SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Women-Owned Small 
Business Program Transparency Act’’ or the ‘‘WOSB 
Program Transparency Act’’. 
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, 2023, 
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 total number of concerns cer-
tified as small business concerns owned and 
controlled by women, disaggregated by the 
number of concerns certified by— 
‘‘(i) the Administrator; or 
‘‘(ii) a national certifying entity ap-
proved by the Administrator.
‘‘(B) The amount of fees, if any, charged 
by each national certifying entity for such cer-
tification. 
‘‘(C) 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). 
‘‘(D) 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). 
‘‘(E) 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.
‘‘(F) 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. 
‘‘(G) 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). 
‘‘(H) The number of small business con-
cerns owned and controlled by women that were 
decertified. 
‘‘(I) 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)’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 8, 2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7670 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to require a re-
port on small business concerns owned and con-
trolled by women, and for other purposes.