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Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110

§645a Annual Report on Suspensions and Debarments Proposed by Small Business Administration

Title 15 › CHAPTER 14A — AID TO SMALL BUSINESS › § 645a

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Each year the head of the Small Business Administration must send the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the House Committee on Small Business a report about the previous year’s suspension and debarment actions. The report must say how many contractors were proposed, which federal office started each case, the reasons, the outcomes (with reasons), and how many cases were referred to the SBA Inspector General, another agency, or the Attorney General; names or details may be redacted to protect ongoing investigations.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §645a

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(a)Report requirement
The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall submit each year to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate, and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report on the suspension and debarment actions taken by the Administrator during the year preceding the year of submission of the report.
(b)Matters covered
The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following information for the year covered by the report:
(1)Number
The number of contractors proposed for suspension or debarment.
(2)Source
The office within a Federal agency that originated each proposal for suspension or debarment.
(3)Reasons
The reason for each proposal for suspension or debarment.
(4)Results
The result of each proposal for suspension or debarment, and the reason for such result.
(5)Referrals
The number of suspensions or debarments referred to the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration or another agency, or to the Attorney General (for purposes of this paragraph, the Administrator may redact identifying information on names of companies or other information in order to protect the integrity of any ongoing criminal or civil investigation).

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, and not as part of the Small Business Act which comprises this chapter.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 645a

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110