,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fcfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ac1 #bjah,mr4  
,lawson ( ,florida introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,small ,bus9ess  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !  
,small ,bus9ess ,act to specify :at     
cr$it is giv5 = c]ta9 subcontractors &  
to provide a dispute process =          
non-paym5t to subcontractors1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,inc5tiviz+ ,fairness 9    
,subcontract+ ,act4  #b4 ,small bus9ess 
l[]-ti] subcontract+ ,section #h7;d7 ( !
 ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#fcg7;d77 is am5d$--  7#a7 by am5d+     
p>agraph 7#af7 to read z foll[s3  7#af7 
,cr$it = c]ta9 small bus9ess conc]n     
subcontractors  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,=        
purposes ( det]m9+ :e!r or n a prime    
contractor has atta9$ ! p]c5tage goals  
specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#f7--  7i7 if !    
subcontract+ goals p]ta9 only to a s+le 
contract ) ! ,f$]al ag5cy1 ! prime      
contractor may elect to receive cr$it = 

small bus9ess conc]ns p]=m+ z fir/ ti]  
subcontractors or subcontractors at any 
ti] pursuant to ! subcontract+ plans    
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#f77;,d7 9 an am\nt
 equal to ! doll> value ( "w aw>d$ to   
su* small bus9ess conc]ns2 &  7ii7 cr$it
 is n p]mitt$ = subcontracts at any ti] 
t are to be report$ "u a comm]cial plan 
or a ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se compreh5sive   
subcontract+ plan4  7,b7 ,collection &  
review ( data on subcontract+ plans ,!  
head ( ea* contract+ ag5cy %all ensure  
t-- 7i7 ! ag5cy collects & reports data 
on ! ext5t to :i* contractors ( ! ag5cy 
meet ! goals & objectives set =? 9      
subcontract+ plans submitt$ pursuant to 
?is subsection2 &  7ii7 ! ag5cy         
p]iodically reviews data collect$ &     
report$ pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a7 = !
 purpose ( ensur+ t su* contractors     
comply 9 good fai? ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is
 subsection & subcontract+ plans        
submitt$ by ! contractors pursuant to   
?is subsection4  7,c7 ,rule (           
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph %all   

p]mit l[]-ti] subcontract+ goal+        
requirem5ts to prime contractors t are  
eligible to receive l[]-ti] subcontract+
 cr$it "u ?is p>agraph4  7,d7           
,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is p>agraph3 
7i7 ,comm]cial plan ,! t]m comm]cial    
plan has ! mean+ give t t]m "u section  
#ai4gja ( ! ,f$]al ,acquisition         
,regulation4  7ii7 ,compreh5sive        
subcontract+ plan ,! t]m compreh5sive   
subcontract+ plan has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m
 "u section #beb4bai-gjjd ( ! ,def5se   
,f$]al ,acquisition ,regulation         
,supplem5t4  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7#ah7 ,dispute process =     
non-paym5t to subcontractors  7,a7      
,notice to ag5cy ,) respect to a        
contract ) a ,f$]al ag5cy1 a            
subcontractor ( a prime contractor on   
su* contract may1 if ! subcontractor has
 n receiv$ paym5t = "w p]=m$ )9 #ij days
 ( ! completion ( su* "w1 notify !      
,(fice ( ,small & ,disadvantag$ ,bus9ess
 ,utilization 7,,osdbu7 ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy
 ( su* lack ( paym5t1 if su* notice is  

provid$ to ! ag5cy )9 ! #ae-;day p]iod  
foll[+ ! end ( su* #ij days4  7,b7      
,ag5cy det]m9ation ,^u receipt ( a      
notice describ$ "u clause 7i71 ! ,,osdbu
 %all v]ify :e!r su* lack ( paym5t has  
occurr$ & det]m9e :e!r su* lack ( paym5t
 is due to an undue re/riction plac$ on 
! prime contractor by an action ( !     
,f$]al ag5cy4  7,c7 ,cure p]iod ,if !   
,,osdbu v]ifies ! lack ( paym5t "u      
clause 7ii7 & det]m9es t su* lack (     
paym5t is n due to an action ( ! ,f$]al 
ag5cy1 ! ,,osdbu %all notify ! prime    
contractor & provide ! prime contractor 
) a #ae-;day p]iod 9 :i* ! primae       
contractor may make ! paym5t ow$ to !   
subcontractor4  7,d7 ,result ( nonpaym5t
 ,if1 aft] notify+ ! prime contractor "u
 clause 7iii71 ! ,,osdbu det]m9es t !   
prime contractor has n fully paid !     
am\nt ow$ )9 ! #ae-;day cure p]iod      
describ$ "u clause 7iii71 ! ,,osdbu %all
 ensure t su* failure to pay is reflect$
 9 ! ,contractor ,p]=mance ,assessm5t   
,report+ sy/em4  4