Plain Language in Contracting Act
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What it does
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1Short title
This section would let the Act be called the Plain Language in Contracting Act.
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Plain Language in Contracting Act .
2Accessibility and clarity in covered notices for small business concerns
This section would require every covered notice to be written clearly, concisely, and in a way that is accessible to a small business concern, and to follow the Federal plain language guidelines set up under the Plain Writing Act of 2010 to the extent practicable. It would also require each covered notice to include, to the maximum extent practicable, key words in its description so that a small business concern searching the single Government-wide point of entry described in section 1708 of title 41, United States Code, could easily find and understand the notice. Within 90 days after the Act became law, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration would have to issue rules to carry out these requirements. For this section, a covered notice would mean a notice about small business concerns that a Federal agency publishes on that single Government-wide point of entry, and the terms Federal agency and small business concern would have the same meanings given to them in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
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2. Accessibility and clarity in covered notices for small business concerns (a) In general Each covered notice shall be written— (1) in a manner that is clear, concise, and accessible to a small business concern; and (2) in a manner consistent, to the extent practicable, with the Federal plain language guidelines established pursuant to the Plain Writing Act of 2010 ( 5 U.S.C. 301 note). (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 ).
3Compliance with CUTGO
This section states that no additional money is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act or any amendments the Act makes.
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3. Compliance with CUTGO No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.
Where it is
In the House.