IIB 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7989 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 12, 2024 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and 

Entrepreneurship 

AN ACT 

To provide for a memorandum of understanding between 

the Small Business Administration and the National 

Council on Disability to increase employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment 

4 Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO INCREASE 

6 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVID7 UALS WITH DISABILITIES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Small 

9 Business Administration, in consultation with the Chair 

10 of the National Council on Disability, shall— 

11 (1) provide assistance to individuals with dis12 abilities who desire to become entrepreneurs or to be 

13 self-employed; 

14 (2) help individuals with disabilities find em15 ployment at small business concerns (as defined 

16 under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 

17 U.S.C. 632)); 

18 (3) assist small business concerns with hiring 

19 individuals with disabilities and with accessibility 

20 issues applicable to individuals with disabilities. 

21 (b) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING OR AGREE22 MENT.—The Administrator, in consultation with the 

23 Chair, shall carry out and coordinate the activities de24 scribed in subsection (a) by entering into one or more 

25 memoranda of understanding or other appropriate agree26 ments. 


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1 (c) OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.—In carrying out 

2 the activities described in subsection (a), the Adminis3 trator, in consultation with the Chair, shall conduct out4 reach and education about such activities. 

5 (d) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 

6 of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in con7 sultation with the Chair, shall submit to Congress a report 

8 on activities carried out pursuant to any memorandum or 

9 agreement described in subsection (b) that includes the 

10 following: 

11 (1) A description of how the Administrator, in 

12 consultation with the Chair, carried out such activi13 ties. 

14 (2) An analysis of opportunities to expand the 

15 technical capabilities of the Small Business Adminis16 tration in carrying out such activities. 

17 (3) A description of achievements under any 

18 such memorandum or agreement. 

19 (4) A description of the plans of the Adminis20 trator, in consultation with the Chair, to continue 

21 activities to expand employment opportunities for in22 dividuals with disabilities. 


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1 SEC. 3. COMPLIANCE WITH CUTGO. 

2 No additional amounts are authorized to be appro3 priated to carry out this Act or the amendments made 

4 by this Act. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 11, 2024. 

Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 

Clerk. 


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