,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #eic #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #hhgi
 ,report ,no4 #aai-fhj ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may    
#ai1 #bjbf,mr4 ,olszewski 7for himself  
and ,mr4 ,wied7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,small ,business  ,june   
#c1 #bjbf;,committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union and ordered to be printed  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to amend the ,small ,business 
,act to require a report on small       
business concern participation in a     
covered contracting programs1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,oversight and 
,transparency for ,small ,business      
,certifications ,act of #bjbf4  #b4     
,report on small business concern       
participation in a covered contracting  
programs ,section #aj7;c7 of the ,small 
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fci7;c77 
is amended to read as follows3  7c7     
,certification reports  7#a7 ,in general

 ,along with the submission to ,congress
 of the budget of the ,president for    
each fiscal year pursuant to section    
#aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states 
,code1 the ,administrator shall submit a
 report on small business concern       
participation in a covered contracting  
program during the year covered by the  
report that includes the following3 7,a7
 ,the total number of unique small      
business concerns certified for         
participation in a covered contracting  
program4  7,b7 ,with respect to         
applications of small business concerns 
for participation in a covered          
contracting program-- 7i7 the total     
number of applications for participation
 that have sufficient information for   
the ,administrator to issue a           
certification determination1            
disaggregated by-- 7,i7 the number of   
applications certified for each covered 
contracting program2 and  7,,ii7 the    
number of applications for which a      
determination has not been made for any 

covered contracting program2  7ii7 the  
number of applications for certification
 for two or more covered contracting    
programs and the percentage of total    
applicants that received two or more    
certifications2  7iii7 the number of    
applications received through the       
single1 unified platform established by 
the ,administrator for receipt of       
certification applications2 and  7iv7   
the number of small business concerns   
certified for participation in a covered
 contracting program for which such     
certification documentation is contain  
in a system other than the platform     
described in clause 7iii71 disaggregated
 by covered contracting program4  7,c7  
,with respect to applications of small  
business concerns for certification as a
 small business concern owned and       
controlled by service-disabled veterans 
that have sufficient information for the
 ,administrator to issue a certification
 determination-- 7i7 the number of      
applications certified2  7ii7 the number

 of applications denied2 and  7iii7 the 
number of applications for which a      
determination has not been made4  7,d7  
,with respect to each application of a  
small business concern for certification
 as a small business concern owned and  
controlled by service-disabled veterans1
 the timeframe between the date of      
submission of a completed application   
and the issuance of a certification or  
recertification determination1          
disaggregated by-- 7i7 the number1      
expressed as a percentage1 of           
certification determinations made within
 the timeframe established by the       
,administration2  7ii7 the average time 
for a first-time applicant to receive a 
certification determination2 and  7iii7 
the average time for an applicant that  
is a small business concern owned and   
controlled by service-disabled veterans 
to receive a recertification            
determination4  7,e7 ,with respect to   
applications of small business concerns 
for certification as a small business   

concern owned and controlled by women   
that have sufficient information for the
 ,administrator to issue a certification
 determination-- 7i7 the number of      
applications certified2  7ii7 of the    
applications described in clause 7i71   
the number certified that are eligible  
for award of a sole source contract     
under section #h7m77#g72  7iii7 the     
number of applications certified that   
were processed by a national certifying 
entity described in section             
#h7m77#b77;,e72  7iv7 the number of     
applications denied2 and  7v7 the number
 of applications for which a            
determination has not been made4  7,f7  
,of the applications described in       
subparagraph 7,e77ii71 the number of    
such applications that initially did not
 include sufficient information for the 
,administrator to issue a certification 
determination4  7,g7 ,with respect to   
each application of a small business    
concern for certification as a small    
business concern owned and controlled by

 women1 the timeframe between the date  
of submission of a completed application
 and the issuance of a certification or 
recertification determination1          
disaggregated by-- 7i7 the number1      
expressed as a percentage1 of           
certification determinations made within
 the timeframe established by the       
,administration2  7ii7 the average time 
for a first-time applicant to receive a 
certification determination2  7iii7 the 
average time for an applicant that is a 
small business concern owned and        
controlled by women to receive a        
recertification determination2 and  7iv7
 the average time for an applicant      
certified by a national certifying      
entity to receive a determination from  
the ,administrator1 disaggregated by    
initial certification applications and  
recertification applications4  7,h7     
,with respect to applications of small  
business concerns for certification as a
 qualified ,h,u,b,zone small business   
concern that have sufficient information

 for the ,administrator to issue a      
certification determination-- 7i7 the   
number of applications certified2  7ii7 
the number of applications denied2 and  
7iii7 the number of applications for    
which a determination has not been made4
  7,i7 ,with respect to each application
 of a small business concern for        
certification as a qualified ,h,u,b,zone
 small business concern1 the timeframe  
between the date of submission of a     
completed application and the issuance  
of a certification or recertification   
determination1 disaggregated by-- 7i7   
the number1 expressed as a percentage1  
of certification determinations made    
within the timeframe established by the 
,administration2  7ii7 the average time 
for a first-time applicant to receive a 
certification determination2 and  7iii7 
the average time for an applicant that  
is a qualified ,h,u,b,zone small        
business concern to receive a           
recertification determination4  7#b7    
,covered contracting program defined ,in

 this subsection1 the term covered      
contracting program means contracting   
assistance provided by the              
,administrator under following3 7,a7    
,section #h7;a74  7,b7 ,section #h7m74  
7,c7 ,section #ca4  7,d7 ,section #cf4  
4  ,june #c1 #bjbf;,committed to the    
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed