,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ghg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bh1 #bjbe  
,mr4 ,la,lota 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,tran1 
and ,mr4 ,thanedar7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,small ,business  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require plain language and  
the inclusion of key words in covered   
notices that are clear1 concise1 and    
accessible to small business concerns1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,plain ,language in ,contracting ,act4  
#b4 ,accessibility and clarity in       
covered notices for small business      
concerns  7a7 ,in general ,each covered 
notice shall be written--  7#a7 in a    
manner that is clear1 concise1 and      
accessible to a small business concern2 
and  7#b7 in a manner consistent1 to the
 extent practicable1 with the ,federal  
plain language guidelines established   
pursuant to the ,plain ,writing ,act of 
#bjaj 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #cja note74  7b7    

,inclusion of key words in covered      
notices ,each covered notice shall1 to  
the maximum extent practicable1 include 
key words in the description of the     
covered notice such that a small        
business concern seeking contract       
opportunities using the single          
,government-wide point of entry         
described under section #agjh of title  
#da1 ,united ,states ,code1 can easily  
identify and understand such covered    
notice4  7c7 ,rulemaking ,not later than
 #ij days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,small ,business  
,administration shall issue rules to    
carry out this section4  7d7            
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,covered notice ,the term covered notice
 means a notice pertaining to small     
business concerns published by a        
,federal agency on the single           
,government-wide point of entry         
described under section #agjh of title  
#da1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,small

 ,business ,act definitions ,the terms  
,federal agency and small business      
concern have the meanings given those   
terms1 respectively1 in section #c of   
the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #fcb74  #c4 ,compliance with ,,cutgo   
,no additional amounts are authorized to
 be appropriated to carry out this ,act 
or the amendments made by this ,act4