(c) WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTERS.—Section 29(b) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(b)), as amended 
by section 302, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) assistance for small business concerns to 
hire graduates from career and technical education 
programs or programs of study; and 
‘‘(6) assistance for graduates of career and 
technical education programs or programs of study 
to start up a small business concern.’’. 
SEC. 304. ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AFFECTED 
BY SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS, LABOR 
SHORTAGES, AND CYBERATTACKS. 
Section 21(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
648(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AF-
FECTED
BY
SUPPLY
CHAIN
DISRUPTIONS, LABOR 
SHORTAGES, AND
CYBERATTACKS.—The Adminis-
trator shall use, as the Administrator determines ap-
propriate, resource partners to provide business 
counseling and training to any small business con-
cern adversely affected by supply chain disruptions, 
labor shortages, and cyberattacks.’’. 
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SEC. 305. REQUIREMENTS ON USE OF ASSISTANCE BY RE-
SOURCE PARTNERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following requirements shall 
apply with respect to any covered assistance provided to 
a resource partner by the Small Business Administration: 
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
a resource partner may use not more than an 
amount equal to 10 percent of the annual budget of 
such resource partner for marketing (including 
website development and maintenance) for upcoming 
events or counseling opportunities for small business 
concerns. 
(2) A resource partner may not use any 
amounts provided through any such covered assist-
ance for fundraising for a political entity or a non-
profit organization. 
(b) TERMINATION.—The Administrator shall termi-
nate covered assistance if amounts provided through such 
covered assistance are used in violation of subsection 
(a)(2). 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section and the require-
ments of this section shall apply— 
(1) with respect to covered assistance that is a 
grant or a prize, that is provided on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act; and 
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(2) with respect to covered assistance that is a 
cooperative agreement or a contract, that is entered 
into on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘covered 
assistance’’ means financial assistance in the form of 
a grant, prize, cooperative agreement, or contract. 
(2) RESOURCE PARTNER.—The term ‘‘resource 
partner’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632), as 
amended by this Act. 
TITLE IV—SMALL BUSINESS AD-
MINISTRATION 
CON-
TRACTING PROGRAMS 
SEC. 401. ANNUAL TESTIMONY. 
Section 10 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
639), as amended by section 301(c), is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(k) APPEARANCES BEFORE CONGRESS.—The head 
of the Office of Government Contracting and Business De-
velopment of the Small Business Administration shall an-
nually appear before the Committee on Small Business of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small 
Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate to provide 
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information on the effectiveness of Federal procurement 
programs operated by the Administration, including— 
‘‘(1) the number of small business concerns 
that participate in each such program; 
‘‘(2) the number of contracts and total dollar 
amount awarded through a competition restricted to 
small business concerns under each such program; 
‘‘(3) the number of sole source contracts and 
total dollar amount awarded to small business con-
cerns under each such program; 
‘‘(4) a description of assistance provided by the 
Administration or resource partners to small busi-
ness concerns that participate in each such program; 
and 
‘‘(5) any other data relating to tracking the 
long-term success and growth of small business con-
cerns that participate in such programs.’’. 
SEC. 402. IMPROVEMENTS TO ACCURACY IN FEDERAL 
SMALL BUSINESS SPENDING. 
Section 15(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION
ON
CREDIT
FOR
MEETING 
CONTRACTING GOALS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A Federal agency may 
allocate credit for a single prime contract not 
more than two times for purposes of dem-
onstrating compliance with the Governmentwide 
goals established under paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION OF CREDIT.—The first 
allocation of credit described in subparagraph 
(A) shall be applied toward the goal described 
in paragraph (1)(A)(i). A second allocation of 
such credit shall be applied as follows: 
‘‘(i) If the prime contract was award-
ed pursuant to a requirement to set aside 
such prime contract for a small business 
concern described in clause (ii), (iii), (iv), 
or (v) of paragraph (1)(A), the credit shall 
be applied toward the goal described in the 
appropriate clause that corresponds with 
the award. 
‘‘(ii) If the prime contract was not 
awarded pursuant to a requirement to set 
aside such prime contract for a small busi-
ness concern described in clause (ii), (iii), 
(iv), or (v) of paragraph (1)(A), the credit 
shall be applied toward any applicable goal 
described in such paragraph (1)(A). 
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‘‘(C) CREDIT
DEFINED.—In this para-
graph, the term ‘credit’ means the value of a 
prime contract.’’. 
SEC. 403. STRENGTHENING SUBCONTRACTING. 
(a) INFORMATION
ON FIRST TIER SUBCONTRAC-
TORS.—Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(18) INFORMATION
ON
FIRST
TIER
SUB-
CONTRACTORS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than seven 
days after a prime contractor awards a sub-
contract to a first tier subcontractor that is 
small business concern under a contract with 
respect to which such prime contractor is re-
quired to develop a subcontracting plan under 
paragraph (4) or (5), the prime contractor shall 
provide to the contracting officer for such con-
tract— 
‘‘(i) a list of all first tier subcontrac-
tors for such contract that are small busi-
ness concerns; and 
‘‘(ii) the contact information described 
in subparagraph (B). 
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‘‘(B) CONTACT INFORMATION.—Not later 
than three days before the date on which a 
prime contractor is required to provide informa-
tion for a contract to a contracting officer 
under subparagraph (A), each first tier subcon-
tractor of such prime contractor for such con-
tract shall provide to such prime contractor 
contact information that is— 
‘‘(i) for an individual in the employ of 
such subcontractor; and 
‘‘(ii) unrelated to any relationship of 
the subcontractor with the prime con-
tractor as a subcontractor.’’. 
(b) QUESTIONNAIRE ON PRIME CONTRACTOR EN-
GAGEMENT WITH CERTAIN SUBCONTRACTORS.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Administrator shall 
develop a questionnaire to collect feedback from first 
tier subcontractors that are small business concerns 
regarding the engagement of a prime contractor 
with such subcontractor during the performance of 
a subcontract the prime contractor awarded to such 
subcontractor. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—The Administrator shall 
make such questionnaire available to Federal agen-
cies. 
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(3) USE OF QUESTIONNAIRES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each head of a Federal 
agency shall require contracting officers for 
such Federal agency to— 
(i) distribute to first tier subcontrac-
tors that are small business concerns vol-
untary questionnaires regarding the en-
gagement of a prime contractor with such 
subcontractor during the performance of a 
subcontract the prime contractor awarded 
to such subcontractor; and 
(ii) collect such questionnaires from 
such first tier subcontractors that elect to 
respond to such questionnaires. 
(B) PAST PERFORMANCE RECORD.—A con-
tracting officer may use such questionnaires in 
any system used by the Federal Government to 
monitor or record past performance of the 
prime contractor. 
(4) CONFIDENTIALITY.—A contracting officer 
shall not disclose the contents of a questionnaire de-
scribed in paragraph (1) to the prime contractor for 
the contract to which such questionnaire relates un-
less the respondent to such questionnaire consents to 
such disclosure. 
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(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 
terms ‘‘Federal agency’’, ‘‘first tier subcontractor’’, 
and ‘‘prime contractor’’ have the meanings given, re-
spectively, in section 3 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632). 
(c) ENHANCING SUBCONTRACTING REPORTING AC-
COUNTABILITY.—Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 637(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7)(B), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘The timeliness with which a contractor submits re-
ports required pursuant to paragraph (6)(E) shall be 
considered in any past performance evaluation of 
such contractor undertaken by the agency.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (9)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(C) by striking subparagraph (C); 
(D) by striking ‘‘may be considered’’ and 
inserting ‘‘shall be considered’’; and 
(E) by adding after ‘‘contract.’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The failure of any contractor or sub-
contractor to comply with assurances provided 
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under paragraph (6)(E) shall be considered a 
material breach of the relevant contract or sub-
contract and shall negatively affect any past 
performance evaluations of the contractor or 
subcontractor if the contractor or subcontractor 
did not correct such failure.’’. 
TITLE V—SMALL BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION DUPLICATION 
SEC. 501. ELIMINATE PROGRAMS DUPLICATING PRIVATE 
SECTOR. 
(a) COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR PILOT PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 5004(d) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 
(15 U.S.C. 9013(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘the date of the enactment of 
the IMPROVE the SBA Act’’. 
(b) GROWTH ACCELERATORS FUND COMPETITION 
PROGRAM.—The Administrator may not carry out the 
Growth Accelerators Fund Competition program or any 
similar program or initiative not specifically authorized by 
law. 
(c) REGIONAL INNOVATION CLUSTERS INITIATIVE.— 
The Administrator may not carry out the Regional Inno-
vation Clusters initiative or any similar program or initia-
tive not specifically authorized by law. 
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SEC. 502. ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICE 
LIMITS. 
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 49 as section 51; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 48 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 49. USE OF AUTHORIZED ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVEL-
OPMENT PROGRAMS. 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Ad-
ministrator shall only deliver entrepreneurial development 
services and entrepreneurial education through a program 
authorized under section 7(j), 7(m), 8(a), 8(b)(1), 21, 22, 
29, or 32 of this Act.’’. 
