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S. 2138 — what changed

Small Business Subcontracting Transparency Act of 2015

From Introduced in Senate to Reported in Senate. 3 sections amended between Introduced in Senate and Reported in Senate.

Sec. 2 Transparency in subcontracting goals

Section 8(d)(9) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(9)) is amended—

(1)
by striking “(9) The failure” and inserting the following:

“(9) Material breach—The failure”

(2)
in subparagraph (A), by striking “subsection, or” and inserting “subsection,”;
(3)
in subparagraph (B), by striking “subcontract,” and inserting “subcontract, or”; and
(4)
added by moving subparagraphs (A) and (B) 2 ems to the right; and
(45)
renumbered was (6) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:

“(C) assurances provided under paragraph (6)(E),”

Sec. 3 Authority of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration

Section 8(d)(11) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(11)) is amended—

(1)
by striking “(11) In the case of” and inserting the following:

“(11) Authority of administration—In the case of”

(2)
changed in subparagraph (B), by striking “, which shall be advisory in nature,”.nature,”.; and
(3)
added by moving subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) 2 ems to the right.

Sec. 5 Good faith compliance

changed Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall issue regulations providing examples of activities that would be considered a failure to make a good faith effort to comply with the requirements imposed on an entity, other than a small business concern, (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)), that is awarded a prime contract containing the clauses required under paragraphs paragraph (4) or (5) of section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)).