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Union Calendar No. 325 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7103 

[Report No. 118–396] 

To amend the Small Business Act to require Federal agencies to testify 

and report on scores received under the scorecard program for evaluating 

Federal agency compliance with small business contracting goals, to 

testify for failure to meet Governmentwide contracting goals, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 29, 2024 

Mr. STAUBER (for himself, Mr. MCGARVEY, and Mr. LALOTA) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 

FEBRUARY 23, 2024 

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 amend the Small Business Act to require Federal agencies to testify and report on scores received under the 

scorecard program for evaluating Federal agency compliance with small business contracting goals, to testify 

for failure to meet Governmentwide contracting goals, 

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 ‘‘Agency Accountability 

5 Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FEDERAL AGENCY TESTIMONY ON SCORECARD 

7 SCORES AND FAILURE TO ACHIEVE CERTAIN 

8 GOALS. 

9 Section 15(g)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 

10 U.S.C. 644(g)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(G) TESTIMONY REQUIRED.—The head of the 

13 office established in a Federal agency under sub14 section (k) shall testify before the Committee on 

15 Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate 

16 and the Committee on Small Business of the House 

17 of Representatives under the following cir18 cumstances: 

19 ‘‘(i) If such agency fails to receive a score 

20 equivalent to a letter grade of ‘A’ or above on 

21 the scorecard established under subsection (y) 

22 for a fiscal year, on the reasons for such fail23 ure. 

24 ‘‘(ii) If such agency fails to meet two or 

25 more of the Governmentwide goals established 


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1 under paragraph (1)(A), on the reasons for 

2 such failure,’’. 

3 SEC. 3. FEDERAL AGENCY REPORTING ON SCORECARD 

4 SCORES. 

5 Section 15(h)(1)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 

6 U.S.C. 644(h)(1)(D)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and to im7 prove the score on the scorecard established under sub8 section (y)’’ after ‘‘better meet such goals’’. 

9 SEC. 4. COMPLIANCE WITH CUTGO. 

10 No additional amounts are authorized to be appro11 priated to carry out this Act or the amendments made 

12 by this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 325 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7103 

[Report No. 118–396] 

A BILL 

To amend the Small Business Act to require Fedother purposes. meet Governmentwide contracting goals, and for ness contracting goals, to testify for failure to ating Federal agency compliance with small busi- ceived under the scorecard program for evalu- eral agencies to testify and report on scores reFEBRUARY 23, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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