,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcbj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bd1 #bjbj ,mr4
 ,stauber 7for himself and ,mr4 ,golden7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on ,small
 ,business  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,small ,business ,act to require        
equitable adjustments to certain        
construction contracts1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,equitable adjustments to
 certain 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 work within the general   

scope of the contract 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 comply with ,federal
 regulations regarding equitable        
adjustments1 including specifying       
additional costs resulting from such    
change in the work within the general   
scope of the contract4  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 costs identified in  
the request for equitable adjustment    
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 the 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 work within the general   
scope of the contract4 ,a subcontractor 
or supplier at any tier that receives a 
portion of an interim partial payment   
under this section shall pay its        
subcontractor or supplier 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 first day of
 the first full fiscal year beginning   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4