#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #eadf  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the    
,small ,business ,act to require        
contracting officers to take a small    
business concern's past performance as  
part of a joint venture into account    
when evaluating the small business      
concern1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,unlocking ,opportunities for ,small
 ,businesses ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,past  
performance ratings of joint ventures   
for small business concerns ,section    
#ae7;e7 of the ,small ,business ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7;e77 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  7#e7  
,past performance ratings of joint      
ventures for small business concerns    
,with respect to evaluating an offer for
 a prime contract made by a small       
business concern that previously        
participated in a joint venture with    
another business concern 7whether or not
 such other business concern was itself 
a small business concern71 the          

,administrator shall establish          
regulations-- 7,a7 requiring contracting
 officers to consider the record of past
 performance of the joint venture when  
evaluating the past performance of the  
small business concern2 and  7,b7       
requiring the small business concern to 
inform the contracting officer what     
duties and responsibilities the small   
business concern carried out as part of 
the joint venture4  4  #c4 ,past        
performance ratings of first-tier small 
business subcontractors ,section        
#h7;d77#ag7 of the ,small ,business ,act
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg7;d77#ag77 is       
amended to read as follows3  7#ag7 ,past
 performance ratings for certain small  
business subcontractors  7,a7 ,in       
general ,upon request by a small        
business concern that performed as a    
first tier subcontractor on a covered   
contract 7as defined in paragraph       
#ac7;,a77 that is submitting an offer   
for a solicitation1 the prime contractor
 for such covered contract shall submit 

to the contracting agency issuing the   
solicitation or to such small business  
concern a record of past performance for
 such small business concern with       
respect to such covered contract4  7,b7 
,consideration ,a contracting officer   
shall consider the record of past       
performance of a small business concern 
provided under subparagraph 7,a7 when   
evaluating an offer for a prime contract
 made by such small business concern4  4
  #d4 ,rulemaking  7a7 ,,sba rules ,not 
later than the end of the #abj-;day     
period beginning on the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,small ,business  
,administration shall issue rules to    
carry out this ,act and the amendments  
made by this ,act4  7b7 ,federal        
,acquisition ,regulation ,not later than
 the end of the #abj-;day period        
beginning on the date that rules are    
issued under subsection 7a71 the        
,federal ,acquisition ,regulation shall 
be revised to reflect such rules4  #e4  

,determination of ,budgetary ,effects   
,the budgetary effects of this ,act1 for
 the purpose of complying with the      
,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of    
#bjaj1 shall be determined by reference 
to the latest statement titled          
,budgetary ,effects of ,,paygo          
,legislation for this ,act1 submitted   
for printing in the ,congressional      
,record by the ,chairman of the ,house  
,budget ,committee1 provided that such  
statement has been submitted prior to   
the vote on passage4  ,passed the ,house
 of ,representatives ,january #h1       
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