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HR 1641 115th Congress House Commerce Economic development Fraud offenses and financial crimes Minority and disadvantaged businesses Public contracts and procurement Small Business Administration Small business Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

To amend the Small Business Act to clarify the responsibilities of Business Opportunity Specialists, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 20, 2017 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Mar 20, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Small Business Act to declare that the exclusive duties of a Business Opportunity Specialist reporting to the senior official (or designee) appointed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) with certain SBA loan responsibilities, including the procurement program for small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans and the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program, shall be to implement specified SBA loan programs, and complete other duties related to contracting programs.

Such duties shall include:

  • performing specified functions with respect to small business concerns eligible to receive federal contracts and subcontracts;
  • reviewing and monitoring compliance with mentor-protege agreements;
  • representing the interests of the SBA and small business concerns in the award, modification, and administration of contracts and subcontracts awarded pursuant to the Act; and
  • reporting fraud or abuse.
What's happening now March 20, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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  • HR 1773 Related bill Clarity for America's Small Contractors Act of 2017
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 20, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1641: To amend the Small Business Act to clarify the responsibilities of Business Opportunity Specialists, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1641/
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"H.R. 1641: To amend the Small Business Act to clarify the responsibilities of Business Opportunity Specialists, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1641/.
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H.R. 1641, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1641/.
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