Waiver Authorization Streamlining Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5861
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
Introduced: 2021-11-04
Policy area: Commerce
Latest action: action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-11-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Waiver Authorization Streamlining Act of 2021 </strong></p> <p>This bill revises the process whereby a government contract awarded to a small business concern may still be awarded when ownership of the concern has been transferred. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5861 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 4, 2021 Mr. Evans (for himself and Mr. Fitzgerald ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To streamline the process for granting certain waivers for requirements on contracts awarded under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Waiver Authorization Streamlining Act of 2021 . 2. Waiver authorization streamlining Section 8(a)(21) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(21) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting subparagraphs (B) and (F) ; (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking clause (iii); and (B) by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; (3) by moving subparagraph (C) two ems to the left; and (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F) In the event either a contract awarded pursuant to this subsection or ownership and control of a concern performing a contract awarded pursuant to this subsection will pass to another small business concern, the requirements of subparagraph (A) shall not apply if— (i) the acquiring small business concern is a program participant; and (ii) upon a request submitted prior to the passage of the contract or the actual relinquishment of ownership and control, as applicable, the Administrator (or the delegee of the Administrator) determines that the acquiring small business concern would otherwise be eligible to directly receive the award pursuant to this subsection. .