#aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #dged  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the    
,small ,business ,act to provide        
prospective construction contractors    
with information about an agency's      
policies on the administration of change
 orders to allow such contractors to    
make informed business decisions        
regarding the pricing of bids or        
proposals1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,change ,order ,transparency for    
,federal ,contractors ,act4  #b4        
,construction contract administration   
,section #ae of the ,small ,business    
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7w7 ,solicitation notice   
regarding administration of change      
orders for construction  7#a7 ,in       
general ,with respect to any            
solicitation for the award of a contract
 for construction anticipated to be     
awarded to a small business concern1 the
 agency administering such contract     

shall provide a notice along with the   
solicitation to prospective bidders and 
offerors that includes-- 7,a7           
information about the agency's policies 
or practices in complying with the      
requirements of the ,federal            
,acquisition ,regulation relating to the
 timely definitization of requests for  
an equitable adjustment2 and  7,b7      
information about the agency's past     
performance in definitizing requests for
 equitable adjustments in accordance    
with paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,requirements
 for agencies ,an agency shall provide  
the past performance information        
described under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 as  
follows3  7,a7 ,for the #c-year period  
preceding the issuance of the notice1 to
 the extent such information is         
available4  7,b7 ,with respect to an    
agency that1 on the date of the         
enactment of this subsection1 has not   
compiled the information described under
 paragraph 7#a77;,b7--  7i7 beginning #a
 year after the date of the enactment of

 this subsection1 for the #a-year period
 preceding the issuance of the notice2  
7ii7 beginning #b years after the date  
of the enactment of this subsection1 for
 the #b-year period preceding the       
issuance of the notice2 and  7iii7      
beginning #c years after the date of the
 enactment of this subsection and each  
year thereafter1 for the #c-year period 
preceding the issuance of the notice4   
7#c7 ,format of past performance        
information ,in the notice required     
under paragraph 7#a71 the agency shall  
ensure that the past performance        
information described under paragraph   
7#a77;,b7 is set forth separately for   
each definitization action that was     
completed during the following periods3 
7,a7 ,not more than #cj days after      
receipt of a request for an equitable   
adjustment4  7,b7 ,not more than #fj    
days after receipt of a request for an  
equitable adjustment4  7,c7 ,not more   
than #ij days after receipt of a request
 for an equitable adjustment4  7,d7 ,not

 more than #ahj days after receipt of a 
request for an equitable adjustment4    
7,e7 ,more than #cfe days after receipt 
of a request for an equitable           
adjustment4  7,f7 ,after the completion 
of the performance of the contract      
through a contract modification         
addressing all undefinitized requests   
for an equitable adjustment received    
during the term of the contract4  4     
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,may #h1 #bjah4;,clerk4