,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjfe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjba ,ms4  
,salazar 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,newman1    
,mr4 ,stauber1 ,mrs4 ,radewagen1 and    
,mr4 ,evans7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,small ,business1 and in  
addition to the ,committee on ,veterans'
 ,affairs1 for a period to be           
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,small         
,business ,act to modify the contracting
 authority for sole source contracts for
 certain small business concerns1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,expanding ,contracting ,opportunities  
for ,small ,businesses ,act of #bjba4   
#b4 ,amendments to contracting authority
 for certain small business concerns    
7a7 ,socially and economically          

disadvantaged small business concerns   
,section #h7;a77#a77;,d77i77,,ii7 of the
 ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4   
#fcg7;a77#a77;,d77i77,,ii77 is amended--
  7#a7 by striking #g1jjj1jjj and       
inserting #aj1jjj1jjj2 and  7#b7 by     
striking #c1jjj1jjj and inserting       
#h1jjj1jjj4  7b7 ,certain small business
 concerns owned and controlled by women 
,section #h7m7 of the ,small ,business  
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg7m77 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#g77;,b7-- 
7,a7 in clause 7i71 by striking         
#g1jjj1jjj and inserting #aj1jjj1jjj2   
and  7,b7 in clause 7ii71 by striking   
#d1jjj1jjj and inserting #h1jjj1jjj2 and
  7#b7 in paragraph 7#h77;,b7-- 7,a7 in 
clause 7i71 by striking #g1jjj1jjj and  
inserting #aj1jjj1jjj2 and  7,b7 in     
clause 7ii71 by striking #d1jjj1jjj and 
inserting #h1jjj1jjj4  7c7 ,qualified   
,h,u,b,zone small business concerns     
,section #ca7;c77#b77;,a77ii7 of the    
,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#feg;a7c77#b77;,a77ii77 is amended--    

7#a7 in subclause 7,i71 by striking     
#g1jjj1jjj and inserting #aj1jjj1jjj2   
and  7#b7 in subclause 7,,ii71 by       
striking #c1jjj1jjj and inserting       
#h1jjj1jjj4  7d7 ,small business        
concerns owned and controlled by        
service-,disabled veterans ,section     
#cf7;c77#b77;,a7 of the ,small ,business
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #feg;f7 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by 
striking #g1jjj1jjj and inserting       
#aj1jjj1jjj2 and  7#b7 in subparagraph  
7,b71 by striking #c1jjj1jjj and        
inserting #h1jjj1jjj4  7e7 ,certain     
veteran-,owned concerns ,section        
#habg7;c7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by striking #e1jjj1jjj
 and inserting the dollar thresholds    
under section #cf7;c77#b77;,a7 of the   
,small ,business ,act4