I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5144 
To require the Comptroller General of the United States to report on compli-
ance of contracting agencies with subcontracting plans and subcon-
tracting goals under the Small Business Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2018 
Mr. BLUM (for himself and Mr. SCHNEIDER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To require the Comptroller General of the United States 
to report on compliance of contracting agencies with 
subcontracting plans and subcontracting goals under the 
Small Business Act, 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 ‘‘Contracting Compli-
ance Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. GAO REPORT ON COMPLIANCE OF CONTRACTING 
AGENCIES WITH SUBCONTRACTING PLANS 
AND SUBCONTRACTING GOALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 
Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and 
the Committee on Small Business of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the activities of two or more con-
tracting agencies selected by the Comptroller General to 
comply with the requirements of section 8(d)(7) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(7)). Such report 
shall include— 
(1) an analysis of the activities of at least one 
military department (as defined in section 101(8) of 
title 10, United States Code); 
(2) an analysis of contracting agency oversight 
activities and protocols, including actions taken by 
the contracting agency to ensure contractor compli-
ance with the requirements of section 8(d) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)); 
(3) an evaluation of the extent to which the Ad-
ministrator of the Small Business Administration is 
encouraging contracting agencies to conduct over-
sight activities and any actions taken by contracting 
agencies in response to such encouragement; 
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(4) an assessment of the effectiveness of con-
tracting agency actions or processes taken against 
noncompliant prime contractors; 
(5) a description of how contracting agencies 
define a material breach under section 8(d)(9) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(9)); and 
(6) any recommendations to strengthen over-
sight of the compliance of prime contractors with the 
requirements of subcontracting plans and subcon-
tracting goals established within such subcontracting 
plan. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) PRIME
CONTRACTOR.—The term ‘‘prime 
contractor’’ has the meaning given in section 
8701(5) of title 41, United States Code. 
(2) SUBCONTRACTING GOALS.—The term ‘‘sub-
contracting goals’’ means the goals established 
under section 8(d)(6)(A) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(6)(A)) relating to utilization as 
subcontractors of certain small business concerns. 
(3) SUBCONTRACTING PLAN.—The term ‘‘sub-
contracting plan’’ means a plan required under para-
graph (4) or (5) of section 8(d) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)). 
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