,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aggc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bi1 #bjag,mr4   
,*abot 7= himself & ,ms4 ,velzquez7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,small ,bus9ess  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 
to improve report+ on small bus9ess     
goals1 a*ieve uni=mity 9 procurem5t     
t]m9ology1 cl>ify ! role ( small bus9ess
 advocates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title2 table ( cont5ts  7a7 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,cl>ity =    
,am]ica's ,small ,contractors ,act (    
#bjag4  7b7 ,table ( cont5ts ,! table ( 
cont5ts = ?is ,act are z foll[s3  ,sec4 
#a4 ,%ort title2 table ( cont5ts4 ,title
 ,i--,improv+ ,transp>5cy & ,cl>ity =   
,small ,bus9esses ,sec4 #aja4 ,improv+  
report+ on small bus9ess goals4 ,sec4   
#ajb4 ,uni=mity 9 procurem5t t]m9ology4 
,title ,,ii--,cl>ify+ ! ,roles ( ,small 
,bus9ess ,advocates ,sec4 #bja4         
,responsibilities ( comm]cial m>ket     
repres5tatives4 ,sec4 #bjb4             

,responsibilities ( bus9ess opportunity 
speciali/s4  ,i ,improv+ ,transp>5cy &  
,cl>ity = ,small ,bus9esses  #aja4      
,improv+ report+ on small bus9ess goals 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ae7;h77#b77;,e7 (
 ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#fdd7;h77#b77;,e77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9    
clause 7i7--  7,a7 9 subclause 7,,iii71 
by /rik+ & at ! end2 &  7,b7 by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+ new subclauses3  7,v7 t 7
 pur*as$ by ano!r entity aft] ! initial 
contract 0 aw>d$ & z a result ( !       
pur*ase1 w\ld no long] be deem$ to be   
small bus9ess conc]ns = purposes ( !    
initial contract2 &  7,,vi7 t 7 aw>d$   
us+ a procurem5t me?od t re/rict$       
competition to 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 wom51 or a subset ( any su* conc]ns2 
2  7#b7 9 clause 7ii7-- 7,a7 9 subclause

 7,,iv71 by /rik+ & at ! end2 &  7,b7 by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subclauses3 
7,,vi7 t 7 pur*as$ by ano!r entity aft] 
! initial contract 0 aw>d$ & z a result 
( ! pur*ase1 w\ld no long] be deem$ to  
be small bus9ess conc]ns own$ &         
controll$ by s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans =   
purposes ( ! initial contract2 &        
7,,vii7 t 7 aw>d$ us+ a procurem5t me?od
 t re/rict$ competition to 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 wom51 or a subset ( any  
su* conc]ns2  2  7#c7 9 clause 7iii7--  
7,a7 9 subclause 7,v71 by /rik+ & at !  
end2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+  
new subclauses3  7,,vii7 t 7 pur*as$ by 
ano!r entity aft] ! initial contract 0  
aw>d$ & z a result ( ! pur*ase1 w\ld no 
long] be deem$ to be qualifi$           
,h,u,b,zone small bus9ess conc]ns =     
purposes ( ! initial contract2 &        
7,,viii7 t 7 aw>d$ us+ a procurem5t     

me?od t re/rict$ competition to small   
bus9ess conc]ns own$ & controll$ by     
s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans1 small bus9ess   
conc]ns own$ & controll$ by socially &  
economically disadvantag$ individuals1  
small bus9ess conc]ns own$ & controll$  
by wom51 or a subset ( any su* conc]ns2 
2  7#d7 9 clause 7iv7-- 7,a7 9 subclause
 7,v71 by /rik+ & at ! end2 &  7,b7 by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subclauses3  
7,,vii7 t 7 pur*as$ by ano!r entity aft]
 ! initial contract 0 aw>d$ & z a result
 ( ! pur*ase1 w\ld no long] be deem$ to 
be small bus9ess conc]ns own$ &         
controll$ by socially & economically    
disadvantag$ individuals = purposes ( ! 
initial contract2 &  7,,viii7 t 7 aw>d$ 
us+ a procurem5t me?od t re/rict$       
competition to 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 wom51 or a subset ( 
any su* conc]ns2  2  7#e7 9 clause 7v7--
 7,a7 9 subclause 7,,iv71 by /rik+ & at 

! end2  7,b7 9 subclause 7,v71 by ins]t+
 & at ! end2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+ new subclause3  7,,vi7 t 7       
pur*as$ by ano!r entity aft] ! initial  
contract 0 aw>d$ & z a result ( !       
pur*ase1 w\ld no long] be deem$ to be   
small bus9ess conc]ns own$ by an ,indian
 tribe o!r ?an an ,alaska ,native       
,corporation = purposes ( ! initial     
contract2  2  7#f7 9 clause 7vi7-- 7,a7 
9 subclause 7,,iv71 by /rik+ & at ! end2
  7,b7 9 subclause 7,v71 by ins]t+ & at 
! end2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+
 new subclause3  7,,vi7 t 7 pur*as$ by  
ano!r entity aft] ! initial contract 0  
aw>d$ & z a result ( ! pur*ase1 w\ld no 
long] be deem$ to be small bus9ess      
conc]ns own$ by a ,native ,hawaiian     
,organization = purposes ( ! initial    
contract2  2  7#g7 9 clause 7vii7-- 7,a7
 9 subclause 7,,iv71 by /rik+ & at !    
end2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+  
new subclause3  7,,vi7 t 7 pur*as$ by   
ano!r entity aft] ! initial contract 0  
aw>d$ & z a result ( ! pur*ase1 w\ld no 

long] be deem$ to be small bus9ess      
conc]ns own$ by an ,alaska ,native      
,corporation = purposes ( ! initial     
contract2 &  2 &  7#h7 9 clause 7viii7--
 7,a7 9 subclause 7,,vii71 by /rik+ & at
 ! end2  7,b7 9 subclause 7,,viii71 by  
/rik+ & at ! end2 &  7,c7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+ new subclauses3  7,,ix7 t 7
 pur*as$ by ano!r entity aft] ! initial 
contract 0 aw>d$ & z a result ( !       
pur*ase1 w\ld no long] be deem$ to be   
small bus9ess conc]ns own$ & controll$  
by wom5 = purposes ( ! initial contract2
 &  7,x7 t 7 aw>d$ us+ a procurem5t     
me?od t re/rict$ competition to 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 or a subset ( any su*      
conc]ns2 &  4  7b7 ,effective date ,!   
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess        
,adm9i/ration %all be requir$ to report 
on ! in=mation requir$ by clauses       

7i77,v71 7ii77,,vi71 7iii77,,vii71      
7iv77,,vii71 7v77,,vi71 7vi77,,vi71     
7vii77,,vi71 & 7viii77,,ix7 ( section   
#ae7;h77#b77;,e7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess    
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7;h77#b77;,e77  
beg9n+ on ! date t su* in=mation is     
available 9 ! ,f$]al ,procurem5t ,data  
,sy/em1 ! ,sy/em = ,aw>d ,managem5t1 or 
any new or successor sy/em4  #ajb4      
,uni=mity 9 procurem5t t]m9ology  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,section #ae7;j77#a7 ( ! ,small  
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4            
#fdd7;j77#a77 is am5d$ by /rik+ great]  
?an #b1ejj b n great] ?an #ajj1jjj &    
ins]t+ great] ?an ! micro-pur*ase       
?re%old1 b n great] ?an ! simplifi$     
acquisition ?re%old4  7b7 ,te*nical     
am5dm5t ,section #c7m7 ( ! ,small       
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7m77 is
 am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7m7           
,def9itions relat+ to contract+ ,9 ?is  
,act3  7#a7 ,prime contract ,! t]m prime
 contract has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9    
section #hgja7d7 ( title #da1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,prime contractor ,!

