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House Bill 7988
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform Act of 2024
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7988

AN ACT

To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to new small business entrants in the scorecard program, 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 “Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform Act of 2024” or the “SPUR Act”.

SEC. 2. Modifications to scorecard requirements.

Section 15(y) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(y)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (2)—

(A) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and

(B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:

“(E) The number of new small business entrants, including new small business entrants that are small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and small business concerns owned and controlled by women awarded prime contracts in each North American Industry Classification System code during the fiscal year, and a comparison to the number awarded prime contracts during the prior fiscal year, if available.”;

(2) in paragraph (3), by striking “subparagraphs (B) through (E) of paragraph (2)” and inserting “subparagraphs (B) through (F) of paragraph (2)”; and

(3) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:

“(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:

“(A) NEW SMALL BUSINESS ENTRANT.—The term ‘new small business entrant’ means a small business concern that—

“(i) has been awarded a prime contract; and

“(ii) has not previously been awarded a prime contract by the Federal Government.

“(B) SCORECARD.—The term ‘scorecard’ means any summary using a rating system to evaluate the efforts of a Federal agency to meet goals established under subsection (g)(1)(B) that—

“(i) includes the measures described in paragraph (2); and

“(ii) assigns a score to each Federal agency evaluated.”.

SEC. 3. Compliance with CUTGO.

No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives June 11, 2024.

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118th CONGRESS
     2d Session
H. R. 7988
AN ACT
To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to new small business entrants in the scorecard program, and for other purposes.