1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accountability in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. (2) Small business concern owned and controlled by women The term small business concern owned and controlled by women has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ). 3. Eliminating Self-Certification for Women-Owned Small Businesses (a) Eliminating Self-Certification in Prime Contracting and Subcontracting for WOSBs (1) In general Each prime contract award and subcontract award that is counted for the purpose of meeting the goals for participation by small business concerns owned and controlled by women in procurement contracts for Federal agencies, as established in section 15(g)(2) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(g)(2) ), shall be entered into with small business concerns certified by the Administrator to meet the requirements under section 3(n) of such Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(n) ) to be a small business concern owned and controlled by women. (2) Effective date Paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1 of the fiscal year beginning after the Administrator promulgates the regulations required under subsection (c). (b) Phased Approach to Eliminating Self-Certification for WOSBs Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any small business concern that self-certified as a small business concern owned and controlled by women may— (1) if the small business concern files a certification application with the Administrator before the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, maintain such self-certification until the Administrator makes a determination with respect to such certification