Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Parity for HUBZone Appeals Act of 2021”.
Parity for HUBZone Appeals Act of 2021
A BILL
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue a rule authorizing the Office of Hearings and Appeals to decide appeals relating to the status of HUBZone business concerns, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Authority for the Office of Hearings and Appeals to decide appeals relating to qualified HUBZone small business concerns
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall issue a rule authorizing the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the Administration to decide all appeals from formal protest determinations in connection with the status of a concern as qualified HUBZone small business concern (as such term is defined in section 31(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657a(b)).