A bill to amend section 8 (a) of the Small Business Act.

Amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration and the head of a procuring agency, with respect to procurement subcontracts to be performed in a State or area outside of the continental United States by socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns, to take into account the availability of such eligible concerns in such areas and any increase in transportation costs which would result if no such eligible concerns are available in such State or area.