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Union Calendar No. 313 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7128 

[Report No. 118–383] 

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 

FEBRUARY 13, 2024 

Reported from the Committee on Small Business; committed to the Committee 

of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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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. 


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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 ‘‘The WOSB Integrity 

5 Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. WOMEN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD 

7 COMPLIANCE FOR RESTRICTED COMPETI8 TION. 

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

10 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(m)(2)(E)) is amended by in11 serting ‘‘, including that each such concern does not ex12 ceed the applicable size standard established under section 

13 3(a)’’ after ‘‘by women’’. 

14 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub15 section (a) shall not be construed as disqualifying any 

16 small business concern owned and controlled by women 

17 that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, is cer18 tified by a Federal agency, the Administrator of the Small 

19 Business Administration, or a national certifying entity 

20 approved by the Administrator as a small business concern 

21 owned and controlled by women from competing for con22 tracts restricted under section 8(m)(2) of the Small Busi23 ness Act (15 U.S.C. 637(m)(2)) before the earlier of— 

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1 tice that such concern is no longer a small business 

2 concern owned and controlled by women; or 

3 (2) the date on which the Administrator, Fed4 eral agency, or entity that provided such certification 

5 determines that the concern exceeds the applicable 

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

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

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

9 or the amendments made by this Act shall be construed 

10 to require the Administrator to perform a formal size de11 termination on a small business concern when considering 

12 an application from such concern for certification as a 

13 small business concern owned and controlled by women. 

14 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

15 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis16 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Small Busi17 ness Administration. 

18 (2) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—The term 

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

20 under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 

21 U.S.C. 632). 

22 (3) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN OWNED AND

23 CONTROLLED BY WOMEN.—The term ‘‘small busi24 ness concern’’ and ‘‘small business concern owned 

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


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

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

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

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

5 amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘para6 graph (4)’’. 

7 (f) COMPLIANCE WITH CUTGO.—No additional 

8 amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

9 this Act or the amendments made by this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 313 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7128 

[Report No. 118–383] 

A BILL 

To establish requirements relating to size standard 

for other purposes. controlled by women for certain purposes, and compliance of small business concerns owned and 

FEBRUARY 13, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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