Small Business Contracting Accountability Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2729
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2019-10-29
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Executive agency funding and structure

Government studies and investigations

Minority and disadvantaged businesses

Public contracts and procurement

Small business
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-10-29
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Small Business Contracting Accountability Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill requires certain federal agencies (i.e., those with procurement powers) that are in violation of the requirement that they establish an Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization to submit a report detailing the reasons for their noncompliance and the specific actions they will take to comply with the requirement. </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2729 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 29, 2019 Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Mr. Risch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To require Federal agencies to report to Congress on non-compliance with the requirements applicable to the Office of Small Business and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the Federal agency, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Contracting Accountability Act of 2019 . 2. Office of Small Business and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(k) ) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (1) by inserting after the first sentence the following: If the Government Accountability Office has determined that a Federal agency is not in compliance with all of the requirements under this subsection, the Federal agency shall, not later than 120 days after that determination or 120 days after the date of enactment of the Small Business Contracting Accountability Act of 2019 , whichever is later, submit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report that includes the reasons why the Federal agency is not in compliance and the specific actions that the Federal agency will take to comply with the requirements under this subsection. ; and (2) by striking The management of each such office and inserting The management of each Office of Small Business and Disadvantaged Business Utilization .