To amend the Small Business Act to require a report on the performance of the Office of Rural Affairs, to require a report on the memorandum of understanding between the Small Business Administration and the Department of Agriculture entered into on April 4, 2018, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Small Business Act to require a report on the performance of the Office of Rural Affairs, to require a report on the memorandum of understanding between the Small Business Administration and the Department of Agriculture entered into on April 4, 2018, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Finance, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HE0D9593B25CA46648657FFD10B6A3049: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Administration Rural Performance Report Act.
- Section HD9264207D5864B2D8E91FC61D4B94043: 2. Small business rural performance reports Section 26 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 653) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d)Reports...
- Section HEC43628C5B7C4C2A9D812729488B452B: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. The term Administration means the Small...
- Section HDC88BB9606734C62860AE1257FCF1720: 4. Compliance with CUTGO No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Small Business Act to require a report on the performance of the Office of Rural Affairs, to require a report on the memorandum of understanding between the Small Business Administration and the Department of Agriculture entered into on April 4, 2018, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Finance, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Small Business Act to require a report on the performance of the Office of Rural Affairs, to require a report on the memorandum of understanding between the Small Business Administration and the Department of Agriculture entered into on April 4, 2018, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedAdditional sponsors: Mr. Stauber and Mr. Pappas
Reported from the Committee on Small Business; committed to the …
Mr. Alford (for himself, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Ellzey, and Mr. …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Congressional oversight committees, SBA Administrator, SBA Office of Rural Affairs
Positive-direction: Congressional oversight committees
Negative-direction: SBA Administrator, SBA Office of Rural Affairs
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "administrator_of_sba"
- → Administrator of the Small Business Administration
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