1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Small Business Contracting
Revitalization Act of 2007
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I—Contract bundling
Sec. 101. Leadership and oversight.
Sec. 102. Removal of impediments to contract bundling database
implementation.
Sec. 103. Contract consolidation.
Sec. 104. Small business teams.
TITLE II—Subcontracting integrity
Sec. 201. GAO recommendations on subcontracting
misrepresentations.
Sec. 202. Small business subcontracting
improvements.
Sec. 203. Evaluating subcontracting participation.
Sec. 204. Pilot program.
TITLE III—Small business procurement programs
improvement
Subtitle A—Service-disabled veteran-owned small business
program
Sec. 321. Certification.
Sec. 322. Transition period for surviving spouses or permanent
care givers.
Sec. 323. Mentor-protege program.
Sec. 324. Improving opportunities for service disabled
veterans.
Subtitle B—Women-owned small business program
Sec. 341. Implementation deadline.
Sec. 342. Certification.
Subtitle C—Small disadvantaged business program
Sec. 361. Certification.
Sec. 362. Net worth threshold.
Sec. 363. Extension of socially and economically disadvantaged
business program.
Subtitle D—Historically underutilized business zones
programs
Sec. 381. HUBZone small business concerns.
Sec. 382. Military base closings.
Subtitle E—BusinessLINC Program
Sec. 391. BusinessLINC Program.
TITLE IV—Acquisition process
Sec. 401. Procurement improvements.
Sec. 402. Reservation of prime contract awards for small
businesses.
Sec. 403. GAO study of reporting systems.
Sec. 404. Micropurchase guidelines.
Sec. 405. Reporting on overseas contracts.
Sec. 406. Agency accountability.
TITLE V—Small business size and status integrity
Sec. 501. Policy and presumptions.
Sec. 502. Annual certification.
Sec. 503. Meaningful protests of small business size and
status.
Sec. 504. Training for contracting and enforcement
personnel.
Sec. 505. Updated size standards.
Sec. 506. Small business size and status for purpose of
multiple award contracts.
2.In this Act—
(1)the terms Administration and
Administrator mean the Small Business Administration and the
Administrator thereof, respectively;
(2)the terms
service-disabled veteran, small business concern, and
small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled
veterans have the same meanings as in section 3 of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 632); and
(3)the terms small business concern
owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals and small business concern owned and controlled by
women have the same meanings as in section 8(d) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)).
<enum>I</enum><header>Contract
bundling</header>
<section id="H9998CE1560344AE7BFDA329F2BE7ACC2"><enum>101.</enum><header>Leadership and
oversight</header>
<subsection id="id191F5B4C5EC840D1BDF71A17DB9C1D3E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 15 of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id110E39BFF4F7404AAAF781D176573A28" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H0FCE8C38FC1249E58799A18B409140A6"><enum>(q)</enum><header>Bundling
Accountability Measures</header>
<paragraph id="HB677927781F442508C768E4E373DF4A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Governmentwide
Accountability on Bundling</header>
<subparagraph id="H11C5ED426C0F4983ACDEEFFF0002FED2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Reinstatement of
reporting requirements</header><text>In addition to submitting such annual
reports on all incidents of bundling to the Administrator as may be required
under Federal law, the head of each Federal agency shall submit an annual
report on all incidents of bundling to the Administrator for Federal
Procurement Policy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08FE40E7A41545C791D643000028E8F0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>The Administrator shall promptly review and annually
report to Congress information on any discrepancies between the reports on
bundled contracts from Federal agencies to the Administration, the Office of
Federal Procurement Policy, and the Federal procurement data system described
in subsection (c)(5).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7CBCC2B984C24E41B2F7001197E982F6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Teaming
requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Federal
agency shall include in each solicitation for any contract award above the
substantial bundling threshold of such agency a provision soliciting small
business teams and joint ventures.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7B5C1265920442D18F9FBC03B9F39050"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Implementation
of Comptroller General’s recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 270 days after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Administrator, with the concurrence of the
Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, shall ensure that, in response to
the recommendations of the Comptroller General of the United States contained
in Report No. GAO–04–454, titled <quote>Contract Management: Impact of Strategy
to Mitigate Effects of Contract Bundling Is Uncertain</quote>—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H0EA853B314E946808B35D4445DD1800"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">modifications are made to the Federal
procurement data system described in subsection (c)(5) to capture information
concerning the impact of bundling on small business concerns;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA64607E40AB7494489797CD5F8230455"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator receives from each
Federal agency an annual report containing information concerning—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H140983ACCCB04A468788AD26A3F20649"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number and
dollar value of bundled contract actions and contracts;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HC1F86E1356494D339C0494DB0EB6250"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>benefit analyses
(including the total dollars saved) to justify why contracts are
bundled;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H0A0CC25D556F479E9FEF9D25006590B4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the number of
small business concerns losing Federal contracts because of bundling;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H2A8A426243E64C4898A639C00FED17"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>how contractors
awarded bundled contracts complied with the agencies subcontracting plans;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H70F1A076363D408DB1A0C9183BFF899"><enum>(v)</enum><text>how mitigating
actions, such as teaming arrangements, provided increased contracting
opportunities to small business concerns.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H718457130095495988BB37DDB767174D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Governmentwide
Review of Bundling Interpretations</header>
<subparagraph id="id76594170AAB44B7E851DB0C5D251628F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator,
with the concurrence of the Chief Counsel for Advocacy and the Inspector
General, shall conduct a governmentwide review of the Federal agencies legal
interpretations of antibundling statutory and regulatory requirements.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDCE41869D1C140C193C069CB80492121"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a
report containing the findings of the review conducted under subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8710F4C6E4A945C696DC42E6B5A22689"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Agency Policies
on Reduction of Contract Bundling</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the head of each Federal agency shall, with
concurrence of the Administrator, issue a policy on the reduction of contract
bundling.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HECBB3A2601D340A0A2AD69D35095EACC"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Best Practices
on Contract Bundling Reduction and Mitigation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall publish a guide on
best practices to reduce contract bundling, as directed by the Strategy and
Report on Contract Bundling issued by the Office of Management and Budget on
October 29, 2002.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE48D2549A94347CDA96A6415BB8B0CE8"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contract Bundling mitigation through
subcontracting</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98FF2A16523440BAA4A781E558B44ABA"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>The Administrator
shall ensure that each State is assigned a commercial market representative to
provide services for that State.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4503D70381AB44AAA7D858A6F0B49CBC"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assignment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A commercial market representative may not
be assigned by the Administrator to provide services for more than 2
States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H70C917BFC06E40DBB9A5C87875CBC2D9"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Contract
bundling oversight</header>
<subparagraph id="HD0C1F5C031924FE2B076D1C7FC867FEE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the policy of Congress that the
Administrator shall take appropriate actions to remedy contract bundling
oversight problems identified by the Inspector General of the Administration in
Report No. 5–14, titled <quote>Audit of the Contract Bundling
Program</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3ACE6AA6B0444BE4A5D9351FB1FEC79B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Corrective
action</header>
<clause id="H3D45A8367FEE49849E533204566DDF5E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Assignment of
Procurement Center Representatives</header>
<subclause id="idE098E7A18A774CE09B7DB8B1BAC88A28"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall assign not fewer than 1
procurement center representative to each major procurement center, as
designated by the Administrator under section 8(l)(6).</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id127BF1F15B084675B78B589032755AB1"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The
Administrator shall annually submit to Congress a report—</text>
<item id="id8873E334BA6949838C23256A61510AB7"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>containing a
list of designations of major procurement centers in effect during the relevant
fiscal year;</text>
</item><item id="idE68DC58250D74137913A18C324249625"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>detailing the
criteria for designations; and</text>
</item><item id="id51FAF3C5FA9F42ED928264B85AA03255"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>including a
trend analysis concerning the impact of reviews and placements of procurement
center representatives and breakout procurement center representatives.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="H2F371DF2860043809188A44F2FA7BC1F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Timely Review
of Bundled Contracts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not
later than 30 days after receiving a submission from a Federal agency, the
Administrator shall review any potential bundled contract submitted to the
Administrator for review by any Federal
agency.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id11B34F0F76D0479CB1D00792CC67F4BE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical
correction</header><text>Section 15(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
644(g)) is amended by striking <quote>Administrator of the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy</quote> each place such term appears and inserting
<quote>Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id681A9610BB914157896EB69BB61FF331"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Procurement
center representatives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 15(l) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 644(l)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id854CFAB171334D8FA2BD05366E788183"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id042F7DCED46F4D5C8C8A3E438686607F" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID860b627279c94429b69577e07c259b3d" indent="up1"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idA76235C202164E489AC335F9B7531961"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A procurement center
representative shall carry out the activities described in paragraph (2), and
shall be an advocate for the maximum practicable utilization of small business
concerns, whenever appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8D009BE8D317447F9351D47AD3D54E7A" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A procurement center representative
is authorized to assist contracting officers in the performance of market
research in order to locate small business concerns, small business concerns
owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals,
small business concerns owned and controlled by women, small business concerns
owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, small business concerns
owned and controlled by veterans, and HUBZone small business concerns capable
of satisfying agency needs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB2F030B4507C45CFBB321A6D07918683" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Any procurement center representative
assigned under this paragraph shall be in addition to the representative
referred to in subsection
