,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #fbd #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #bhjd
 ,report ,no4 #aai-gai ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,april  
#i1 #bjbe,ms4 ,velzquez introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,small ,business      
,july #b1 #bjbf;,additional sponsors3   
,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,ms4 ,davids of ,kansas1
 ,mr4 ,case1 and ,mr4 ,williams of      
,texas  ,july #b1 #bjbf,reported with an
 amendment1 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be           
printed,strike out all after the        
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic,for text of introduced
 bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on
 ,april #i1 #bjbe  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend 
the ,small ,business ,act to codify the 
,rule of ,two1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,protecting ,small ,business    
,competitions ,act of #bjbf4  #b4       
,codification of the rule of two        

,section #ae7;j7 of the ,small ,business
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7;j77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#d7 ,rule of 
two  7,a7 ,in general ,each covered     
contract for goods or services that has 
an anticipated value greater than the   
simplified acquisition threshold shall  
be reserved for small business concerns 
when the contracting officer reasonably 
expects-- 7i7 to obtain offers from two 
or more responsible small business      
concerns2 and  7ii7 to award such       
contract at a fair market price4  7,b7  
,covered contract defined ,in this      
paragraph1 the term covered contract    
does not include a delivery order or a  
task order4  4  ,july #b1 #bjbf,reported
 with an amendment1 committed to the    
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed