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 ,r4 #gcdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #be1 #bjbj,mr4  
,cr[ 7= himself & ,mr4 ,bald]son7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,small ,bus9ess  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require a report on         
accel]at$ paym5ts to c]ta9 small bus9ess
 conc]ns1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,f$]al  
,small ,bus9esses ,contractor ,prompt   
,paym5t ,report+ ,act4  #b4 ,report on  
accel]at$ paym5ts to c]ta9 small bus9ess
 conc]ns  7a7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #c    
mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! head ( ea* ,f$]al ag5cy %all    
submit to ,congress a report on !       
timel9ess ( paym5ts made to a cov]$     
prime contractor4 ,su* report %all      
include-- 7#a7 ! date on :i* ! ,f$]al   
ag5cy began provid+ accel]at$ paym5ts 9 
accordance ) section #bcjg7;a77#b7 (    
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or      
p>agraphs 7#aj7 & 7#aa7 ( section       
#cijc7;a7 ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates    

,code1 z applicable1 to a cov]$ prime   
contractor2  7#b7 ( contracts to :i* su*
 sections apply1 ! am\nt & p]c5tage (   
cov]$ contracts ) accel]at$ paym5t t]ms 
9 accordance ) su* sections2 &  7#c7    
:e!r & on :at date ! ag5cy discont9u$   
implem5tation ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & 
,budget ,circul> ,m-#aa-cb titl$        
,accel]at+ ,paym5ts to ,small ,bus9esses
 = ,goods & ,s]vices 7issu$ ,septemb]   
#ad1 #bjaa74  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
,act3 7#a7 ,cov]$ prime contractor ,!   
t]m cov]$ prime contractor means-- 7,a7 
a prime contractor 7z def9$ 9 section   
#hgja ( title #da7 t is a small bus9ess 
conc]n 7z def9$ 9 section #c ( ! ,small 
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb772 &  
7,b7 a prime contractor t subcontracts )
 a small bus9ess conc]n4  7#b7 ,cov]$   
contract ,! t]m cov]$ contract means a  
contract ent]$ into by a cov]$ prime    
contractor-- 7,a7 on or aft] ,augu/ #ac1
 #bjah1 ) respect to a contract ent]$   
into ! head ( an ag5cy 7z def9$ 9       
section #bcjb ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates

 ,code72 or  7,b7 on or aft] ,decemb]   
#bj1 #bjai1 ) respect to a contract     
ent]$ into ) ! head ( an ag5cy 7z def9$ 
9 section #cija ( title #ca1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code74  7#c7 ,f$]al ag5cy ,! t]m
 ,f$]al ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ag5cy 9  
section #eea7;a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code4