(k).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE2F122EFFAF24FE0ABEB5BD8F71B6145"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id788942A802A14A1BB805F95E09BA5F6A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>breakout</quote> each place that term appears;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEBCDD39C2070493787E4CAD11DAD848A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id55DB2DC0A5264678B53113DE5220AFF7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(G), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id798BA21DA48E4EAC94096B05B5E3821A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBDC8FD8E8AB54F39A9BB0519DBD1C76C" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID03fed4575f8d4cea9a3ae863f62b48fb" indent="up1"><enum>(H)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id2E5CDDF451D14EDF93B16400B8D7E458"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify and review
solicitations that involve contract consolidations for potential bundling of
contract requirements; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idBC85D7905BBB468D9F38134764513970" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>recommend small business concern
participation as contractors, including small business concern teams, whenever
appropriate, prior to the issuance of a solicitation described in clause
(i);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6D47676D09524353BC33B2C00B214BCD" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>manage the activities of the breakout
procurement center representative, commercial marketing representative, and
technical assistant; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF884436722AD4DC5A5C7FD12CDA3319D" indent="up1"><enum>(J)</enum><text>submit an annual report to the
Administrator containing—</text>
<clause id="idDEF52420431740EAB7FC208DB8D96C28"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of proposed
solicitations reviewed;</text>
</clause><clause id="idDB2CC44F83FF4D3BB156AC2D8BB4B0D4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the contract recommendations made
on behalf of small business concerns;</text>
</clause><clause id="idFC0CC6E31B6C4F5A86CE628A73822289"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the number and total amount of
contracts broken out from bundled or consolidated contracts for full and open
competition or small business concern set-aside; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id9CE97DEF125641A6BD17D1B8761B9FC9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the number and total amount of
contract dollars awarded to small business concerns as a result of actions
taken by the procurement center
office.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id179A0F12D7944FA3AFE6984F5DFB04D0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (4) through (7) as paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF4A8792ED7124A10B2653C0D0081629E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB949393AB5234C62BC865BFF2188601A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id5D5C06FDBE6B46FE931AE8B52CF21D2A" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id11B78EDC3FD748D8B634A05F1CEA43D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Administrator may
assign a breakout procurement center representative, which shall be in addition
to any representative assigned under paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA9C66D311AAA40079A6C3F0246FE9734" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A breakout procurement center
representative—</text>
<clause id="id26C35ED513DE458294B79C399FA88126"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be an advocate for the breakout
of items for procurement through full and open competition or small business
concern set-aside, whenever appropriate, from new, existing, bundled, or
consolidated contracts; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idC577BC3D23FC4D3985A8E486CC79B7E6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is authorized—</text>
<subclause id="idBD6F6C2241434E0EAA3E8CBC3E40EEF8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to recommend small business concern
participation in existing contracts that were previously not reviewed for small
business concern participation;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idBCF022E89AF5469AA9C22F68F422E074"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to perform the duties described in
paragraph (2), as necessary to perform the due diligence required for a
breakout recommendation; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id3367FCF416014DD19D7A8791FAC5BF5B"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to appeal the failure to act
favorably on any recommendation made under subclause (I).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1D44403830E44FF68999FB90643DDCF6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Any appeal under subparagraph
(B)(ii)(III) shall be filed and processed in the same manner and subject to the
same conditions and limitations as an appeal filed by the Administrator under
subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe0364aaaa4314da2b6824a4d5de040b4" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id0B028DBDA5F74DEEB21920ED0721032C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Administrator may
assign a commercial marketing representative to identify and market small
business concerns to large prime contractors and assist small business concerns
in identifying and obtaining subcontracts.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAF6FF811AFA048609C9CF7A97CA17DCB" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A commercial marketing representative
assigned under this paragraph shall—</text>
<clause id="idF70AEB373A644EF69897486470C334D2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conduct compliance reviews of prime
contractors;</text>
</clause><clause id="idAA89C26DD1E540F8AAF50E3A2A677CD0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>counsel small business concerns on
how to obtain subcontracts;</text>
</clause><clause id="idCE7286D99DC54E1DA864447700058118"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>conduct matchmaking activities to
facilitate subcontracting to small business concerns;</text>
</clause><clause id="idBDFBA95039BB4FD0BE80CD871B9574E1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>work in coordination with local small
business development centers, technical assistance centers, and other regional
economic development entities to identify small business concerns capable of
competing for Federal contracts; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id4DD0C733F5264193B0D0B240567C3980"><enum>(v)</enum><text>provide orientation and training on
the subcontracting assistance program under section 8(d)(4)(E) for both large
and small business concerns.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFFAE2654893041EDB8A170ABD8F63F4F" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Any commercial marketing
representative assigned under this paragraph shall be in addition to any
procurement center representative assigned under paragraph (1) or
(3).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAD306EF0BB3C453EAA85E9A55F7E8766"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
as so designated by this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE822E5C4891343D1A5FC0544C1A97C2E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the second
sentence, by inserting <quote>the procurement center representative and</quote>
before <quote>the breakout procurement</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE57E0E751A5B43EF93A4A313605973B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the third
sentence, by striking <quote>(6)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA033631002424AFBB8FABA3A7D1964FC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in paragraph (6),
as so designated by this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2AE923252E7442A58C64B0139EB31D0C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>The breakout procurement center representative</quote>
and inserting the following: <quote>The procurement center representative,
breakout procurement center representative, commercial marketing
representative,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id943A248316424B129C1DDB667EAA563E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (B); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id72E1FEAC7BFF445286698DB422105E5A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA673D16D3C0D4D48A73DD42F99BFFD16"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in paragraph (7),
as so designated by this section, by striking <quote>other than commercial
items</quote> and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and
inserting the following: <quote>commercial items for authorized resale, or
other than commercial items, and which has the potential to incur significant
savings or create significant procurement opportunities for small business
concerns as the result of the placement of a breakout procurement center
representative.</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd66ae1891beb485786ba2b46d5e36b0d"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in paragraph (8),
as so designated by this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="id72E43828CDAC4ADF858FAC682AECA365"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>breakout</quote> each place the term appears; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5AF5AF98A2AB4ACB9254CB72E231197C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54B8FF905496465A961BB3EB3D96270B" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDc8fd83b5d9b846d79656d8895f3c65c8" indent="up2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The procurement center representative
shall conduct training sessions to inform procurement staff at Federal agencies
about the reporting requirements for bundled contracts and potentially bundled
contracts, and how to work effectively with the procurement center
representative assigned to such agencies to locate capable small business
concerns to meet the needs of the
agencies.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H39DD949D813A4B798ED1ED79F00DECA"><enum>102.</enum><header>Removal of
impediments to contract bundling database implementation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 15(p)(5)(B) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 644(p)(5)(B) is amended by striking <quote>procurement
information</quote> and all that follows through the end of the subparagraph
and inserting the following: <quote>any relevant procurement information as may
be required to implement this section, and shall perform, at the request of the
Administrator, any other action necessary to enable completion of the contract
bundling database authorized by this section by not later than 270 days after
the date of enactment of the <short-title>Small Business
Contracting Revitalization Act of 2007</short-title>.</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id7730D599B6DB4D58BFB56DF8F57BFCB8"><enum>103.</enum><header>Contract
consolidation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id61BF6F1E13AD4664B1CD4456166CDE60"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating section 37 as section 39;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA00E9E5DF7346D9B108D49850EB099A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after section 36 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3B0095C596734FAC98927039DD7BCBDA" style="OLC">
<section id="HBD593EB2489C4F9BC5DB88BAD33C3A4"><enum>37.</enum><header>Contract
consolidation</header>
<subsection id="id063338B34DFB49A1ABC5C92D6A1B685C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Policy</header><text>Except
for the Department of Defense and any agency of that department, the head of
each Federal department or agency shall ensure that the decisions made by that
department or agency regarding consolidation of contract requirements of that
department or agency are made with a view to providing small business concerns
with appropriate opportunities to participate in the procurements of that
department or agency as prime contractors and appropriate opportunities to
participate in such procurements as subcontractors.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2AFDA1BC49294581FE22709BBEA1B7E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on use
of acquisition strategies involving consolidation</header>
<paragraph id="id3729031528B04EE696210986DE46465B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except for the Department of Defense and any agency of
that department, the head of a Federal department or agency may not execute an
acquisition strategy that includes a consolidation of contract requirements of
that department or agency with a total value in excess of $2,000,000, unless
the senior procurement executive concerned first—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD4CEE7A546DA0353A99ACD86B43EDFC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conducts market
research;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H48A3C4DD42F93EF42ED965B97CF0CFD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifies any
alternative contracting approaches that would involve a lesser degree of
consolidation of contract requirements; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD69779E8415491DA3AAC9DBCA49143B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>determines that the
consolidation is necessary and justified.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4F706568436D910C62F7F4A5CFDE285"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination
that consolidation is necessary and justified</header><text>A senior
procurement executive may determine that an acquisition strategy involving a
consolidation of contract requirements is necessary and justified for the
purposes of paragraph (1) if the benefits of the acquisition strategy
substantially exceed the benefits of each of the possible alternative
contracting approaches identified under subparagraph (B) of that paragraph.
