,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #f1 #bjah,mr4
 ,pet]s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
prime contractors "u ,f$]al con/ruction 
contracts to notify ! ,gov]nm5t ( *anges
 9 c]ta9 subcontractors p]=m+ "w "u !   
contract4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/op ,unfair ,bid ,%opp+   
,act ( #bjah or ! ,,subs ,act4  #b4     
,requirem5t to notify ,gov]nm5t ( *anges
 to subcontractors "u con/ruction       
contracts  7a7 ,requirem5t ,an ag5cy    
aw>d+ a con/ruction contract us+ seal$  
bid proc$ures 9 an am\nt great] ?an     
#a1ejj1jjj %all--  7#a7 require an (f]or
 = ! contract to include a li/ 9 ! (f] (
 ea* subcontractor t ! (f]or int5ds to  
use 9 ! p]=mance ( ! contract1 = any    
subcontract expect$ to be aw>d$ 9 excess
 ( #ajj1jjj2 &  7#b7 include a clause 9 
! contract requir+ t ! prime contractor 
%all submit to ! ag5cy a writt5         

notification ( any subcontractor        
sub/itut$ aft] ! aw>d ( ! contract = a  
subcontractor s li/$1 along ) an updat$ 
e/imate = ! co/ ( p]=m+ ! "w associat$ )
 ! sub/itut$ subcontractor4  7b7        
,modification to contract ,9 ! case ( a 
con/ruction contract cov]$ by subsection
 7a71 if ! prime contractor notifies !  
ag5cy ( a sub/itut$ subcontractor "u    
subsection 7a77#b7 & !re is a           
significant diff]5ce 9 ! co/ ( p]=m+ !  
"w associat$ ) ! sub/itut$              
subcontractor1 ! contract+ (fic] = !    
contract may modify ! contract to take  
into acc\nt ! sub/itution (             
subcontractor1 includ+ modification ( ! 
am\nt ( ! contract4  7c7 ,ag5cy def9$ ,9
 ?is ,act1 ! t]m ag5cy has ! mean+      
provid$ ! t]m executive ag5cy by section
 #acc ( title #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
except ! t]m does n include ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,def5se or any milit>y dep>tm5t1 b su*
 t]m %all include ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army 
,corps ( ,eng9e]s4  7d7 ,revision (     
,f$]al ,acquisition ,regulation  7#a7 ,9

 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,f$]al   
,acquisition ,regulation %all be revis$ 
to provide = ! implem5tation ( ?is      
section4  7#b7 ,notice & ,comm5t ,!re   
%all be provid$ a public notice & comm5t
 p]iod ( n less ?an #fj days4  7#c7     
,f9al rule ,any f9al rule promulgat$    
pursuant to ?is subsection %all take    
effect #cj days aft] ! date on :i* !    
f9al rule is publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]4
  7e7 ,effective date ,?is ,act %all    
apply ) respect to contracts aw>d$ on or
 aft] ! date occurr+ #ahj days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4