To create Federal advertising procurement opportunities for minority business concerns, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hr-132
Sponsor: Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2003-01-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advertising
Armed Forces and National Security
Awards, medals, prizes
Business education
Commemorations
Commerce
Damages
Disabled
Electronic government information
Employee training
Federal employees
Government contractors
Government paperwork
Government procurement
Government publicity
Internet
Labor and Employment
Law
Mentoring
Minorities
Minority business enterprises
Public service advertising
Recruiting of employees
Science, Technology, Communications
Small business
Subcontractors
Veterans' benefits
Women
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-07
text: Requires each executive agency with procurement authority to: (1) take specified steps to ensure substantial participation in Federal advertising procurements by minority businesses; (2) develop a long-term comprehensive plan for implementing such requirement; and (3) assess efforts to increase the utilization of minority businesses in the advertising industry as prime contractors and subcontractors.
Amends the Small Business Act to require current small business procurement contracting and subcontracting goals with the Government to apply separately to small businesses in the advertising industry.
Directs the Administrators of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and General Services (GSA) to expand inclusion on GSA schedules of small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals and other minority businesses in the advertising industry and to provide greater opportunities for such businesses to participate in orders under such schedules.
Requires each executive agency to submit to the SBA Administrator for review any proposed bundling of contract requirements which includes Federal advertising requirements.
Directs the Secretary of Commerce and the SBA Administrator to jointly carry out a feasibility study to determine the appropriateness of establishing an awards program for executive agencies for increasing minority business opportunity in Federal advertising procurement.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-01-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-01-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-01-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-01-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E27)
action_date: 2003-01-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-01-07
text: Introduced in House