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118th Congress(2023-2024)
Agency Accountability Act of 2024
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H. R. 7103 (Referred-in-Senate)


118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7103

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 30, 2024

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

AN ACT

To amend the Small Business Act to require Federal agencies to testify and report on scores received under the scorecard program for evaluating Federal agency compliance with small business contracting goals, to testify for failure to meet Governmentwide contracting goals, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Agency Accountability Act of 2024”.

SEC. 2. Federal agency testimony on scorecard scores and failure to achieve certain goals.

Section 15(g)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(G) TESTIMONY REQUIRED.—The head of the office established in a Federal agency under subsection (k) shall testify before the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives under the following circumstances:

“(i) If such agency fails to receive a score equivalent to a letter grade of ‘A’ or above on the scorecard established under subsection (y) for a fiscal year, on the reasons for such failure.

“(ii) If such agency fails to meet two or more of the Governmentwide goals established under paragraph (1)(A), on the reasons for such failure,”.

SEC. 3. Federal agency reporting on scorecard scores.

Section 15(h)(1)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(h)(1)(D)) is amended by inserting “and to improve the score on the scorecard established under subsection (y)” after “better meet such goals”.

SEC. 4. Compliance with CUTGO.

No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives April 29, 2024.

    Attest:kevin f. mccumber,   
    Clerk.