H.R. 1583 – Reading Mode

114th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1583

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 24, 2015

Mr. Hardy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

A BILL

To amend the Small Business Act to clarify the requirements related to small business contracts for services, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Small Business Contractor’s Clarification Act of 2015.

Clarification of requirements related to small business contracts for services

(a)

Procurement contracts

Section 8(a)(17) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)) is amended—

(1)

in subparagraph (A), by striking any procurement contract and all that follows through section 15 and inserting any procurement contract, which contract has as its principal purpose the supply of a product to be let pursuant to this subsection or subsection (m), or section 15(a), 31, or 36,; and

(2)

by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(C)

Limitation

This paragraph shall not apply to a contract that has as its principal purpose the acquisition of services or construction.

(b)

Subcontractor contracts

Section 46(a)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657s(a)(4)) is amended by striking for supplies from a regular dealer in such supplies and inserting which is principally for supplies from a regular dealer in such supplies, and which is not a contract principally for services or construction.