,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adgj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #d1       
#bjbc,ms4 ,ernst 7for herself and ,mrs4 
,capito7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,small ,business and     
,entrepreneurship  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend 
the ,small ,business ,act relating to   
small business concerns owned and       
controlled by women1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,accountability in  
,women-,owned ,small ,business          
,contracting ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in
 this ,act3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the    
term ,administrator means the           
,administrator of the ,small ,business  
,administration4  7#b7 ,small business  
concern owned and controlled by women   
,the term small business concern owned  
and controlled by women has the meaning 
given the term in section #c of the     
,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#fcb74  #c4 ,eliminating                

,self-,certification for ,women-,owned  
,small ,businesses  7a7 ,eliminating    
,self-,certification in ,prime          
,contracting and ,subcontracting for    
,w,o,s,bs  7#a7 ,in general ,each prime 
contract award and subcontract award    
that is counted for the purpose of      
meeting the goals for participation by  
small business concerns owned and       
controlled by women in procurement      
contracts for ,federal agencies1 as     
established in section #ae7;g77#b7 of   
the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #fdd7;g77#b771 shall be entered into   
with small business concerns certified  
by the ,administrator to meet the       
requirements under section #c7n7 of such
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7n77 to be a   
small business concern owned and        
controlled by women4  7#b7 ,effective   
date ,paragraph 7#a7 shall take effect  
on ,october #a of the fiscal year       
beginning after the ,administrator      
promulgates the regulations required    
under subsection 7c74  7b7 ,phased      

,approach to ,eliminating               
,self-,certification for ,w,o,s,bs      
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 any small business concern that    
self-certified as a small business      
concern owned and controlled by women   
may-- 7#a7 if the small business concern
 files a certification application with 
the ,administrator before the end of the
 #a-year period beginning on the date of
 enactment of this ,act1 maintain such  
self-certification until the            
,administrator makes a determination    
with respect to such certification2 and 
7#b7 if the small business concern does 
not file a certification application    
before the end of the #a-year period    
beginning on the date of enactment of   
this ,act1 lose1 at the end of such     
#a-year period1 any self-certification  
of the small business concern as a small
 business concern owned and controlled  
by women4  7c7 ,rulemaking ,not later   
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the             

,administrator shall promulgate         
regulations to carry out this section4  
#d4 ,agency testimony before ,congress  
,section #ae7;g77#b7 of the ,small      
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4           
#fdd7;g77#b77 is amended by adding at   
the end the following3  7,g7            
,remediation ,any ,federal agency       
failing to meet the goal for            
participation by small business concerns
 owned and controlled by women          
established under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 in
 a fiscal year shall-- 7i7 submit to the
 ,committee on ,small ,business and     
,entrepreneurship of the ,senate and the
 ,committee on ,small ,business of the  
,house of ,representatives the report   
required under subsection 7h77#a72 and  
7ii7 testify before the ,committee on   
,small ,business and ,entrepreneurship  
of the ,senate and the ,committee on    
,small ,business of the ,house of       
,representatives on the details of the  
report submitted under clause 7i71 in   
particular the justifications and       

remediation plan described in           
subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d7 of          
subsection 7h77#a74  4  #e4 ,interagency
 report ,not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,administrator1 in consultation with the
 ,secretary of ,commerce1 the ,secretary
 of ,agriculture1 the ,secretary of the 
,treasury1 and the head of any other    
,federal agency that the ,administrator 
determines appropriate1 shall submit to 
,congress an interagency report that--  
7#a7 identifies the leading economic    
barriers for small business concerns    
owned and controlled by women1          
particularly for industries             
underrepresented by small business      
concerns owned and controlled by women2 
7#b7 includes a detailed description of 
the impact of inflation and supply chain
 disruptions on small business concerns 
owned and controlled by women during the
 #c-year period preceding the report2   
7#c7 makes recommendations to improve   
access to capital for small business    

concerns owned and controlled by women2 
and  7#d7 in consultation with the      
,office of ,federal ,procurement        
,policy1 makes recommendations for      
increasing the number of ,federal       
contract opportunities for small        
business concerns owned and controlled  
by women4