,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcdd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ah1 #bjai,mr4
 ,stauber 7for himself and ,mr4 ,veasey7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on ,small
 ,business  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,small ,business ,act to provide interim
 partial payment to small business      
contractors that request an equitable   
adjustment due to a change in the terms 
of a construction contract1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,small         
,business ,payment for ,performance ,act
 of #bjai4  #b4 ,equitable adjustments  
to construction contracts  7a7 ,in      
general ,the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae 
,u4,s4,c4 #fca et seq47 is amended by   
inserting after section #ae the         
following new section3  #ae;,a4         
,equitable adjustments to construction  
contracts  7a7 ,request for an equitable
 adjustment ,a small business concern   
performing a construction contract that 

was awarded by an agency may submit a   
request for an equitable adjustment to  
the contracting officer of such agency  
if the contracting officer directs a    
change in the terms of the contract     
performance without the agreement of the
 small business concern4 ,such request  
shall--  7#a7 be timely made pursuant to
 the terms of the contract2 and  7#b7   
specify the estimated amount required to
 cover additional costs resulting from  
such change in the terms of the contract
 performance4  7b7 ,amount ,upon receipt
 of a request for equitable adjustment  
under subsection 7a71 the agency shall  
provide to the small business concern an
 interim partial payment in an amount   
that is at least #ej percent of the     
estimated amount under subsection       
7a77#b74  7c7 ,limitation ,any interim  
partial payment made under this section 
shall not be deemed to be an action to  
definitize the request for an equitable 
adjustment4  7d7 ,flow-,down of interim 
partial payment amounts ,a small        

business concern that requests an       
equitable adjustment under this section 
shall pay to a first tier subcontractor 
or supplier the portion of each interim 
partial payment received that is        
attributable to the increased costs of  
performance incurred by the first tier  
subcontractor or supplier due to the    
change in the terms of the contract     
performance4 ,a first tier subcontractor
 or supplier that receives a portion of 
an interim partial payment under this   
section shall pay to a subcontractor or 
supplier at any tier the appropriate    
portion of such payment4  4  7b7        
,implementation ,the ,administrator of  
the ,small ,business ,administration    
shall implement the requirements of this
 section not later than the earlier of  
the following dates3  7#a7 ,the first   
day of the first full fiscal year       
beginning after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4  7#b7 ,october  
#a1 #bjba4