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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #h            
7legislative day1 ,febru>y #g71         
#bjbd,mr4 ,ris* 7= himself1 ,mr4        
,hick5loop]1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,crapo1   
,mr4 ,k5n$y1 & ,mr4 ,rubio7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,small ,bus9ess &    
,entrepr5eur%ip  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !  
,small ,bus9ess ,act to require t pla9  
writ+ /atem5ts reg>d+ ! solicitation (  
subcontractors be includ$ 9 c]ta9       
subcontract+ plans1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,simplify+ ,subcontract+ ,act4  #b4   
,pla9 writ+ application requirem5ts =   
solicitation ( subcontractors  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,section #h7;d7 ( ! ,small        
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg7;d77  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#f7-- 7,a7 9
 subp>agraph 7,h77ii71 by /rik+ & at !  
end2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,i77ii71 by   
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  
7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,j7 a 

repres5tation t-- 7i7 ! (f]or or bidd] w
 communicate all solicitations (        
subcontracts 9 pla9 writ+ 7z def9$ 9    
section #c ( ! ,pla9 ,writ+ ,act ( #bjaj
 7,public ,law #aaa-bgd2 #abd ,/at4     
#bhfa77 s t ! solicitation is easily    
und]/ood by small bus9ess conc]ns seek+ 
to obta9 a subcontract+ opportunity f ! 
(f]or or bidd]2 &  7ii7 ! (f]or or bidd]
 w include ! pla9 writ+ requirem5t      
describ$ 9 clause 7i7 9 all subcontracts
 t (f] subcontract+ opportunities4  2 & 
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#ah7  
,compliance ) pla9 writ+ requirem5t ,if 
! ,adm9i/rator det]m9es t a prime       
contractor fail$ to communicate any     
solicitation ( a subcontract 9 pla9     
writ+ 9 accordance ) p>agraph 7#f77;,j71
 ! prime contractor %all communicate a  
new solicitation ( ! subcontract 9 pla9 
writ+ n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date on
 :i* ! ,adm9i/rator made t det]m9ation4 
4  7b7 ,rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an #ij days   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess        

,adm9i/ration %all promulgate           
regulations to c>ry out p>agraphs       
7#f77;,j7 & 7#ah7 ( section #h7;d7 ( !  
,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#fcg7;d771 z add$ by subsection 7a74