[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4284 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4284


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 20, 2016

 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business 
                          and Entrepreneurship

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to 
  issue regulations providing examples of a failure to comply in good 
   faith with the requirements of prime contractors with respect to 
                         subcontracting plans.

    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 ``Service Provider Opportunity 
Clarification Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. GOOD FAITH COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF PRIME 
              CONTRACTORS WITH RESPECT TO SUBCONTRACTING PLANS.

    Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall issue 
regulations providing examples of activities that would be considered a 
failure to make a good faith effort to comply with the requirements 
imposed on an entity (other than a small business concern as defined 
under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) that is 
awarded a prime contract containing the clauses required under 
paragraphs (4) or (5) of section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 637(d)).

            Passed the House of Representatives April 19, 2016.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.