An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-407 to state that it is the sense of the House that small business set-asides should not be excluded from any acquisitions under the GSA's Federal Supply Schedule.

1. Adds SEC. ___. SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON ACQUISITIONS CONDUCTED UNDER THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION'S FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE at the end of title VI

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   Inserted: SEC. ___. SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON ACQUISITIONS CONDUCTED UNDER THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION'S FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE.

   Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:

   Inserted: (1) The Small Business Act was adopted by Congress to ensure that small business concerns receive fair access to, and a fair share of, Federal government contracts and subcontracts.

   Inserted: (2) There is a disagreement between the General Services Administration and the Small Business Administration on whether the Small Business Act applies to the acquisitions under the General Services Administration's Federal Supply Schedule, which account for over $30,000,000,000 in procurement dollars awarded each year.

   Inserted: (3) As demonstrated in proceedings of the White House Acquisition Advisory Panel, small businesses hold 79.6 percent of contracts under the Federal Supply Schedule, but receive only 37.1 percent of dollars awarded under the Federal Supply Schedule, and this disparity has a significant impact on the competitive viability of small business concerns in government contracting.

   Inserted: (b) Sense of the House.--Therefore, it is the sense of the House of Representatives that small business set-asides should not be excluded from any acquisitions under the General Services Administration's Federal Supply Schedule.

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

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