However, savings in administrative or personnel costs alone do not constitute,
for such purposes, a sufficient justification for a consolidation of contract
requirements in a procurement unless the total amount of the cost savings is
expected to be substantial in relation to the total cost of the
procurement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3012ABA342B6BE728FC66CAAD1DAEDC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Benefits to be
considered</header><text>Benefits considered for the purposes of paragraphs (1)
and (2) may include cost and, regardless of whether quantifiable in dollar
amounts—</text>
<subparagraph id="H495FCE6243A2F5C2251BFDB34B76FB7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>quality;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3907BA2C49C9D19BB7CB67A4FC8B60F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>acquisition
cycle;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE3C27A4D4918D129A32A46B1AAF5BFC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>terms and
conditions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC2AD262F48BF52415E7C6DAC43D46A6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other
benefit.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9b965cf250ba4f66b5e03a0e7dfe08e1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="IDc296a679505e44b6b295231fe4f38fb1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the terms
<term>consolidation of contract requirements</term> and
<term>consolidation</term>, with respect to contract requirements of a Federal
department or agency, mean a use of a solicitation to obtain offers for a
single contract or a multiple award contract to satisfy 2 or more requirements
of that department or agency for goods or services that have previously been
provided to, or performed for, that department or agency under 2 or more
separate contracts smaller in cost than the total cost of the contract for
which the offers are solicited;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID488eef49932246ba873132753a543f6f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>multiple award contract</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDe452cd5c2e844087bb4dd5dd0d0c0f3e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a multiple award
task order contract or delivery order contract that is entered into under the
authority of sections 303H through 303K of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253h through 253k); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1d0501efbde0497e90fc31044ffde1a2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other
indeterminate delivery, indeterminate quantity contract that is entered into by
the head of a Federal department or agency with 2 or more sources pursuant to
the same solicitation; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDda22435390bd469cacd138e5c4a70eb9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term
<term>senior procurement executive concerned</term> means, with respect to a
Federal department or agency, the official designated under section 16(c) of
the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414(c)) as the senior
procurement executive for that department or
agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="idCC85826E234B47DFA83D3B3CFD694CFB"><enum>104.</enum><header>Small business
teams</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If more than 1 business
concern that is a small business concern based on the size standards
established under section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)) is
participating in a contract that is subject to section 125.6 of title 13, Code
of Federal Regulations (or any successor thereto), the portion of that contract
performed by each such small business concern may be aggregated in determining
whether the performance of that contract is in compliance with that section
if—</text>
<paragraph id="idFCBFC310FC064D95847BFF4B8796DC89"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the head of the Federal department or
agency concerned makes a determination in the solicitation that such
aggregation will improve contracting opportunities for such small business
concerns; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id58BCC2EBF3CF453E941346B84A6272A9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator does not object to such
aggregation.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Subcontracting
integrity</header>
<section id="H3A42D42FC95D4A3CBAEFDEB08B08412E"><enum>201.</enum><header>GAO
recommendations on subcontracting misrepresentations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8 of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 637) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C00DECFB3F347448F741CC9BEC199D4" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HBCE050F7EB25412D8297024FCF7F84F1"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Prevention of
misrepresentations in subcontracting; implementation of Comptroller General’s
recommendations</header>
<paragraph id="H6F80122F99774B529153235DB8CB3351"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Statement of
policy</header><text>It is the policy of Congress that the recommendations of
the Comptroller General of the United States in Report No. 05–459, concerning
oversight improvements necessary to ensure maximum practicable participation by
small business concerns in subcontracting, shall be implemented governmentwide,
to the maximum extent possible.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC108432647BF430C8D9277E629E9E56"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contractor
compliance</header><text>Compliance of Federal prime contractors with small
business subcontracting plans shall be evaluated as a percentage of obligated
prime contract dollars, as well as a percentage of subcontracts awarded.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD5E481AC98F84B2086873F5D5600E500"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Issuance of
agency policies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the head of each
Federal agency shall issue a policy on small business subcontracting
compliance, including assignment of compliance responsibilities between
contracting, small business, and program offices and periodic oversight and
review
activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H90E9D304230243AF861171896BF2A93F"><enum>202.</enum><header>Small business
subcontracting improvements</header>
<subsection id="H11680988197A42F3BE83126EA6C6408"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Certifications
required</header><text>Section 8(d)(6) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
637(d)(6)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEC67F8F227A94AE1A574BAEEA0E007B6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF13E779D00E24CFFA400E7C27FAC59BA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB5034909F74743118E103CC0E5D2B03C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end, the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H3729B7FFE4A6426AAEDC4D28AE94B46" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H55117FEC92454B43A9288E00F200E844"><enum>(G)</enum><text>certification that
the offeror or bidder will acquire articles, equipment, supplies, services, or
materials, or obtain the performance of construction work from small business
concerns in the amount and quality used in preparing and submitting to the
contracting agency the bid or proposal, unless such small business concerns are
no longer in business or can no longer meet the quality, quantity, or delivery
date.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF6982100D0F5425A91B8BF69F32E467C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Penalties for
false certifications</header><text>Section 16(f) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 645(f)) is amended by striking <quote>of this Act</quote> and inserting
<quote>or the reporting requirements of section 8(d)(11)</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4A8247643FC34114ADA1179419F66217"><enum>203.</enum><header>Evaluating
subcontracting participation</header>
<subsection id="H66A41BA3D14E4101B6F48ECAEDBEB312"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Significant
factors</header><text>Section 8(d)(4)(G) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
637(d)(4)(G)) is amended by striking <quote>a bundled</quote> and inserting
<quote>any</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6784CA4B8E0C45E200FF5EE5E9AFCF7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation
reports</header><text>Section 8(d)(10) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
637(d)(10)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1F3F5B8663D1413C8D98D286F2837758"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>is authorized to</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8E2EFCB580E0476D83CA299C04F10779"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5A58DF4D84014188B06B7DB33C6D2DB3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B08413082DC4C358411E0787C9C1BDD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H5F883A3BA3364D85893958DDBD00FB60" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HB56B194693464A6F97B944C7B98FC4BA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>report the results
of each evaluation under subparagraph (C) to the appropriate contracting
officers.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4973517694CF46CA9C00F3AA28163417"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Centralized
database; payments pending reports</header><text>Section 8(d) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H127EFE8C8B0542FEA6BDEC46BF6877B0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (11) as paragraph (14); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC782F097233140A18C59F9C125397E6E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (10) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4106452C80464790B11FC882E03F524C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA03E6EDA73A845409E10E33431C3374"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>A
report submitted by the prime contractor under paragraph (6)(E) to determine
the attainment of a subcontract utilization goal under any subcontracting plan
entered into with a Federal agency under this subsection shall contain the name
and signature of the president or chief executive officer of the contractor,
certifying that the subcontracting data provided in the report are accurate and
complete.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD4F9F069EDCD4E91803E926F6BB8FD91"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Centralized
database</header><text>The results of an evaluation under paragraph (10)(C)
shall be included in a national centralized governmentwide database.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE4C95847A75F4456B380372D89626B80"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Payments
pending reports</header><text>Each Federal agency having contracting authority
shall ensure that the terms of each contract for goods and services includes a
provision allowing the contracting officer of an agency to withhold an
appropriate amount of payment with respect to a contract (depending on the size
of the contract) until the date of receipt of complete, accurate, and timely
subcontracting reports in accordance with paragraph
(11).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7B039B78119940C69B7B1EC6B9DA8E5D"><enum>204.</enum><header>Pilot
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8 of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637), as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05AB5BCA6FB24442BBD0AD99CF81E2D0" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H1DAE9DC9C70549E7B6A6ACF8DE3F4CF7"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Subcontracting
incentives and remedial assistance</header>
<paragraph id="H9D563897DC9B47DF94EAC4499291D116"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Pilot program on
incentives and mentor-protégé remedial assistance</header>
<subparagraph id="id9D49992BA43C4973B89315E13183477F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each Federal agency is authorized to operate a pilot
program to provide contractual incentives to prime contractors that exceed
their small business subcontracting goals and to direct prime contractors that
fail to comply with their small business subcontracting plans to fund
mentor-protégé assistance for small business concerns (in this subsection
referred to as the <quote>program</quote>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5E1C385009E8445AAF88A1915F3C155D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
authority under this paragraph shall terminate on September 30, 2010.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF16358D0ED6C488E8F2D779802EC9CFE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assessment of
mentor-protégé assistance funding</header><text>The mentor-protégé assistance
funding assessed by an agency under the terms of the program shall be
determined in relation to the dollar amount by which the prime contractor
failed its small business subcontracting goals.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8E811F99E1AE4FE9BAA346877D23B400"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Expenditure of
mentor-protégé assistance funding</header><text>The prime contractor shall
expend the mentor-protégé assistance funding assessed by the agency under the
terms of the program on mentor-protégé assistance to small business concerns,
as provided by a mentor-protégé agreement approved by the relevant Federal
agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA10637E009E1436A97B6A68660F7DAC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Annual report
required</header><text>Each Federal agency described in paragraph (1) shall
