119-hr787

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 787 Referred in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 787

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 June 4, 2025

 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business 
 and Entrepreneurship

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 AN ACT

 To require plain language and the inclusion of key words in covered 
 notices that are clear, concise, and accessible to small business 
 concerns, 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 ``Plain Language in Contracting Act''.

SEC. 2. ACCESSIBILITY AND CLARITY IN COVERED NOTICES FOR SMALL BUSINESS 
 CONCERNS.

    (a) In General.--Each covered notice shall be written in a manner--

    (1) such that a small business concern can easily 
 understand the intent of the covered notice; and

    (2) that--
        (A) is clear, concise, and well-organized; and
        (B) to the maximum extent practicable, follows 
 other best practices appropriate to the subject or 
 field of the covered notice and the intended audience 
 of the covered notice.

    (b) Inclusion of Key Words in Covered Notices.--Each covered notice 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include key words in the 
description of the covered notice such that a small business concern 
seeking contract opportunities using the single, Government-wide point 
of entry described under 

section 1708 of title 41, United States Code, 
can easily identify and understand such covered notice.
            (c) Rulemaking.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration shall issue rules to carry out this section.
            (d) === Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Covered notice.--The term ``covered notice'' means a 
 notice pertaining to small business concerns published by a 
 Federal agency on the single Government-wide point of entry 
 described under 

section 1708 of title 41, United States Code.

    (2) Small business act 

=== definitions. ===
-The terms ``Federal 
 agency'' and ``small business concern'' have the meanings given 
 those terms, respectively, in 

section 3 of the Small Business 
 Act (15 U.S.C. 632).

SEC. 3. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.

 No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of 
this Act.

 Passed the House of Representatives June 3, 2025.

 Attest:

 KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

 Clerk.