[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2949 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2949

 To amend the Small Business Act with respect to goals for procurement 
 contracts awarded to small business concerns, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 2011

Mr. Donnelly of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Boren, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Baca, 
 Mr. Barrow, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Matheson, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
   Ross of Arkansas, Mr. Schiff, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, and Mr. 
   Shuler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Small Business

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Small Business Act with respect to goals for procurement 
 contracts awarded to small business concerns, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Opportunity Expansion 
Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. GOALS FOR PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS AWARDED TO SMALL BUSINESS 
              CONCERNS.

    Section 15(g)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``than 23 percent'' and inserting ``than 24 
        percent'';
            (2) by striking ``than 3 percent'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``than 4 percent''; and
            (3) by striking ``than 5 percent'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``than 6 percent''.
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