U.S. Congress - S.2608 Small Business Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act
S.2608 - Small Business Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act
A bill to make improvements to the Small Business Act. view all titles (2)
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- Official: A bill to make improvements to the Small Business Act. as introduced.
- Short: Small Business Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act as introduced.
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2/7/2008--Introduced.Small Business Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act - Amends the Small Business Act relating to the women's procurement program (the provision of contracting opportunities for women-owned small businesses) to require the Administrator of the Small BusiOfficial Summary
2/7/2008--Introduced.Small Business Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act - Amends the Small Business Act relating to the women's procurement program (the provision of contracting opportunities for women-owned small businesses) to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to wait until five years after the program is implemented before conducting a required study to identify industries in which small businesses owned and controlled by women are underrepresented with respect to federal procurement contracting (and therefore eligible for contracting preferences or set-asides). Presumes as underrepresented by women-owned small businesses the industries identified in industry codes 11 through 81 of the 2007 North American Industry Classification System Code. States that a contracting officer need not make a finding of past gender discrimination by a contracting agency in order to comply with federal contracting requirements under the women's business procurement program.
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Snowe Outraged by Final SBA Womenâs Contracting Rule
On February 7, 2008, Senators Snowe and Dole introduced the "Small Business Womenâs Procurement Program Improvement Act" (S. 2608), which would amend the Small Business Act to address the fundamental flaws in the SBAâs proposed rule. ..
SBA issues new proposal on small business program, but same ...
In February, Snowe introduced S. 2608, the Small Business Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act. The bill would certify that women-owned small businesses are underrepresented in 70 industries. SBA would then have to wait five ...
WashingtonWatch.com - S. 2608, The Small Business Women's ...
US Congress: S. 2608, The Small Business Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act.
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