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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2950 
To amend the Small Business Act to streamline and clarify small business 
contracting opportunities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 7, 2015 
Mr. TAKAI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to streamline and clarify 
small business contracting opportunities, 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 Clarity Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Native Hawaiians make up an economically 
disadvantaged group. 
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(2) According to statistics from 2013, in the 
United States— 
(A) only 1 in 5 Native Hawaiians had at-
tained a bachelor’s degree or higher (20.5 per-
cent), which is lower than percentage nationally 
(29.1 percent), the percentage for Whites (32.5 
percent), and the percentage for Asians (50.7 
percent); 
(B) the unemployment rate of Native Ha-
waiians (7.5 percent) was higher than the na-
tional unemployment rate (5.9 percent); 
(C) Native Hawaiians remained underrep-
resented in management, business, sciences and 
arts occupations (28.4 percent) in comparison 
to the national level or representation (36.2 
percent); 
(D) the average earnings of a Native Ha-
waiian household ($70,686) was lower than the 
national average ($74,657); 
(E) the percentage of Native Hawaiian 
households receiving benefits from the supple-
mental nutrition assistance program (18.8 per-
cent) was higher than the national percentage 
(13.4 percent); 
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(F) the poverty rate of Native Hawaiian 
families (13.2 percent) remains higher than the 
national rate (11.7 percent); and 
(G) approximately 34 percent of Native 
Hawaiian households surveyed did not have a 
savings account, in comparison to 29.5 percent 
of all households surveyed. 
(3) In 2001, the Department of the Treasury 
found that Native Hawaiians living on Hawaiian 
Home Lands (as defined in section 247(d)(2) of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–12(d)(2))) 
face significant barriers to capital access, credit, and 
basic financial services. 
(4) The United States as a whole will benefit 
from policies that assist Native Hawaiians in eco-
nomic equality. 
(5) Participation in the free enterprise system 
is essential to gain economic equality and self-suffi-
ciency for Native Hawaiians. 
(6) Government procurement from Native Ha-
waiian Organizations (as defined in section 8(a)(15) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15))) 
offers a way for Native Hawaiians to participate in 
our free enterprise system by providing goods and 
services, revenue, and jobs for Native Hawaiians. 
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