H.R. 7988 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 453 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7988 [Report No. 118–547] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2024Mr. Stauber (for himself and Ms. Perez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business June 11, 2024Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to new small business entrants in the scorecard program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform Act of 2024 or the SPUR Act. 2. Modifications to scorecard requirements Section 15(y) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(y)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: (E) The number of new small business entrants, including new small business entrants that are small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and small business concerns owned and controlled by women awarded prime contracts in each North American Industry Classification System code during the fiscal year, and a comparison to the number awarded prime contracts during the prior fiscal year, if available. ; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraphs (B) through (E) of paragraph (2) and inserting subparagraphs (B) through (F) of paragraph (2); and (3) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows: (6) Definitions In this subsection: (A) New small business entrant The term new small business entrant means a small business concern that— (i) has been awarded a prime contract; and (ii) has not previously been awarded a prime contract by the Federal Government. (B) Scorecard The term scorecard means any summary using a rating system to evaluate the efforts of a Federal agency to meet goals established under subsection (g)(1)(B) that— (i) includes the measures described in paragraph (2); and (ii) assigns a score to each Federal agency evaluated. . 3. Compliance with CUTGO No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act. June 11, 2024Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed