,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afdj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bj1 #bjag,ms4
 ,velzquez introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,small ,business  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,small ,business  
,act to ensure uniformity in procurement
 terminology1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,uniformity in procurement          
terminology  7a7 ,in general ,section   
#ae7;j77#a7 of the ,small ,business ,act
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7;j77#a77 is amended
 by striking greater than #b1ejj but not
 greater than #ajj1jjj and inserting    
greater than the micro-purchase         
threshold1 but not greater than the     
simplified acquisition threshold4  7b7  
,technical amendment ,section #c7m7 of  
the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #fcb7m77 is amended to read as follows3
  7m7 ,definitions pertaining to        
contracting ,in this ,act3  7#a7 ,prime 
contract ,the term prime contract has   
the meaning given such term in section  

#hgja7d7 of title #da1 ,united ,states  
,code4  7#b7 ,prime contractor ,the term
 prime contractor has the meaning given 
such term in section #hgja7e7 of title  
#da1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#c7       
,simplified acquisition threshold ,the  
term simplified acquisition threshold   
has the meaning given such term in      
section #acd of title #da1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7#d7 ,micro-purchase    
threshold ,the term micro-purchase      
threshold has the meaning given such    
term in section #aijb7;a7 of title #da1 
,united ,states ,code4  7#e7 ,total     
purchase and contracts for property and 
services ,the term total purchases and  
contracts for property and services     
means the total number and total dollar 
amount of contracts and orders for      
property and services4  4