HR 7128 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘The WOSB Integrity 
Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. WOMEN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD 
COMPLIANCE FOR RESTRICTED COMPETI-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(m)(2)(E) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(m)(2)(E)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘, including that each such concern does not ex-
ceed the applicable size standard established under section 
3(a)’’ after ‘‘by women’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall not be construed as disqualifying any 
small business concern owned and controlled by women 
that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, is cer-
tified by a Federal agency, the Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration, or a national certifying entity 
approved by the Administrator as a small business concern 
owned and controlled by women from competing for con-
tracts restricted under section 8(m)(2) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 637(m)(2)) before the earlier of— 
(1) the date on which the small business con-
cern owned and controlled by women submits a no-
tice that such concern is no longer a small business 
concern owned and controlled by women; or 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:22 Mar 06, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7128.RFS
H7128
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 7128 RFS
(2) the date on which the Administrator, Fed-
eral agency, or entity that provided such certification 
determines that the concern exceeds the applicable 
size standard established under section 3(a) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)). 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
or the amendments made by this Act shall be construed 
to require the Administrator to perform a formal size de-
termination on a small business concern when considering 
an application from such concern for certification as a 
small business concern owned and controlled by women. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Small Busi-
ness Administration. 
(2) SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN.—The term 
‘‘small business concern’’ has the meaning given 
under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632). 
(3) SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN
OWNED
AND 
CONTROLLED BY WOMEN.—The term ‘‘small busi-
ness concern’’ and ‘‘small business concern owned 
and controlled by women’’ has the meaning given in 
section 8(m)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 637(m)(1)). 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:22 Mar 06, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7128.RFS
H7128
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 7128 RFS
(e) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 8(m)(2)(C) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(m)(2)(C)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (4)’’. 
(f) COMPLIANCE
WITH
CUTGO.—No additional 
amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act or the amendments made by this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 29, 
2024. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:22 Mar 06, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7128.RFS
H7128
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS