3.0.0 3851 2022-03-02T05:47:18Z 2022-03-02T05:47:18Z House H HR 2012-01-31 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri:H.R. 3851.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 ofSection 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution,which provides Congress with the ability to enact legislationnecessary and proper to effectuate its purposes in taxing andspending.[Page H219]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Discharged from 2012-12-21T20:45:39Z Referred to 2012-01-31T17:01:45Z hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Reported by 2012-12-21T20:45:22Z Markup by 2012-03-07T21:07:31Z Referred to 2012-01-31T17:01:40Z H. Rept. 112-721 SUCCESS Act of 2012 112 3442 S 2012-11-29 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Related bill CRS Restoring Tax and Regulatory Certainty to Small Businesses Act of 2012 112 3572 S 2012-09-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2012-12-21 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 524. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00524 2012-12-21 Committee on Oversight and Government discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2012-12-21 Committee on Oversight and Government discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2012-12-21 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 112-721, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2012-12-21 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 112-721, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hssm00 Small Business Committee 2012-03-07 hssm00 Small Business Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 11 - 7. Committee 2012-03-07 hssm00 Small Business Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2012-01-31 Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2012-01-31 Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2012-01-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-01-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000546 Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] SAM GRAVES R MO 6 N C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2012-02-28 False M001182 Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5] Mick Mulvaney R SC 5 2012-02-28 False W000811 Rep. Walsh, Joe [R-IL-8] Joe Walsh R IL 8 2012-02-28 False W000807 Rep. West, Allen B. [R-FL-22] Allen West R FL B. 22 2012-03-05 False H001051 Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-24] Richard Hanna R NY L. 24 2012-03-05 False S001182 Rep. Schilling, Robert T. [R-IL-17] Robert Schilling R IL T. 17 2012-03-06 False E000291 Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] Renee Ellmers R NC L. 2 2012-03-06 False H001056 Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] Jaime Herrera Beutler R WA 3 2012-03-06 False Commerce Advisory bodies Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Minority and disadvantaged businesses Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement Small business Commerce 00 2012-01-31 Introduced in House 2012-03-07T20:33:01Z Small Business Advocate Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act (the Act) to require the Director of the Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (established in each federal agency having procurement powers) to be compensated at least at the GS-15 rate and allows such position to be compensated at up to a Senior Executive Service level.

Includes as additional duties of each Director: (1) reviewing and advising on decisions to convert an activity performed by a small business to an activity performed by a federal employee; (2) providing advice and comments on acquisition strategies, market research, and justifications related to small business; (3) providing training to small businesses and contract specialists; (4) carrying out exclusively the duties enumerated under the Act and, while Director, not holding any other title, position, or responsibility, except as necessary to carry out such duties; and (5) reporting annually to the congressional small business committees on the provision of small business and contract specialist training.

Amends the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 to require the Small Business Procurement Advisory Council to: (1) conduct reviews of each Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization to determine compliance with Small Business Administration (SBA) requirements, (2) identify best practices for maximizing small business utilization in federal contracting, and (3) report annually to the small business committees on such reviews and best practices.

]]> Small Business Advocate Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Small Business Advocate Act of 2012 Display Title Small Business Advocate Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Small Business Act with respect to Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and for other purposes. Reported in House 2012-12-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3851rh/xml/BILLS-112hr3851rh.xml Introduced in House 2012-01-31T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3851ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3851ih.xml 2012-12-21 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 524. 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.