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HR 2334 106th Congress House

Access to Contract Equity Act

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend and make improvements to the provisions relating to procurement contract goals for small disadvantaged busines… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend and make improvements to the provisions relating to procurement contract goals for small disadvantaged businesses and certain institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 23, 1999 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Administrative procedureBlack collegesCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCoast guard
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CommerceCongressCongressional reporting requirementsDefense contractsDefense industriesDefense procurementDepartment of DefenseEconomics and Public FinanceEducationGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment contractorsGovernment paperworkGovernment procurementGovernment publicityHigher educationJudicial review of administrative actsLawMinoritiesMinority business enterprisesNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPerformance measurementPricesRacial discriminationSmall businessSpace activitiesSpace programsSubcontractors
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 23, 1999
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 Latest action June 23, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Access to Contract Equity Act - States that, with respect to a contract goal by the Department of Defense, the Coast Guard, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the award of five percent of their procurement contracts to small disadvantaged businesses and certain minority institutions, no suspension of price modifications (allowing an item's contract price to exceed fair market value) shall be issued in an industry category if the President determines that contracts for a price exceeding fair market value are necessary to remedy demonstrated discrimination in such category. Requires such determination to be published in the Federal Register, and allows any person affected by the application of such determination to seek appropriate judicial review.

Amends provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 relating to the Mentor-Protege Pilot Program to: (1) make the program term three years, or five years in unusual circumstances as determined by the Secretary of Defense; (2) authorize (currently, requires) the Secretary to reimburse a mentor firm for the full cost of certain payments and assistance made under the program; (3) allow the Secretary to provide such reimbursement using a separate contract; (4) make determinations made in the annual performance reviews of a mentor firm's agreement a major factor in determining reimbursement amounts; and (5) limit to $1 million per fiscal year the total amount reimbursed for assistance to a protege firm, except when the Secretary determines that unusual circumstances justify reimbursement of a higher amount.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2334: Access to Contract Equity Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2334/
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