,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #badd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bb1     
#bjbc,ms4 ,hirono 7for herself and ,mr4 
,schatz7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,small ,business and     
,entrepreneurship  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require the ,administrator of the ,small
 ,business ,administration to expand    
eligibility for certain contracts1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,expanding     
eligibility for certain contracts  7a7  
,competitive thresholds ,section #hjah  
of title ,,viii of division ,a of the   
,department of ,defense ,appropriations 
,act1 #bjjg 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg note7 is
 amended by striking with agencies of   
the ,department of ,defense and         
inserting with agencies and departments 
of the ,federal ,government4  7b7       
,rulemaking ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 in order to carry out the         
amendments made by subsection 7a7-- 7#a7

 the ,administrator of the ,small       
,business ,administration1 in           
consultation with the ,administrator for
 ,federal ,procurement ,policy1 shall   
promulgate regulations2 and  7#b7 the   
,federal ,acquisition ,regulatory       
,council established under section      
#acjb7;a7 of title #da1 ,united ,states 
,code1 shall amend the ,federal         
,acquisition ,regulation4