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 opportuni-
ties for individuals with disabilities, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This 
Act 
may 
be 
cited 
as 
the 
‘‘ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO INCREASE 
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVID-
UALS WITH DISABILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration, in consultation with the Chair 
of the National Council on Disability, shall— 
(1) provide assistance to individuals with dis-
abilities who desire to become entrepreneurs or to be 
self-employed; 
(2) help individuals with disabilities find em-
ployment at small business concerns (as defined 
under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632)); 
(3) assist small business concerns with hiring 
individuals with disabilities and with accessibility 
issues applicable to individuals with disabilities. 
(b) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING OR AGREE-
MENT.—The Administrator, in consultation with the 
Chair, shall carry out and coordinate the activities de-
scribed in subsection (a) by entering into one or more 
memoranda of understanding or other appropriate agree-
ments. 
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(c) OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.—In carrying out 
the activities described in subsection (a), the Adminis-
trator, in consultation with the Chair, shall conduct out-
reach and education about such activities. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in con-
sultation with the Chair, shall submit to Congress a report 
on activities carried out pursuant to any memorandum or 
agreement described in subsection (b) that includes the 
following: 
(1) A description of how the Administrator, in 
consultation with the Chair, carried out such activi-
ties. 
(2) An analysis of opportunities to expand the 
technical capabilities of the Small Business Adminis-
tration in carrying out such activities. 
(3) A description of achievements under any 
such memorandum or agreement. 
(4) A description of the plans of the Adminis-
trator, in consultation with the Chair, to continue 
activities to expand employment opportunities for in-
dividuals with disabilities. 
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SEC. 3. COMPLIANCE WITH CUTGO. 
No additional amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act or the amendments made 
by this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 11, 2024. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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