submit an annual report to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of
Representatives containing a detailed description of the pilot program, as
carried out by that agency, including the number of participating companies,
any incentives provided to prime contractors, as appropriate, and the amounts
and types of mentor-protégé assistance provided to small business
concerns.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Small business
procurement programs improvement</header>
<subtitle id="id7ED97635634A49E48FE8722365AC6B05"><enum>A</enum><header>Service-disabled
veteran-owned small business program</header>
<section id="id56557423EE15419681E075FD9F901107"><enum>321.</enum><header>Certification</header>
<subsection id="idA4742005893445A2BC0998B6DC8760B4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Congressional
intent</header><text>It is the intent of Congress that the Administrator should
accept certifications by the Department of Veterans Affairs, under such
criteria as the Administrator may prescribe, by regulation or order, in
certifying small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled
veterans</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id79ABABA5E01D4F67A0068FD17C4CD63A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before implementing subsection (a), the
Administrator shall promulgate regulations or orders ensuring appropriate
certification safeguards to be implemented by the Administration and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id675A3BDA0B4441F9910DF9AF0EEEF1BC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Registration
portal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator and
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that small business concerns
owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans may apply to participate in
all programs for such small business concerns of the Administrator or the
Secretary through a single process.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDe90ae2d4dc1c4bcb921e9fce461dec03"><enum>322.</enum><header>Transition
period for surviving spouses or permanent care givers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3(q)(2) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 632(q)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D6DDD94655B452A9B786FA98FABC470" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID737FEB53276E43A9BD800FEEA349A1C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the management and daily business
operations of which are controlled—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD66F85E9C7D74F6ABEB4A1EE4E14ACE5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by 1 or more service-disabled veterans or,
in the case of a veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or
permanent care giver of such veteran; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA52666764DC7416E8742B285F858F76A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a period of not longer than 10 years
after the death of a service-disabled veteran, by a surviving spouse or
permanent caregiver
thereof.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id73C82D49D02E4DA1981068FE6DAC5447"><enum>323.</enum><header>Mentor-protege
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Administrator may
establish a mentor-protege for small business concerns owned and controlled by
service-disabled veterans, modeled on the mentor-protege program of the
Administration for small businesses participating in programs under section
8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)).</text>
</section><section id="IDf3532c46cf6d4743b62c260fd134aae5"><enum>324.</enum><header>Improving
opportunities for service disabled veterans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 36(a) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 657f(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID2adc865f919f472580022b0a8c96efc9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>may</quote> and inserting
<quote>shall</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcd8b804b66d04d609707d4d828913a37"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>and the contracting officer</quote> and all that follows
through <quote>contracting opportunity</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id79440CD66D4840CE9C4534E2C07819ED"><enum>B</enum><header>Women-owned small
business program</header>
<section id="idA539F13C353A4B14A77D2A1D72900D4C"><enum>341.</enum><header>Implementation
deadline</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall implement
the procurement program for small business concerns owned and controlled by
women under section 8(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).</text>
</section><section id="ID08ff34719f1d4e589aadb83a6b651b70"><enum>342.</enum><header>Certification</header>
<subsection id="id9FA47EE770344E808E0D2569EAF472B8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Congressional
intent</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the intent of
Congress that the Administrator should accept certifications by other Federal
agencies and State and local governments and certifications from responsible
national certifying entities, under such criteria as the Administrator may
prescribe, by regulation or order, in certifying small business concerns owned
and controlled by women for purposes of the program under section 8(m) of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID97271775261f4dff907c11eb3adcc3f8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to implementing subsection (a), the
Administrator shall promulgate regulations ensuring appropriate certification
safeguards to be implemented by the Administration and the agencies and
entities described in subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idDB5D89DDA768417AB57C27E0F1CE3D06"><enum>C</enum><header>Small
disadvantaged business program</header>
<section id="id50EA60FB3CD74407A3ED27A7F6ACC648"><enum>361.</enum><header>Certification</header>
<subsection id="id3A62AD6F00D943BC9769CD438FA32581"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Congressional
intent</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the intent of
Congress that the Administrator should accept certifications by other Federal
agencies and State and local governments and certifications from responsible
national certifying entities, under such criteria as the Administrator may
prescribe, by regulation or order, in certifying small business concerns owned
and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE2C054744CFE493AB18B560827489C97"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to implementing subsection (a), the
Administrator shall promulgate regulations or orders ensuring appropriate
certification safeguards to be implemented by the Administration and the
agencies and entities described in subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idE7575A98AEB7494FA29A764823EF11F8"><enum>362.</enum><header>Net worth
threshold</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8(a)(6)(A)
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(6)(A)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idC90186B307F94790B6C1ECE2ACEA222E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(i)</quote> after <quote>(6)(A)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6F9F01B892624026BCF66CF8EEA46AE1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>In determining the degree of diminished credit</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA82A14220AAF48E18A386D5958E8E9C7" style="OLC">
<clause id="idB6B2456C0E7C44219B769EEE3C1BC0DC" indent="up3"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD273951B9C9C4FB0BD6F16AAC663FC7D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>In determining the
degree of diminished
credit</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id38B72E80D1A643FA83C3643F80D07898"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>In determining the economic disadvantage</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5DF7CD7337B641EBA09BBE89214FCE96" style="OLC">
<clause id="id901AA52CD2A54BB1A32154401AE6565C" indent="up3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>In determining the economic
disadvantage</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1E667C277F6F4E30863E19CD6D2D3434"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting
after clause (ii)(I), as so designated by this section, the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4C59B4E9C7934355BE5E12E54E6FF530" style="OLC">
<subclause id="ID40cef88b52b742b1a4fbfdbe1358cd95" indent="up4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>In determining the assets and net
worth of a socially disadvantaged individual under this subparagraph, the
Administrator shall not consider any assets of such individual in a qualified
retirement plan, as that term is defined in section 4974(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idC3BE50D69CD0446A8F666B1D4A16BFCA" indent="up4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The Administrator shall establish
procedures that—</text>
<item id="idAEC1B356EBE54F50859DF638AF1871A2"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>account for inflationary adjustments
to, and include a reasonable assumption of, the average income and net worth of
market dominant competitors; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID039415daad0643678bf86a1ce6aa54b0"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>require an annual inflationary
adjustment to the average income and net worth requirements under this
subsection.</text>
</item></subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="idE9E898D1C67E4057A84BC1F2A7B63A44"><enum>363.</enum><header>Extension of
socially and economically disadvantaged business program</header>
<subsection id="id0868FFA68C32402A9F0374608BC915D6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7102(c) of
the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 644 note) is
amended by striking <quote>September 30, 2003</quote> and inserting
<quote>September 30, 2012</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD564110480BF4514A883CA7A17CDC885"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall take effect 30 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id1682CA11B0064AE6A274A7FAFEC1EEB8"><enum>D</enum><header>Historically
underutilized business zones programs</header>
<section id="id857BE4936F2D4D4882317B5F323CA3C9"><enum>381.</enum><header>HUBZone small
business concerns</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
3(p)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p)(3) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id22590E6517B7435E8891BBAE60703C35"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id26CE49590FA44F1FA17C03F9B52ABA4D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6A087F3060304DE6B95FBD2890C6E4D8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id052B75CCE6764243B21EE296C0393961" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idE04D488DC4914FAB8565533CB3AB69A5"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a small business
concern owned and controlled by an organization described in section
8(a)(15).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="idF9E3DF4134C34F2D8A83FC9ED049E174"><enum>382.</enum><header>Military base
closings</header>
<subsection id="id0E6543A688184BF8838BB8ECCC33C19D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>HUBZone
status</header>
<paragraph id="id4C7EFD22FCD04E32BA21F9F655B53A64"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3(p)(4)(D) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p)(4)(D)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAEBAF1F4EF97445D98133A7A6547890B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) as subclauses (I), (II), (III), and (IV),
respectively, and adjusting the margin accordingly;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id24903C7B42FF4EE6AEE62DB87B4D6670"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>means lands</quote> and inserting the following “means—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id099DB2E4176B45E498C2F936CED236F9" style="OLC">
<clause id="id4F15AA0C0B9749348F8CCE117A891C4C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>lands</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id959B69C0C9634DB0A2CABA2CD3127ADF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end and inserting the following: “; and</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4F52672602584C788A93EEA8FAE06B8D" style="OLC">
<clause id="idD8E394D4C6AC478DA73CEBF2B0411906"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>during the
5-year period beginning on the date that a military installation is closed or
leased space is vacated under an authority described in clause (i), areas
adjacent to or within a reasonable commuting distance of lands described in
clause (i) (which shall not include any area that is more than 15 miles from
the exterior boundary of that military installation) that are detrimentally,
substantially, and directly economically affected by the closing of that
military installation, as determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id653D73F1EC38437580EB602955578A7E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Feasibility
study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall conduct a study of the feasibility of, and submit to the
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the
Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report regarding,
designating as a HUBZone (as that term is defined in section 3 of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632), as amended by this Act) any area that does not
qualify as a HUBZone solely because that area is located within a county
located within a metropolitan statistical area (as defined by the Office of
Management and Budget). The report submitted under this paragraph shall include
