An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-407 to establish that those veterans who are severely disabled shall be given special consideration as agencies implement contracting regulations; set forth certain standards for business integrity that are required for participation in federal contracting programs; and would clarify the implementation of the women's procurement program.

At the end of title I, add the following:

SEC. 104. PRIORITY FOR SEVERELY DISABLED VETERANS.

In developing regulations to implement section 101, the Administrator shall give a priority to those certified service-disabled veterans that are severely disabled.

Amend section 201 to read as follows:

SEC. 201. REQUIRING BUSINESS INTEGRITY OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.

Section 8 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

“(o) Requirement of Business Integrity.--No small business concern may receive any benefit under section 8(a), 8(m), 31(b)(2)(A), 31(b)(2)(B), 36(a), or 36(b) unless the Administrator first performs a background check on the owners and officers of such small business concern and determines that the owners and officers do not lack business integrity. For purposes of such a determination, previous criminal convictions will create a presumption of a lack of business integrity.”.

At the end of title II, add the following (and amend the table of contents accordingly):

SEC. 205. EXPANDING PROTEST AUTHORIZATION.

Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

“(22) Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (5) and (6) of subsection (m) shall apply for purposes of this subsection.

“(23) For the purposes of challenging the eligibility of a small business concern to receive an award under section 8(a), 8(m), 31(b)(2)(A), 31(b)(2)(B), 36(a), or 36(b), the term ‘interested party' shall include any small business concern.”.

In section 8(m)(4) of the Small Business Act as proposed to be added by section 301, strike subparagraph (B) and insert the following:

“(B) Underrepresented industries.--Until such time as the Administrator completes the identification of industries required by subparagraph (A), the following industries, as identified by their 2-Digit North American Industry Classification System Code, are deemed underrepresented by women in Federal contracting: 11 (Forestry), 21 (Mining), 22 (Utilities), 23 (Construction), 31 (Manufacturing), 32 (Manufacturing), 33 (Manufacturing), 42 (Wholesale Trade), 44 (Retail Trade), 45 (Retail Trade), 48 (Transportation), 49 (Transportation), 51 (Information), 52 (Finance and Insurance), 53 (Real Estate and Rental and Leasing), 54 (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), 56 (Administrative and Support, Waste Management, and Remediation Services), 61 (Education Services), 62 (Health Care and Social Assistance), 71 (Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation), 72 (Accommodation and Food Services), and 81 (Other Services).”.

Strike sections 403 and 504.