Listing of Bills Which "May" Effect Small Business Subcontracting ...

S.856 "Small Business Technology Transfer Program Reauthorization Act of 2001" H.R.1860 "Small Business Technology Transfer Program Reauthorization Act of 2001" S.856 "Small Business Technology Transfer Program Reauthorization Act of 2001"  Sen. John Kerry (introduced 5/9/01) H.R. 1860 "Small Business Technology Transfer Program Reauthorization Act of 2001" Rep. Vernon Ehlers (introduced 5/16/01)  These identical bills would:  Extend and increase funds for Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program through FY2009. Increase the maximum award for the second phase of an STTR program to $750,000.  Require Federal agencies to implement an outreach program that researches small businesses and institutions. Require agencies with STTR programs to collect and maintain information necessary to assess its program. STTR information will join Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program information in the agency databases. The Small Business Administrator must include the number of proposals both received from and awarded to HUBZone small businesses in the annual report on SBIR and STTR programs.  Status: Passed Senate, sent to House, held at desk 9/13/01

H.R.1782 "Small Business Export Enhancement Act of 2001" Rep. Donald Manzullo (introduced 5/9/01)  This bill would create an office in the Office of the United States Trade Representative to:  Promote trade interests of small businesses.  Remove foreign trade barriers that hinder small business exporters. Enforce existing trade agreements that benefit small businesses  Status: Referred to Ways and Means Committee 5/18/01

H.R.2064 "Brownfields Redevelopment Incentives Act" [Check http://thomas.loc.gov/ to learn more]

S.522 "Small Business Telecommuting Act" [Check http://thomas.loc.gov/ to learn more]

H.R.3924 "Freedom to Telecommute Act of 2002" [Check http://thomas.loc.gov/ to learn more]

H.R.3925 "Digital Tech Corps Act of 2002" Rep. Tom Davis (introduced 3/11/02)  This bill would: Establish an exchange program between the Federal Government and the private sector in order to promote the development of expertise in information technology management  Status: Passed House 4/10/02, sent to Senate, referred to Government Affairs Committee 4/11/02 Related Bill: H.R.3843 (see below)

H.R.3843 "Federal Information Technology Workforce and Acquisition Improvement Act of 2002" [Check http://thomas.loc.gov/ to learn more]

H.R.3921 "Acquisition Streamlining Improvement Act" [Check http://thomas.loc.gov/ to learn more]

S.861 "Government-wide Mentor-Protégé Program Act of 2001" Sen. Christopher Bond (introduced 5/10/01)  This bill would: Establish a government-wide Mentor-Protégé Program designed to allow major federal contractors (mentors) to link with small businesses (protégé) to work as subcontractors and suppliers under Federal contracts.  Provide incentives for mentor firms to utilize this program, including reimbursement for advance payments made to protégé firms which are working on a federal contract, as well as reimbursement for mentoring assistance (total reimbursement limit is $1 million per protégé firm).  Prohibit a mentoring firm from using a small business in order to be awarded a contract or subcontract  Protégé eligibility includes: Ø      any qualified HUBZone small business Ø      any small business owned and controlled by women Ø      socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, or service disabled veterans  Status: Referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee 5/10/0

S.1472 "Small Business Procurement Competition Act of 2001" [Check http://thomas.loc.gov/ to learn more]

S.1994 "Combined 8(a) and HUBZone Priority Preference Act" [Check http://thomas.loc.gov/ to learn more]

H.R.1324 "Small Business Contract Equity Act of 2001"  [Check http://thomas.loc.gov/ to learn more]

H.R.3638"...Government-wide goal for Procurement contracts..." Rep. Albert Wynn (introduced 1/25/02) This bill would:  Amend the Small Business Act to increase the minimum government-wide goal for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns from 23 percent to 25 percent  Status: Referred to Small Business Committee 1/25/02

H.R.3832 "Services Acquisition Reform Act (SARA)" Rep. Tom Davis (introduced 3/4/02)  Title I: Acquisition Workforce Training  Creates a Government-Industry exchange program for acquisition professionals (GS-11 and higher).  Establishes a pilot program to provide Agency heads with the flexibility to hire qualified individuals to fill critical employment shortages. Authorizes federal contractors to telecommute under specific circumstances  Title II: Adaptation of Business Acquisition Practices  Creates a Chief Acquisition Officer within each Executive Agency whose primary responsibility is to oversee Agency acquisition policy (DOD not included, since it already has such an official).  Authorizes a series of studies to examine current procurement and acquisition laws with the purpose of removing barriers to accessing commercial practices and increasing the use of performance-based contracting.  Authorizes federal contractors to submit payment invoices electronically every two  weeks  Increases the micro-purchase threshold from $2,500 to $25,000.  Formalizes an Agency-level acquisition protest.  Title III: Contract Incentives  Authorizes share-in-savings contracts government-wide for a period up to 10 years.   Allows Executive Agencies to enter into performance-based service contracts for a period of up to 10 years Title IV: Acquisition of Commercial Items  Allows performance-based service contracts valued at or below $5,000,000 to be awarded under the special simplified procedures outlined in the FAR.  Authorizes, under FAR Part 12, time-and-material and labor-hour contract types.  Amends the definition of "commercial item" to include services.  Provides a statutory definition of a "commercial entity".  Provides a statutory limit on contractor liability Title V: Technology Access in a Commercial Environment  Exempts commercial item information technology from Buy America Act and Trade. Agreements Act of 1979 restrictions.  Authorizes State and local governments to purchase a detailed list of goods and services from the Federal Supply Schedules maintained by the General Services Administration.  Authorizes civilian agencies to engage in certain types of research and prototype development related to recovery from terrorism, or from nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack Title VI: Inflationary Adjustments  Authorizes the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to adjust the simplified acquisition threshold for inflation every 3 years.  Status: Referred to Government Reform 3/4/02, referred to Armed Services Committee 3/4/02, comments requested from DOD 4/5/02

H.R.3636 "Prompt Payment Improvement Act" [Check http://thomas.loc.gov/ to learn more]

H.R.3637 "Subcontractor Protection Act" Rep. Albert Wynn (introduced 1/25/02)  This bill would:  Provide a penalty for the failure by a federal contractor to subcontract with small businesses as described in its subcontracting plan.  Establish penalties for prime contractors that fail to live up to their subcontracting plans for small disadvantaged businesses.  Status: Referred to Small Business Committee 1/25/02.

H.R.3367 "...require contractors to perform...background investigations..." [Check http://thomas.loc.gov/ to learn more]

H.R.2867 "Small Business Opportunity Enhancement Act" Rep. Nydia Velazquez (introduced 9/6/2001)  This bill would: Support the Small Business Administration's efforts to challenge federal agencies' decisions to award large contracts that are out of reach of small businesses.  Allow the SBA to submit disagreements to the Director of the OMB.  Status: Referred to Small Business Committee, reported 4/17/02

H.R.1577 "Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2001"  Rep. Peter Hoekstra (introduced 4/24/01)  This bill would:  Allow private sector companies to compete for contracts with the Federal Prison (FPI) Industries. Current law requires federal agencies to purchase from FPI as a "mandatory source" if a product is listed in their catalog.  Status: Passed the Judiciary Committee by voice vote 4/24/02, awaiting placement on the House Calendar. *See also Section 811 Report* (page 14)

S.348 "Drug-Free Workplace Program Extension Act of 2001" [Check http://thomas.loc.gov/ to learn more]

H.R.4231 "Small Business Advocacy Improvement Act" Rep. Donald Manzullo  (introduced 4/16/02)  This bill would:  Require appointment to the position of Chief Counsel of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration based on the ability to perform duties  Require the Office to:  Recommend methods for the delivery of financial assistance to small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, women, and veterans make recommendations and submit relevant reports to the President, the chairmen and ranking members of the congressional small business committees, and the SBA Administrator maintain economic databases and make such information available to the Administrator and Congress coordinate functions with the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman.  Authorize the Chief Counsel to appoint two Deputy Chief Counsels, as well as regional advocates.  Increase and extend through FY 2005, the authorization of appropriations for the Office.  Status: Referred to Small Business Committee, reported 4/17/02

S.174 "Micro-loan Program Improvement Act of 2001" Sen. John Kerry (introduced 1/24/01)  This bill would:  Amend the provisions of the Small Business Act concerned with the Micro-loan Program as follows: Lift requirement of the loans to be short-term change percent of grant funds from 25 percent to 35 percent.  Grant the Small Business Administrator authority to use up to $1 million of annual funds to provide peer-to-peer capacity building and training to lenders.  Authorize the Administrator to make reduced interest rate loans to intermediaries that make Micro-loan small business loans which average not more than $10,000 (changed from $7,500)   Status: Referred to Small Business Committee 11/19/01, reported 4/17/02

Economic Assistance and Disaster/Terrorism Recovery Bills [Check http://thomas.loc.gov/ to learn more] Source: http://www.ndia.org/

  Note:  Not all Bills (as listed above) ever become law; however, some do make it through the legislative process and become the "Law of the Land".