[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7103 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7103

To amend the Small Business Act to require Federal agencies to testify 
     and report on scores received under the scorecard program for 
 evaluating Federal agency compliance with small business contracting 
goals, to testify for failure to meet Governmentwide contracting goals, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 29, 2024

Mr. Stauber (for himself, Mr. McGarvey, and Mr. LaLota) 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 to require Federal agencies to testify 
     and report on scores received under the scorecard program for 
 evaluating Federal agency compliance with small business contracting 
goals, to testify for failure to meet Governmentwide contracting goals, 
                        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 ``Agency Accountability Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL AGENCY TESTIMONY ON SCORECARD SCORES AND FAILURE TO 
              ACHIEVE CERTAIN GOALS.

    Section 15(g)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(2)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(G) Testimony required.--The head of the office 
        established in a Federal agency under subsection (k) shall 
        testify before the Committee on Small Business and 
        Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small 
        Business of the House of Representatives under the following 
        circumstances:
                    ``(i) If such agency fails to receive a score 
                equivalent to a letter grade of `A' or above on the 
                scorecard established under subsection (y) for a fiscal 
                year, on the reasons for such failure.
                    ``(ii) If such agency fails to meet two or more of 
                the Governmentwide goals established under paragraph 
                (1)(A), on the reasons for such failure,''.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL AGENCY REPORTING ON SCORECARD SCORES.

    Section 15(h)(1)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(h)(1)(D)) is amended by inserting ``and to improve the score on the 
scorecard established under subsection (y)'' after ``better meet such 
goals''.

SEC. 4. COMPLIANCE WITH CUTGO.

    No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.
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