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
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Mar 20, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Mar 20, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
1