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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4331 

To amend the Small Business Act to ensure small business concerns receive 

assistance with post-award compliance with the requirements of a contract or subcontract, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 6, 2016 

Mr. HARDY (for himself and Ms. ADAMS) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the 

Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Small Business Act to ensure small business 

concerns receive assistance with post-award compliance 

with the requirements of a contract or subcontract, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Easy 

5 Contract Compliance Enhancement and List Act of 2016’’ 

6 or the ‘‘Small Business ECCEL Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. POST-AWARD COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE FROM THE 

2 OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED 

3 BUSINESS UTILIZATION. 

4 Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

5 644(k)(8)) is amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (15), (16), and 

7 (17) as paragraphs (16), (17), and (18), respec8 tively; and 

9 (2) by inserting after paragraph (14) the fol10 lowing new paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(15) shall provide assistance to a small busi12 ness concern awarded a contract or subcontract 

13 under this Act or under title 10 or title 41, United 

14 States Code, with finding resources for education 

15 and training on compliance with contracting regula16 tions (including the Federal Acquisition Regulation) 

17 after award of such a contract or subcontract.’’. 

18 SEC. 3. POST-AWARD COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE UNDER 

19 THE MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM OF THE 

20 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

21 Section 831(e)(1) of the National Defense Authoriza22 tion Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 104 

23 Stat. 1607; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended— 

24 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ and 

25 the end; 


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1 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 

2 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (3) by inserting at the end the following new 

4 subparagraph: 

5 ‘‘(D) the assistance the mentor firm will 

6 provide to the protege firm in understanding 

7 contract regulations of the Federal Government 

8 and the Department of Defense (including the 

9 Federal Acquisition Regulation and the Defense 

10 Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement) 

11 after award of a subcontract under this section, 

12 if applicable.’’. 

13 SEC. 4. POST-AWARD COMPLIANCE RESOURCES FOR SMALL 

14 BUSINESS CONCERNS. 

15 Section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644) 

16 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub17 section: 

18 ‘‘(t) POST-AWARD COMPLIANCE RESOURCES.—The 

19 Administrator shall provide to small business development 

20 centers (as defined in section 21) and entities partici21 pating in the Procurement Technical Assistance Coopera22 tive Agreement Program under chapter 142 of title 10, 

23 United States Code, and shall make available on the 

24 website of the Administration, a list of resources for small 

25 business concerns seeking education and assistance on 


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1 compliance with contracting regulations (including the 

2 Federal Acquisition Regulation) after award of a contract 

3 or subcontract.’’. 

4 SEC. 5. POST-AWARD COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE FROM PRO5 CUREMENT CENTER REPRESENTATIVES. 

6 Section 15(l)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 

7 U.S.C. 644(l)(2)) is amended— 

8 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as sub9 paragraph (J); 

10 (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

11 the end; and 

12 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the fol13 lowing new subparagraph: 

14 ‘‘(I) assist small business concerns with 

15 finding resources for education and training on 

16 compliance with contracting regulations (includ17 ing the Federal Acquisition Regulation) after 

18 award of a contract or subcontract; and’’. 

19 SEC. 6. POST-AWARD COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE UNDER 

20 THE MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM OF THE 

21 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. 

22 Section 45(b)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 

23 U.S.C. 657r(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the 

24 following new subparagraph: 


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1 ‘‘(K) The extent to which assistance with 

2 compliance with the requirements of contracting 

3 with the Federal Government after award of a 

4 contract or subcontract under this section.’’. 

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