118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4670 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to require reporting on 
additional information with respect to small business con-
cerns owned and controlled by women, qualified 
HUBZone small business concerns, and small business 
concerns owned and controlled by veterans, 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 Con-
tracting Transparency Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED 
AND CONTROLLED BY WOMEN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(m) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 637(m)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) REPORT.—Not later than May 1, 2024, 
and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Small Business of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate 
a report on small business concerns owned and con-
trolled by women. Such report shall include, for the 
fiscal year preceding the date of the report, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The number of applications for cer-
tification as a small business concern owned 
and controlled by women that have sufficient 
information for the Administrator to make a 
certification determination, disaggregated by— 
‘‘(i) the number of applications cer-
tified; 
‘‘(ii) the number of applications de-
nied; and
‘‘(iii) the number of applications for 
which a determination has not been made. 
‘‘(B) The number of concerns certified as 
small business concerns owned and controlled 
by women by a national certifying entity ap-
proved by the Administrator. 
‘‘(C) The amount of fees, if any, charged 
by each national certifying entity for such cer-
tification. 
‘‘(D) The total dollar amount and total 
percentage of prime contracts awarded to small 
business concerns owned and controlled by 
women pursuant to paragraph (2) or pursuant 
to a waiver granted under paragraph (3). 
‘‘(E) The total dollar amount and total 
percentage of prime contracts awarded to small 
business concerns owned and controlled by 
women pursuant to paragraphs (7) and (8). 
‘‘(F) With respect to a contract incorrectly 
awarded pursuant to this subsection because it 
was awarded based on an industry in which 
small business concerns owned and controlled 
by women are not underrepresented— 
‘‘(i) the number of such contracts;
‘‘(ii) the Federal agencies that issued 
such contracts; and 
‘‘(iii) any steps taken by Adminis-
trator to train the personnel of such Fed-
eral agency on the use of the authority 
provided under this subsection. 
‘‘(G) With respect to an examination de-
scribed in paragraph (5)(B)— 
‘‘(i) the number of examinations due 
because of recertification requirements and 
the actual number of such examinations 
conducted; and 
‘‘(ii) the number of examinations con-
ducted for any other reason. 
‘‘(H) The number of small business con-
cerns owned and controlled by women that were 
found to be ineligible to be awarded a contract 
under this subsection as a result of an examina-
tion conducted pursuant to paragraph (5)(B) or 
failure to request an examination pursuant to 
section 127.400 of title 13, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or a successor rule). 
‘‘(I) The number of small business con-
cerns owned and controlled by women that were 
decertified.
‘‘(J) The total number of small business 
concerns owned and controlled by women. 
‘‘(K) Any other information the Adminis-
trator determines necessary.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 8(m)(2)(C) 
of the Small Business Act is amended by striking ‘‘para-
graph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (4)’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED 
AND CONTROLLED BY QUALIFIED HUBZONE 
SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. 
Section 31 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
657a) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than May 1, 2024, and an-
nually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Small Business of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepre-
neurship of the Senate a report on HUBZone small busi-
ness concerns. Such report shall include, for the fiscal year 
preceding the date of the report, the following: 
‘‘(1) The number of applications for certifi-
cation as a qualified HUBZone small business con-
cern that have sufficient information for the Admin-
istrator to make a certification determination, 
disaggregated by— 
‘‘(A) the number of applications certified; 
‘‘(B) the number of applications denied; 
and 
‘‘(C) the number of applications for which 
a determination has not been made. 
‘‘(2) The total dollar amount and total percent-
age of prime contracts awarded to qualified 
HUBZone small business concerns pursuant to this 
section. 
‘‘(3) The total dollar amount and percent of 
sole source contracts awarded to qualified HUBZone 
small business concerns under subsection (c)(2)(A). 
‘‘(4) With respect to an examination described 
in subsection (d)(5)— 
‘‘(A) the number of examinations due be-
cause of recertification requirements and the 
actual number of such examinations conducted; 
and 
‘‘(B) the number of examinations con-
ducted for any other reason. 
‘‘(5) The number of HUBZone small business 
concerns that were found to be ineligible to be
awarded a contract under this subsection as a result 
of an examination conducted pursuant to subsection 
(d)(5) or a verification conducted pursuant to sub-
section (d)(2). 
‘‘(6) The number of small business concerns 
that were decertified as qualified HUBZone small 
business concerns. 
‘‘(7) The number of qualified HUBZone small 
business concerns. 
‘‘(8) Any other information the Administrator 
determines necessary.’’. 
SEC. 4. REPORT ON SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED 
AND CONTROLLED BY SERVICE-DISABLED 
VETERANS. 
Section 36 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
657f) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(j) REPORT.—Not later than May 1, 2024, and an-
nually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Small Business of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepre-
neurship of the Senate a report on small business concerns 
owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. Such 
report shall include, for the fiscal year preceding the date 
of the report, the following:
‘‘(1) The total number of small business con-
cerns certified as small business concerns owned and 
controlled by service-disabled veterans. 
‘‘(2) The total dollar amount and total percent-
age of prime contracts awarded to small business 
concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled 
veterans pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(3) The total dollar amount and percent of 
sole source contracts awarded to owned and con-
trolled by service-disabled veterans pursuant to sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(4) With respect to an examination described 
in subsection (h)(2)— 
‘‘(A) the number of examinations due be-
cause of recertification requirements and the 
actual number of such examinations conducted; 
and 
‘‘(B) the number of examinations con-
ducted for any other reason. 
‘‘(5) The number of small business concerns 
owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans 
that were found to be ineligible to be awarded a con-
tract under this subsection as a result of an exam-
ination conducted pursuant to subsection (h)(2).
‘‘(6) The number of small business concerns de-
certified as small business concerns owned and con-
trolled by service-disabled veterans. 
‘‘(7) The total number of small business con-
cerns owned and controlled by service-disabled vet-
erans. 
‘‘(8) Any other information the Administrator 
determines necessary.’’. 
SEC. 5. COMPLIANCE WITH CUTGO. 
No additional amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act or the amendments made 
by this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 28, 
2023. 
Attest: 
Clerk.