Agency Accountability Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-7103
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]
Introduced: 2024-01-29
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Congressional committees

Congressional oversight

Performance measurement
Latest action: action_date: 2024-04-30
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-01-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Agency Accountability Act of 2024</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of each&nbsp;agency that does not meet specified criteria for contracting with small businesses to testify before the Senate Committee on Small Business and the House Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.</p><p>Specifically, if an agency receives below a letter grade of A on its annual scorecard for small business contracting or&nbsp;does not meet two or more of the&nbsp;government-wide goals for contracting with small businesses, the director must testify before such committees about the reasons why the agency did not meet these benchmarks.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

action_date: 2024-02-23
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><strong>Agency Accountability Act of 2024</strong><br/><br/>This bill requires the Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of each agency that does not meet specified criteria for contracting with small businesses to testify before the Senate Committee on Small Business and the House Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.<br/><br/>Specifically, if an agency receives below a letter grade of A on its annual scorecard for small business contracting or does not meet two or more of the government-wide goals for contracting with small businesses, the director must testify before such committees about the reasons why the agency did not meet these benchmarks.</p>

tv_txt: IIB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7103 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 30, 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship AN ACT To amend the Small Business Act to require Federal agencies to testify and report on scores received under the scorecard program for evaluating Federal agency compliance with small business contracting goals, to testify for failure to meet Governmentwide contracting goals, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agency Accountability Act of 2024 . 2. Federal agency testimony on scorecard scores and failure to achieve certain goals Section 15(g)(2) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(g)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (G) Testimony required The head of the office established in a Federal agency under subsection (k) shall testify before the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives under the following circumstances: (i) If such agency fails to receive a score equivalent to a letter grade of A or above on the scorecard established under subsection (y) for a fiscal year, on the reasons for such failure. (ii) If such agency fails to meet two or more of the Governmentwide goals established under paragraph (1)(A), on the reasons for such failure, . 3. Federal agency reporting on scorecard scores Section 15(h)(1)(D) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(h)(1)(D) ) is amended by inserting and to improve the score on the scorecard established under subsection (y) after better meet such goals . 4. Compliance with CUTGO No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives April 29, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7103 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Small Business Act to require Federal agencies to testify and report on scores received under the scorecard program for evaluating Federal agency compliance with small business contracting goals, to testify for failure to meet Governmentwide contracting goals, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agency Accountability Act of 2024 . 2. Federal agency testimony on scorecard scores and failure to achieve certain goals Section 15(g)(2) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(g)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (G) Testimony required The head of the office established in a Federal agency under subsection (k) shall testify before the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives under the following circumstances: (i) If such agency fails to receive a score equivalent to a letter grade of A or above on the scorecard established under subsection (y) for a fiscal year, on the reasons for such failure. (ii) If such agency fails to meet two or more of the Governmentwide goals established under paragraph (1)(A), on the reasons for such failure, . 3. Federal agency reporting on scorecard scores Section 15(h)(1)(D) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(h)(1)(D) ) is amended by inserting and to improve the score on the scorecard established under subsection (y) after better meet such goals . 4. Compliance with CUTGO No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives April 29, 2024. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 325 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7103 [Report No. 118–396] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 29, 2024 Mr. Stauber (for himself, Mr. McGarvey , and Mr. LaLota ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business February 23, 2024 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 require Federal agencies to testify and report on scores received under the scorecard program for evaluating Federal agency compliance with small business contracting goals, to testify for failure to meet Governmentwide contracting goals, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agency Accountability Act of 2024 . 2. Federal agency testimony on scorecard scores and failure to achieve certain goals Section 15(g)(2) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(g)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (G) Testimony required The head of the office established in a Federal agency under subsection (k) shall testify before the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives under the following circumstances: (i) If such agency fails to receive a score equivalent to a letter grade of A or above on the scorecard established under subsection (y) for a fiscal year, on the reasons for such failure. (ii) If such agency fails to meet two or more of the Governmentwide goals established under paragraph (1)(A), on the reasons for such failure, . 3. Federal agency reporting on scorecard scores Section 15(h)(1)(D) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(h)(1)(D) ) is amended by inserting and to improve the score on the scorecard established under subsection (y) after better meet such goals . 4. Compliance with CUTGO No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.

February 23, 2024 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7103 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 29, 2024 Mr. Stauber (for himself, Mr. McGarvey , and Mr. LaLota ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to require Federal agencies to testify and report on scores received under the scorecard program for evaluating Federal agency compliance with small business contracting goals, to testify for failure to meet Governmentwide contracting goals, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agency Accountability Act of 2024 . 2. Federal agency testimony on scorecard scores and failure to achieve certain goals Section 15(g)(2) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(g)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (G) Testimony required The head of the office established in a Federal agency under subsection (k) shall testify before the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives under the following circumstances: (i) If such agency fails to receive a score equivalent to a letter grade of A or above on the scorecard established under subsection (y) for a fiscal year, on the reasons for such failure. (ii) If such agency fails to meet two or more of the Governmentwide goals established under paragraph (1)(A), on the reasons for such failure, . 3. Federal agency reporting on scorecard scores Section 15(h)(1)(D) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(h)(1)(D) ) is amended by inserting and to improve the score on the scorecard established under subsection (y) after better meet such goals . 4. Compliance with CUTGO No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.