Improving Contract Procurement for Small Businesses through More Accurate Reporting Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1693
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2017-03-23
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians

Congressional oversight

Economic development

Government studies and investigations

Minority and disadvantaged businesses

Public contracts and procurement

Small business

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Women in business
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Improving Contract Procurement for Small Businesses through More Accurate Reporting Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to report to the President and Congress an analysis of the number and dollar amount of prime contracts awarded by federal agencies each fiscal year to small business concerns, including those:</p> <ul> <li>owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans;</li> <li>located in qualified HUBZones; </li> <li>owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals;</li> <li>owned by an Indian tribe, an Alaska Native Corporation, or a Native Hawaiian Organization; or</li> <li>owned and controlled by women. </li> </ul> <p>The analyses shall cover all such small business concerns:</p> <ul> <li> that were purchased by another entity after the initial contract was awarded and as a result would no longer be deemed to be small business concerns for purposes of the initial contract, and</li> <li>that were awarded using a procurement method that restricted competition to the kinds of small business concerns listed here or a subset of any of them.</li></ul>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1693 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2017 Ms. Clarke of New York (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to add reporting requirements for certain small business concerns, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Contract Procurement for Small Businesses through More Accurate Reporting Act of 2017 . 2. Reporting requirements for certain small business concerns Section 15(h)(2)(E) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(h)(2)(E) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i)— (A) in subclause (III), by striking and at the end; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subclauses: (V) that were purchased by another entity after the initial contract was awarded and as a result of the purchase, would no longer be deemed to be small business concerns for purposes of the initial contract; and (VI) that were awarded using a procurement method that restricted competition to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, small business concerns owned and controlled by women, or a subset of any such concerns; ; (2) in clause (ii)— (A) in subclause (IV), by striking and at the end; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subclauses: (VI) that were purchased by another entity after the initial contract was awarded and as a result of the purchase, would no longer be deemed to be small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans for purposes of the initial contract; and (VII) that were awarded using a procurement method that restricted competition to qualified HUBZone small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, small business concerns owned and controlled by women, or a subset of any such concerns; ; (3) in clause (iii)— (A) in subclause (V), by striking and at the end; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subclauses: (VII) that were purchased by another entity after the initial contract was awarded and as a result of the purchase, would no longer be deemed to be qualified HUBZone small business concerns for purposes of the initial contract; and (VIII) that were awarded using a procurement method that restricted competition to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, small business concerns owned and controlled by women, or a subset of any such concerns; ; (4) in clause (iv)— (A) in subclause (V), by striking and at the end; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subclauses: (VII) that were purchased by another entity after the initial contract was awarded and as a result of the purchase, would no longer be deemed to be small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals for purposes of the initial contract; and (VIII) that were awarded using a procurement method that restricted competition to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by women, or a subset of any such concerns; ; (5) in clause (v)— (A) in subclause (IV), by striking and at the end; (B) in subclause (V), by inserting and at the end; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (VI) that were purchased by another entity after the initial contract was awarded and as a result of the purchase, would no longer be deemed to be small business concerns owned by an Indian tribe other than an Alaska Native Corporation for purposes of the initial contract; ; (6) in clause (vi)— (A) in subclause (IV), by striking and at the end; (B) in subclause (V), by inserting and at the end; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (VI) that were purchased by another entity after the initial contract was awarded and as a result of the purchase, would no longer be deemed to be small business concerns owned by a Native Hawaiian Organization for purposes of the initial contract; ; (7) in clause (vii)— (A) in subclause (IV), by striking and at the end; (B) in subclause (V), by striking and at the end; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (VI) that were purchased by another entity after the initial contract was awarded and as a result of the purchase, would no longer be deemed to be small business concerns owned by an Alaska Native Corporation for purposes of the initial contract; and ; and (8) in clause (viii)— (A) in subclause (VII), by striking and at the end; (B) in subclause (VIII), by striking and at the end; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subclauses: (IX) that were purchased by another entity after the initial contract was awarded and as a result of the purchase, would no longer be deemed to be small business concerns owned and controlled by women for purposes of the initial contract; and (X) that were awarded using a procurement method that restricted competition to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, or a subset of any such concerns; and .