S 633 · 112th Congress · Commerce

Small Business Contracting Fraud Prevention Act of 2011

Introduced 2011-03-17· Sponsored by Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.(2011-09-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Small Business Contracting Fraud Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Small Business Act to include under penalties for misrepresentation a business that misrepresents itself as a small business owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. Includes under such penalties misrepresentation for purposes of the award of a grant or cooperative agreement through the Small Business Administration (SBA). (Current law addresses only awards of prime contracts or subcontracts.) Expands authorized remedies to include civil remedies available under the False Claims Act, as well as the amount actually received from the federal government under a contract, grant or cooperative agreement, or losses sustained. Provides additional events or instances under which a person shall be considered to have misrepresented its status. Requires an entity seeking status as a small business owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans to submit an annual certification of such status, and to register with specified databases that track veteran small businesses. Directs: (1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to verify such status; and (2) the head of a federal agency awarding a sole source contract t…

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Cosponsors (13)

6 Democrats7 Republicans