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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7128 

To establish requirements relating to size standard compliance of small business concerns owned and controlled by women for certain purposes, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 30, 2024 

Ms. MALOY (for herself and Ms. SCHOLTEN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 

A BILL 

To establish requirements relating to size standard compliance of small business concerns owned and controlled 

by women for certain purposes, 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 ‘‘The WOSB Integrity 

5 Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. WOMEN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD 

2 COMPLIANCE FOR RESTRICTED COMPETI3 TION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(m)(2)(E) of the Small 

5 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(m)(2)(E)) is amended by in6 serting ‘‘, including that each such concern does not ex7 ceed the applicable size standard established under section 

8 3(a)’’ after ‘‘by women’’. 

9 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub10 section (a) shall not be construed as disqualifying any 

11 small business concern owned and controlled by women 

12 that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, is cer13 tified by a Federal agency, the Administrator of the Small 

14 Business Administration, or a national certifying entity 

15 approved by the Administrator as a small business concern 

16 owned and controlled by women from competing for con17 tracts restricted under section 8(m)(2) of the Small Busi18 ness Act (15 U.S.C. 637(m)(2)) before the earlier of— 

19 (1) the date on which the small business con20 cern owned and controlled by women submits a no21 tice that such concern is no longer a small business 

22 concern owned and controlled by women; or 

23 (2) the date on which the Administrator, Fed24 eral agency, or entity that provided such certification 

25 determines that the concern exceeds the applicable 


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1 size standard established under section 3(a) of the 

2 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)). 

3 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 

4 or the amendments made by this Act shall be construed 

5 to require the Administrator to perform a formal size de6 termination on a small business concern when considering 

7 an application from such concern for certification as a 

8 small business concern owned and controlled by women. 

9 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

10 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis11 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Small Busi12 ness Administration. 

13 (2) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—The term 

14 ‘‘small business concern’’ has the meaning given 

15 under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 

16 U.S.C. 632). 

17 (3) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN OWNED AND

18 CONTROLLED BY WOMEN.—The term ‘‘small busi19 ness concern’’ and ‘‘small business concern owned 

20 and controlled by women’’ has the meaning given in 

21 section 8(m)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 

22 U.S.C. 637(m)(1)). 

23 (e) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 8(m)(2)(C) 

24 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(m)(2)(C)) is 


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1 amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘para2 graph (4)’’. 

3 (f) COMPLIANCE WITH CUTGO.—No additional 

4 amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

5 this Act or the amendments made by this Act. 

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