3.0.0 4198 2023-01-11T13:32:29Z 2023-01-11T13:32:29Z House HR 2015-12-09 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 178 (Wednesday, December 9, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BRAT:H.R. 4198.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 gives Congress power toraise revenue for spending on the general welfare. Pursuantto Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, it is necessary andproper that Congress provides guidelines for the manner inwhich public funds are spent.[Page H9205]]]> hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-12-09T15:02:05Z National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 114 4909 HR 2016-05-26 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 502. Related bill CRS Defending America's Small Contractors Act of 2016 114 4341 HR 2016-07-25 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 545. Related bill CRS 2015-12-09 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2015-12-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-12-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001290 Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7] Dave Brat R VA 7 N Commerce Business education Public contracts and procurement Small Business Administration Small business Commerce 00 2015-12-09 Introduced in House 2016-04-18T17:22:50Z Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act

This bill amends the Small Business Act to specify the principal duties of Commercial Market Representatives, government contracting staff stationed at area Small Business Administration (SBA) offices and reporting to specified senior SBA officers.

Such duties shall include:

  • helping prime federal government contractors to find small business concerns capable of performing subcontracts;
  • counseling such contractors on their responsibility to maximize subcontracting opportunities for small business concerns;
  • instructing such contractors on methods and tools to identify potential subcontractors that are small business concerns;
  • assisting such constractors to increase awards to small business subcontractors through visits, training, and reviews of past performance;
  • giving counseling on how a small business concern may promote its capacity to such contractors; and
  • conducting periodic reviews of such contractors to assess compliance with required subcontracting plans regarding small business subcontractors.
]]> Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act Display Title Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Small Business Act to clarify the responsibilities of Commercial Market Representatives, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act Introduced in House 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4198ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4198ih.xml 2015-12-09 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.