3.0.0 3980 2022-03-02T16:39:41Z 2022-03-02T16:39:41Z House H HR 2012-02-08 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER:H.R. 3980.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 H640]]]> hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Reported by 2012-12-21T20:51:17Z Markup by 2012-03-07T21:19:35Z Referred to 2012-02-08T14:52:10Z H. Rept. 112-722 2012-12-21 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 525. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00525 2012-12-21 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 112-722. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2012-12-21 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 112-722. 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 Voice Vote. Committee 2012-03-07 hssm00 Small Business Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2012-02-08 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2012-02-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-02-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001056 Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] Jaime Herrera Beutler R WA 3 N S001180 Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] Kurt Schrader D OR 5 2012-02-08 True G000546 Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] SAM GRAVES R MO 6 2012-02-28 False M001182 Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5] Mick Mulvaney R SC 5 2012-02-28 False C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 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 T000470 Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] Scott Tipton R CO R. 3 2012-03-07 False E000291 Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] Renee Ellmers R NC L. 2 2012-03-07 False M000508 Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] HOWARD MCKEON R CA P. 25 2012-04-17 False Commerce Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Public contracts and procurement Small Business Administration Small business Commerce 00 2012-02-08 Introduced in House 2012-03-09T17:56:33Z Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to replace the position of breakout procurement representative within the Small Business Administration (SBA) with the position of procurement center representative. Requires such representatives to, among other things, review any acquisition plan with respect to a procurement requirement, and make recommendations regarding procurement method determinations and acquisition plans. Removes the requirement that such representatives review restrictions on competition, instead requiring them to review barriers to small business participation in federal contracting, as well as any bundled or consolidated solicitation or contract. Requires such representatives to: (1) have electronic access to any acquisition plan developed or in development with respect to a procurement activity, (2) be an advocate for the maximum practicable utilization of small businesses in federal contracting, and (3) be notified of and included in all applicable acquisition planning processes.

Directs the Defense Acquisition University and the Federal Acquisition Institute to each provide a course on contracting requirements under the Small Business Act.

Requires each federal department or agency having contracting authority to: (1) enumerate opportunities for participation by small businesses during all acquisition planning processes and in all acquisition plans, and (2) invite the participation of the appropriate Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and procurement representative in such planning processes and provide Director and representative access to all acquisition plans in development.

]]> Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012 Display Title Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Small Business Act with respect to procurement center representatives and acquisition planning, and for other purposes. Reported in House 2012-12-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3980rh/xml/BILLS-112hr3980rh.xml Introduced in House 2012-02-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3980ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3980ih.xml 2012-12-21 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 525. 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.