 t]m prime contractor has ! mean+ giv5  
su* t]m 9 section #hgja7e7 ( title #da1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,simplifi$   
acquisition ?re%old ,! t]m simplifi$    
acquisition ?re%old has ! mean+ giv5 su*
 t]m 9 section #acd ( title #da1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code4  7#d7 ,micro-pur*ase      
?re%old ,! t]m micro-pur*ase ?re%old has
 ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aijb ( 
title #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#e7   
,total pur*ase & contracts = prop]ty &  
s]vices ,! t]m total pur*ases &         
contracts = prop]ty & s]vices %all mean 
total numb] & total doll> am\nt (       
contracts & ord]s = prop]ty & s]vices4  
4  ,,ii ,cl>ify+ ! ,roles ( ,small      
,bus9ess ,advocates  #bja4              
,responsibilities ( comm]cial m>ket     
repres5tatives ,section #d7;h7 ( !      
,small ,bus9ess ,act is am5d$ to read z 
foll[s3  7h7 ,comm]cial m>ket           
repres5tatives  7#a7 ,duties ,! pr9cipal
 duties ( a ,comm]cial ,m>ket           
,repres5tative employ$ by ! ,adm9i/rator
 & report+ to ! s5ior (ficial appo9t$ by

 ! ,adm9i/rator ) responsibilities "u   
sections #h1 #ae1 #ca1 & #cf 7or !      
designee ( su* (ficial7 %all be to      
advance ! policies e/abli%$ 9 section   
#h7;d77#a7 relat+ to subcontract+4 ,su* 
duties %all include--  7,a7 help+ prime 
contractors to f9d small bus9ess conc]ns
 t are capable ( p]=m+ subcontracts2    
7,b7 = contractors aw>d$ contracts      
conta9+ ! clause describ$ 9 section     
#h7;d77#c71 provid+-- 7i7 c\nsel+ on !  
contractor's responsibility to maximize 
subcontract+ opportunities = small      
bus9ess conc]ns2  7ii7 in/ruction on    
me?ods & tools to id5tify pot5tial      
subcontractors t are small bus9ess      
conc]ns2 &  7iii7 assi/ance to increase 
aw>ds to subcontractors t are small     
bus9ess conc]ns ?r\gh visits1 tra9+1 &  
reviews ( pa/ p]=mance2  7,c7 provid+   
c\nsel+ on h[ a small bus9ess conc]n may
 promote its capacity to contractors    
aw>d$ contracts conta9+ ! clause        
describ$ 9 section #h7;d77#c72 &  7,d7  
conduct+ p]iodic reviews ( contractors  

aw>d$ contracts conta9+ ! clause        
describ$ 9 section #h7;d77#c7 to assess 
compliance ) subcontract+ plans requir$ 
"u section #h7;d77#f74  7#b7            
,c]tification requirem5ts  7,a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,consi/5t ) ! requirem5ts ( subp>agraph
 7,b71 a comm]cial m>ket repres5tative  
ref]r$ to 9 section #ae7q77#c7 %all h a 
,level ,i ,f$]al ,acquisition           
,c]tification 9 ,contract+ 7or any      
successor c]tification7 or ! equival5t  
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se c]tification4  7,b7 
,delay ( c]tification requirem5t  7i7   
,tim+ ,! c]tification describ$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,a7 is n requir$-- 7,i7 =  
any p]son s]v+ z a comm]cial m>ket      
repres5tative on ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is subsection1 until ! date t is "o    
cal5d> ye> aft] ! date su* p]son 0      
appo9t$ z a comm]cial m>ket             
repres5tative2 or  7,,ii7 = any p]son   
s]v+ z a comm]cial m>ket repres5tative  
on or be=e ,novemb] #be1 #bjae1 until   
,novemb] #be1 #bjbj4  7ii7 ,application 
,! requirem5ts ( clause 7i77,i7 %all be 

