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[H.R. 5450 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 311
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5450

                          [Report No. 118-381]

  To amend the Small Business Act to modify the application of price 
evaluation preference for qualified HUBZone small business concerns to 
               certain contracts, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 13, 2023

  Ms. Scholten (for herself and Ms. Salazar) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

                           February 13, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                          September 13, 2023]


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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Small Business Act to modify the application of price 
evaluation preference for qualified HUBZone small business concerns to 
               certain contracts, 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. APPLICATION OF PRICE EVALUATION PREFERENCE FOR QUALIFIED 
              HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS TO CERTAIN CONTRACTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 31(c)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 657a(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Application to certain contracts.--The 
                requirements of subparagraph (A) shall apply to an 
                unrestricted order issued under an unrestricted 
                multiple award contract or the unrestricted portion of 
                a contract that is partially set aside for competition 
                restricted to small business concerns.''.
    (b) Rulemaking.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration shall revise any rules or guidance to implement the 
requirements of this section.
    (c) Compliance With Cutgo.--No additional amounts are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this 
Act.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 311

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 5450

                          [Report No. 118-381]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To amend the Small Business Act to modify the application of price 
evaluation preference for qualified HUBZone small business concerns to 
               certain contracts, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           February 13, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed