,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gjgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ad1 #bjbf,ms4
 ,s*olt5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (  
,def5se to report on c]ta9 contracts &  
aw>ds to small bus9ess conc]ns1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,/udy on c]ta9 contracts 
& aw>ds to small bus9ess conc]ns  7a7   
,/udy requir$ ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1   
act+ ?r\gh ! ,(fice ( ,small ,bus9ess   
,programs1 %all c>ry out a /udy to      
review contracts aw>d$ ) a value at or  
bel[ ! simplifi$ acquisition ?re%old 7z 
def9$ 9 section #cjae ( title #aj1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 to det]m9e if !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se is ensur+ full      
consid]ation & application ( requirem5ts
 relat+ to small bus9ess conc]ns 7z     
def9$ 9 section #c ( ! ,small ,bus9ess  
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb774  7b7 ,report
 ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,def5se %all submit to ! ,committees on 

,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate1 ! ,committee
 on ,small ,bus9ess ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives1 & ! ,committee on      
,small ,bus9ess & ,entrepr5eur%ip ( !   
,s5ate a report on ! results ( ! /udy   
requir$ by ?is section4 ,su* report %all
 include-- 7#a7 ! total doll> am\nt (   
contracts aw>d$ ) a value at or bel[ !  
simplifi$ acquisition ?re%old dur+ !    
five-ye> p]iod prec$+ ! date ( ! report1
 includ+ ! p]c5tage ( su* contracts & ! 
aggregate doll> am\nt ( su* contracts   
aw>d$ to small bus9ess conc]ns2  7#b7 an
 ov]view ( ! types ( contracts ) a value
 at or bel[ ! simplifi$ acquisition     
?re%old1 & description ( ! products or  
s]vices1 t 7 n aw>d$ to small bus9ess   
conc]ns2  7#c7 an ov]view ( ! reasons :y
 a contract ) a value at or bel[ !      
simplifi$ acquisition ?re%old may n be  
set aside = small bus9ess conc]ns2  7#d7
 any tr5ds1 !mes1 or patt]ns ( contracts
 ) a value at or bel[ ! simplifi$       
acquisition ?re%old t 7 aw>d$ to        

entities t are n small bus9ess conc]ns  
:5 su* a contract %\ld h be5 subject to 
a requirem5t to be set aside = small    
bus9ess conc]ns2 &  7#e7 recomm5dations 
= *anges to /atute1 regulation1 policy1 
or guidance t w\ld ensure full          
consid]ation & application ( requirem5t 
to set aside contracts = small bus9ess  
conc]ns4