1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2023 . 2. Equitable adjustments to construction contracts (a) In general Section 15 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (x) and (y) as subsections (y) and (z), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (w) the following new subsection: (x) Interim partial payments for equitable adjustments to construction contracts (1) Request for an equitable adjustment A small business concern that was awarded a construction contract by an agency may submit a request for an equitable adjustment to the contracting officer of such agency if the contracting officer directs a change in the terms of the contract performance without the agreement of the small business concern. Such request shall— (A) be timely made pursuant to the terms of the contract