HR 6307 · 116th Congress · Commerce

Easing Disruption for America’s Small Contractor Act of 2020

Introduced 2020-03-19· Sponsored by Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.(2020-03-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Easing Disruption for America's Small Contractor Act of 2020 This bill requires a federal agency to provide a small business contractor with additional time to perform its responsibilities and to pay such contractor regardless of any delay or interruption that is due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, a small business that is party to a contract with a federal agency and which experiences an adverse impact to its operations as a result of COVID-19 shall be provided with 90 additional days, or such additional time as deemed appropriate, to carry out its responsibilities under the contract. Further, if such performance of a federal goods or services contract is unavoidably delayed or interrupted by the inability of the small business's employees to access government facilities or resources due to restrictions related to COVID-19, the government shall pay the entity, upon submission of required documentation, the prices stipulated in the contract for goods or services as if performance had been rendered.…

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