,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ah1 #bjai,mr4 
,/aub] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,veasey7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,small ,bus9ess  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 
to provide int]im p>tial paym5t to small
 bus9ess contractors t reque/ an        
equitable adju/m5t due to a *ange 9 !   
t]ms ( a con/ruction contract1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,small ,bus9ess ,paym5t =  
,p]=mance ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,equitable 
adju/m5ts to con/ruction contracts  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #fca et seq47 is am5d$ by     
ins]t+ aft] section #ae ! foll[+ new    
section3  #ae;,a4 ,equitable adju/m5ts  
to con/ruction contracts  7a7 ,reque/ = 
an equitable adju/m5t ,a small bus9ess  
conc]n p]=m+ a con/ruction contract t 0 
aw>d$ by an ag5cy may submit a reque/ = 
an equitable adju/m5t to ! contract+    
(fic] ( su* ag5cy if ! contract+ (fic]  

directs a *ange 9 ! t]ms ( ! contract   
p]=mance )\t ! agreem5t ( ! small       
bus9ess conc]n4 ,su* reque/ %all--  7#a7
 be timely made pursuant to ! t]ms ( !  
contract2 &  7#b7 specify ! e/imat$     
am\nt requir$ to cov] additional co/s   
result+ f su* *ange 9 ! t]ms ( !        
contract p]=mance4  7b7 ,am\nt ,^u      
receipt ( a reque/ = equitable adju/m5t 
"u subsection 7a71 ! ag5cy %all provide 
to ! small bus9ess conc]n an int]im     
p>tial paym5t 9 an am\nt t is at lea/   
#ej p]c5t ( ! e/imat$ am\nt "u          
subsection 7a77#b74  7c7 ,limitation    
,any int]im p>tial paym5t made "u ?is   
section %all n be deem$ to be an action 
to def9itize ! reque/ = an equitable    
adju/m5t4  7d7 ,fl[-,d[n ( int]im p>tial
 paym5t am\nts ,a small bus9ess conc]n t
 reque/s an equitable adju/m5t "u ?is   
section %all pay to a fir/ ti]          
subcontractor or suppli] ! portion ( ea*
 int]im p>tial paym5t receiv$ t is      
attributable to ! increas$ co/s (       
p]=mance incurr$ by ! fir/ ti]          

subcontractor or suppli] due to ! *ange 
9 ! t]ms ( ! contract p]=mance4 ,a fir/ 
ti] subcontractor or suppli] t receives 
a portion ( an int]im p>tial paym5t "u  
?is section %all pay to a subcontractor 
or suppli] at any ti] ! appropriate     
portion ( su* paym5t4  4  7b7           
,implem5tation ,! ,adm9i/rator ( !      
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration %all      
implem5t ! requirem5ts ( ?is section n  
lat] ?an ! e>li] ( ! foll[+ dates3  7#a7
 ,! fir/ day ( ! fir/ full fiscal ye>   
beg9n+ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act4  7#b7 ,octob] #a1 #bjba4