[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[H.R. 7670 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7670
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 9, 2022
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business
and Entrepreneurship
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AN ACT
To amend the Small Business Act to require a report on small business
concerns owned and controlled by women, 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 ``Women-Owned Small Business Program
Transparency Act'' or the ``WOSB Program Transparency Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY
WOMEN.
(a) In General.--Section 8(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
637(m)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(9) Report.--Not later than May 1, 2023, and annually
thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on
Small Business of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate
a report on small business concerns owned and controlled by
women. Such report shall include, for the fiscal year preceding
the date of the report, the following:
``(A) The total number of concerns certified as
small business concerns owned and controlled by women,
disaggregated by the number of concerns certified by--
``(i) the Administrator; or
``(ii) a national certifying entity
approved by the Administrator.
``(B) The amount of fees, if any, charged by each
national certifying entity for such certification.
``(C) The total dollar amount and total percentage
of prime contracts awarded to small business concerns
owned and controlled by women pursuant to paragraph (2)
or pursuant to a waiver granted under paragraph (3).
``(D) The total dollar amount and total percentage
of prime contracts awarded to small business concerns
owned and controlled by women pursuant to paragraphs
(7) and (8).
``(E) With respect to a contract incorrectly
awarded pursuant to this subsection because it was
awarded based on an industry in which small business
concerns owned and controlled by women are not
underrepresented--
``(i) the number of such contracts;
``(ii) the Federal agencies that issued
such contracts; and
``(iii) any steps taken by Administrator to
train the personnel of such Federal agency on
the use of the authority provided under this
subsection.
``(F) With respect to an examination described in
paragraph (5)(B)--
``(i) the number of examinations due
because of recertification requirements and the
actual number of such examinations conducted;
and
``(ii) the number of examinations conducted
for any other reason.
``(G) The number of small business concerns owned
and controlled by women that were found to be
ineligible to be awarded a contract under this
subsection as a result of an examination conducted
pursuant to paragraph (5)(B) or failure to request an
examination pursuant to section 127.400 of title 13,
Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor rule).
``(H) The number of small business concerns owned
and controlled by women that were decertified.
``(I) Any other information the Administrator
determines necessary.''.
(b) Technical Amendment.--Section 8(m)(2)(C) of the Small Business
Act is amended by striking ``paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph
(4)''.
Passed the House of Representatives June 8, 2022.
Attest:
CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
Clerk.