S2482-118

Reported

To amend the Small Business Act to authorize the Community Advantage Loan Program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 25, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Small Business Act to authorize the Community Advantage Loan Program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Government Operations, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

financial institutions, investors, and borrowers 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, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section idD3E87AD5C5084AF98510A9CD20C2CC7E: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Community Advantage Loan Program Act of 2023. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
  • Section ideff237c172494e4dad36ac0d239bcdf0: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Administration means the Small Business Administration. The term Administrator means the Administrator of the...
  • Section ide6f69a97171144fe8d2e07582bedac73: 101. Community Advantage Loan Program Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (38)Community...
  • Section id8840f851854040d1bbf2df8c02eae79e: 201. Short title This title may be cited as the Modernizing SBA's Business Loan Programs Act of 2023.
  • Section id299758005b8f4cd9be4681bd2212d659: 202. Findings Congress finds that— in 1982, the Administration placed a moratorium on licensing new small business lending companies because the Administration...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Small Business Act to authorize the Community Advantage Loan Program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Key Policy Areas

Finance, Government Operations, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Small Business Act to authorize the Community Advantage Loan Program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Policy Domains

Finance Government Operations Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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financial institutions, investors, and borrowers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers: ,

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 25, 2023

Mr. Cardin, from the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Finance Government Operations Transportation
Actor Mappings
"administrator_of_sba"
→ Administrator of the Small Business Administration
"secretary_of_housing_and_urban_development"
→ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"small business concern in an underserved market" §ide6f69a97171144fe8d2e07582bedac73

a small business concern— that is located in— a low- to moderate-income community

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