Current status is Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 787

1. Short title
2. Accessibility and clarity in covered notices for small business concerns
3. No additional funds authorized

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Plain Language in Contracting Act".

2. Accessibility and clarity in covered notices for small business concerns

(a) In general - Each covered notice shall be written in a manner—

(1) - such that a small business concern can easily understand the intent of the covered notice; and

(2) - that—

(A) - is clear, concise, and well-organized; and

(B) - to the maximum extent practicable, follows other best practices appropriate to the subject or field of the covered notice and the intended audience of the covered notice.

(b) Inclusion of key words in covered notices - Each covered notice shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include key words in the description of the covered notice such that a small business concern seeking contract opportunities using the single, Government-wide point of entry described under section 1708 of title 41, United States Code, can easily identify and understand such covered notice.

(c) Rulemaking - Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall issue rules to carry out this section.

(d) Definitions - In this section:

(1) Covered notice - The term covered notice means a notice pertaining to small business concerns published by a Federal agency on the single Government-wide point of entry described under section 1708 of title 41, United States Code.

(2) Small Business Act definitions - The terms Federal agency and small business concern have the meanings given those terms, respectively, in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).

3. No additional funds authorized

No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act.