# § 563d. Small business contracting goals
Not later than 90 days after December 18, 2014, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives that includes—
**(1)** the Administration’s performance record with respect to meeting its published small-business contracting goals during the preceding fiscal year;
**(2)** if the goals described in paragraph (1) were not met or the Administration’s performance was below the published small-business contracting goals of the Department—
**(A)** a list of challenges, including deviations from the Administration’s subcontracting plans, and factors that contributed to the level of performance during the preceding fiscal year;
**(B)** an action plan, with benchmarks, for addressing each of the challenges identified in subparagraph (A) that—
**(i)** is prepared after consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of Federal departments and agencies that achieved their published goals for prime contracting with small and minority-owned businesses, including small and disadvantaged businesses, in prior fiscal years; and
**(ii)** identifies policies and procedures that could be incorporated by the Administration in furtherance of achieving the Administration’s published goal for such contracting; and
**(3)** a status report on the implementation of the action plan that was developed in the preceding fiscal year in accordance with paragraph (2)(B), if such a plan was required.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–296, title XVI, § 1615, as added Pub. L. 113–245, § 3(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 2876.)