,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hida  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ba1        
#bjbb,mr4 ,mfume 7= himself & ,mr4      
,meus]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,small        
,bus9ess  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,small  
,bus9ess ,act to increase1 prime        
contract+ opportunities = small bus9ess 
conc]ns1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,pres]v+
 ,small ,bus9ess ,prime ,contract+      
,opportunities ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4       
,increas+ prime contract+ opportunities 
= small bus9ess conc]ns ,section        
#ae7;a77#d7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7;a77#d77 is am5d$-- 
7#a7 9 subsection 7,a77iii71 by /rik+ an
 unnecess>y or unju/ifi$ & ins]t+ a2    
7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 9 ! matt]
 prec$+ clause 7i71 by /rik+ ,) respect 
to & all t foll[s ?r\gh issu+ a         
solicitation & ins]t+ ,n lat] ?an #cj   
days be=e issu+ a solicitation = a      
propos$ procurem5t12 &  7,b7 by am5d+   

clause 7i7 to read z foll[s3  7i7 :y !  
propos$ procurem5t _c be divid$ into    
small] quantities1 lots1 or tasks to    
p]mit (f]s on less ?an ! total          
requirem5t2  2 &  7#c7 by am5d+         
subp>agraph 7,d7 to read z foll[s3  7,d7
 ,failure to agree on an alt]native     
procurem5t me?od  7i7 ,selection ,if !  
procurem5t c5t] repres5tative & !       
contract+ ag5cy fail to agree on an     
alt]native procurem5t me?od "u          
subp>agraph 7,c71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all   
select an alt]native procurem5t me?od f 
! recomm5dations pres5t$ by ! procurem5t
 c5t] repres5tative "u su* subp>agraph &
 notify ! head ( ! appropriate ,f$]al   
ag5cy4  7ii7 ,det]m9ation ,n lat] ?an   
#fj cal5d> days aft] receipt ( a        
notification "u clause 7i71 su* head    
%all adopt ! select$ alt]native         
procurem5t me?od unless su* head1 on a  
nondelegable basis1 issues a det]m9ation
 to ! ,adm9i/rator t includes-- 7,i7 a  
co/-b5efit analysis ( ! propos$         
procurem5t2 &  7,,ii7 an explanation (  

h[ ! b5efits ( ! propos$ procurem5t     
outweigh ! h>m to small bus9ess conc]ns 
comp>$ to ! select$ alt]native          
procurem5t me?od4  7iii7 ,submission ,! 
,adm9i/rator %all submit any            
det]m9ations issu$ "u clause 7ii7 along 
) ! report requir$ "u subsection        
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