,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fcjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ai1 #bjbj,ms4   
,h\lahan introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,small        
,bus9ess  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide        
contract+ flexibility to small bus9ess  
conc]ns1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,eas+   
,disruption = ,am]ica's ,small          
,contractor ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,small   
bus9ess contract+ flexibility  7a7      
,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is section is to 
provide flexibility to small bus9ess    
,f$]al suppli]s & to ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 
to m quickly aw>d contract+ doll>s to   
small bus9ess conc]ns 9 times ( economic
 unc]ta9ty & d[nturn relat$ to          
,,covid-#ai4  7b7 ,cov]$ entity def9$ ,9
 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$ entity means a
 small bus9ess conc]n t is a p>ty to a  
contract ) a ,f$]al ag5cy & exp]i5ces an
 adv]se impact to ! op]ations ( ! small 
bus9ess conc]n z a result ( ,,covid-#ai4
  7c7 ,promotion ( small bus9ess        

contract+  7#a7 ,small bus9ess contract+
 relief ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law
 or regulation1 dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is section & end+ on
 ,septemb] #cj1 #bjba1 ! head ( ! ,f$]al
 ag5cy ) :i* a cov]$ entity has a       
contract %all provide ! cov]$ entity )--
 7,a7 #ij additional days to c>ry out ! 
responsibilities ( ! cov]$ entity "u !  
contract2 or  7,b7 an additional am\nt (
 "t to c>ry out ! responsibilities ( !  
cov]$ entity "u ! contract t ! head ( ! 
,f$]al ag5cy det]m9es to be appropriate 
aft] tak+ into consid]ation ! sev]ity ( 
! adv]se impact exp]i5c$ by ! cov]$     
entity4  7#b7 ,paym5t cont9uation ,if ! 
p]=mance ( all or any "p ( ! "w ( a     
,f$]al goods or s]vices contract 9 =ce &
 effect dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is section & end+ on        
,septemb] #cj1 #bjba1 is unavoidably    
delay$ or int]rupt$ by ! small bus9ess  
contractor employees' inability to      
access ,gov]nm5t facilities1 sy/ems1 or 
o!r ,gov]nm5t-provid$ res\rces due to   

re/rictions relat$ to ,,covid-#ai t h   
be5 impos$ by any au?ority or due to    
ord]s or in/ructions issu$ by !         
contract+ ag5cy 9 response to           
,,covid-#ai1 ! ,gov]nm5t %all pay !     
small bus9ess contractor1 ^u !          
submission ( ! docum5tation requir$ by !
 contract & accord+ to ! t]ms specifi$ 9
 ! contract1 ! prices /ipulat$ 9 !      
contract = goods or s]vices z if ! small
 bus9ess contractor _h r5d]$ & !        
,gov]nm5t accept$ ! goods or s]vices4   
,contractor deliv]y s*$ules %all be     
revis$ & small bus9ess contractors %all 
be eligible = equitable adju/m5ts bas$  
on ! revis$ s*$ules4