[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 311 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 311

   To express the sense of the Senate regarding Federal procurement 
            opportunities for women-owned small businesses.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 23. 2000

 Mr. Bond (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Burns, Ms. Snowe, 
Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Murray and 
 Mr. Harkin) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
                             and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   To express the sense of the Senate regarding Federal procurement 
            opportunities for women-owned small businesses.

Whereas women-owned small businesses are the fastest growing segment of the 
        business community in the United States;
Whereas women-owned small businesses will make up more than one-half of all 
        business in the United States by the year 2010;
Whereas in 1994, the Congress enacted the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act 
        of 1994, establishing a Government-wide goal for small businesses owned 
        and controlled by women of not less than 5 percent of the total dollar 
        value of all prime contracts and subcontract awards for each fiscal 
        year;
Whereas the Congress intended that the departments and agencies of the Federal 
        Government make a concerted effort to move toward that goal;
Whereas in fiscal year 1999, the departments and agencies of the Federal 
        Government awarded prime contracts totaling 2.4 percent of the total 
        dollar value of all prime contracts; and
Whereas in each fiscal year since enactment of the Federal Acquisition 
        Streamlining Act of 1994, the Federal departments and agencies have 
        failed to reach the 5 percent procurement goal for women-owned small 
        businesses: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) the Senate strongly urges the President to adopt a 
        policy in support of the 5 percent procurement goal for women-
        owned small businesses, and to encourage the heads of the 
        Federal departments and agencies to undertake a concerted 
        effort to meet the 5 percent goal before the end of fiscal year 
        2000; and
            (2) the President should hold the heads of the Federal 
        departments and agencies accountable to ensure that the 5 
        percent goal is achieved during fiscal year 2000.
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