I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2921 
To amend the Small Business Act with respect to assistance under section 
8(a) of that Act and goals for procurement contracts, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 
Ms. CLARKE of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act with respect to assistance 
under section 8(a) of that Act and goals for procurement 
contracts, 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 ‘‘Expanding Opportuni-
ties for Small Businesses Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. 8(a) ASSISTANCE. 
(a) DURATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Section 7(j)(15) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(j)(15)) is amend-
ed— 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:04 Sep 16, 2011
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2921.IH
H2921
jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 
by striking ‘‘nine years’’ and inserting ‘‘12 years’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘four 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘4 years’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘five 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘8 years’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR BUSINESS CON-
CERNS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of the Small Business Administration shall establish 
a program to provide to a covered business concern, 
during the 2-year period following the expiration of 
the concern’s eligibility to receive contracts under 
section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(a)), technical assistance with respect to business 
activities. 
(2) COVERED BUSINESS CONCERN DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘covered business con-
cern’’ means a business concern that had been, but 
is no longer, eligible to receive contracts under sec-
tion 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(a)). 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:04 Sep 16, 2011
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2921.IH
H2921
jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
SEC. 3. GOALS FOR PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS. 
(a) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CON-
TROLLED BY SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVAN-
TAGED INDIVIDUALS.—Section 15(g)(1) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘economically disadvantaged individuals shall be es-
tablished at not less than 5 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘eco-
nomically disadvantaged individuals shall be established at 
not less than 8 percent’’. 
(b) GAO STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study on the activities 
of the 5 most and the 5 least successful Federal 
agencies with respect to meeting goals for procure-
ment contracts established under section 15(g) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)). 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to Congress a report on the re-
sults of the study conducted under paragraph (1), 
which shall include recommendations for improving 
the 5 Federal agencies determined to be least suc-
cessful for purposes of that paragraph. 
Æ 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:04 Sep 16, 2011
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H2921.IH
H2921
jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS