[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 787 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  Union Calendar No. 23
119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 787

                          [Report No. 119-34]

  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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 28, 2025

  Mr. LaLota (for himself, Mr. Tran, and Mr. Thanedar) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

                             March 24, 2025

                   Additional sponsor: Ms. Goodlander

                             March 24, 2025

  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 January 
                               28, 2025]


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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 in a manner--
            (1) such that a small business concern can easily 
        understand the intent of the covered notice; and
            (2) that--
                    (A) is clear, concise, and well-organized; and
                    (B) to the maximum extent practicable, follows 
                other best practices appropriate to the subject or 
                field of the covered notice and the intended audience 
                of the covered notice.
    (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 Government-wide 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 Government-wide 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.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 23

119th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 787

                          [Report No. 119-34]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             March 24, 2025

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