[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3716 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3716 To amend the Small Business Act to increase the governmentwide goal for the percentage of procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2023 Mr. Neguse (for himself and Ms. Salazar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to increase the governmentwide goal for the percentage of procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns, 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 Procurement Utilization Reform Act'' or the ``SPUR Act''. SEC. 2. INCREASE GOVERNMENTWIDE SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT CONTRACT GOAL. (a) In General.--Section 15(g)(1)(A)(i) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ``23'' and inserting ``25''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2023. <all>