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Union Calendar No. 498 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2452 

[Report No. 113–661] 

To amend the Small Business Act with respect to the procurement program 

for women-owned small business concerns, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 20, 2013 

Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. BARBER, Ms. CHU, Ms. 

CLARKE, and Ms. MENG) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 

DECEMBER 11, 2014 

Additional sponsors: Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. MORAN, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. PETERS of California, 

Ms. HAHN, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. 

VARGAS, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. 

CAPPS, Mr. HONDA, Ms. ESTY, Ms. KAPTUR, and Mr. MCGOVERN

DECEMBER 11, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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To amend the Small Business Act with respect to the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Women’s Procurement 

5 Program Equalization Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. WOMEN’S PROCUREMENT PROGRAM EQUALI7 ZATION. 

8 Section 8(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

9 637(m)) is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (2), so that subparagraph (E) 

11 reads as follows: 

12 ‘‘(E) each of the concerns— 

13 ‘‘(i) is certified by a Federal agency, 

14 a State government, or a national certi15 fying entity approved by the Adminis16 trator, as a small business concern owned 

17 and controlled by women; or 

18 ‘‘(ii) is certified by the Administrator 

19 as a small business concern owned and 

20 controlled by women.’’; and 

21 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(7) SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS FOR ECONOMI23 CALLY DISADVANTAGED WOMEN-OWNED SMALL

24 BUSINESSES.—In accordance with this section, a 

25 contracting officer may award a sole source contract 


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1 to any small business concern meeting the require2 ments of section 8(m)(2)(A) of this Act if— 

3 ‘‘(A) such concern is determined to be a 

4 responsible contract with respect to perform5 ance of such contract opportunity and the con6 tracting officer does not have a reasonable ex7 pectation that 2 or more businesses meeting the 

8 requirements of section 8(m)(2)(A) will submit 

9 offers; 

10 ‘‘(B) the anticipated award price of the 

11 contract (including options) will not exceed— 

12 ‘‘(i) $6,500,000 in the case of a con13 tract opportunity assigned a standard in14 dustrial code for manufacturing; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) $4,000,000 in the case of any 

16 other contract opportunity; and 

17 ‘‘(C) in the estimation of the contracting 

18 officer, the contract award can be made at a 

19 fair and reasonable price. 

20 ‘‘(8) SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS FOR WOMEN

21 OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES IN SUBSTANTIALLY

22 UNDERREPRESENTED INDUSTRIES.—In accordance 

23 with this section, a contracting officer may award a 

24 sole source contract to any small business concerns 


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1 meeting the requirements of section 8(m)(3) of this 

2 Act if— 

3 ‘‘(A) such concern is determined to be a 

4 responsible contract with respect to perform5 ance of such contract opportunity and the con6 tracting officer does not have a reasonable ex7 pectation that 2 or more businesses meeting the 

8 requirements of section 8(m)(3) will submit of9 fers; 

10 ‘‘(B) the anticipated award price of the 

11 contract (including options) will not exceed— 

12 ‘‘(i) $6,500,000 in the case of a con13 tract opportunity assigned a standard in14 dustrial code for manufacturing; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) $4,000,000 in the case of any 

16 other contract opportunity; and 

17 ‘‘(C) in the estimation of the contracting 

18 officer, the contract award can be made at a 

19 fair and reasonable price.’’. 

20 SEC. 3. REPORTING ON GOALS FOR PROCUREMENT CON21 TRACTS AWARDED TO SMALL BUSINESS CON22 CERNS. 

23 Section 15(h)(2)(E)(viii) of the Small Business Act 

24 (15 U.S.C. 644) is amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(viii) small business concerns owned 

2 and controlled by women— 

3 ‘‘(I) in the aggregate; 

4 ‘‘(II) through competitions re5 stricted to small business concerns; 

6 ‘‘(III) through competitions re7 stricted using the authority under sec8 tion 8(m)(2); 

9 ‘‘(IV) through competitions re10 stricted using the authority under sec11 tion 8(m)(2) and in which the waiver 

12 authority under section 8(m)(3) was 

13 used; 

14 ‘‘(V) through sole source con15 tracts awarded using the authority 

16 under section 8(m)(7); 

17 ‘‘(VI) through sole source con18 tracts awarded using the authority 

19 under section 8(m)(8) and in which 

20 the waiver authority under section 

21 8(m)(3) was used; 

22 ‘‘(VII) by industry in which the 

23 contracts described in subclauses (III) 

24 through (VI) were awarded; and 


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1 ‘‘(VIII) through unrestricted 

2 competition; and’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 498 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2452 

[Report No. 113–661] 

A BILL 

To amend the Small Business Act with respect to 

business concerns, and for other purposes. the procurement program for women-owned small 

DECEMBER 11, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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