An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-407 to require that the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) conduct a study to determine what changes would be required to provide greater Federal contracting assistance to participants in the program created by section 8(a) of the Small Business Act that have less equity in their business concerns than other participants in the program. The study would be reported no later than six months after the date of enactment of this Act and the Administrator would report the details of the study to the Senate Small Business Committee and the House Small Business Committee.

1. Adds SEC. 505. ASSISTANCE STUDY at the end of title V

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   Inserted: SEC. 505. ASSISTANCE STUDY.

   Inserted: (a) Study.--The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall conduct a study to determine what changes would be required to provide greater Federal contracting assistance to participants in the program created by section 8(a) of the Small Business Act that have less equity in their business concerns than other participants in the program.

   Inserted: (b) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report detailing the results of the study described in subsection (a).

   Original wording

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

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