,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hida  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ba1      
#bjbb,mr4 ,mfume 7for himself and ,mr4  
,meuser7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,small ,business  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
the ,small ,business ,act to increase1  
prime contracting opportunities for     
small business concerns1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,preserving ,small  
,business ,prime ,contracting           
,opportunities ,act of #bjbb4  #b4      
,increasing prime contracting           
opportunities for small business        
concerns ,section #ae7;a77#d7 of the    
,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#fdd7;a77#d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in      
subsection 7,a77iii71 by striking an    
unnecessary or unjustified and inserting
 a2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 in
 the matter preceding clause 7i71 by    
striking ,with respect to and all that  
follows through issuing a solicitation  

and inserting ,not later than #cj days  
before issuing a solicitation for a     
proposed procurement12 and  7,b7 by     
amending clause 7i7 to read as follows3 
7i7 why the proposed procurement cannot 
be divided into smaller quantities1     
lots1 or tasks to permit offers on less 
than the total requirement2  2 and  7#c7
 by amending subparagraph 7,d7 to read  
as follows3  7,d7 ,failure to agree on  
an alternative procurement method  7i7  
,selection ,if the procurement center   
representative and the contracting      
agency fail to agree on an alternative  
procurement method under subparagraph   
7,c71 the ,administrator shall select an
 alternative procurement method from the
 recommendations presented by the       
procurement center representative under 
such subparagraph and notify the head of
 the appropriate ,federal agency4  7ii7 
,determination ,not later than #fj      
calendar days after receipt of a        
notification under clause 7i71 such head
 shall adopt the selected alternative   

procurement method unless such head1 on 
a nondelegable basis1 issues a          
determination to the ,administrator that
 includes-- 7,i7 a cost-benefit analysis
 of the proposed procurement2 and       
7,,ii7 an explanation of how the        
benefits of the proposed procurement    
outweigh the harm to small business     
concerns compared to the selected       
alternative procurement method4  7iii7  
,submission ,the ,administrator shall   
submit any determinations issued under  
clause 7ii7 along with the report       
required under subsection 7p77#d74  4