Legal Protections for Subcontractors on Federal Prime Contracts.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business cycles.

Public contracts.

Small business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (13 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

System requirements: PDF reader software.

text file

Summary:

Discusses payment and other protections for subcontractors on certain Federal contracts under current law, in light of recent discussions on effects of the recession upon small businesses. Covers impact of Miller Act, 1988 amendments to the Prompt Payment Act, and the Small Business Act; and reviews proposed legislation in the 111th Congress to expand the legal protections for subcontractors on Federal prime contracts.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Legal Protections for Subcontractors on Federal Prime Contracts

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