,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjgf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ad1        
#bjbf,ms4 ,scholten introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,defense to report on certain contracts 
and awards to small business concerns1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,study on  
certain contracts and awards to small   
business concerns  7a7 ,study required  
,the ,secretary of ,defense1 acting     
through the ,office of ,small ,business 
,programs1 shall carry out a study to   
review contracts awarded with a value at
 or below the simplified acquisition    
threshold 7as defined in section #cjae  
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code7 to 
determine if the ,department of ,defense
 is ensuring full consideration and     
application of requirements relating to 
small business concerns 7as defined in  
section #c of the ,small ,business ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb774  7b7 ,report ,not

 later than #ahj days after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
the ,committees on ,armed ,services of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,senate1 the ,committee on ,small       
,business of the ,house of              
,representatives1 and the ,committee on 
,small ,business and ,entrepreneurship  
of the ,senate a report on the results  
of the study required by this section4  
,such report shall include-- 7#a7 the   
total dollar amount of contracts awarded
 with a value at or below the simplified
 acquisition threshold during the       
five-year period preceding the date of  
the report1 including the percentage of 
such contracts and the aggregate dollar 
amount of such contracts awarded to     
small business concerns2  7#b7 an       
overview of the types of contracts with 
a value at or below the simplified      
acquisition threshold1 and description  
of the products or services1 that were  
not awarded to small business concerns2 

7#c7 an overview of the reasons why a   
contract with a value at or below the   
simplified acquisition threshold may not
 be set aside for small business        
concerns2  7#d7 any trends1 themes1 or  
patterns of contracts with a value at or
 below the simplified acquisition       
threshold that were awarded to entities 
that are not small business concerns    
when such a contract should have been   
subject to a requirement to be set aside
 for small business concerns2 and  7#e7 
recommendations for changes to statute1 
regulation1 policy1 or guidance that    
would ensure full consideration and     
application of requirement to set aside 
contracts for small business concerns4