,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ich  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #be1         
#bjag,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,collins1 ,mr4 ,carper1 and ,mr4 ,reed7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
require notice of cost-free ,federal    
procurement technical assistance in     
connection with registration of small   
business concerns in procurement        
systems4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,procurement ,fraud 
,prevention ,act4  #b4 ,notice of       
cost-free ,federal procurement technical
 assistance in connection with          
registration of small business concerns 
in procurement systems ,the             
,administrator of ,general ,services1 in
 consultation with the ,director of the 
,office of ,management and ,budget1     
shall establish procedures to ensure    
that any notice or direct communication 

regarding registration of a small       
business concern in a procurement system
 contains information about cost-free   
,federal procurement technical          
assistance services that are available  
through the ,small ,business            
,administration1 ,procurement ,technical
 ,assistance ,centers of the ,defense   
,logistics ,agency1 the ,department of  
,commerce 7including the ,minority      
,business ,development ,agency71 and    
other ,federal agencies and programs4