[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3779 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3779

To hold accountable Federal departments and agencies that fail to meet 
   goals relating to the participation of small business concerns in 
procurement contracts, to authorize Federal departments and agencies to 
  give preference to small business concerns when procuring goods or 
                   services, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 18, 2012

  Mr. Owens introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To hold accountable Federal departments and agencies that fail to meet 
   goals relating to the participation of small business concerns in 
procurement contracts, to authorize Federal departments and agencies to 
  give preference to small business concerns when procuring goods or 
                   services, 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 Growth and Federal 
Accountability Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.

    (a) Consequence for Failure To Meet Goal.--If a Federal department 
or agency does not meet a covered goal with respect to a fiscal year, 
that department or agency, in the succeeding fiscal year, may not 
expend for the procurement of goods or services an amount that is 
greater than 90 percent of the amount expended for the procurement of 
goods or services in the fiscal year with respect to which that 
department or agency did not meet the covered goal.
    (b) Preference.--To meet a covered goal, the head of a Federal 
department or agency may give preference to a small business concern 
when procuring goods or services.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Covered goal.--The term ``covered goal'' means a goal 
        established by the head of a Federal department or agency--
                    (A) under section 15(g) of the Small Business Act 
                (15 U.S.C. 644(g)); and
                    (B) relating to the participation of small business 
                concerns in the procurement contracts of that 
                department or agency.
            (2) Small business concern.--The term ``small business 
        concern'' has the meaning given that term under section 3(a) of 
        the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).
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