,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bheb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ac1 #bjai,ms4
 ,mc,sally introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d section   
#cijc ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
to e/abli% accel]at$ paym5ts applicable 
to contracts ) c]ta9 small bus9ess      
conc]ns1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,accel]at$ ,paym5ts = ,small ,bus9esses 
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,accel]at$ paym5ts   
applicable to contracts ) c]ta9 small   
bus9ess conc]ns "u ! ,prompt ,paym5t    
,act ,section #cijc7;a7 ( title #ca1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 by ins]t+ except z  
provid$ 9 p>agraphs 7#aj7 & 7#aa71 be=e 
#cj days2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#h71 by     
/rik+ & at ! end2  7#c7 9 p>agraph 7#i71
 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ a   
semicolon2 &  7#d7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7#aj7 = 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 #fcb771 to ! fulle/ ext5t    
p]mitt$ by law1 require t ! head ( an   
ag5cy e/abli% an accel]at$ paym5t date )
 a goal ( #ae days aft] a prop] invoice 
= ! am\nt due is receiv$ if a specific  
paym5t date is n e/abli%$ by contract2 &
  7#aa7 = a prime contractor 7z def9$ 9 
section #hgja ( title #da7 t            
subcontracts ) a small bus9ess conc]n 7z
 def9$ 9 section #c ( ! ,small ,bus9ess 
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb771 to ! fulle/ 
ext5t p]mitt$ by law1 require t ! head (
 an ag5cy e/abli% an accel]at$ paym5t   
date ) a goal ( #ae days aft] a prop]   
invoice = ! am\nt due is receiv$ if--   
7,a7 a specific paym5t date is n        
e/abli%$ by contract2 &  7,b7 ! prime   
contractor agrees to make paym5ts to !  
subcontractor 9 accordance ) ! accel]at$
 paym5t date1 to ! maximum ext5t        
practicable1 )\t any fur!r consid]ation 
f or fees *>g$ to ! subcontractor4  4