NASBP Focal Point – January 4, 2022

On Monday, December 27, President Biden signed S. 1605, the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022.” This legislation authorizes fiscal year 2022 appropriations principally for Department of Defense programs and military construction, Department of Energy national security programs, and intelligence programs; specifies a military basic pay increase and other authorities relating to the U.S. Armed Forces; and other matters. Prior to the president’s signing of S.1605, NASBP issued a press release and included an article in the November/December 2021 Pipeline after Congress overwhelmingly passed S.1605 earlier that month. As noted in the NASBP press release, the language exempting the Act from threshold increases based upon inflation is located at Subtitle G—Small Business Matters, Sec. 861.

NASBP is grateful to everyone who helped make this legislative goal a reality. Most notably, we would like to thank NASBP members who participated in countless fly-ins, members of the Construction Industry Procurement Coalition (CIPC), which delivered a support letter to the Senate/House Armed Services Committee Chairs and Ranking Members, and the guidance and leadership of House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia Velázquez (D-NY-7^th) and Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and their respective staff whose support never wavered.

On Thursday, January 6, 2022, representatives of four associations in the Construction Industry Procurement Coalition (CIPC) are holding an encore panel discussion to review the recently enacted bipartisan infrastructure bill and its impact on their respective organizations. NASBP Director of Government Relations Larry LeClair will moderate the panel for this NASBP Virtual Seminar held at 2 p.m. Eastern.

The January 6 panelists include Dana Thompson with the Women Construction Owners & Executives; John “JB” Byrd with the National Society of Professional Surveyors; Mike Oscar with the American Subcontractors Association; and, finally, Jordan Howard with the Associated General Contractors of America. Potential topics the panelists might discuss are the contracting opportunities available to their members regarding surface transportation, water, broadband, and minority-owned businesses. The CIPC construction industry lobbyists will be asked to share their thoughts on the second session of the 2021 congressional calendar and perhaps handicap the 2022 mid-term congressional races. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from this panel of experts. Register now for the January 6 panel discussion.