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Puerto Rico Small Business Contracting Assistance Act of 2018

Introduced: March 6, 2018 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 10, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 481.
Apr 10, 2018
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 115-628.
Mar 14, 2018
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Mar 14, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 6, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Mar 6, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Puerto Rico Small Business Contracting Assistance Act of 2018

This bill amends the Small Business Act to double for four years after its enactment the value of a prime contract awarded by a federal agency to a small business with its principle office in Puerto Rico in order to comply with the Act's governmentwide goal for small businesses' participation to be at least 23% of the total value of all prime contract awards for each fiscal year during such period.

Beginning on enactment of this bill and until the termination of the Financial Oversight and Management Board, the Small Business Administration (SBA):

  • may transfer technology or surplus property to a Puerto Rico business if it meets SBA requirements for such transfer, without regard to whether the business is a small business and capital ownership development program participant; and
  • shall identify potential incentives to a covered mentor that awards a subcontract to its covered protege (i.e., positive consideration in any past performance evaluation of such mentor, the application of costs incurred for providing training to the protege to the mentor's subcontracting plan, and such other SBA incentives).

The bill requires the SBA to allow up to two additional mentor-protege relationships for protege firms that are Puerto Rico businesses. (Currently, the limit on SBA mentor-protege relationships is three.)

What's happening now April 10, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 481.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 5929 Related bill United States Virgin Islands Small Business Contracting Assistance Act of 2018
  • HR 5515 Related bill John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
  • HR 2429 Related bill Puerto Rico Task Force Economic Empowerment Act of 2017
  • HR 2488 Related bill Puerto Rico Small Business Assistance Act of 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5178: Puerto Rico Small Business Contracting Assistance Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5178/
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"H.R. 5178: Puerto Rico Small Business Contracting Assistance Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5178/.
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H.R. 5178, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5178/.
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