,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #gdf #aai?     
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #dfae
 ,report ,no4 #aai-hdi ,,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  ,octob] #i1 #bjbf;,additional 
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,sor5s51 ,mr4 ,case1 ,ms4
 ,davids ( ,kansas1 ,mr4 ,v9dman1 ,mr4  
,c>son1 ,mr4 ,lawl]1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor?
 ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,l&sman1 ,mr4 ,bresnahan1
 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,ms4 ,s*olt51 & ,mr4      
,cisn]os  ,octob] #i1 #bjbf,report$ ) an
 am5dm5t1 committ$ to ! ,committee ( !  
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 &    
ord]$ to be printed,strike out all aft] 
! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9    
italic,for text ( introduc$ bill1 see   
copy ( bill z introduc$ on ,july #bb1   
#bjbe  ,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 ( #bjbf4  #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 contract = con/ruction by an    
ag5cy may submit a reque/ = an equitable
 adju/m5t to ! contract+ (fic] ( su*    
ag5cy1 9 accordance ) ! proc$ures ( su* 
ag5cy & ! proc$ures applicable to su*   
contract1 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/ "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   
int]im p>tial paym5t "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 p>agraph %all pay to a    
subcontractor 7at any ti]7 ! appropriate
 portion ( su* paym5t4  4  7b7          

,implem5tation ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !      
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess        
,adm9i/ration %all issue rules 9        
accordance ) ! provisions ( sub*anpt]   
,,ii ( *apt] #e ( title #e1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 7commonly ref]r$ to z !   
,adm9i/rative ,proc$ures ,act7 to       
implem5t ! requirem5ts ( ?is section4   
7c7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,p>agraph 7#b7 (    
section #ae7y7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act1
 z r$esignat$ by subsection 7a71 is     
am5d$ by /rik+ 7z def9$ 9 subsection    
7y77 & ins]t+ 7z def9$ 9 subsection     
7z774  ,octob] #i1 #bjbf,report$ ) an   
am5dm5t1 committ$ to ! ,committee ( !   
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 &    
ord]$ to be pr9t$