,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bb1 #bjbe,mr4  
,/aub] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4   
,fitzpatrick1 & ,mr4 ,norcross7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,small ,bus9ess  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 
to provide int]im p>tial paym5t to small
 bus9ess contractors t reque/ an        
equitable adju/m5t due to a *ange 9 !   
t]ms ( a con/ruction contract1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,small ,bus9ess ,paym5t =  
,p]=mance ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,equitable 
adju/m5ts to con/ruction contracts  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,section #ae ( ! ,small        
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7 is   
am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsections 
7x7 & 7y7 z subsections 7y7 & 7z71      
respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
subsection 7w7 ! foll[+ new subsection3 
7x7 ,int]im p>tial paym5ts = equitable  
adju/m5ts to con/ruction contracts  7#a7
 ,reque/ = an equitable adju/m5t ,a     

small bus9ess conc]n t 0 aw>d$ a        
con/ruction contract by an ag5cy may    
submit a reque/ = an equitable adju/m5t 
to ! contract+ (fic] ( su* ag5cy if !   
contract+ (fic] directs a *ange 9 ! t]ms
 ( ! contract p]=mance )\t ! agreem5t ( 
! small bus9ess conc]n4 ,su* reque/     
%all-- 7,a7 be timely made pursuant to !
 t]ms ( ! contract2 &  7,b7 specify !   
e/imat$ am\nt requir$ to cov] additional
 co/s result+ f su* *ange 9 ! t]ms4     
7#b7 ,am\nt ,^u receipt ( a reque/ =    
equitable adju/m5t f a small bus9ess    
conc]n "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ag5cy %all   
provide to su* conc]n an int]im p>tial  
paym5t 9 an am\nt equal to n less ?an   
#ej p]c5t ( ! e/imat$ am\nt "u p>agraph 
7#a77;,b74  7#c7 ,limitation ,any int]im
 p>tial paym5t made "u ?is section may n
 be deem$ to be an action to def9itize !
 reque/ = an equitable adju/m5t4  7#d7  
,fl[-d[n ( int]im p>tial paym5t am\nts  
,a small bus9ess conc]n t receives an   
equitable adju/m5t "u ?is subsection    
%all pay to a fir/ ti] subcontractor (  

su* conc]n ! portion ( ea* int]im p>tial
 paym5t receiv$ t is attributable to !  
increas$ co/s ( p]=mance incurr$ by su* 
subcontractor due to ! *ange 9 ! t]ms ( 
! contract p]=mance describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#a74 ,a fir/ ti] subcontractor t       
receives a portion ( an int]im p>tial   
paym5t "u ?is section %all pay to a     
subcontractor 7at any ti]7 ! appropriate
 portion ( su* paym5t4  4  7b7          
,implem5tation ,! ,adm9i/rator ( !      
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration %all      
implem5t ! requirem5ts ( ?is section n  
lat] ?an ! e>li] ( ! foll[+ dates3 7#a7 
,! fir/ day ( ! fir/ full fiscal ye>    
beg9n+ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act4  7#b7 ,octob] #a1 #bjbg4