Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Waiver Authorization Streamlining Act of 2021”.
Waiver Authorization Streamlining Act of 2021
A BILL
To streamline the process for granting certain waivers for requirements on contracts awarded under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Waiver authorization streamlining
Section 8(a)(21) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(21)) is amended—
in subparagraph (A), by striking “subparagraph (B)” and inserting “subparagraphs (B) and (F)”;
in subparagraph (B)—
by striking clause (iii); and
by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively;
by moving subparagraph (C) two ems to the left; and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(F) In the event either a contract awarded pursuant to this subsection or ownership and control of a concern performing a contract awarded pursuant to this subsection will pass to another small business concern, the requirements of subparagraph (A) shall not apply if—
“(i) the acquiring small business concern is a program participant; and
“(ii) upon a request submitted prior to the passage of the contract or the actual relinquishment of ownership and control, as applicable, the Administrator (or the delegee of the Administrator) determines that the acquiring small business concern would otherwise be eligible to directly receive the award pursuant to this subsection.”