any legislative recommendations relating to the findings of the feasibility
study conducted under this paragraph.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC49012D16C02467F93899B783E5D712B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Subcontracting
goal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 15(g)(1) of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)) is amended by inserting <quote>and
subcontract</quote> after <quote>not less than 3 percent of the total value of
all prime contract</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7B4B601B65AE4A049D67FFBF84F3213A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Mentor-protege
program</header><text>The Administrator may establish a mentor-protege program
for HUBZone small business concerns (as that term is defined in section 3 of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) and small business concerns owned and
controlled by women, modeled on the mentor-protege program of the
Administration for small business concerns participating in programs under
section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)).</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idFD58A00868284A359F1181F78D439C0F"><enum>E</enum><header>BusinessLINC
Program</header>
<section id="idBF3EE20C89E9474DB1EF7B20FC8ABFE4"><enum>391.</enum><header>BusinessLINC
Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8(n) of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(n)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id244532BCAB66406993927E4383CDD2C3" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID5818e095baaa4b7eb3312fe1b7baceac"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Business grants
and cooperative agreements</header>
<paragraph id="id7B5E576E495346E4B4172659B7814EE3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In accordance with this subsection, the Administrator
shall make grants available to enter into cooperative agreements with any
coalition of private entities, not-for-profit entities, public entities, or any
combination of private, not-for-profit, and public entities—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3a3ddcbd466e4477ab5b815368908b86"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to expand
business-to-business relationships between large and small business concerns;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDda7660d9cfca445184a1f9159e3d12ef"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide,
directly or indirectly, with online information and a database of companies
that are interested in mentor-protégé programs or community-based, statewide,
or local business development programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3BB270364F2D4C21AF9F0AD9C331894B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this subsection $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2010, to
remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7d07ca8755f9470581e829845bb03934"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reports to
Congress</header>
<subparagraph id="id036DD6C807364864B1B4FE622DC86A77"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than April 30, 2009, and annually thereafter,
the Associate Administrator of Business Development of the Administration shall
collect data on the BusinessLINC Program and submit to the Committee on Small
Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business
of the House of Representatives, a report on the effectiveness of the
BusinessLINC Program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID91ab1e61c74240a1a59900470f0c1394"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include, for the year covered by
the report—</text>
<clause id="ID9bbd5e54fddf4829b04ecedb0c405bf9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of
programs administered in each State under the BusinessLINC Program;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc29d31ad453f437b9ffe2664fccfc38f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number of
grant awards under each program described in clause (i) and the date of each
such award;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID980a7a15032b4b0eba6d53f667dd5673"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the number of
participating large businesses and participating small business
concerns;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID94dde6018d7f4dbf8c3a09cd43d6319a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the number and
dollar amount of the contracts in effect in each State as a result of the
programs run by each grant recipient under the BusinessLINC Program; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID79154a599ffb4ae09a5d43ec2b5803aa"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the number of
mentor-protégé, teaming relationships, or partnerships created as a result of
the BusinessLINC Program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8647A3ECA97046C7992819AEE9CFE986"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this subsection, the term <term>BusinessLINC Program</term> means the grant
program authorized under paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header>Acquisition
process</header>
<section id="id8020CEA69A30459C80F52C42468C7551"><enum>401.</enum><header>Procurement
improvements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 15 of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644), as amended by this Act, is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idADCA8A3CA14048C1BFEF5F404646BCC5" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idFD8AE9BAA949499F818354ACADDC49EB"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Bundling data
fields</header><text>For each contract (including task or delivery orders
against governmentwide or other multiple award contracts, indefinite quantity
or indefinite delivery contracts, and blanket purchase agreements) that is
bundled or consolidated, an agency shall report publicly, not later than 7 days
after the date of the award, by means of the Federal governmentwide procurement
data system described in subsection (c)(5)—</text>
<paragraph id="IDe7a4aa4c09454fefad07fd51eeef17dd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number of
contracts involving small business concerns that were displaced by the bundled
or consolidated action;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7e06fcda7bd7488bb85f3e072789288c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of
small business concerns that the contracting officer identified as able to bid
on all or part of requirements; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6f2e0064a18e4ec5be4793248b6ff7be"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the projected
cost savings anticipated as a result of bundling or consolidating the
requirements.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA2EAB0F7CF454A6FBB691DEF8C1FF8A9"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Governmentwide
small business training</header><text>The Administrator, in conjunction with
the head of any other appropriate Federal agency, shall coordinate the
development of governmentwide training courses on small business contracting
and subcontracting with small business concerns, with special focus on the role
of the small business specialist as a vital part of the acquisition
team.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="idD69F39ABBE3C4BB18805C28AACAFF9A8"><enum>402.</enum><header>Reservation of
prime contract awards for small businesses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 15 of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 644), as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93DA21CED24344D8B6C7BD71D429C092" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idD6EE4FDF6D4B4687B52E7BD33A55E043"><enum>(t)</enum><header>Multiple award
contracts</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this subsection, the head of each Federal agency, with the concurrence of the
Administrator, shall, by regulation, establish criteria for such agency—</text>
<paragraph id="id59CB22C046E843499DE797F7AFDD825A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>setting aside
part or parts of a multiple award contract for small business concerns,
including the subcategories of small business concerns identified in subsection
(g)(2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id27C414F4242D40239B627321F41F5A77"><enum>(2)</enum><text>setting aside
multiple award contracts for small business concerns, including the
subcategories of small business concerns identified in subsection (g)(2);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id59C6C22CE1C343FB9DBF80F1EB33F7ED"><enum>(3)</enum><text>reserving 1 or
more contract awards for small business concerns under full and open multiple
award procurements, including the subcategories of small business concerns
identified in subsection
(g)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="idEF7923E2700347CBAD542657AAB8FE9C"><enum>403.</enum><header>GAO study of
reporting systems</header>
<subsection id="id361563D198E04DDFB8DA999622266891"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study
required</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a study of—</text>
<paragraph id="id918CFEFC915E4B7C85BC07C0273BE0FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the accuracy and
timeliness of data collected under the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et
seq.) in the CCR database of the Administration, or any successor database, the
Federal procurement data system described in section 15(c)(5) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(c)(5)), and the Subcontracting Reporting System;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDFF7456598F04C69A0ED5FF405F57404"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the availability
of small business information in these computer-based systems to Congress,
Federal agencies, and the public.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC932BB6021514E1694659141C11D2051"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matters
covered</header><text>The study conducted under subsection (a) shall
include—</text>
<paragraph id="id3E4A8285130A463F9239FB033E0EB80A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an assessment of
the accuracy and timeliness of the information provided by the data collection
systems described in subsection (a)(1) and recommendations as to how any
deficiencies in such systems can be eliminated;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEA563C226D444FA3AE437854D242694B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a review of the
system manuals for such systems and a determination of the adequacy of such
manuals in assisting proper operation and administration of the systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID92be94c0efe344f9a0af7ea9aea1eda7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a review of the
user manuals for such systems and a determination of the clarity and ease of
use of such manuals in assisting those reporting into such systems and those
obtaining information from such systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd14c1eb44c0240ab962e096fff0c4569"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the adequacy of
the training given to individuals responsible for reporting into such systems
and recommendations for any necessary improvements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID119488f4a876415aab5267a208ea48fd"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an assessment of
the adequacy of any safeguards in such systems against the reporting of
inaccurate and untimely data and the need for any additional safeguards;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id214852D4CC0842A19147FF53E1684A3A"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the system
architecture, Internet access, user-friendly characteristics, flexibility to
add new data fields, ability to provide structured and unstructured reports,
range of information necessary to meet user needs, and adequacy of system and
user manuals and instructions of such systems.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb8af912d91ba46a5b99ccd85cfb811f1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than November 30, 2008, the Comptroller General shall submit to the
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the
Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report containing
the results of the study under this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id0A3C0E6D6AF74585A01C0F21838DF166"><enum>404.</enum><header>Micropurchase
guidelines</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of
Federal Procurement Policy shall issue guidelines regarding the analysis of
purchase card expenditures to identify opportunities for achieving and
accurately measuring fair participation of small business concerns in
micropurchases, consistent with the national policy on small business
participation in Federal procurements set forth in sections 2(a) and 15(g) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631(a) and 644(g)), and dissemination of best
practices for participation of small business concerns in
micropurchases.</text>
</section><section id="id9C5659BB58204B3CB145268AF323B529"><enum>405.</enum><header>Reporting on
overseas contracts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later
than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Administrator shall submit
to Congress a report identifying what portion of contracts and subcontracts
awarded for performance outside of the United States were awarded to small
business concerns.</text>
</section><section id="ID8A648E96582E47DE9F7195FA6EEAA817"><enum>406.</enum><header>Agency
accountability</header>
<subsection id="id293413810CB24C71ABF4233C0D6B7BDA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 15(g)(2) of
the <act-name parsable-cite="SBA">Small Business Act</act-name> (15 U.S.C.
