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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 207 (Friday, December 15, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. THANEDAR:H.R. 6845.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8 Article I of the ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:To require officials of the Department of Defense toprovide a briefing on the implementation of categorymanagement memorandum, and for other purposes[Page H6993]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]</fullName>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Equitable Contracting and Small Business Advancement Act&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This bill requires the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of Defense to annually provide a joint briefing to Congress&amp;nbsp;on the implementation of the memorandum titled &lt;em&gt;Achieving Small Business Goals through Category Management Practices&lt;/em&gt; (January 27, 2023). Among other elements, the briefing must describe the effects of the memorandum on contracting opportunities for small businesses.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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