[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4331 Introduced in House (IH)]
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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4331
To amend the Small Business Act to ensure small business concerns
receive assistance with post-award compliance with the requirements of
a contract or subcontract, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 6, 2016
Mr. Hardy (for himself and Ms. Adams) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition
to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to ensure small business concerns
receive assistance with post-award compliance with the requirements of
a contract or subcontract, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Easy Contract
Compliance Enhancement and List Act of 2016'' or the ``Small Business
ECCEL Act''.
SEC. 2. POST-AWARD COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE FROM THE OFFICE OF SMALL AND
DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION.
Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)(8)) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (15), (16), and (17) as
paragraphs (16), (17), and (18), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (14) the following new
paragraph:
``(15) shall provide assistance to a small business concern
awarded a contract or subcontract under this Act or under title
10 or title 41, United States Code, with finding resources for
education and training on compliance with contracting
regulations (including the Federal Acquisition Regulation)
after award of such a contract or subcontract.''.
SEC. 3. POST-AWARD COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE UNDER THE MENTOR-PROTEGE
PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
Section 831(e)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1607; 10 U.S.C. 2302
note) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' and the end;
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(D) the assistance the mentor firm will provide
to the protege firm in understanding contract
regulations of the Federal Government and the
Department of Defense (including the Federal
Acquisition Regulation and the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement) after award of a
subcontract under this section, if applicable.''.
SEC. 4. POST-AWARD COMPLIANCE RESOURCES FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.
Section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(t) Post-Award Compliance Resources.--The Administrator shall
provide to small business development centers (as defined in section
21) and entities participating in the Procurement Technical Assistance
Cooperative Agreement Program under chapter 142 of title 10, United
States Code, and shall make available on the website of the
Administration, a list of resources for small business concerns seeking
education and assistance on compliance with contracting regulations
(including the Federal Acquisition Regulation) after award of a
contract or subcontract.''.
SEC. 5. POST-AWARD COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE FROM PROCUREMENT CENTER
REPRESENTATIVES.
Section 15(l)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(l)(2)) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (J);
(2) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'' at the end;
and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following new
subparagraph:
``(I) assist small business concerns with finding
resources for education and training on compliance with
contracting regulations (including the Federal
Acquisition Regulation) after award of a contract or
subcontract; and''.
SEC. 6. POST-AWARD COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE UNDER THE MENTOR-PROTEGE
PROGRAM OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
Section 45(b)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657r(b)(3))
is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(K) The extent to which assistance with
compliance with the requirements of contracting with
the Federal Government after award of a contract or
subcontract under this section.''.
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