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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4331 
To amend the Small Business Act to ensure small business concerns receive 
assistance with post-award compliance with the requirements of a con-
tract or subcontract, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2016 
Mr. HARDY (for himself and Ms. ADAMS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the 
Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to ensure small business 
concerns receive assistance with post-award compliance 
with the requirements of a contract or subcontract, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Easy 
Contract Compliance Enhancement and List Act of 2016’’ 
or the ‘‘Small Business ECCEL Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. POST-AWARD COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE FROM THE 
OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED 
BUSINESS UTILIZATION. 
Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(k)(8)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (15), (16), and 
(17) as paragraphs (16), (17), and (18), respec-
tively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (14) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(15) shall provide assistance to a small busi-
ness concern awarded a contract or subcontract 
under this Act or under title 10 or title 41, United 
States Code, with finding resources for education 
and training on compliance with contracting regula-
tions (including the Federal Acquisition Regulation) 
after award of such a contract or subcontract.’’. 
SEC. 3. POST-AWARD COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE UNDER 
THE MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 831(e)(1) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 104 
Stat. 1607; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ and 
the end; 
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(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) the assistance the mentor firm will 
provide to the protege firm in understanding 
contract regulations of the Federal Government 
and the Department of Defense (including the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation and the Defense 
Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement) 
after award of a subcontract under this section, 
if applicable.’’. 
SEC. 4. POST-AWARD COMPLIANCE RESOURCES FOR SMALL 
BUSINESS CONCERNS. 
Section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(t) POST-AWARD COMPLIANCE RESOURCES.—The 
Administrator shall provide to small business development 
centers (as defined in section 21) and entities partici-
pating in the Procurement Technical Assistance Coopera-
tive Agreement Program under chapter 142 of title 10, 
United States Code, and shall make available on the 
website of the Administration, a list of resources for small 
business concerns seeking education and assistance on 
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compliance with contracting regulations (including the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation) after award of a contract 
or subcontract.’’. 
SEC. 5. POST-AWARD COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE FROM PRO-
CUREMENT CENTER REPRESENTATIVES. 
Section 15(l)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 644(l)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as sub-
paragraph (J); 
(2) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) assist small business concerns with 
finding resources for education and training on 
compliance with contracting regulations (includ-
ing the Federal Acquisition Regulation) after 
award of a contract or subcontract; and’’. 
SEC. 6. POST-AWARD COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE UNDER 
THE MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM OF THE 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 45(b)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 657r(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(K) The extent to which assistance with 
compliance with the requirements of contracting 
with the Federal Government after award of a 
contract or subcontract under this section.’’. 
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