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H. Rept. 118-396 1 (2024-02-23)

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                     118TH CONGRESS                                         REPORT
                        2d Session     HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES           118-396







                               AGENCY ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2024




                     FEBRUARY 23, 2024.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
                                       of the Union and ordered to be printed




                      Mr. WILLIAMS   of Texas, from the Committee  on Small  Business,
                                          submitted  the  following


                                              R  E  P  O  R  T

                                                together with

                                            MINORITY VIEWS

                                            [To accompany H.R. 7103]

                      The  Committee   on Small Business, to whom   was referred the bill
                    (H.R.  7103) to amend   the Small  Business  Act to require  Federal
                    agencies  to testify and report on scores received under  the  score-
                    card program   for evaluating Federal agency  compliance  with small
                    business  contracting goals, to testify for failure to meet Govern-
                    mentwide   contracting goals, and for other purposes, having consid-
                    ered  the same, reports favorably  thereon without  amendment and
                    recommends   that the bill do pass.

                                                 CONTENTS
                                                                                     Page
                        I. Purpose and Bill Sum m ary  ........................................................................  2
                        II. N eed  for  Legislation  ..................................................................................  2
                        III. Hearings ....................................................................................................... 2
                        IV. Com m ittee  Consideration  .........................................................................  2
                        V . Com m ittee  V otes  .......................................................................................  2
                        VI. Section-by-Section  of H .R. 7103  ...............................................................  5
                      VII. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate .............................................  5
                      VIII. New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures              5
                      IX. Oversight Findings & Recommendations ..................................................  5
                        X. Performance   Goals and  Objectives  ...........................................................  6
                        XI. Statement of Duplication of Federal Programs ......................................  6
                      XII. Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff
                            Benefits ..................................................................................................... 6
                      XIII. Federal M  andates  Statem ent  ...................................................................  6
                      XIV. Federal Advisory Committee Statement ...................................................  6
                      XV. Applicability  to Legislative  Branch  ...........................................................  6
                      XVI. Statement of Constitutional Authority ......................................................  6
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