The WOSB Integrity Act of 2024
This bill modifies the authority of federal agencies to limit competition for certain government contracts to women-owned small businesses under certain circumstances. The bill specifies that certification as such a small business includes compliance with the applicable size standards under current law.
A women-owned small business that is certified as of enactment of this bill may continue to qualify for such contracts until the business notifies the Small Business Administration (SBA) that it is no longer such a small business or the SBA determines the business exceeds the applicable size standards.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7128 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7128
To establish requirements relating to size standard compliance of small
business concerns owned and controlled by women for certain purposes,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 30, 2024
Ms. Maloy (for herself and Ms. Scholten) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business
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A BILL
To establish requirements relating to size standard compliance of small
business concerns owned and controlled by women for certain purposes,
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 WOSB Integrity Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. WOMEN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD COMPLIANCE FOR
RESTRICTED COMPETITION.
(a) In General.--Section 8(m)(2)(E) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 637(m)(2)(E)) is amended by inserting ``, including that each
such concern does not exceed the applicable size standard established
under section 3(a)'' after ``by women''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not
be construed as disqualifying any small business concern owned and
controlled by women that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act,
is certified by a Federal agency, the Administrator of the Small
Business Administration, or a national certifying entity approved by
the Administrator as a small business concern owned and controlled by
women from competing for contracts restricted under section 8(m)(2) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(m)(2)) before the earlier of--
(1) the date on which the small business concern owned and
controlled by women submits a notice that such concern is no
longer a small business concern owned and controlled by women;
or
(2) the date on which the Administrator, Federal agency, or
entity that provided such certification determines that the
concern exceeds the applicable size standard established under
section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act or the amendments
made by this Act shall be construed to require the Administrator to
perform a formal size determination on a small business concern when
considering an application from such concern for certification as a
small business concern owned and controlled by women.
(d) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
(2) Small business concern.--The term ``small business
concern'' has the meaning given under section 3 of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
(3) Small business concern owned and controlled by women.--
The term ``small business concern'' and ``small business
concern owned and controlled by women'' has the meaning given
in section 8(m)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
637(m)(1)).
(e) Technical Amendment.--Section 8(m)(2)(C) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 637(m)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``paragraph (3)''
and inserting ``paragraph (4)''.
(f) Compliance With CUTGO.--No additional amounts are authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this
Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 0.
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 118-383.
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 118-383.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 313.
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H727-728)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7128.
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Williams (TX) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
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Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H766)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 2/28/2024 CR H727)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 2/28/2024 CR H727)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.