S.Amdt. 1432

1. Adds SEC. 889. RESTRICTING CONTRACTING FOR ALASKA NATIVE CORPORATIONS at the end of subtitle E of title VIII

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   In S. 1867 · Placed on Calendar Senate

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   Inserted: SEC. 889. RESTRICTING CONTRACTING FOR ALASKA NATIVE CORPORATIONS.

   Inserted: Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(16)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(22) Alaska Native Corporations.--

   Inserted: "(A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term 'appropriate official' means, with respect to a contract, the official who would be required to approve a justification for the contract under section 3304(e)(1)(B) of title 41, United States Code, if a justification were required for the contract under such section 3304.

   Inserted: "(B) Prohibition.--The Administrator may not award a contract under this section to a Program Participant that is an Alaska Native Corporation or a subsidiary of an Alaska Native Corporation unless--

   Inserted: "(i)(I) the Program Participant certifies in writing to the Administrator that not less than 35 percent of the employees of the Program Participant who are engaged in performing the contract are Natives, as defined in section 3(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(b)); or

   Inserted: "(II) the Administrator determines that not less than 35 percent of the employees of the Program Participant who are engaged in performing the contract are Natives, as defined in section 3(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(b)), based on--

   Inserted: "(aa) information submitted to the Administrator by the Program Participant; or

   Inserted: "(bb) certification procedures established by the Administrator by regulation;

   Inserted: "(ii) the contracting officer for the contract justifies the contract in writing;

   Inserted: "(iii) the justification includes a determination that the contract is in the best interest of the procuring agency;

   Inserted: "(iv) the justification is approved by the appropriate official of the procuring agency; and

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   Inserted: "(v) the justification and related information are made public as provided in subsection (e)(1)(C) or subsection (f) of section 3304 of title 41, United States Code, as applicable.".

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following:

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