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‘‘(IV) through competitions re-
stricted to qualified HUBZone small 
business concerns; 
‘‘(V) through unrestricted com-
petition where a price evaluation pref-
erence was used; and 
‘‘(VI) through unrestricted com-
petition where a price evaluation pref-
erence was not used; 
‘‘(iv) small business concerns owned 
and controlled by socially and economically 
disadvantaged individuals— 
‘‘(I) in the aggregate; 
‘‘(II) through sole source con-
tracts; 
‘‘(III) through competitions re-
stricted to small business concerns; 
‘‘(IV) through competitions re-
stricted to small business concerns 
owned and controlled by socially and 
economically disadvantaged individ-
uals; 
‘‘(V) through unrestricted com-
petition; and 
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‘‘(VI) by reason of that concern’s 
certification as a small business 
owned and controlled by socially and 
economically disadvantaged individ-
uals; 
‘‘(v) small business concerns owned by 
an Indian tribe (as such term is defined in 
section 8(a)(13)) other than an Alaska Na-
tive Corporation— 
‘‘(I) in the aggregate; 
‘‘(II) through sole source con-
tracts; 
‘‘(III) through competitions re-
stricted to small business concerns; 
‘‘(IV) through competitions re-
stricted to small business concerns 
owned and controlled by socially and 
economically disadvantaged individ-
uals; and 
‘‘(V) through unrestricted com-
petition; 
‘‘(vi) small business concerns owned 
by a Native Hawaiian Organization— 
‘‘(I) in the aggregate; 
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‘‘(II) through sole source con-
tracts; 
‘‘(III) through competitions re-
stricted to small business concerns; 
‘‘(IV) through competitions re-
stricted to small business concerns 
owned and controlled by socially and 
economically disadvantaged individ-
uals; and 
‘‘(V) through unrestricted com-
petition; 
‘‘(vii) small business concerns owned 
by an Alaska Native Corporation— 
‘‘(I) in the aggregate; 
‘‘(II) through sole source con-
tracts; 
‘‘(III) through competitions re-
stricted to small business concerns; 
‘‘(IV) through competitions re-
stricted to small business concerns 
owned and controlled by socially and 
economically disadvantaged individ-
uals; and 
‘‘(V) through unrestricted com-
petition; and 
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‘‘(viii) small business concerns owned 
and controlled by women— 
‘‘(I) in the aggregate; 
‘‘(II) through competitions re-
stricted to small business concerns; 
‘‘(III) through competitions re-
stricted using the authority under sec-
tion 8(m)(2); 
‘‘(IV) through competitions re-
stricted using the authority under sec-
tion 8(m)(2) and in which the waiver 
authority under section 8(m)(3) was 
used; and 
‘‘(V) through unrestricted com-
petition; and 
‘‘(F) for the Federal Government, the 
number, dollar amount, and distribution with 
respect to the North American Industry Classi-
fication System of subcontracts awarded during 
such fiscal year to small business concerns, 
small business concerns owned and controlled 
by 
service-disabled 
veterans, 
qualified 
HUBZone small business concerns, small busi-
ness concerns owned and controlled by socially 
and economically disadvantaged individuals, and 
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small business concerns owned and controlled 
by women, provided that such information is 
publicly available through data systems devel-
oped pursuant to the Federal Funding Account-
ability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public 
Law 109–282), or otherwise available as pro-
vided in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(3) ACCESS TO DATA.— 
‘‘(A) FEDERAL PROCUREMENT DATA SYS-
TEM.—To assist in the implementation of this 
section, the Administration shall have access to 
information collected through the Federal Pro-
curement Data System, Federal Subcontracting 
Reporting System, or any new or successor sys-
tem. 
‘‘(B) 
AGENCY
PROCUREMENT
DATA 
SOURCES.—To assist in the implementation of 
this section, the head of each contracting agen-
cy shall provide, upon request of the Adminis-
tration, 
procurement 
information 
collected 
through agency data collection sources in exist-
ence at the time of the request. Contracting 
agencies shall not be required to establish new 
data collection systems to provide such data.’’. 
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SEC. 1608. PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FEDERAL CONTRACTS 
TO EARLY STAGE SMALL BUSINESSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 48. PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FEDERAL CONTRACTS TO 
EARLY STAGE SMALL BUSINESSES. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish and carry out a program in accordance with the 
requirements of this section to provide improved access to 
Federal contract opportunities for early stage small busi-
ness concerns. 
‘‘(b) PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the Administrator, in consultation with other 
Federal agencies, shall identify procurement con-
tracts of Federal agencies for award under the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) CONTRACT AWARDS.—Under the program 
established pursuant to this section, the award of a 
procurement contract of a Federal agency identified 
by the Administrator pursuant to paragraph (1) 
shall be made by the agency to an eligible program 
participant selected, and determined to be respon-
sible, by the agency. 