includ$ 9 any initial job po/+ = !      
position ( a comm]cial m>ket            
repres5tative4  4  #bjb4                
,responsibilities ( bus9ess opportunity 
speciali/s ,section #d7;g7 ( ! ,small   
,bus9ess ,act is am5d$ to read z foll[s3
  7g7 ,bus9ess opportunity speciali/s   
7#a7 ,duties ,! exclusive duties ( a    
,bus9ess ,opportunity ,speciali/ employ$
 by ! ,adm9i/rator & report+ to ! s5ior 
(ficial appo9t$ by ! ,adm9i/rator )     
responsibilities "u sections #h1 #ae1   
#ca1 & #cf 7or ! designee ( su* (ficial7
 %all be to implem5t sections #g1 #h1 & 
#de & to complete o!r duties relat$ to  
contract+ programs "u ?is ,act4 ,su*    
duties %all include--  7,a7 ) respect to
 small bus9ess conc]ns eligible to      
receive contracts & subcontracts        
pursuant to section #h7;a7--  7i7       
provid+ guidance1 c\nsel+1 & ref]rals = 
assi/ance ) te*nical1 managem5t1        
f9ancial1 or o!r matt]s t w improve !   
competitive viability ( su* conc]ns2    
7ii7 id5tify+ causes ( success or       

failure ( su* conc]ns2  7iii7 provid+   
compreh5sive assessm5ts ( su* conc]ns1  
includ+ id5tify+ ! /r5g?s & weaknesses (
 su* conc]ns2  7iv7 monitor+ & docum5t+ 
compliance ) ! requirem5ts ( sections #g
 & #h & any regulations implem5t+ ^?    
sections2  7v7 expla9+ ! requirem5ts (  
sections #g1 #h1 #ae1 #ca1 #cf & #de2 & 
7vi7 advis+ on compliance ) contract+   
regulations 7includ+ ! ,f$]al           
,acquisition ,regulation7 aft] aw>d (   
su* a contract or subcontract2  7,b7    
review+ & monitor+ compliance )         
m5tor-protege agreem5ts "u section #de2 
7,c7 repres5t+ ! int]e/s ( !            
,adm9i/rator & small bus9ess conc]ns 9 !
 aw>d1 modification1 & adm9i/ration (   
contracts & subcontracts aw>d$ pursuant 
to section #h7;a72 &  7,d7 report+ fraud
 or abuse "u section #g1 #h1 #ae1 #ca1  
#cf1 or #de or any regulations implem5t+
 su* sections4  7#b7 ,c]tification      
requirem5ts  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,consi/5t ) !
 requirem5ts ( subp>agraph 7,b71 a      
,bus9ess ,opportunity ,speciali/        

describ$ "u section #g7;j77#aj77;,d7    
%all h a ,level ,i ,f$]al ,acquisition  
,c]tification 9 ,contract+ 7or any      
successor c]tification7 or ! equival5t  
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se c]tification4  7,b7 
,delay ( c]tification requirem5t  7i7   
,tim+ ,! c]tification describ$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,a7 is n requir$-- 7,i7 =  
any p]son s]v+ z a ,bus9ess ,opportunity
 ,speciali/ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 subsection1 until ! date t is "o cal5d>
 ye> aft] ! date su* p]son 0 appo9t$ z a
 ,bus9ess ,opportunity ,speciali/2 or   
7,,ii7 = any p]son s]v+ z a ,bus9ess    
,opportunity ,speciali/ on or be=e      
,janu>y #c1 #bjac1 until ,janu>y #c1    
#bjbj4  7ii7 ,application ,! requirem5ts
 ( clause 7i77,i7 %all be includ$ 9 any 
initial job po/+ = ! position ( a       
comm]cial m>ket repres5tative4  4