[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 24, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5274]
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  SA 3418. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __.  The Administrator of the Small Business 
     Administration shall--
       (1) work with Federal agencies to ensure that each Office 
     of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization achieves 
     compliance with the requirements under section 15(k) of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)); and
       (2) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act--
       (A) submit to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Small Business and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on 
     Federal agency compliance with the requirements under such 
     section 15(k); and
       (B) issue detailed guidance for the peer review process of 
     the Small Business Procurement Advisory Council in order to 
     facilitate a more in depth review of Federal agency 
     compliance with the requirements under such section 15(k).
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