,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ba1         
#bjai,mr4 ,pet]s introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require prime contractors "u ,f$]al     
con/ruction contracts to notify !       
,gov]nm5t ( *anges 9 c]ta9              
subcontractors p]=m+ "w "u ! contract4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,/op ,unfair ,bid ,%opp+ ,act ( #bjai 
or ! ,,subs ,act4  #b4 ,requirem5t to   
notify ,gov]nm5t ( *anges to            
subcontractors "u con/ruction contracts 
7a7 ,requirem5t ,an ag5cy aw>d+ a       
con/ruction contract us+ seal$ bid      
proc$ures 9 an am\nt great] ?an         
#a1ejj1jjj %all--  7#a7 require an (f]or
 = ! contract to include a li/ 9 ! (f] t
 includes-- 7,a7 ea* subcontractor t !  
(f]or int5ds to use 9 ! p]=mance ( !    
contract1 = any subcontract expect$ to  
be aw>d$ 9 excess ( #ajj1jjj2 &  7,b7   
any "w e/imat$ to co/ 9 excess (        

#ajj1jjj t w solely be p]=m$ by ! prime 
contractor = ! contract2  7#b7 include a
 clause 9 ! contract requir+ t ! prime  
contractor %all submit to ! ag5cy a     
writt5 notification (--  7,a7 any       
subcontractor sub/itut$ aft] ! aw>d ( ! 
contract = a subcontractor li/$ "u      
p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 along ) an updat$   
e/imate = ! co/ ( p]=m+ ! "w associat$ )
 ! sub/itut$ subcontractor2 &  7,b7 any 
subcontract ent]$ into = "w li/$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a77;,b74  7b7 ,modification  
to contract ,9 ! case ( a con/ruction   
contract cov]$ by subsection 7a71 if !  
prime contractor notifies ! ag5cy ( a   
sub/itut$ subcontractor "u subsection   
7a77#b7 & ! co/ ( p]=m+ ! "w associat$ )
 ! sub/itut$ contractor is e/imat$ to   
co/ #aj p]c5t or great] less ?an ! co/ =
 p]=m+ su* "w z bid1 ! contract+ (fic] =
 ! contract may modify ! contract to    
r$uce ! am\nt ( ! contract aw>d to take 
into acc\nt ! sub/itution (             
subcontractor4  7c7 ,ag5cy def9$ ,9 ?is 
section1 ! t]m ag5cy-- 7#a7 has ! mean+ 

giv5 ! t]m executive ag5cy 9 section    
#acc ( title #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  
7#b7 does n include ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,def5se or any milit>y dep>tm5t2 &  7#c7
 includes ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army ,corps (
 ,eng9e]s4  7d7 ,revision ( ,f$]al      
,acquisition ,regulation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,f$]al        
,acquisition ,regulation %all be revis$ 
to provide = ! implem5tation ( ?is      
section4  7#b7 ,notice & ,comm5t ,!re   
%all be provid$ a public notice & comm5t
 p]iod ( n less ?an #fj days4  7#c7     
,f9al rule ,any f9al rule promulgat$    
pursuant to ?is subsection %all take    
effect #cj days aft] ! date on :i* !    
f9al rule is publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]4
  7e7 ,effective date ,?is ,act %all    
apply ) respect to contracts aw>d$ on or
 aft] ! date occurr+ #ahj days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4