S.Amdt. 3418

SA 3418. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of
the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __.  The Administrator of the Small Business
Administration shall--
(1) work with Federal agencies to ensure that each Office
of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization achieves
compliance with the requirements under section 15(k) of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)); and
(2) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act--
(A) submit to the Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate and the Committee on Small Business and the Committee
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on
Federal agency compliance with the requirements under such
section 15(k); and
(B) issue detailed guidance for the peer review process of
the Small Business Procurement Advisory Council in order to
facilitate a more in depth review of Federal agency
compliance with the requirements under such section 15(k).
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