ditional limitation on the term for repay-
ment of a loan made by an intermediary 
under this paragraph.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 329(c) of the 
Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, 
and Venues Act (Public Law 116–260; 134 Stat. 2042 
15 U.S.C. 636 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 5. PROGRAM FUNDING FOR MICROLOANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7(m) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7)(B)— 
(A) by amending clause (i) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(i) ALLOCATION.—Subject to the 
availability of appropriations and for the 
first 2 quarters of a fiscal year, of the total 
amount of new loan funds made available 
for award under this subsection in such 
fiscal year, the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(I) reserve 15 percent of such 
funds for award to designated under-
utilized States; and 
‘‘(II) make the remaining 85 per-
cent of such funds available for award 
in any State.’’; and 
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(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘to carry 
out’’ and all that follows through the period at 
the end and inserting the following: ‘‘under 
clause (i)(I) remains unexpended, the Adminis-
trator may make that portion available for 
award in any State or designated underutilized 
State.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (11)— 
(A) in clause (ii) of subparagraph (C), by 
striking ‘‘rural’’ and all that follows through 
the end of such clause and inserting ‘‘rural;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) the term ‘State’ means each of the 
several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 
States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern 
Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.’’. 
(b) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Small Business Administration shall issue regulations 
to define the term ‘‘designated underutilized State’’, as 
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used in section 7(m)(7)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(m)(7)(B)), as added by this section. 
SEC. 6. CREDIT REPORTING INFORMATION. 
The Administrator of the Small Business Administra-
tion shall issue rules establishing a process under which 
an intermediary that makes a loan to a borrower under 
section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(m)) shall be required to provide the major credit re-
porting agencies with information about the borrower rel-
evant to credit reporting, such as the borrower’s payment 
activity on the loan. 
SEC. 7. REPORT REGARDING EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION. 
Section 7(m)(8) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(m)(8)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘In approving’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In approving’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Adminis-
trator shall include in the report submitted 
under paragraph (10), and make publicly avail-
able on the website of the Administration, infor-
mation on how the Administration has complied 
with the requirements of subparagraph (A).’’. 
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