the ,contractor ,performance ,assessment ,rating ,system1 the ,past ,performance ,information ,retrieval ,system1 or any successor system for any subcontractor used by the prime contractor in performing the covered contract as part of the performance reporting by the prime contractor for the covered contract4 7,b7 ,time for completion ,a prime contractor shall submit the past performance rating of a subcontractor not later than #ad days after the date of the completion of performance of the subcontract by the subcontractor4 7,c7 ,failure to enter information ,the failure of a prime contractor to enter the past performance rating of a subcontractor shall be considered when evaluating the past performance of the prime contractor4 7,d7 ,use of information ,a ,federal agency shall use a past performance rating provided under subparagraph 7,a7 for a subcontractor that is a small business concern in evaluating the past performance of the subcontractor for purposes of determining whether to award a prime contract to the subcontractor4 4 #e4 ,membership of the ,administrator of the ,small ,business ,administration on the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulatory ,council 7a7 ,addition of ,administrator of ,small ,business ,administration to ,federal ,acquisition ,regulatory ,council ,section #acjb7;b77#a7 of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking the period and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,e7 the ,administrator of the ,small ,business ,administration4 4 7b7 ,conforming ,amendments ,such title is further amended-- 7#a7 in section #acjc7;a77#a7-- 7,a7 by striking and the ,administrator of ,national ,aeronautics and ,space1 and inserting the ,administrator of ,national ,aeronautics and ,space1 and the ,administrator of the ,small ,business ,administration12 and 7,b7 by striking and the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,act of #aieh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdea et seq471 and inserting the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,act of #aieh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdea et seq471 and the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fca et seq4712 and 7#b7 in section #aaba7;d71 by striking and the ,general ,services ,administration and inserting the ,general ,services ,administration1 and the ,small ,business ,administration4 ,may #bd1 #bjaf ,reported with amendments