,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ieji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #i1         
#bjbd,ms4 ,velzquez introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,small ,bus9ess  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d    
section #g7;j7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 
to modify ! />t date us$ to calculate ! 
p]iod 9 :i* a small bus9ess conc]n is   
eligible to p>ticipate 9 ! #h7;a7       
program1 & = ! o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,ext5d$ 
,opportunity = ,small ,disadvantag$     
,bus9esses ,act4  #b4 ,modification (   
#h7;a7 eligibility p]iod />t date  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,section #g7;j77#ae7 ( ! ,small
 ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4           
#fcf7;j77#ae77 is am5d$ 9 matt] prec$+  
subp>agraph 7,a7 by /rik+ f ! date ( its
 c]tification & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 f !    
e>li] ( ! date on :i* su* small bus9ess 
conc]n is fir/ aw>d$ a contract pursuant
 to su* section or ! date t is two ye>s 
aft] ! date ( ! c]tification ( su* small
 bus9ess conc]n4  7b7 ,curr5t #h7;a7    

p>ticipants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ on ! 
date on :i* subsection 7a7 takes effect1
 section #g7;j77#ae7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;j77#ae771 z  
am5d$ by su* subsection1 %all apply to a
 cov]$ curr5t #h7;a7 p>ticipant z if su*
 section 0 9 effect on ! date on :i* su*
 cov]$ curr5t #h7;a7 p>ticipant began   
p>ticipat+ 9 ! program e/abli%$ "u      
section #h7;a7 ( su* ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #fcg7;a774  7#b7 ,cov]$ curr5t #h7;a7  
p>ticipant ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m     
cov]$ curr5t #h7;a7 p>ticipant means a  
small bus9ess conc]n t1 z ( ! date on   
:i* subsection 7a7 takes effect-- 7,a7  
p>ticipates 9 ! program e/abli%$ "u     
section #h7;a7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg7;a772 &  7,b7 has n 
be5 aw>d$ a contract "u su* program4    
7c7 ,regulations ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess        
,adm9i/ration %all issue su* regulations
 z are necess>y to implem5t ! am5dm5ts  
made by subsection 7a74  7d7 ,effective 

date ,subsection 7a7 %all take effect on
 ! date on :i* ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small
 ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration issues !        
regulations requir$ by subsection 7c74