Greater Opportunities for Small Business Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4093
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
Introduced: 2014-02-26
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Public contracts and procurement

Small business
Latest action: action_date: 2014-04-09
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 301.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-02-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Greater Opportunities for Small Business Act of 2014 - Amends the Small Business Act to require subcontracting plans for certain contracts with federal agencies exceeding a specified amount to include a minimum percentage goal of at least 40% for the utilization of small businesses as subcontractors.</p> <p>Increases from 23% to 25% the minimum government-wide percentage goal for participation by small businesses in the total value of all procurement contracts awarded as prime contracts for each fiscal year.</p> <p>Repeals a requirement under which first tier subcontracts (contracts in which a subcontractor has a subcontract directly with the prime contractor) awarded to small businesses by management and operating contractors sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE) are considered toward the annually established agency and government-wide goals for procurement contracts awarded.</p> <p>Delays the effective date of the 40% goal until the Small Business Administration (SBA) has promulgated any regulations necessary, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation has been revised, to implement specified provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 concerning the standards for determining whether a prime contractor has attained small business subcontracting percentage goals.</p>

action_date: 2014-04-09
action_desc: Reported to House without amendment
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Greater Opportunities for Small Business Act of 2014 - Amends the Small Business Act to require subcontracting plans for certain contracts with federal agencies exceeding a specified amount to include a minimum percentage goal of at least 40% for the utilization of small businesses as subcontractors.</p> <p>Increases from 23% to 25% the minimum government-wide percentage goal for participation by small businesses in the total value of all procurement contracts awarded as prime contracts for each fiscal year.</p> <p>Repeals a requirement under which first tier subcontracts (contracts in which a subcontractor has a subcontract directly with the prime contractor) awarded to small businesses by management and operating contractors sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE) are considered toward the annually established agency and government-wide goals for procurement contracts awarded.</p> <p>Delays the effective date of the 40% goal until the Small Business Administration (SBA) has promulgated any regulations necessary, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation has been revised, to implement specified provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 concerning the standards for determining whether a prime contractor has attained small business subcontracting percentage goals.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4093 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 26, 2014 Mr. Graves of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to raise the prime and subcontract goals, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Greater Opportunities for Small Business Act of 2014 . 2. Small business prime and subcontract participation goals raised (a) Goals in subcontracting plans Section 8(d)(6)(A) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(6)(A) ) is amended by inserting after percentage goals the following: of not less than 40 percent . (b) Prime contracting goals Section 15(g)(1)(A)(i) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(A)(i) ) is amended by striking 23 percent and inserting 25 percent . (c) Delayed effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) of this section shall take effect only beginning on the date on which the Administrator of the Small Business Administration has promulgated any regulations necessary, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation has been revised, to implement section 1614 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 and the amendments made by such section. 3. Repeal of certain provision pertaining to accounting of subcontractors Section 15(g) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(g) ) is amended by striking paragraph (3).

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 301 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4093 [Report No. 113–409] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 26, 2014 Mr. Graves of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business April 9, 2014 Additional sponsors: Mr. Hanna and Mr. Murphy of Florida April 9, 2014 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to raise the prime and subcontract goals, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Greater Opportunities for Small Business Act of 2014 . 2. Small business prime and subcontract participation goals raised (a) Goals in subcontracting plans Section 8(d)(6)(A) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(6)(A) ) is amended by inserting after percentage goals the following: of not less than 40 percent . (b) Prime contracting goals Section 15(g)(1)(A)(i) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(A)(i) ) is amended by striking 23 percent and inserting 25 percent . (c) Delayed effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) of this section shall take effect only beginning on the date on which the Administrator of the Small Business Administration has promulgated any regulations necessary, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation has been revised, to implement section 1614 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 and the amendments made by such section. 3. Repeal of certain provision pertaining to accounting of subcontractors Section 15(g) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(g) ) is amended by striking paragraph (3).

April 9, 2014 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed