119-hr3736

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3736 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3736

To amend title 41, United States Code, to add the Administrator of the 
 Small Business Administration to the Federal Acquisition Regulatory 
 Council, to require the Administrator to submit certain reports, and 
 for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 4, 2025

 Ms. Simon (for herself and Ms. Velazquez) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
 Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
 committee concerned

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 A BILL

To amend title 41, United States Code, to add the Administrator of the 
 Small Business Administration to the Federal Acquisition Regulatory 
 Council, to require the Administrator to submit certain reports, and 
 for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``The Small Business Representation in 
Contracting Rulemaking Act''.

SEC. 2. ADDITION OF THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE SMALL BUSINESS 
 ADMINISTRATION TO THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATORY 
 COUNCIL.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph

    (1) of 

section 1302

    (b) of title 41, 
United States Code, is amended--

    (1) in subparagraph
            (C) , by striking ``and'' at the end;

    (2) in subparagraph
            (D) , by striking the period at the end 
 and inserting ``; and''; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
 ``
        (E) the Administrator of the Small Business 
 Administration.''.

    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph

    (2) of such section is amended 
by striking ``subparagraphs
        (B) to
            (D) '' and inserting ``subparagraphs
        (B) through
        (E) ''.
            (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
shall submit to the Committee on Small Business of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship of the Senate a report that includes--

    (1) an assessment of the personnel and resources necessary 
 for the Administrator to carry out assigned duties as a member 
 of the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council; and

    (2) recommended changes to current laws, strategies, 
 policies, or regulations to assist the Administrator in 
 carrying out such duties.
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