HR5425-118

Reported

To amend the Small Business Act to enhance the Office of Rural Affairs, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 13, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Small Business Act to enhance the Office of Rural Affairs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Defense, Veterans Affairs.

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 H79839B1D9A2E44198134D6C8E51E4C8C: 1. Office of Rural Affairs of the Small Business Administration Section 26 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 653) is amended— by amending subsection (b) to...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Small Business Act to enhance the Office of Rural Affairs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Defense, Veterans Affairs

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Small Business Act to enhance the Office of Rural Affairs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Defense Veterans Affairs

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 26, 2023

Reported from the Committee on Small Business; committed to the …

Sep 13, 2023

Mr. Golden of Maine (for himself, Mr. Mann, Mr. Pappas, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Defense Veterans Affairs
Actor Mappings
"administrator_of_sba"
→ Administrator of the Small Business Administration

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"Assistant Administrator" §H79839B1D9A2E44198134D6C8E51E4C8C

the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Rural Affairs appointed under subsection (b). The term resource partners means— small business development centers

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