A bill to amend the Small Business Act to eliminate certain requirements relating to the award of construction subcontracts within the county or State of performance.

Under current small business rules, certain construction subcontracts through the SBA's 8(a) program — which helps disadvantaged small businesses get federal contracts — must go to firms in the same county or state where the work is being done. This can be a real problem in states like Alaska or Hawaii, where qualified subcontractors may be scarce locally. This bill would simply repeal that geographic restriction, making it easier for 8(a) program participants to find and hire subcontractors regardless of where they're located.