3.0.0 633 2023-01-11T13:22:15Z 2023-01-11T13:22:15Z Senate S S 2011-03-17 112 hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-09-22T14:44:51Z sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2011-09-21T23:12:12Z Referred to 2011-03-17T20:16:57Z Protect HUBZones Act of 2011 112 2131 HR 2011-06-03 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. Related bill CRS 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 2011-09-22 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2011-09-22 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2011-09-22 10:00:52 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2011-09-21 Senate Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5846-5848) Floor 2011-09-21 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5846-5848) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2011-09-21 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5846-5848) Floor 2011-09-21 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship discharged by Unanimous Consent. Discharge 2011-09-21 Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship discharged by Unanimous Consent. Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee 2011-03-17 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1843-1845) IntroReferral 2011-03-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1843) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. N L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2011-03-17 True B001268 Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] Scott Brown R MA P. 2011-03-17 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2011-03-17 True E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2011-03-17 True H001049 Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] Kay Hagan D NC R. 2011-03-28 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2011-03-28 False G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2011-03-29 False A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2011-07-18 False T000461 Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] Patrick Toomey R PA J. 2011-08-02 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2011-09-06 False M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2011-09-12 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2011-09-19 False H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2011-09-20 False Commerce Congressional oversight Disability and paralysis Economic development Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Minority and disadvantaged businesses Public contracts and procurement Small business Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Women in business Commerce 00 2011-03-17 Introduced in Senate 2011-04-06T16:17:47Z Small Business Contracting Fraud Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Small Business Act to include under penalties for misrepresentation a business that misrepresents itself as a small business owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. Includes under such penalties misrepresentation for purposes of the award of a grant or cooperative agreement through the Small Business Administration (SBA). (Current law addresses only awards of prime contracts or subcontracts.) Expands authorized remedies to include civil remedies available under the False Claims Act, as well as the amount actually received from the federal government under a contract, grant or cooperative agreement, or losses sustained. Provides additional events or instances under which a person shall be considered to have misrepresented its status.

Requires an entity seeking status as a small business owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans to submit an annual certification of such status, and to register with specified databases that track veteran small businesses. Directs: (1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to verify such status; and (2) the head of a federal agency awarding a sole source contract to such business to use the appropriate database to verify such status. Provides for small business debarment and suspension for violations.

Amends the 8(a) (SBA general small business loan) program to direct the Comptroller General, every three years, to evaluate the 8(a) program and report evaluation results to the congressional small business committees. Requires related 8(a) program oversight by the SBA Administrator.

Directs the Administrator to: (1) ensure the accuracy and revision of HUBZone (heavily underutilized business zone) maps; (2) ensure that only small businesses determined to be qualified to participate in HUBZone programs are participating; and (3) develop measures and implement plans to assess the effectiveness of the HUBZone program.

Requires an annual report from the Administrator on suspensions, debarments, and prosecutions related to unauthorized participation in, or misrepresentation under, SBA programs.

]]> 35 2011-09-21 Passed Senate amended 2011-10-27T20:15:07Z Small Business Contracting Fraud Prevention Act of 2011 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Small Business Act to include under penalties for misrepresentation a business that misrepresents itself as a small business owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. Includes under such penalties misrepresentation for purposes of the award of a grant or cooperative agreement through the Small Business Administration (SBA). (Current law addresses only awards of prime contracts or subcontracts.) Expands authorized remedies to include civil remedies available under the False Claims Act, as well as the amount actually received from the federal government under a contract, grant or cooperative agreement, or losses sustained. Provides additional events or instances under which a person shall be considered to have misrepresented its status.

(Sec. 4) Requires an entity seeking status as a small business owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans to submit an annual certification of such status, and to register with specified databases that track veteran small businesses. Includes as a service-disabled veteran, for such status purposes, a former member of the Armed Forces who is retired or separated due to physical disability. Directs: (1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to verify such status, and (2) the head of a federal agency awarding a sole source contract to such business to use the appropriate database to verify such status. Provides for small business debarment and suspension for violations. Requires the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy and the Secretary to ensure the appropriate sharing of database information for such purposes. Requires the Secretary, if unable to determine the service-disabled status of the owners of a small business within one year after the enactment of this Act, to submit to the congressional small business and veterans committees an estimate of the date of such determination.

(Sec. 5) Amends the 8(a) (SBA general small business loan) program to direct the Comptroller General, every three years, to evaluate the 8(a) program and report evaluation results to the small business committees. Requires related 8(a) program oversight by the SBA Administrator.

(Sec. 6) Directs the Administrator to: (1) ensure the accuracy and appropriate revision of HUBZone (heavily underutilized business zone) maps, (2) ensure that only small businesses determined to be qualified to participate in HUBZone programs are participating, (3) report to the small business committees on HUBZone small business applications or recertifications, and (4) develop measures and implement plans to assess the effectiveness of the HUBZone program.

Revises the definition of "redesignated area" for HUBZone designation purposes to extend the time period during which a census tract or nonmetropolitan county that loses its HUBZone status due to the 2010 census may be so designated.

(Sec. 7) Requires an annual report from the Administrator to the small business committees on suspensions, debarments, and prosecutions related to unauthorized participation in, or misrepresentation under, SBA programs.

]]> Small Business Contracting Fraud Prevention Act of 2011 Display Title Small Business Contracting Fraud Prevention Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Small Business Contracting Fraud Prevention Act of 2011 Short Titles as Passed Senate Small Business Contracting Fraud Prevention Act of 2011 S Senate Official Title as Introduced A bill to prevent fraud in small business contracting, and for other purposes. 652 112 SAMDT To delay the effective date of the veterans contracting provisions. 2021-12-20T15:47:13Z 2011-09-21 Amendment SA 652 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 652 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/112th-congress/senate-amendment/652 M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2011-09-21T04:00:00Z 2011-09-21T04:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 633 Small Business Contracting Fraud Prevention Act of 2011 2023-01-11T13:22:15Z 6 2011-09-21 0 Senate Amendment SA 652 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2011-09-21 0 Senate Amendment SA 652 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Murray. (consideration: CR S5846; text: CR S5846) To delay the effective date of the veterans contracting provisions. Floor 2011-09-21 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 652 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2011-09-21 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 652 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Murray.(consideration: CR S5846; text: CR S5846) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2011-09-21 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress Referred in House 2011-09-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s633rfh/xml/BILLS-112s633rfh.xml Engrossed in Senate 2011-09-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s633es/xml/BILLS-112s633es.xml Introduced in Senate 2011-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s633is/xml/BILLS-112s633is.xml 2011-09-22 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.