Small Business Advocate Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-3851
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
Introduced: 2012-01-31 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2012-01-31
text: 
Small Business Advocate Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act (the Act) to require the Director of the Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (established in each federal agency having procurement powers) to be compensated at least at the GS-15 rate and allows such position to be compensated at up to a Senior Executive Service level.
 
Includes as additional duties of each Director: (1) reviewing and advising on decisions to convert an activity performed by a small business to an activity performed by a federal employee; (2) providing advice and comments on acquisition strategies, market research, and justifications related to small business; (3) providing training to small businesses and contract specialists; (4) carrying out exclusively the duties enumerated under the Act and, while Director, not holding any other title, position, or responsibility, except as necessary to carry out such duties; and (5) reporting annually to the congressional small business committees on the provision of small business and contract specialist training.
 
Amends the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 to require the Small Business Procurement Advisory Council to: (1) conduct reviews of each Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization to determine compliance with Small Business Administration (SBA) requirements, (2) identify best practices for maximizing small business utilization in federal contracting, and (3) report annually to the small business committees on such reviews and best practices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-12-21
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 524.
action_date: 2012-12-21
text: Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
action_date: 2012-12-21
text: Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
action_date: 2012-12-21
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 112-721, Part I.
action_date: 2012-12-21
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 112-721, Part I.
action_date: 2012-03-07
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 11 - 7.
action_date: 2012-03-07
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2012-01-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2012-01-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2012-01-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-01-31
text: Introduced in House