HR-4340 : Still Just a Bill

Small Business Contracting and Acquisition Programs Efficiency Act of 2016 or the SB CAPE Act of 2016

This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to initiate a review of the Office of Government Contracting and Business Development (OGCBD) of the Small Business Administration (SBA).

This review shall examine:

  • the extent to which SBA personnel who carry out certain procurement and business development programs report to the OGCBD,
  • whether greater efficiency and consistency in the certification process of the procurement and business development programs could be achieved by creating a single organizational unit of employees to process all certifications required by such programs,
  • whether greater efficiency and efficacy in the performance of such programs could be achieved by improving the alignment of the field personnel assigned to them,
  • how the OGCBD could improve its staffing of regulatory drafting functions and its coordination with the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to ensure timely rulemaking by the SBA, and
  • any other areas in which the GAO determines that the SBA could improve its performance with respect to procurement and business development programs.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2016-01-07IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on Small Business.House floor actions
2016-01-07IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Commerce
See Subjects
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Congressional oversight
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Performance measurement
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Small Business Administration
  • Small business

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