US Congress House Bill 4206 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on March 19 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-12-21 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 531.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Contracting Oversight for Small Business Jobs Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to include under penalties for misrepresentation the willful misrepresentation of status as a small business for the purpose of obtaining, retaining, or completing a federal contract. Amends the Small Business Act to provide that, in cases of small business fraud, including misrepresentation of status, the penalties provided shall not apply if the defendant acted in reliance on a written advisory opinion from a licensed attorney who is not an employee of the defendant. Requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) issue rules defining an advisory opinion for such purposes, and (2) issue a compliance guide to assist businesses in accurately determining their small business status. Establishes in the SBA an Office of Hearings and Appeals, headed by a Chief Hearing Officer, which shall: (1) impartially decide matters where Congress designates that a hearing on the record is required or which the Administrator designates by regulation or otherwise, and (2) contain the SBA's Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts Office. Includes as a misrepresentation, for SBA purposes, any misrepresentation established by a preponderance of the evidence (in the case of debarment) or adequate evidence (in the case of suspension). Directs the Administrator to publish on the SBA website the standard operating procedures for such debarments and suspensions. Directs the Administrator to report annually to the congressional small business committees on debarment and suspension actions. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Administrator should present to the SBA Inspector General or the Attorney General any evidence of a violation of misrepresentation of small business status presented in a proceeding conducted by the Office of Hearings and Appeals.

Contracting Oversight for Small Business Jobs Act of 2012

Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]

Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]

Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]

Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-12-21	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 531.
2012-12-21	House	Committee on Judiciary discharged.
2012-12-21	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 112-728, Part I.
2012-03-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2012-03-21	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2012-03-21	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2012-03-19	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2012-03-19	House	Referred to House Small Business
2012-03-19	House	Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/4206/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4206/BILLS-112hr4206ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4206/BILLS-112hr4206rh.pdf