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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1221 

To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to provide 

awards to recognize State and local governments that improve the process 

of forming a new business, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 20, 2023 

Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. MORAN) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship 

A BILL 

To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to provide awards to recognize State and local 

governments that improve the process of forming a new 

business, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting New En5 trepreneurs and Workers By Undoing and Streamlining 

6 Inhibitors to Nascent Enterprises through Supporting 

7 Successful Efficiency Solutions Act’’ or the ‘‘Supporting 

8 NEW BUSINESSES Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AWARDS FOR STREAMLINING THE PROCESS OF 

2 BUSINESS FORMATION. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Small Business Act (15 

4 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating section 49 (15 U.S.C. 631 

6 note) as section 50; and 

7 (2) by inserting after section 48 (15 U.S.C. 

8 657u) the following: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 49. AWARDS FOR STREAMLINING THE PROCESS OF 

10 BUSINESS FORMATION. 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall, on an 

12 annual basis, provide 3 awards to recognize State and 

13 local governments that implement innovative and effective 

14 policies or tools to streamline processes related to the for15 mation of small business concerns in their communities, 

16 of which— 

17 ‘‘(1) 1 award shall be provided to a State or 

18 local government that represents a community of not 

19 less than 400,000 individuals; 

20 ‘‘(2) 1 award shall be provided to a State or 

21 local government that represents a community of not 

22 less than 100,000 and less than 400,000 individuals; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(3) 1 award shall be provided to a State or 

25 local government that represents a community of 

26 less than 100,000 individuals. 


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1 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—A State or local government 

2 seeking an award under subsection (a) shall submit to the 

3 Administrator an application at such time, containing 

4 such information, and in such manner as the Adminis5 trator may require. 

6 ‘‘(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In providing an award 

7 under subsection (a), the Administrator shall consider 

8 whether a State or local government streamlined the proc9 ess described in subsection (a) by— 

10 ‘‘(1) streamlining or reducing redundancies in 

11 paperwork, forms, or other written or online docu12 ments required to form a small business concern; 

13 ‘‘(2) consolidating resources available to individ14 uals looking to form a small business concern, such 

15 as through the creation of user-friendly online por16 tals; 

17 ‘‘(3) reducing duplication or inconsistencies in 

18 requirements between overlapping jurisdictions; or 

19 ‘‘(4) innovatively making necessary procedures 

20 more streamlined or efficient.’’. 

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