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Union Calendar No. 182 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5265 

[Report No. 118–223] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 25, 2023 

Mr. ALFORD (for himself, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. ELLZEY, and Mr. BEAN

of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 

Additional sponsors: Mr. STAUBER and Mr. PAPPAS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 

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

of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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A 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. 


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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 ‘‘Small Business Admin5 istration Rural Performance Report Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS RURAL PERFORMANCE REPORTS. 

7 (a) OFFICE OF RURAL AFFAIRS ANNUAL PERFORM8 ANCE REPORT.—Section 26 of the Small Business Act (15 

9 U.S.C. 653) is amended by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 

13 after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 

14 the Administrator shall make available on a website 

15 of the Administration, and submit to the Committee 

16 on Small Business of the House of Representatives 

17 and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepre18 neurship of the Senate, a report on the activities of 

19 the Office during the year preceding the date of the 

20 report that includes the following elements: 

21 ‘‘(A) How the Office is promoting financial 

22 assistance pursuant to subsection (c)(1). 

23 ‘‘(B) Annual statistics compiled pursuant 

24 to subsection (c)(2). 


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1 ‘‘(C) How the Office is providing informa2 tion pursuant to subsection (c)(3). 

3 ‘‘(D) How the Office is providing informa4 tion pursuant to subsection (c)(4). 

5 ‘‘(E) The number of outreach events con6 ducted by the Office to provide information de7 scribed in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection 

8 (c). 

9 ‘‘(F) Details of any partnerships that the 

10 Office engaged in to provide the outreach de11 scribed in paragraph (5), including any partner12 ships with the National Travel and Tourism Of13 fice of the Department of Commerce. 

14 ‘‘(G) The name of the director of the Of15 fice and the number of staff employed by the 

16 Office. 

17 ‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Administrator 

18 shall annually submit, along with the budget the 

19 budget justification materials submitted in support 

20 of the Small Business Administration budget for a 

21 fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the 

22 President under section 1105(a) of title 31), a re23 port that includes the elements described in para24 graph (1).’’. 


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1 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 26(c)(5) of 

2 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 653(c)(5)) is amended 

3 by striking ‘‘United States Tourism and Travel Adminis4 tration’’ and inserting ‘‘National Travel and Tourism Of5 fice of the Department of Commerce’’. 

6 (c) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH DE7 PARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REPORT.—Not later than 

8 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

9 Administrator shall make available on a website of the Ad10 ministration and submit to the Committee on Small Busi11 ness of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

12 on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate a 

13 report on the MOU. Such report shall include a descrip14 tion of the following: 

15 (1) How many working groups convened pursu16 ant to the MOU the Administration was part of and 

17 if the Administration is still part of any such work18 ing groups. 

19 (2) How many staff employed by the Adminis20 tration were and are still involved with a working 

21 group convened pursuant to the MOU. 

22 (3) The findings specified in clauses (i) through 

23 (iv) of paragraph (1) of part 2 of the MOU. 

24 (4) The findings specified in clauses (i) through 

25 (iv) of paragraph (2) of part 2 of the MOU. 


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1 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis4 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Small Busi5 ness Administration. 

6 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administra7 tion’’ means the Small Business Administration. 

8 (3) MOU.—The term ‘‘MOU’’ means the 

9 memorandum of understanding between the Depart10 ment of Agriculture and the Small Business Admin11 istration entered into on April 4, 2018, about col12 laborative efforts to promote stronger businesses and 

13 agricultural economies in rural America. 

14 SEC. 4. COMPLIANCE WITH CUTGO. 

15 No additional amounts are authorized to be appro16 priated to carry out this Act or the amendments made 

17 by this Act. Such Act and amendments shall be carried 

18 out using amounts otherwise appropriated to the Adminis19 trator of the Small Business Administration. 


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Union Calendar No. 182 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5265 

[Report No. 118–223] 

A BILL 

To amend the Small Business Act to require a reother purposes. culture entered into on April 4, 2018, and for Administration and the Department of Agri- of understanding between the Small Business Affairs, to require a report on the memorandum port on the performance of the Office of Rural 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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