644(g)(2)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0C0912118EE44CCF9BCA1CD76582ACEE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(A)</quote> after <quote>(2)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2A63DA2561A841DD98D0B98D67DB89D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the first
sentence, by striking “shall, after consultation” and inserting the following:
“shall—</text>
<quoted-block id="ID2D1EED8C748D4B4284B84348D473D7D3" style="OLC">
<clause id="ID36E7B7ABA8DE48C2AB1BA9A8DCCE412C" indent="up2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>after
consultation</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID06C1BFFA8A844788A8CE3999B1555312"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
“agency. Goals established” and inserting the following: “agency;</text>
<quoted-block id="ID040675C6A5C64D1397D0CBC6C09B29D1" style="OLC">
<clause id="ID92CE411665B0410FABE80CB9FC92BC64" indent="up2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify a percentage of the
procurement budget of the agency to be awarded to small business concerns, in
consultation with the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of
the agency, which information shall be included in the strategic plan required
under section 306 of title 5, United States Code, and the annual budget
submission to Congress by that agency, and, upon request, in any testimony
provided by that agency before Congress in connection with the budget process;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDCB44CBBB9BEE45E0A54F21F82275F149" indent="up2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>report, as part of its annual
performance plan, the extent to which the agency achieved the goals referred to
in clause (ii), and appropriate justification for any failure to do so.</text>
</clause><subparagraph id="IDB79030F5BE73498B966AFC1884F6B19C" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Goals
established</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD739858B57024205AE134A763837757D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Whenever</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID82FE9C38173147B1AF7EEDF88DAD063C" style="OLC">
<subclause id="ID7D225352EE1D491E846593E3BEBD1388" indent="up4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Whenever</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDFB1BD6C236874829AD57AB1CD3F5D6E1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>For the purpose of</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDEFA20ACEF05C4865A1355591E72FCEB7" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDB1D2173F825D4A7680C1036C0CA48094" indent="up2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>For the purpose
of</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE2246DCDC18848BF8638A5ECD51C59B4"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in the last
sentence—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID2841967F00214DB7B8A197CE78088B5F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(A) contracts</quote> and inserting <quote>(i) contracts</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDCDE090BCBD6431AB6AB293E4403B456"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(B) contracts</quote> and inserting <quote>(ii) contracts</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID51AC0C6F06E2449FB84FD54AE2473A24"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID27CDA1CBDC574685888BA961BF30CBCA" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID03ACE6A61E604DE097314EE226D75AFF" indent="up2"><enum>(E)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID3B95D814A19E4CA59F41BC35CA4A73B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Each procurement
employee described in clause (ii)—</text>
<subclause id="IDB5583C9CCE7642A59B31385425378943" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>shall communicate to their
subordinates the importance of achieving small business goals; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID73B9CF7A4C4F45F0866E7A60A267C734" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>shall have as a significant factor in
the annual performance evaluation of that procurement employee, where
appropriate, the success of that procurement employee in small business
utilization, in accordance with the goals established under this
subsection.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDC4B551D1CBE94B8CBF27E4EFBE1208EF" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A procurement employee described in
this clause is a senior procurement executive, senior program manager, or small
and disadvantaged business utilization manager of a Federal agency having
contracting
authority.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4F01489CCDAF48988496F0F3E7FCE361"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual
reports</header><text>Section 10(d) of the <act-name parsable-cite="SBA">Small
Business Act</act-name> (15 U.S.C. 639(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDBD055A927E6D4989ABFFD77452148B80"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and each agency that is a member of the President’s Management Council
(or any successor thereto)</quote> after <quote>Department of Defense</quote>
the first place that term appears; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID32403FC5188548D1AD243C180B7C9D7D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or that agency</quote> after <quote>Department of Defense</quote> the
second place that term appears.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Small business
size and status integrity</header>
<section id="id64ED1DCF9CE246F2992DEC054DCD4705" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>501.</enum><header>Policy and
presumptions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3 of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF118493D07264DAEAEAEBF2CF30DA7CF" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id0BE36131C6BB44F197236C1346990786"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Presumption</header>
<paragraph id="idF023531C736F4CC8AD0F7EF08402B966"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In every contract, subcontract, cooperative agreement,
cooperative research and development agreement, or grant which is set aside,
reserved, or otherwise classified as intended for award to small business
concerns, there shall be a presumption of loss to the United States based on
the total dollars expended on such contract, subcontract, cooperative
agreement, cooperative research and development agreement, or grant whenever it
is established that a business concern other than a small business concern
willfully sought and received the award by misrepresentation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2fc1a3901ece41239b63b16147cead47"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deemed
certifications</header><text>The following actions shall be deemed affirmative,
willful, and intentional certifications of small business size and
status:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID182bf27565684ddbab423902fb88c827"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Submission of a
bid or proposal for a Federal grant, contract, subcontract, cooperative
agreement, or cooperative research and development agreement reserved, set
aside, or otherwise classified as intended for award to small business
concerns.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaa596e887b764e6c82f20e5ad9f421f1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Submission of a
bid or proposal for a Federal grant, contract, subcontract, cooperative
agreement, or cooperative research and development agreement which in any way
encourages a Federal agency to classify such bid or proposal, if awarded, as an
award to a small business concern.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDedc2c80663364e17839d5c57cf08ca81"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Registration on
any Federal electronic database for the purpose of being considered for award
of a Federal grant, contract, subcontract, cooperative agreement, or
cooperative research agreement, as a small business concern.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8ddce999edf84a199df654bb405b3d0b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Paper-based
certification by signature of responsible official</header>
<subparagraph id="ID5c5bda3add564b8da993b8fd224ec20b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each solicitation, bid, or application for a Federal
contract, subcontract, or grant shall contain a certification concerning the
small business size and status of a business concern seeking such Federal
contract, subcontract, or grant.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc1ec607303a84eefb5646f0cbfbca06a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Content of
certifications</header><text>A certification that a business concern qualifies
as a small business concern of the exact size and status claimed by such
business concern for purposes of bidding on a Federal contract or subcontract,
or applying for a Federal grant, shall contain the signature of a director,
officer, or counsel on the same page on which the certification is
contained.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID04ad88ac0d7a470b939aec687e23d842"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Administrator shall promulgate regulations to provide adequate protections to
individuals and business concerns from liability under this subsection in cases
of unintentional errors, technical malfunctions, and other similar
situations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="idB32756F0C11147719B8C6CE52512A527"><enum>502.</enum><header>Annual
certification</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3 of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632), as amended by this Act, is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF034D0F260E845CC85DF4B73483A7046" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID455ef438b3984799911e0c45fbba7baf"><enum>(t)</enum><header>Annual
certification</header>
<paragraph id="idDE4D269A113A4446B8C92108AF65C80A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each business certified as a small business concern under
this Act shall annually certify its small business size and, if appropriate,
its small business status, by means of a confirming entry on the CCR database
of the Administration, or any successor thereto.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf27e99c187814feb8e35b55c6824ebe0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not
later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the
Administrator, in consultation with the Inspector General and the Chief Counsel
for Advocacy of the Administration, shall promulgate regulations to ensure
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID994d88627c0244f689779473139fbb24"><enum>(A)</enum><text>no business
concern continues to be certified as a small business concern on the CCR
database of the Administration, or any successor thereto, without fulfilling
the requirements for annual certification under this subsection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID034d2253c26f443f8b4995c410b68915"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the requirements
of this subsection are implemented in a manner presenting the least possible
regulatory burden on small business concerns.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id61AFBE1E5BAA45DE869D1B7634DD0AAE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination
of size status</header><text>Small business size or status for purposes of this
Act shall be determined at the time of the award of a Federal—</text>
<subparagraph id="id389C7FEA742D4B4D935A9BA2E5EE82B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contract,
provided that, in the case of interagency multiple award contracts, small
business size, or status shall be determined annually, except for purposes of
the award of each task or delivery order set aside or reserved for small
business concerns;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD9CEBC9EA9CF47F7A73B341FDB0481BF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subcontract;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idABDBC83613A8423AB2E89B1ECCD7C9CF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>grant;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id03434C0BBB644CBD93E481CA26AD35ED"><enum>(D)</enum><text>cooperative
agreement; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4A5310DEAADF476BA9EE38DD9C3C9F1C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>cooperative
research and development
agreement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id63EE5CB3421F49D191F72881BA613917"><enum>503.</enum><header>Meaningful
protests of small business size and status</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 37, as added by this Act, the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA6B2C6C2D33443138E83851AAD8C2BD1" style="OLC">
<section id="id56893B8CC01043DCABCF9677C75FC86C"><enum>38.</enum><header>Small business
size and status protest system</header>
<subsection id="ID2CA91364AAC640A0A0F3DAA9297078BE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="IDFB8B00BB6B64420398201AECC76CE2A3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Protest</header><text>The
term <term>protest</term> means a written objection by an interested party to a
violation of any small business size or status requirement established under
any provision of law, including section 3, in connection with—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDE727D3C0AA5741C5A432A1E8927349F0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a solicitation or
other request by a Federal agency for offers for a contract for the procurement
of property or services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8B65507D91664EB4B7043A34B192D11C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the cancellation
of such a solicitation or other request;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID51B90AD7F1924DB8A0A9EF04EFDE0954"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an award or
proposed award of such a contract; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB2D8308FCE2247A4BBB3FDDE8434FBB3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a termination or
cancellation of an award of such a contract, if the written objection contains
an allegation that the termination or cancellation is based in whole or in part
on improprieties concerning the award of the contract.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDB633B9B07BAB483A97B62479A6E153AE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interested
party</header>
<subparagraph id="id1C72F1B6B2644E09AC44A99B18FFF510"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>interested party</term>, with respect to a
contract or a solicitation or other request for offers described in paragraph
(1), means an actual or prospective bidder or offeror whose direct economic
interest would be affected by the award of the contract or by failure to award
