,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcbb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ae1 #bjai,mr4
 ,balderson 7for himself1 ,ms4          
,houlahan1 ,mr4 ,crow1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 and
 ,mr4 ,espaillat7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend section #cijc of 
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
establish accelerated payments          
applicable to contracts with certain    
small business concerns1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,accelerated        
,payments for ,small ,businesses ,act of
 #bjai4  #b4 ,accelerated payments      
applicable to contracts with certain    
small business concerns under the       
,prompt ,payment ,act ,section #cijc7;a7
 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b71
 by inserting except as provided in     
paragraphs 7#aj7 and 7#aa71 before #cj  
days2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#h71 by       

striking and2  7#c7 in paragraph 7#i71  
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting a semicolon2 and  7#d7 by     
adding at the end the following new     
paragraphs3  7#aj7 for a prime          
contractor 7as defined in section       
#hgja7e7 of title #da7 that is a small  
business concern 7as defined under      
section #c of the ,small ,business ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb771 to the fullest   
extent permitted by law1 require that   
the head of an agency establish an      
accelerated payment date with a goal of 
#ae days after a proper invoice for the 
amount due is received if a specific    
payment date is not established by      
contract2 and  7#aa7 for a prime        
contractor 7as defined in section       
#hgja7e7 of title #da7 that subcontracts
 with a small business concern 7as      
defined under section #c of the ,small  
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb771 to
 the fullest extent permitted by law1   
require that the head of an agency      
establish an accelerated payment date   

with a goal of #ae days after a proper  
invoice for the amount due is received  
if--  7,a7 a specific payment date is   
not established by contract2 and  7,b7  
such prime contractor agrees to make    
payments to such subcontractor in       
accordance with such accelerated payment
 date1 to the maximum extent            
practicable1 without any further        
consideration from or fees charged to   
such subcontractor4  4