I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9370 
To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to create 
a grant program to fund existing consumer voucher matching programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 30, 2022 
Mr. HARDER of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration to create a grant program to fund existing con-
sumer voucher matching programs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bring our Small Busi-
nesses Back Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONSUMER VOUCHER MATCHING PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Small Business Administration shall create a grant 
program (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’) 
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under which the Administrator shall, subject to appropria-
tions, make grants to eligible entities described in sub-
section (b)(1) for the uses specified under subsection (c). 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this Pro-
gram, an eligible entity is a unit of local government 
that— 
(A) has a consumer voucher matching pro-
gram for small business concerns that have ex-
perienced a loss in revenue as a result of the 
COVID–19 pandemic; 
(B) has within the jurisdiction of such unit 
of local government, as determined by the Di-
rector of the Bureau of the Census in the 2017 
Economic Census— 
(i) total retail sales less than or equal 
to $13,000,000; or 
(ii) total accommodation and food 
service sales less than or equal to 
$2,500,000; and 
(C) submits an application in accordance 
with paragraph (2) of this subsection. 
(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant 
under the Program, a unit of local government shall 
submit to the Administrator an application, in such 
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used for the administration of a consumer voucher 
matching program. 
(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Each unit of local 
government receiving a grant under the Program shall, on 
an annual basis, submit to the Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration a report on— 
(1) which small business concerns participated 
in a consumer voucher matching program funded by 
the Program; 
(2) the number of individuals served by a con-
sumer voucher matching program; 
(3) any changes to economic development indi-
cators as a result of the activities supported by the 
use of grant funds under the Program, including— 
(A) any increase in the total revenue of 
small business concerns within such unit of 
local government; and 
(B) any increase in the number of small 
business concerns participating in a consumer 
voucher matching program; and 
(4) the amount of funds received under the 
Program used for the administration of a consumer 
voucher matching program. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the 
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Small Business Administration $100,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2023 and 2024 to carry out this section. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) CONSUMER
VOUCHER
MATCHING
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘consumer voucher matching pro-
gram’’ means a program that was established prior 
to the date of the enactment of this Act under which 
funds contributed by an individual are matched by 
a unit of local government for the purpose of ex-
penditure at small business concerns within the ju-
risdiction of such unit of local government. 
(2) SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN.—The term 
‘‘small business concern’’ has the meaning given 
such term under section 3 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632). 
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