Procurement Fraud Prevention Act

Bill: 115-hr-2720
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Introduced: 2017-05-25
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Business education

Government information and archives

Military procurement, research, weapons development

Public contracts and procurement

Small business
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Procurement Fraud Prevention Act</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the General Services Administration to establish procedures to ensure that any notice regarding registration of a small business concern in a procurement system contains information about cost-free federal procurement technical assistance services that are available through the Small Business Administration, Procurement Technical Assistance Centers of the Defense Logistics Agency, the Department of Commerce, and other federal agencies and programs.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2720 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2017 Ms. Pingree (for herself, Mr. Larsen of Washington , Ms. Shea-Porter , and Mr. Courtney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To require notice of cost-free Federal procurement technical assistance in connection with registration of small business concerns in procurement systems.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Procurement Fraud Prevention Act . 2. Notice of cost-free Federal procurement technical assistance in connection with registration of small business concerns in procurement systems The Administrator of General Services, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall establish procedures to ensure that any notice or direct communication regarding registration of a small business concern in a procurement system contains information about cost-free Federal procurement technical assistance services that are available through the Small Business Administration, Procurement Technical Assistance Centers of the Defense Logistics Agency, the Department of Commerce (including the Minority Business Development Agency), and other Federal agencies and programs.