3.0.0 2921 2023-01-11T13:22:24Z 2023-01-11T13:22:24Z House H HR 2011-09-14 112 [Pages H6181-H6182]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. CLARKE of New York:H.R. 2921.[[Page H6182]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill, the ``Expanding Opportunities for Small BusinessAct of 2011'' is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I of the United States Constitutionand amends the Small Business Act with respect to assistanceunder 8(a) of that Act and goals for procurement contracts.]]> hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-09-14T14:00:50Z 2011-09-14 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2011-09-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-09-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 11 N C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] Judy Chu D CA 32 2012-02-08 False B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2012-02-08 False H001063 Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-36] Janice Hahn D CA 36 2012-04-17 False P000595 Rep. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI-9] Gary Peters D MI 9 2012-05-07 False Commerce Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Minority and disadvantaged businesses Public contracts and procurement Small business Commerce 00 2011-09-14 Introduced in House 2011-11-04T16:37:10Z Expanding Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2011 - Amends the Small Business Act to increase from: (1) 9 to 12 years the authorized period of developmental assistance for participating small businesses under the small business and capital ownership and development program, and (2) 5 to 8 years the authorized period for participation in the transitional stage of such program.

Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a program to provide technical business assistance to small businesses no longer eligible to participate in federal procurement contracts through the SBA, such assistance to be provided for the two-year period following such eligibility.

Increases from 5% to 8% annually the goal of federal procurement contracts let to small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.

Requires the Comptroller General to study, and report to Congress on, the activities of the five most and least successful federal agencies with respect to meeting small business federal procurement contracting goals.

]]> Expanding Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2011 Display Title Expanding Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Small Business Act with respect to assistance under section 8(a) of that Act and goals for procurement contracts, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Expanding Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-09-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2921ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2921ih.xml 2011-09-14 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.