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S 2608 IS
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2608
To make improvements to the Small Business Act.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 7 (legislative day, February 6), 2008
Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mrs. DOLE) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
A BILL
To make improvements to the Small Business Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds--
(1) based on evidence presented by Congressional witnesses, testimony before Congress, and studies and reports, that women-owned small business concerns are under represented in certain identified industries with respect to Federal procurement contracting; and
(2) the women's small business government-wide statutory goal has never been achieved since the time of its enactment.
SEC. 3. SMALL BUSINESS ACT PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS.
Section 8(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(m)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking `(3)' and inserting `(4)';
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:
(3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
`(4) IDENTIFICATION OF INDUSTRIES-
`(A) STUDY REQUIRED- The Administrator shall conduct a study 5 years after the date on which the program under this section is implemented, to identify industries in which small business concerns owned and controlled by women are underrepresented with respect to Federal procurement contracting.
`(B) PRESUMPTION RELATING TO UNDERREPRESENTATION- For purposes of this subsection, the industries identified by the 2007 North American Industry Classification System Code as industry codes 11 through 81 (as published by the Bureau of the Census) shall be presumed to be industries in which small business concerns owned and controlled by women are underrepresented with respect to Federal procurement contracting.'; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
`(7) NO PAST FINDING OF DISCRIMINATION REQUIRED- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a contracting officer need not make a finding of past gender discrimination by a contracting agency in order to comply with or otherwise be subject to the requirements of this subsection.'.
U.S. Congress - Text of S.2608 as Introduced in Senate Small Business Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act