‘‘(3) COMPETITION.— 
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‘‘(A) SOLE SOURCE.—A contracting officer 
may award a sole source contract under this 
program if such concern is determined to be a 
responsible contractor with respect to perform-
ance of such contract opportunity and the con-
tracting officer does not have a reasonable ex-
pectation that 2 or more early stage small busi-
ness concerns will submit offers for the con-
tracting opportunity and in the estimation of 
the contracting officer, the contract award can 
be made at a fair and reasonable price. 
‘‘(B) RESTRICTED COMPETITION.—A con-
tracting officer may award contracts on the 
basis of competition restricted to early stage 
small business concerns if the contracting offi-
cer has a reasonable expectation that not less 
than 2 early stage small business concerns will 
submit offers and that the award can be made 
at a fair market price. 
‘‘(4) CONTRACT
VALUE.—Contracts shall be 
awarded under this program if its value is greater 
than $3,000 and less than half the upper threshold 
of section 15(j)(1) of the Small Business Act. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—Only an early stage small busi-
ness concern shall be eligible to compete for a contract 
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to be awarded under the program. The Administrator shall 
certify that a small business concern is an early stage 
small business concern, or the Administrator shall approve 
a Federal agency, a State government, or a national certi-
fying entity to certify that the business meets the eligi-
bility criteria of an early stage small business concern. 
‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator 
shall provide early stage small business concerns with 
technical assistance and counseling with regard to— 
‘‘(1) applying for and competing for Federal 
contracts; and 
‘‘(2) fulfilling the administrative responsibilities 
associated with the performance of a Federal con-
tract. 
‘‘(e) ATTAINMENT OF CONTRACT GOALS.—All con-
tract awards made under the program shall be counted 
toward the attainment of the goals specified in section 
15(g) of the Small Business Act. 
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Administrator shall— 
‘‘(1) issue proposed regulations to carry out 
this section not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act; and 
‘‘(2) issue final regulations to carry out this 
section not later than 270 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
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‘‘(g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than April 
30, 2015, the Administrator shall transmit to the Con-
gress a report on the performance of the program. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(1) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means a 
program established pursuant to subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) EARLY
STAGE
SMALL
BUSINESS
CON-
CERN.—The term ‘early stage small business con-
cern’ means a small business concern that— 
‘‘(A) has not more than 15 employees; and 
‘‘(B) has average annual receipts that total 
not more than $1,000,000, except if the con-
cern is in an industry with an average annual 
revenue standard that is less than $1,000,000, 
as defined by the North American Industry 
Classification System.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF SIMILAR PROGRAM.—Section 304 of 
the Small Business Administration Reauthorization and 
Amendments Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 644 note) is re-
pealed. 
SEC. 1609. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN SUBCONTRACTORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(d) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘(16) 
CREDIT
FOR
CERTAIN
SUBCON-
TRACTOR.—For purposes of determining whether or 
not a prime contractor has attained the percentage 
goals specified in paragraph (6)— 
‘‘(A) if the subcontracting goals pertain 
only to a single contract with the executive 
agency, the prime contractor shall receive credit 
for small business concerns performing as first 
tier subcontractors or subcontractors at any tier 
pursuant to the subcontracting plans required 
under paragraph (6)(D) in an amount equal to 
the dollar value of work awarded to such small 
business concerns; and 
‘‘(B) if the subcontracting goals pertain to 
more than one contract with one or more execu-
tive agencies, or to one contract with more than 
one executive agency, the prime contractor may 
only count first tier subcontractors that are 
small business concerns.’’. 
(b) 
DEFINITIONS
PERTAINING
TO
SUBCON-
TRACTING.—Section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(dd) 
DEFINITIONS
PERTAINING
TO
SUBCON-
TRACTING.—In this Act: 
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‘‘(1) SUBCONTRACT.—The term ‘subcontract’ 
means a legally binding agreement between a con-
tractor that is already under contract to another 
party to perform work, and a third party, herein-
after referred to as the subcontractor, for the sub-
contractor to perform a part, or all, of the work that 
the contractor has undertaken. 
‘‘(2) FIRST TIER SUBCONTRACTOR.—The term 
‘first tier subcontractor’ means a subcontractor who 
has a subcontract directly with the prime contractor. 
‘‘(3) AT
ANY
TIER.—The term ‘at any tier’ 
means any subcontractor other than a subcontractor 
who is a first tier subcontractor.’’. 
SEC. 1610. GAO STUDY ON SUBCONTRACTING REPORTING 
SYSTEMS. 
Not later than 365 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on Small Business of the 
House of Representatives and to the Committee on Small 
Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate a report 
studying the feasibility of using Federal subcontracting re-
porting systems, including the Federal subaward reporting 
system required by section 2 of the Federal Funding Ac-
countability and Transparency Act of 2006 and any elec-
tronic subcontracting reporting award system used by the 
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