#aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#hah  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d ! ,small     
,bus9ess ,act to include requirem5ts    
relat+ to new small bus9ess entrants 9 !
 scorec>d program1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,small ,bus9ess ,procurem5t &         
,utilization ,re=m ,act ( #bjbe or !    
,,spur ,act4  #b4 ,modifications to     
scorec>d requirem5ts ,section #ae7y7 ( !
 ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#fdd7y77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph    
7#b7-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraph   
7,e7 z subp>agraph 7,f72 &  7,b7 by     
ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,d7 ! foll[+   
new subp>agraph3  7,e7 ,! numb] ( new   
small bus9ess entrants1 includ+ new     
small bus9ess entrants t are small      
bus9ess conc]ns own$ & controll$ by     
s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans1 qualifi$        
,h,u,b,zone small bus9ess conc]ns1 small
 bus9ess conc]ns own$ & controll$ by    
socially & economically disadvantag$    
individuals1 & small bus9ess conc]ns    
own$ & controll$ by wom5 aw>d$ prime    

contracts 9 ea* ,nor? ,am]ican ,indu/ry 
,classification ,sy/em code dur+ !      
fiscal ye>1 & a comp>ison to ! numb]    
aw>d$ prime contracts dur+ ! prior      
fiscal ye>1 if available4  2  7#b7 9    
p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ subp>agraphs    
7,b7 ?r\gh 7,e7 ( p>agraph 7#b7 & ins]t+
 subp>agraphs 7,b7 ?r\gh 7,f7 ( p>agraph
 7#b72 &  7#c7 by am5d+ p>agraph 7#f7 to
 read z foll[s3  7#f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 subsection3 7,a7 ,new small bus9ess    
entrant ,! t]m new small bus9ess entrant
 means a small bus9ess conc]n t--  7i7  
has be5 aw>d$ a prime contract by a     
,f$]al ag5cy2 &  7ii7 has n previ\sly   
be5 aw>d$ a prime contract by any ,f$]al
 ag5cy4  7,b7 ,scorec>d ,! t]m scorec>d 
means any summ>y us+ a rat+ sy/em to    
evaluate ! ef=ts ( a ,f$]al ag5cy to    
meet goals e/abli%$ "u subsection       
7g77#a77;,b7 t-- 7i7 includes ! measures
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b72 &  7ii7      
assigns a score to ea* ,f$]al ag5cy     
evaluat$4  4  #c4 ,compliance ) ,,cutgo 
,no additional am\nts are au?oriz$ to be

 appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act or !  
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act4  ,pass$ !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,febru>y #bd1   
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