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TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS

Subtitle G—Small Business Matters

P. L. 116-92

House Conference Report 116-333

Section 15(x) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(x)(1)) is amended--

(1) in the subsection heading, by adding ``and Covered Territory Businesses'' after ``Puerto Rico Businesses'';

(2) in paragraph (1)--

(A) by inserting ``or a covered territory business, or a prime contractor awards a subcontract (at any tier) to a subcontractor that is a Puerto Rico business or a covered territory business,'' after ``Puerto Rico business'';

(B) by inserting ``or subcontract'' after ``the contract''; and

(C) by striking ``subsection (g)(1)(A)(i)'' and inserting ``subsection (g)(1)(A)''; and

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

``(3) Covered territory business defined.--In this subsection, the term `covered territory business' means a small business concern that has its principal office located in one of the following:

``(A) The United States Virgin Islands.

``(B) American Samoa.

``(C) Guam.

``(D) The Northern Mariana Islands.''.

The House amendment contained two provisions (secs. 888 and 889) that would amend section 15(x) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C 644(x)). Section 888 would allow agencies to double the value of subcontracts to Puerto Rico businesses when determining agency compliance with small business contracting goals. Section 889 would allow agencies to double the value of contracts awarded to small business concerns that have their principal office located in the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands, when determining agency compliance with small business contracting goals.

The Senate bill contained no similar provision.

The Senate recedes with an amendment that combines the two provisions.