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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3372
To amend the Small Business Act to give small business contracting credit
for subcontractors that are Puerto Rico businesses, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 19, 2019
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ (for herself and Mr. CISNEROS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business
A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to give small business
contracting credit for subcontractors that are Puerto
Rico businesses, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Con-
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tracting Credit Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTING CREDIT FOR SUB-
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CONTRACTORS
THAT
ARE
PUERTO
RICO
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BUSINESSES.
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Section 15(x)(1) of the Small Business Act (15
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U.S.C. 644(x)(1)) is amended—
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(1) by inserting ‘‘, or a prime contractor awards
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a subcontract (at any tier) to a subcontractor that
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is a Puerto Rico business,’’ after ‘‘Puerto Rico busi-
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ness’’;
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(2) by inserting ‘‘or subcontract’’ after ‘‘the
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contract’’; and
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(3) by striking ‘‘subsection (g)(1)(A)(i)’’ and
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inserting ‘‘subsection (g)(1)(A)’’.
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