,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bhec  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ac1 #bjai,ms4
 ,mc,sally introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,small ,bus9ess & ,entrepr5eur%ip  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 
to provide int]im p>tial paym5t to small
 bus9ess contractors t reque/ an        
equitable adju/m5t due to a *ange 9 !   
t]ms ( a con/ruction contract1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,small ,bus9ess ,paym5t =  
,p]=mance ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,equitable 
adju/m5ts to con/ruction contracts  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #fca et seq47 is am5d$ by     
ins]t+ aft] section #ae ! foll[+3       
#ae;,a4 ,equitable adju/m5ts to         
con/ruction contracts  7a7 ,reque/ = an 
equitable adju/m5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a    
small bus9ess conc]n p]=m+ a con/ruction
 contract t 0 aw>d$ by an ag5cy may     
submit a reque/ = an equitable adju/m5t 
to ! contract+ (fic] ( ! ag5cy if !     

contract+ (fic] directs a *ange 9 ! t]ms
 ( ! contract p]=mance )\t ! agreem5t ( 
! small bus9ess conc]n4  7#b7           
,requirem5ts ,a reque/ submitt$ "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 %all-- 7,a7 be timely made
 pursuant to ! t]ms ( ! contract2 &     
7,b7 specify ! e/imat$ am\nt requir$ to 
cov] additional co/s result+ f ! *ange 9
 ! t]ms ( ! contract p]=mance4  7b7     
,am\nt ,^u receipt ( a reque/ =         
equitable adju/m5t "u subsection 7a71 ! 
ag5cy %all provide to ! small bus9ess   
conc]n an int]im p>tial paym5t 9 an     
am\nt t is n less ?an #ej p]c5t ( !     
e/imat$ am\nt "u subsection             
7a77#b77;,b74  7c7 ,limitation ,any     
int]im p>tial paym5t made "u ?is section
 %all n be deem$ to be an action to     
def9itize ! reque/ = an equitable       
adju/m5t4  7d7 ,fl[-,d[n ( int]im p>tial
 paym5t am\nts  7#a7 ,paym5t to fir/ ti]
 subcontractor or suppli] ,a small      
bus9ess conc]n t reque/s an equitable   
adju/m5t "u ?is section %all pay to a   
fir/ ti] subcontractor or suppli] !     

portion ( ea* int]im p>tial paym5t      
receiv$ t is attributable to ! increas$ 
co/s ( p]=mance incurr$ by ! fir/ ti]   
subcontractor or suppli] due to ! *ange 
9 ! t]ms ( ! contract p]=mance4  7#b7   
,paym5t to o!r subcontractor or suppli] 
,a fir/ ti] subcontractor or suppli] t  
receives a portion ( an int]im p>tial   
paym5t "u ?is section %all pay to a     
subcontractor or suppli] at any ti] !   
appropriate portion ( ! paym5t4  4  7b7 
,implem5tation ,! ,adm9i/rator ( !      
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration %all      
implem5t ! requirem5ts ( ?is section n  
lat] ?an ! e>li] (--  7#a7 ! fir/ day ( 
! fir/ full fiscal ye> beg9n+ aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 or  7#b7    
,octob] #a1 #bjba4