To establish requirements relating to size standard compliance of small business concerns owned and controlled by women for certain purposes, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires women-owned small businesses to meet applicable size standards to be certified and compete for restricted contracts. Grandfathers currently certified businesses until they notify of change or exceed size limits.
Who Benefits and How
Truly small women-owned businesses benefit from program integrity. Government contracting maintains competitive environment for small businesses.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Some women-owned businesses that grew beyond size standards may lose certification. SBA and certifying entities must verify size compliance.
Key Provisions
- Size standard compliance required for WOSB certification
- Currently certified WOSBs grandfathered until status changes
- Certification lost when exceeding size standard
- Maintains program for qualifying small businesses
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires size standard compliance for women-owned small business certification
Who Benefits
- Small women-owned businesses
- Government contracting integrity
Who Bears Costs
- Larger WOSBs exceeding size standards
- SBA and certifying entities
Key Policy Areas
Small Business, Women Business Owners, Procurement
Primary Purpose
Requires size standard compliance for women-owned small business certification
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Ensure WOSB program serves truly small businesses"
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small …
Reported from the Committee on Small Business; committed to the …
Ms. Maloy (for herself and Ms. Scholten) introduced the following …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "administrator"
- → SBA Administrator
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