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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 8070 (Received in Senate) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 864

Sec. 864. Accessibility and clarity in covered notices for small business concerns

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Each covered notice shall be written— in a manner that is clear, concise, and accessible to a small business concern (as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 10 U.S.C. 632 )); and in a manner consistent, to the extent practicable, with the Federal plain language guidelines established pursuant to the Plain Writing Act of 2010 ( 5 U.S.C. 301 note). Each covered notice shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include key words in the description of the covered notice such that a small business concern seeking contract opportunities using the single Government-wide point of entry described under section 1708 of title 41, United States Code, can easily identify and understand such covered notice.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue rules to carry out this section. In this section, the term covered notice means a notice pertaining to small business concerns published by the Secretary of Defense or a Secretary of a military department on the single Government-wide point of entry described under section 1708 of title 41, United States Code.
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