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“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 583) to promote innovative acquisition techniques and procurement strategies, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 583 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and Acquisitions Act of 2021'' or the ``PRICE Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) small business participation in the Federal marketplace is key to ensuring a strong industrial base; (2) the Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-656) sets forth the requirement for the President to establish Government-wide goals for procurement contracts awarded to small businesses; (3) each year, the Small Business Administration works with each Federal agency to set their respective contracting goals and publishes a scorecard to ensure that the total of all Federal agency goals meets the required targets for the Federal Government; (4) the Department has received among the highest scorecard letter grades 10 years in a row and is the largest Federal agency to have such a track record; (5) in virtually every segment of the economy of the United States, including the homeland security community, there are small businesses working to support the mission and playi…”