S.Amdt. 3096

SA 3096. Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. PLAIN WRITING APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR
SOLICITATION OF SUBCONTRACTORS.

(a) In General.--Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 637(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (6)--
(A) in subparagraph (H)(ii), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (I)(ii), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(J) a representation that--
``(i) the offeror or bidder will communicate all
solicitations of subcontracts in plain writing (as defined in
section 3 of the Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-
274; 124 Stat. 2861)) so that the solicitation is easily
understood by small business concerns seeking to obtain a
subcontracting opportunity from the offeror or bidder; and
``(ii) the offeror or bidder will include the plain writing
requirement described in clause (i) in all subcontracts that
offer subcontracting opportunities.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(18) Compliance with plain writing requirement.--If the
Administrator determines that a prime contractor failed to
communicate any solicitation of a subcontract in plain
writing in accordance with paragraph (6)(J), the prime
contractor shall communicate a new solicitation of the
subcontract in plain writing not later than 30 days after the
date on which the Administrator made that determination.''.
(b) Rulemaking.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small
Business Administration shall promulgate regulations to carry
out paragraphs (6)(J) and (18) of section 8(d) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)), as added by subsection (a).
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