The Small Business Representation in Contracting Rulemaking Act
This bill adds the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) as a permanent member of the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, which sets rules for how federal agencies purchase goods and services. It directly affects small businesses by ensuring their representative has a formal role in shaping federal contracting policies. The key mechanism requires the SBA Administrator to submit a report within 90 days of the bill's enactment, detailing staffing needs and suggesting policy changes to support their new council role. The bill does not alter existing contracting rules but changes who participates in creating them.
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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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