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H.R. 1597 115th Congress House

Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act

Official title: To amend the Small Business Act to clarify the responsibilities of commercial market representatives, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 17, 2017 See on congress.gov
Commerce Business educationPublic contracts and procurementSmall Business AdministrationSmall business
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Mar 17, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Mar 17, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 17, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act

This bill amends the Small Business Act to specify the principal duties of Commercial Market Representatives, government contracting staff stationed at area Small Business Administration (SBA) offices and reporting to specified senior SBA officers.

Such duties shall include:

  • helping prime federal government contractors to find small business concerns capable of performing subcontracts;
  • counseling such contractors on their responsibility to maximize subcontracting opportunities for small business concerns;
  • instructing such contractors on methods and tools to identify potential subcontractors that are small business concerns;
  • assisting such constractors to increase awards to small business subcontractors through visits, training, and reviews of past performance;
  • giving counseling on how a small business concern may promote its capacity to such contractors; and
  • conducting periodic reviews of such contractors to assess compliance with required subcontracting plans regarding small business subcontractors.
 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2810 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
  • HR 1773 Clarity for America's Small Contractors Act of 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1597: Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1597/
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"H.R. 1597: Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1597/.
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H.R. 1597, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1597/.
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