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TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle E—Small Business Matters |
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P. L. 116- |
House Conference Report 116-617 |
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SEC. 869. EXTENSION OF PARTICIPATION
IN 8(A) PROGRAM. (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall ensure that a small business concern participating in the program established under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637) on or before September 9, 2020, may elect to extend such participation by a period of 1 year, regardless of whether such concern previously elected to suspend participation in such program pursuant to guidance of the Administrator. (b) Emergency Rulemaking Authority.--Not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall issue regulations to carry out this section without regard to the notice requirements under section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code. |
Extension of participation in 8(a)
program (sec. 869) The House bill contained a provision (sec. 835) that would allow small business concerns participating in the program established under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637) on or before March 13, 2020, to extend such participation by a period of 1 year, and that would require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue regulations implementing this provision within 15 days. The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 5874) that would allow small business concerns participating in the 8(a) program on the date of enactment of this provision to continue their participation for 1 year. The Senate recedes with an amendment that would revise the eligibility date in the provision to on or before September 9, 2020. |
