[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 24, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5408]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3096. Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PLAIN WRITING APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR 
                   SOLICITATION OF SUBCONTRACTORS.

       (a) In General.--Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 637(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) in subparagraph (H)(ii), by striking ``and'' at the 
     end;
       (B) in subparagraph (I)(ii), by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(J) a representation that--
       ``(i) the offeror or bidder will communicate all 
     solicitations of subcontracts in plain writing (as defined in 
     section 3 of the Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-
     274; 124 Stat. 2861)) so that the solicitation is easily 
     understood by small business concerns seeking to obtain a 
     subcontracting opportunity from the offeror or bidder; and
       ``(ii) the offeror or bidder will include the plain writing 
     requirement described in clause (i) in all subcontracts that 
     offer subcontracting opportunities.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(18) Compliance with plain writing requirement.--If the 
     Administrator determines that a prime contractor failed to 
     communicate any solicitation of a subcontract in plain 
     writing in accordance with paragraph (6)(J), the prime 
     contractor shall communicate a new solicitation of the 
     subcontract in plain writing not later than 30 days after the 
     date on which the Administrator made that determination.''.
       (b) Rulemaking.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration shall promulgate regulations to carry 
     out paragraphs (6)(J) and (18) of section 8(d) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)), as added by subsection (a).
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