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Union Calendar No. 143 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4670 
[Report No. 118–179] 
To amend the Small Business Act to require reporting on additional informa-
tion with respect to small business concerns owned and controlled by 
women, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, and small business 
concerns owned and controlled by veterans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2023 
Ms. HOULAHAN (for herself, Mr. STAUBER, and Ms. SCHOLTEN) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 
Additional sponsor: Ms. TENNEY 
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 
Reported from the Committee on Small Business; committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
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A BILL 
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. 
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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— 
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‘‘(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 
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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). 
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‘‘(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 adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) 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-
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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 
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