the contract.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFB09178001314FC280F85CF59101908D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
term <term>interested party</term> includes the official responsible for
submitting the Federal agency tender in a public-private competition conducted
under Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 (or any successor thereto)
regarding an activity or function of a Federal agency performed by more than 65
full-time equivalent employees of the Federal agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8F8D1C1DE9F446719B8E714CEEC7238E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal
agency</header><text>The term <term>Federal agency</term> has the same meaning
as in section 102 of title 40, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDB25C460326A94AECB6B70EFC70F1827F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review of
protests; effect on contracts pending decision</header>
<paragraph id="ID83B96DC71F3C478EA27F3F473ABAB5D5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Under procedures established under subsection (d), the
Administrator shall decide a protest submitted to the Administrator by an
interested party.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID801062F6D03D4017B7172C741374F00A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Receipts of
protests</header>
<subparagraph id="idBECC222BABB34A4EB277DB86FAA9FB4D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 day after the receipt of a protest, the
Administrator shall notify the Federal agency involved of the protest.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID884640268D2D401CB29806A1902C3875"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Agencies</header><text>Except
as provided in subparagraph (C), a Federal agency receiving a notice of a
protested procurement under subparagraph (A) shall submit to the Administrator
a complete report (including all relevant documents) on the small business size
or status aspects of the protested procurement—</text>
<clause id="ID4E3D3BBFB84941BD84A1757FCD6B3FEE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not later than 30
days after the date of the receipt of that notice by the agency;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8A3E3F4035DE4907B35FAA64BF41C842"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the
Administrator, upon a showing by the Federal agency, determines (and states the
reasons in writing) that the specific circumstances of the protest require a
longer period, within the longer period determined by the Administrator;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDFFB350D44A2544E482B52AD9D4C889FD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in a case
determined by the Administrator to be suitable for the express option under
subsection (c)(1)(B), not later than 20 days after the date of the receipt of
that determination by the agency.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID500F9896EC574087A66B85A6450AD807"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>A
Federal agency need not submit a report to the Administrator under subparagraph
(B) if the agency is notified by the Administrator before the date on which
such report is to be submitted that the protest concerned has been dismissed
under subsection (c)(1)(D).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDA4F3B463EE354F12AC5C4C6E8644982B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Award of
contracts</header>
<subparagraph id="idD9531F7991BA4188B9B0DBA47C58B122"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a contract may
not be awarded in any procurement after the Federal agency has received notice
of a protest with respect to such procurement from the Administrator and while
the protest is pending.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID57DDFD10404940C1A4252821D1508452"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The
head of the procuring activity responsible for award of a contract may
authorize the award of the contract (notwithstanding a protest of which the
Federal agency has notice under this section)—</text>
<clause id="ID81E00700A9E94472B76313E4474A275D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>upon a written
finding that urgent and compelling circumstances which significantly affect
interests of the United States will not permit waiting for the decision of the
Administrator under this section; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDF793EAADF6774E52906B6A07E4460ADC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>after the
Administrator is advised of that finding.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6F5C3749D94B4CCD96C18B92404AFC80"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Urgent and
compelling circumstances</header><text>A finding may not be made under
subparagraph (B)(i), unless the award of the contract is otherwise likely to
occur within 30 days after the making of such finding.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDACFBBD5C537F4B32ACABADFB8A1BE795"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Performance</header>
<subparagraph id="idDC49791F4A354336A5B4B420701F3428"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A contractor awarded a Federal agency contract may,
during the period described in subparagraph (D), begin performance of the
contract and engage in any related activities that result in obligations being
incurred by the United States under the contract, unless the contracting
officer responsible for the award of the contract withholds authorization to
proceed with performance of the contract.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE0706002BD1E428D82E5C1757CC764D2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Authorization
withheld</header><text>The contracting officer may withhold an authorization to
proceed with performance of the contract during the period described in
subparagraph (D) if the contracting officer determines in writing that—</text>
<clause id="ID12F3C3E890824D639F655284FC6BE33F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
protest is likely to be filed with the Administrator alleging a violation of a
small business size or status requirement; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6F56BE29769E4A89B9256D5534B8F21A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the immediate
performance of the contract is not in the best interests of the United
States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4882E51F0F654CE2BF66772B2BDA415B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Notice of
protest</header>
<clause id="id2687F803CF9141A482E48A1C38D4D857"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Federal agency awarding the contract receives
notice of a protest in accordance with this subsection during the period
described in subparagraph (D)—</text>
<subclause id="IDE4B81EF785F14C7998A689BA0AD8CE5F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the contracting
officer may not authorize performance of the contract to begin while the
protest is pending; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID83A4CF00EBD2445D9288899FB27DEFF5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>if authorization
for contract performance to proceed was not withheld in accordance with
subparagraph (B) before receipt of the notice, the contracting officer shall
immediately direct the contractor to cease performance under the contract and
to suspend any related activities that may result in additional obligations
being incurred by the United States under that contract.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDBD58C1D8AD084B0C866B061D4D033235"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Performance</header><text>Performance
and related activities suspended under clause (i)(II) by reason of a protest
may not be resumed while the protest is pending.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7AA8C9D32FBA484AA2C1416B44214ECF"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The
head of the procuring activity may authorize the performance of the contract
(notwithstanding a protest of which the Federal agency has notice under this
section)—</text>
<subclause id="IDB3B6BF1BB66B4DF094DDFA473A064F1B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>upon a written
finding that—</text>
<item id="ID7FE84367B9BC4763A7F95F443030B489"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>performance of
the contract is in the best interests of the United States; or</text>
</item><item id="IDFD12D47B3D7C440B982DE0BBF194D9FF"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>urgent and
compelling circumstances that significantly affect interests of the United
States will not permit waiting for the decision of the Administrator concerning
the protest; and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="IDFCC2A0C8BEF9421D9D579901C5DCADF5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>after the
Administrator is notified of that finding.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7B768875FCC842A68391F4D5ADA2F810"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Time
period</header><text>The period described in this subparagraph, with respect to
a contract, is the period beginning on the date of the contract award and
ending on the later of—</text>
<clause id="IDA23A80B12961498C8A2A86FC68AA801A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the date that is
10 days after the date of the contract award; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID025BD64F0C764EC9B348ECFF4C168357"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the date that is
5 days after the debriefing date offered to an unsuccessful offeror for any
debriefing that is requested and, when requested, is required.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDECD6E82838EF4569B1E3999DA3D3F16D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Nondelegation</header><text>The
authority of the head of the procuring activity to make findings and to
authorize the award and performance of contracts under paragraphs (3) and (4)
may not be delegated.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDBD40CC8B82F94BC5B02672889267AE8F"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Provision of
documents</header>
<subparagraph id="id4A0EE95350404D78A44C6F4604EE19A1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Within such deadlines as the Administrator prescribes,
and upon request, each Federal agency shall provide to an interested party any
document relevant to a protested procurement action (including the report
required by paragraph (2)(B)) that would not give that party a competitive
advantage and that the party is otherwise authorized by law to receive.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDBCD3280BE1134068BE94335AD1D9CC8C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Protective
orders</header>
<clause id="id96E2AA0F2CF04D94915B9FB9CA7F924D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator may issue protective orders which
establish terms, conditions, and restrictions for the provision of any document
to a party under subparagraph (A), that prohibit or restrict the disclosure by
the party of information described in clause (ii) that is contained in such a
document.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDB1DBE112EC304E8882DBBE1F52A3091A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Types of
information</header><text>Information referred to in clause (i) is procurement
sensitive information, trade secrets, or other proprietary or confidential
research, development, or commercial information.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDD805640DFB6A47FEBDC54112F88A6826"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Information
to the Federal Government</header><text>A protective order under this
subparagraph shall not be considered to authorize the withholding of any
document or information from Congress or an executive agency.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID96352E9D08004878808E6A010AFBA779"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Interested
parties</header><text>If an interested party files a protest in connection with
a public-private competition described in subsection (a)(2)(B), a person
representing a majority of the employees of the Federal agency who are engaged
in the performance of the activity or function subject to the public-private
competition may intervene in protest.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID44FDC2E6FDE541608356F56E9585AFF5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Decisions on
protests</header>
<paragraph id="id925916445B19492B9834AA9937E1F2E3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<subparagraph id="id5E73B120503348EAA9393382DA21C346"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Inexpensive and
expeditious resolution</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, the
Administrator shall provide for the inexpensive and expeditious resolution of
protests under this section. Except as provided under subparagraph (B), the
Administrator shall issue a final decision concerning a protest not later than
100 days after the date on which the protest is submitted to the
Administration.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID37CAB7202D1D43A1816249AE5E1FFB0A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Express
option</header><text>The Administrator shall, by regulation established under
subsection (d), establish an express option for deciding those protests which
the Administrator determines suitable for resolution, not later than 65 days
after the date on which the protest is submitted.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID37CC8361CF3B44F0A1C70FF92E8E7064"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text>An
amendment to a protest that adds a new ground of protest, if timely made,
should be resolved, to the maximum extent practicable, within the time limit
established under subparagraph (A) for final decision of the initial protest.
If an amended protest cannot be resolved within such time limit, the
Administrator may resolve the amended protest through the express option under
subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5A26C4C6CFAE405C85C0F58D1F7EAA23"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Frivolous
protests</header><text>The Administrator may dismiss a protest that the
Administrator determines is frivolous or which, on its face, does not state a
valid basis for protest.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3E866D33ED174B469A39BEE28AAB7280"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compliance with
law</header>
<subparagraph id="idC91381BA41624FD6AA7FFD564DE39D10"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>With respect to a solicitation for a contract, or a
proposed award or the award of a contract, protested under this section, the
Administrator may determine whether the solicitation, proposed award, or award
complies with statutes and regulations regarding small business size or status.
