[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4341 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4341

  To require plain language and the inclusion of key words in covered 
   notices that are clear, concise, and accessible to small business 
                   concerns, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 15, 2024

   Ms. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require plain language and the inclusion of key words in covered 
   notices that are clear, concise, and accessible 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 ``Plain Language in Contracting Act''.

SEC. 2. ACCESSIBILITY AND CLARITY IN COVERED NOTICES FOR SMALL BUSINESS 
              CONCERNS.

    (a) In General.--Each covered notice shall be written--
            (1) in a manner that is clear, concise, and accessible to a 
        small business concern; and
            (2) in a manner consistent, to the extent practicable, with 
        the Federal plain language guidelines established pursuant to 
        the Plain Writing Act of 2010 (5 U.S.C. 301 note).
    (b) Inclusion of Key Words in Covered Notices.--Each covered notice 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include key words in the 
description of the covered notice such that a small business concern 
seeking contract opportunities using the single governmentwide point of 
entry described under section 1708 of title 41, United States Code, can 
easily identify and understand such covered notice.
    (c) Rulemaking.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration shall issue rules to carry out this section.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered notice.--The term ``covered notice'' means a 
        notice pertaining to small business concerns published by a 
        Federal agency on the single governmentwide point of entry 
        described under section 1708 of title 41, United States Code.
            (2) Small business act definitions.--The terms ``Federal 
        agency'' and ``small business concern'' have the meanings given 
        those terms, respectively, in section 3 of the Small Business 
        Act (15 U.S.C. 632).

SEC. 3. COMPLIANCE WITH CUTGO.

    No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.
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