Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1607 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 ``Native Small Business Conformity Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS CONFORMITY. (a) HUBZone Eligibility.-- (1) In general.--Section 3(p)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p)(3)) is amended-- (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: ``(D) a small business concern that is owned and controlled by an organization described in section 8(a)(15);''. (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--Section 3(p)(5)(A)(i)(I)(aa) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p)(5)(A)(i)(I)(aa)) is amended by striking ``subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) of paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) or (F) of paragraph (3)''. (b) 8(a) Program.-- (1) In general.--Section 8(a)(6) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.…
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