#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #bbf  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the     
,small ,business ,act to include best in
 class designations in the annual report
 on small business goals prepared by the
 ,administrator of the ,small ,business 
,administration1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,clarity on ,small         
,business ,participation in ,category   
,management ,act of #bjai4  #b4         
,inclusion of best in class designations
 in annual report on small business     
goals ,section #ae7;h7 of the ,small    
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7;h77 
is amended by adding at the end the     
following new paragraph3  7#d7 ,best in 
class small business participation      
reporting  7,a7 ,addendum ,the          
,administrator1 in addition to the      
requirements under paragraph 7#b71 shall
 include in the report required by such 
paragraph1 for each best in class       
designation-- 7i7 the total amount of   
spending ,governmentwide in such        

designation2  7ii7 the number of small  
business concerns awarded contracts and 
the dollar amount of such contracts     
awarded within each such designation to 
each of the following-- 7,i7 qualified  
,h,u,b,zone small business concerns2    
7,,ii7 small business concerns owned and
 controlled by women2  7,,iii7 small    
business concerns owned and controlled  
by service-disabled veterans2 and       
7,,iv7 small business concerns owned and
 controlled by socially and economically
 disadvantaged individuals4  7,b7 ,best 
in class defined ,the term best in class
 has the meaning given such term by the 
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget4  7,c7 ,effective date ,the 
,administrator shall report on the      
information described by subparagraph   
7,a7 beginning on the date that such    
information is available in the ,federal
 ,procurement ,data ,system1 the ,system
 for ,award ,management1 or any         
successor to such systems4  4  ,passed  
the ,house of ,representatives ,january 

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