[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 24, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5470-S5471]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3143. Mr. KENNEDY 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. ___. TRAINING ON INCREASING CONTRACT AWARDS TO CERTAIN 
                   SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.

       (a) Small Business Concerns Owned and Controlled by 
     Service-Disabled Veterans.--Section 36 of the Small Business 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 657f) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(j) Training on Increasing Contract Awards to Small 
     Business Concerns Owned and Controlled by Service-Disabled 
     Veterans.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator, in consultation with 
     the Office of Veterans Business Development and the Office of 
     Government Contracting, shall, with respect to each Federal 
     agency that did not meet the goal established under section 
     15(g)(1)(A)(ii) for the most recently completed fiscal year, 
     provide training to contracting officers of that Federal 
     agency on how to increase the number of contracts awarded to 
     small business concerns owned and controlled by service-
     disabled veterans.
       ``(2) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, the Administrator, in 
     consultation with the Office of Veterans Business Development 
     and the Office of Government Contracting, shall issue 
     guidance and best practices on increasing the number of 
     contracts awarded to small businesses owned and controlled by 
     service-disabled veterans for Federal agencies to which the 
     goal established under section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii) applies.
       ``(3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the 
     Administrator shall submit to Congress a report detailing--
       ``(A) for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year to 
     which the report applies, a list of each Federal agency that 
     failed to meet the goal established under section 
     15(g)(1)(A)(ii);
       ``(B) for the fiscal year to which the report applies, the 
     number of trainings provided to each Federal agency described 
     in subparagraph (A); and
       ``(C) an overview of the content included in the training 
     sessions described in subparagraph (B).''.
       (b) Small Business Concerns Owned and Controlled by 
     Women.--Section 8(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     637(m)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) Training on increasing contract awards to small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by women.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Administrator, in consultation with 
     the Office of Women's Business Ownership and the Office of 
     Government Contracting, shall, with respect to each Federal 
     agency that did not meet the goal established under section 
     15(g)(1)(A)(v)

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     for the most recently completed fiscal year, provide training 
     to contracting officers of that Federal agency on how to 
     increase the number of contracts awarded to small business 
     concerns owned and controlled by women.
       ``(B) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator, in 
     consultation with the Office of Office of Women's Business 
     Ownership and the Office of Government Contracting, shall 
     issue guidance and best practices on increasing the number of 
     contracts awarded to small businesses owned and controlled by 
     women for Federal agencies to which the goal established 
     under section 15(g)(1)(A)(v) applies.
       ``(C) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this paragraph, and annually thereafter, the 
     Administrator shall submit to Congress a report detailing--
       ``(i) for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year to 
     which the report applies, a list of each Federal agency that 
     failed to meet the goal established under section 
     15(g)(1)(A)(v);
       ``(ii) for the fiscal year to which the report applies, the 
     number of trainings provided to each Federal agency described 
     in clause (i); and
       ``(iii) an overview of the content included in the training 
     sessions described in clause (ii).''.
       (c) Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns.--Section 31 
     of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657a) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
       ``(f) Training on Increasing Contract Awards to Small 
     Business Concerns Owned and Controlled by Qualified Hubzone 
     Small Business Concerns.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator, in consultation with 
     the Office of the HUBZone Program and the Office of 
     Government Contracting, shall, with respect to each Federal 
     agency that did not meet the goal established under section 
     15(g)(1)(A)(iii) for the most recently completed fiscal year, 
     provide training to contracting officers of that Federal 
     agency on how to increase the number of contracts awarded to 
     qualified HUBZone small business concerns.
       ``(2) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, the Administrator, in 
     consultation with the Office of the HUBZone Program and the 
     Office of Government Contracting, shall issue guidance and 
     best practices on increasing the number of contracts awarded 
     to qualified HUBZone small business concern for Federal 
     agencies to which the goal established under section 
     15(g)(1)(A)(iii) applies.
       ``(3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the 
     Administrator shall submit to Congress a report detailing--
       ``(A) for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year to 
     which the report applies, a list of each Federal agency that 
     failed to meet the goal established under section 
     15(g)(1)(A)(iii);
       ``(B) for the fiscal year to which the report applies, the 
     number of trainings provided to each Federal agency described 
     in subparagraph (A); and
       ``(C) an overview of the content included in the training 
     sessions described in subparagraph (B).''.
       (d) Small Business Concerns Owned and Controlled by 
     Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals.--Section 
     8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(22) Training on increasing contract awards to small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by socially and 
     economically disadvantaged individuals.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Administrator, in consultation with 
     the Office of Government Contracting, shall, with respect to 
     each Federal agency that did not meet the goal established 
     under section 15(g)(1)(A)(iv) for the most recently completed 
     fiscal year, provide training to contracting officers of that 
     Federal agency on how to increase the number of contracts 
     awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by 
     socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.
       ``(B) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator, in 
     consultation with the Office of Government Contracting, shall 
     issue guidance and best practices on increasing the number of 
     contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals for Federal agencies to which the goal 
     established under section 15(g)(1)(A)(iv) applies.
       ``(C) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this paragraph, and annually thereafter, the 
     Administrator shall submit to Congress a report detailing--
       ``(i) for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year to 
     which the report applies, a list of each Federal agency that 
     failed to meet the goal established under section 
     15(g)(1)(A)(iv);
       ``(ii) for the fiscal year to which the report applies, the 
     number of trainings provided to each Federal agency described 
     in clause (i); and
       ``(iii) an overview of the content included in the training 
     sessions described in clause (ii).''.
       (e) No Authorization of Additional Appropriations.--No 
     additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
     out this section or any of the amendments made by this 
     section.
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