If the Administrator determines that the solicitation, proposed award, or award
does not comply with a statute or regulation, the Administrator shall recommend
that the Federal agency—</text>
<clause id="ID4580CDE9906E4874AB8A9DF17A2E917A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>refrain from
exercising any of its options under the contract;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID42F6F22D7CD14D2FBEF15CBB04F80531"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>recompete the
contract immediately;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4C58730C7B004F268AE1DEFA7960CDBA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>issue a new
solicitation;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDE84A16F85F55452C925A16AF29461F90"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>terminate the
contract;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID78BA94D4208F4ED98A6E57E9044CBE7D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>award a contract
consistent with the requirements of such statutes and regulations; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9010316DA24642BEB1AEC7798CDEB6F8"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>implement such
other recommendations as the Administrator determines to be necessary in order
to promote compliance with procurement statutes and regulations.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3F8BD18DFB7F4A4E878D054AE0D5D1D7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Best interests
of United States</header><text>If the head of the procuring activity
responsible for a contract makes a finding described in subsection
(b)(4)(C)(iii)(I)(aa), the Administrator shall make recommendations under this
paragraph without regard to any cost or disruption from terminating,
recompeting, or reawarding the contract.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0AA4F3DC2AB54BFEB7F17B115CA091B6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>If
the Federal agency fails to implement fully the recommendations of the
Administrator under this paragraph with respect to a solicitation for a
contract or an award or proposed award of a contract by the date that is 60
days after the date on which the agency received the recommendations, the head
of the procuring activity responsible for that contract shall report such
failure to the Administrator not later than 5 days after the end of such 60-day
period.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5717F30714A1461E80AAE84A8A4127EB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Payment of
costs</header>
<subparagraph id="idCAEDE1FF129D41C5B9A055FE123876DF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Administrator determines that a solicitation for a
contract or a proposed award or the award of a contract does not comply with a
statute or regulation, the Administrator may recommend that the Federal agency
conducting the procurement pay to an appropriate interested party the costs
of—</text>
<clause id="IDE7DAF9473F594A95ADF7198B0FD98BDF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>filing and
pursuing the protest, including reasonable attorney's fees and consultant and
expert witness fees; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID278ACEA9F45B4897856C6D5ACCCA1E7A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>bid and proposal
preparation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5AB8C0ADA7A84DF1907A6569147E084B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Costs not
included</header><text>No party (other than a small business concern) may be
paid, under a recommendation made under the authority of subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<clause id="IDDE58DFF6A6714373BE905515B4218C18"><enum>(i)</enum><text>costs for
consultant and expert witness fees that exceed the highest rate of compensation
for expert witnesses paid by the Federal Government; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDBB1C2CB36F504A1A842FDDAB2EDB6581"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>costs for
attorney's fees that exceed $300 per hour, unless the agency determines, based
on the recommendation of the Administrator on a case by case basis, that an
increase in the cost of living or a special factor, such as the limited
availability of qualified attorneys for the proceedings involved, justifies a
higher fee.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCC8F0F8DDDF44F29AB11532358922ABC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Recommendation
to pay costs</header><text>If the Administrator recommends under subparagraph
(A) that a Federal agency pay costs to an interested party, the Federal agency
shall—</text>
<clause id="ID25497C9383304C108FCB765E7147F61D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>pay the costs
promptly; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0A761FAFD919422C950E93037DE9D26A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the Federal
agency does not make such payment, promptly report to the Administrator the
reasons for the failure to follow the Administrator's recommendation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB4AFB850DCE74108A8C656DD4077B20B"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Agreement on
amount</header><text>If the Administrator recommends under subparagraph (A)
that a Federal agency pay costs to an interested party, the Federal agency and
the interested party shall attempt to reach an agreement on the amount of the
costs to be paid. If the Federal agency and the interested party are unable to
agree on the amount to be paid, the Administrator may, upon the request of the
interested party, recommend to the Federal agency the amount of the costs that
the Federal agency should pay.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7DEC8444C121498999B5684A90FEE808"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Decisions</header><text>Each
decision of the Administrator under this section shall be signed by the
Administrator or a designee for that purpose. A copy of the decision shall be
made available to the interested parties, the head of the procuring activity
responsible for the solicitation, proposed award, or award of the contract, and
the senior procurement executive of the Federal agency involved.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA3BADB56CC984747BFC3A9942F85ED04"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<subparagraph id="id740B719A4D864A018AE03D0492A2409F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Failure to
implement recommendations</header>
<clause id="id5ED52D7601114C16B24A32D63117C482"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall report promptly to the Committee
on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and to the Committee on
Small Business of the House of Representatives any case in which a Federal
agency fails to implement fully a recommendation of the Administrator under
paragraph (2) or (3).</text>
</clause><clause id="id10BF597493374499BBDA6EAE04B73F0E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
report under clause (i) shall include—</text>
<subclause id="IDAA03CD5DCB524E3BAAF84EBC3E131450"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a comprehensive
review of the pertinent procurement, including the circumstances of the failure
of the Federal agency to implement a recommendation of the Administrator;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDDAACC05E2675490FB682CF8A5DAAAD2F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a recommendation
regarding whether, in order to correct an inequity or to preserve the integrity
of the procurement process, Congress should consider—</text>
<item id="ID1D870B6117484093A1453E5C3DF27DFA"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>private relief
legislation;</text>
</item><item id="ID1B7E25152BE04F59AF1F2D048F094EE8"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>legislative
rescission or cancellation of funds;</text>
</item><item id="ID09A2DD9E00F548FAAF4F7BEA2ED7CD10"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>further
investigation by Congress; or</text>
</item><item id="IDA66A962CB18B4342BF3049731A942319"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>other
action.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6E1DC96CF509489DB393B03CF2535D62"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Annual
reports</header><text>Not later than January 31 of each year, the Administrator
shall transmit to Congress a report containing a summary of each instance in
which a Federal agency did not fully implement a recommendation of the
Administrator under subsection (b) or this subsection during the preceding
year. The report shall also describe each instance in which a final decision in
a protest was not rendered within 100 days after the date on which the protest
was submitted to the Administrator.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDA1D937E2BE2A4616B35DC22D01908122"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulations;
authority of Administrator To verify assertions</header>
<paragraph id="ID27E89948FF244FDFB2D4D247344E1EE1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall establish such procedures as may
be necessary for the expeditious decision of protests under this section,
including procedures for accelerated resolution of protests under the express
option authorized by subsection (c)(1)(B). Such procedures shall provide that
the protest process may not be delayed by the failure of a party to make a
filing within the time provided for the filing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0F2A4FBC097444F882D0BE310789F235"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Computation of
time</header><text>The procedures established under paragraph (1) shall provide
that, in the computation of any period described in this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDAF6496E3D84B4BA7806FA46E6E86E2BC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the day of the
act, event, or default from which the designated period of time begins to run
not be included; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE1D745FE7B55408790D08BF763EC959B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the last day
after such act, event, or default be included, unless—</text>
<clause id="ID70167F30E0BD40B0BE28DBFCD33DA899"><enum>(i)</enum><text>such last day is
a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID099671463A1B48AEBB95A43B376455AE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a
filing of a paper at the Administration or another Federal agency, such last
day is a day on which weather or other conditions cause the closing of the
Administration or other Federal agency, in which event the next day that is not
a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday shall be included.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0A70E98EAE124463A6E4AE968A4D4F55"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Electronic
filing</header><text>The Administrator may prescribe procedures for the
electronic filing and dissemination of documents and information required under
this section. In prescribing such procedures, the Administrator shall consider
the ability of all parties to achieve electronic access to such documents and
records.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID477652B092054047BD0B0A493A21AB9E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may use any authority
available under this Act or any other provision of law to verify assertions
made by parties in protests under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE33593EB16464EB3AACC07CDDC4649F6"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may issue regulations
regarding the use of the protest authority to consider small business size or
status challenges under this section in matters involving any other program for
small business
concerns.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id7EA35B7A48FA460CB93B05976ACFC6D0"><enum>504.</enum><header>Training for
contracting and enforcement personnel</header>
<subsection id="ID1f7b2c580f9f458090308a1f7a64d5e2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the head of each appropriate Federal agency or entity shall, in
consultation with the Administrator or the Inspector General of the
Administration, as appropriate, develop courses concerning proper
classification of business concerns and small business size and status for
purposes of Federal contracts, subcontracts, grants, cooperative agreements,
and cooperative research and development agreements.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4f5c4517a31144a09da6a9b70c756c8e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Policy on
prosecutions of small business size and status fraud</header><text>Section 3 of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632), as amended by this Act, is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD520CA60B9C14FD78BD17A4FB1727FB9" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idFAC13F746381441FB8208F700E8625A8"><enum>(u)</enum><header>Policy on
prosecutions of small business size and status fraud</header><text>Not later
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the head of each
relevant Federal agency and the Inspector General of the Administration shall
issue a Governmentwide policy on prosecution of small business size and status
fraud.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="idB0B7E711365B4CE4A527C6F4A85A36ED"><enum>505.</enum><header>Updated size
standards</header>
<subsection id="idA174ECB2EA6C4597A8C85794924A0D64"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall—</text>
<paragraph id="idE5D8CD3654E948EBA8AB344B763C1A3C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a detailed review of the size
standards for small business concerns established under section 3(a)(2) of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idADEF02671E624B66B16ABAAF06F1539D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if determined
appropriate by the Administrator, promulgate revised size standards under that
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB1DA973FA9804AE0855B892D65F146FF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator
shall make publically available information regarding—</text>
<paragraph id="idB343E035F7AA4DFB9215EA5F06BBC499"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the factors
evaluated as part of the review conducted under subsection (a)(1); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5AFEF3A6BFE346928F65BDAEBBB1987F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the criteria used
for any revised size standards promulgated under subsection (a)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idFF99D120A0B74AF3BE116E7AC263D636"><enum>506.</enum><header>Small business
size and status for purpose of multiple award contracts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3 of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 632), as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5C72FE2BF03F4DCA9B43AA95012B155D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID5278e393fced4fd0a61204e3b343ebbd"><enum>(w)</enum><header>Small Business
Size and Status for Purpose of Multiple Award Contracts</header>
<paragraph id="IDebe5248a34a54d81a8f1587a5a65af72"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A business concern that enters a multiple award contract
of any kind with the Federal Government shall in any year in which such a
contract is in effect, submit an annual statement at the end of its fiscal year
recertifying its small business size and status to the Federal agency which
awarded the contract.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID10a924e1f2294da9aa39332e6a87f754"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relation to
other laws</header><text>Compliance with paragraph (1) shall not affect the
obligation of a business concern to comply with other provisions of law
concerning small business size or
status.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section>