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

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

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Administrator of the Small Business Administration must send a report every year to the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and to the House Committee on Small Business. The report covers actions the Administrator took in the prior year on suspending or removing companies from federal work. The report must say how many contractors were proposed for suspension or debarment, which federal office started each proposal, the reason for each proposal, how each proposal ended and why, and how many cases were sent to the SBA Inspector General, another agency, or the Attorney General. The Administrator may hide names or other identifying details to protect any ongoing criminal or civil investigations.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §645a

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(a)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)The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following information for the year covered by the report:
(1)The number of contractors proposed for suspension or debarment.
(2)The office within a Federal agency that originated each proposal for suspension or debarment.
(3)The reason for each proposal for suspension or debarment.
(4)The result of each proposal for suspension or debarment, and the reason for such result.
(5)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).

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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

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60