H. R. 7987, 118th Congress — To Require Plain Language and the Inclusion of Key Words in Covered Notices
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This is the text of H. R. 7987, the Plain Language in Contracting Act, introduced in the House of Representatives on April 15, 2024 by Lalota, for himself and Thanedar, and referred to the Committee on Small Business. The bill provides that each covered notice shall be written in a manner that is clear, concise, and accessible to a small business concern, and shall include key words in the description of the covered notice. It requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue rules not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Act. A section titled Compliance with CUTGO states that no additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Act.
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- 405949 2024 04 17 House Committee On Small Business Unanimously Repo Att2
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- 2024-04-17
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- 405949 2024 04 17 House Committee On Small Business Unanimously Repo Att2
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118TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 7987
To require plain language and the inclusion of key words in covered notices
that are clear, concise, and accessible to small business concerns, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 15, 2024
Mr. LALOTA (for himself and Mr. THANEDAR) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business
A BILL
To require plain language and the inclusion of key words
in covered notices that are clear, concise, and accessible
to small business concerns, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Plain Language in
5 Contracting Act’’.
6 SEC. 2. ACCESSIBILITY AND CLARITY IN COVERED NOTICES
7 FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.
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8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Each covered notice shall be writ-
9 ten—
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1 (1) in a manner that is clear, concise, and ac-
2 cessible to a small business concern; and
3 (2) in a manner consistent, to the extent prac-
4 ticable, with the Federal plain language guidelines
5 established pursuant to the Plain Writing Act of
6 2010 (5 U.S.C. 301 note).
7 (b) INCLUSION OF KEY WORDS IN COVERED NO-
8 TICES.—Each covered notice shall, to the maximum extent
9 practicable, include key words in the description of the
10 covered notice such that a small business concern seeking
11 contract opportunities using the single governmentwide
12 point of entry described under section 1708 of title 41,
13 United States Code, can easily identify and understand
14 such covered notice.
15 (c) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 90 days after the
16 date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of
17 the Small Business Administration shall issue rules to
18 carry out this section.
19 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
20 (1) COVERED NOTICE.—The term ‘‘covered no-
21 tice’’ means a notice pertaining to small business
22 concerns published by a Federal agency on the sin-
23 gle Government-wide point of entry described under
24 section 1708 of title 41, United States Code.
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1 (2) SMALL BUSINESS ACT DEFINITIONS.—The
2 terms ‘‘Federal agency’’ and ‘‘small business con-
3 cern’’ have the meanings given those terms, respec-
4 tively, in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15
5 U.S.C. 632).
6 SEC. 3. COMPLIANCE WITH CUTGO.
7 No additional amounts are authorized to be appro-
8 priated to carry out this Act or the amendments made
9 by this Act.
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