SEC. 503. LIMITATION ON NEW PILOT PROGRAMS UNTIL IN-
SPECTOR 
GENERAL 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
CLOSED. 
Paragraph (3) of section 10(e) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 639(e)), as added by section 801(b), is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(D) LIMIT ON NEW PILOT PROGRAMS.— 
The Administrator may not begin any new pilot 
program not specifically authorized by Congress 
unless, with respect to each recommendation 
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made to the Administration by the Inspector 
General of the Small Business Administration, 
the Administrator has— 
‘‘(i) made the determination described 
in subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(ii) submitted the report required 
under subparagraph (C); and 
‘‘(iii) if the Administrator determines 
to implement such recommendation— 
‘‘(I) 
implemented 
the 
rec-
ommendation; and 
‘‘(II) submitted to the Inspector 
General sufficient evidence of such 
corrective action, as determined by the 
Inspector General.’’. 
TITLE VI—PROHIBITION OF 
INELIGIBLE USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 601. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS 
CONCERNS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may not pro-
vide assistance under any program of the Administration 
to the following: 
(1) An entity primarily engaged in lobbying ac-
tivities, as defined in section 3 of the Lobbying Dis-
closure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602). 
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(2) An entity established for the purpose of 
conducting public policy research or for engaging in 
policy advocacy or political strategy, or that other-
wise is known as a ‘‘think tank’’. 
(3) An entity— 
(A) organized under the laws of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China or the Special Adminis-
trative Region of Hong Kong; 
(B) for which the headquarters or the 
principal place of business is located in the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China, including the Special 
Administrative Region of Hong Kong; 
(C) for which an entity described in sub-
paragraph (B) owns or holds, directly or indi-
rectly, not less than 20 percent of the economic 
interest of the business concern or entity, in-
cluding as equity shares or a capital or profit 
interest in a limited liability company or part-
nership; or 
(D) that retains, as a member of the board 
of directors of the entity, an individual who is 
a resident of the People’s Republic of China, in-
cluding the Special Administrative Region of 
Hong Kong. 
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(4) A person required to submit a registration 
statement under section 2 of the Foreign Agents 
Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 
612). 
(5) A labor organization that is described in 
section 501(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 and that is exempt from taxation under section 
501(a) of such Code. 
(6) The Planned Parenthood Federation of 
America, Inc., or any affiliate or clinic of Planned 
Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. 
(7) A person convicted of an offense relating to 
a misdemeanor or felony assault of a law enforce-
ment officer, or convicted of a felony for actions dur-
ing or in connection with a riot that resulted in the 
destruction of a small business concern (as defined 
under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632)). 
SEC. 602. USE OF PROCEEDS. 
The proceeds of a loan made or guaranteed by the 
Administrator may not be used for the following: 
(1) Prepayment of commercial debt. 
(2) Repayment of Federal debt obligations. 
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TITLE VII—ENSURE ALL SMALL 
BUSINESSES ARE SERVED 
SEC. 701. SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN EQUAL TREATMENT. 
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631), as amended 
by section 502, is further amended by inserting after sec-
tion 49 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 50. SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN EQUAL TREATMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
order in which any assistance, benefit, or award offered 
by a program administered by or under the authority of 
the Administration is provided to individuals and entities 
eligible for such assistance, benefit, or award shall be de-
termined on a first-come, first-served basis. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION.—For the pur-
poses of a program described in subsection (a), an indi-
vidual or entity may not be determined ineligible to apply 
for or receive any assistance, benefit, or award provided 
under or through such a program solely on the basis of 
a program requirement that only certain other individuals 
or entities are eligible to apply for or receive such assist-
ance, benefit, or award in a specified period if, after such 
period, such individual or entity would be so eligible. 
‘‘(c) EXCLUSIONS.—This section does not apply with 
respect to any program under section 8(a), 8(d), 29, or 
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31, or any other procurement program administered by 
or under the authority of the Administration. 
‘‘(d) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
‘‘(1) OTHER
PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS.—Ex-
cept as provided in this section, nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed as modifying or eliminating 
any requirement of any program described in sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY TO SUBSEQUENT LAW.— 
No provision of law enacted after the date of the en-
actment of this section may be construed as limiting, 
superceding, or otherwise affecting this section, ex-
cept to the extent that it does so by specific ref-
erence to this section.’’. 
TITLE 
VIII—INSPECTOR 
GEN-
ERAL OF THE SMALL BUSI-
NESS ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 801. CLARIFICATION OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF 
THE ADMINISTRATOR WITH RESPECT TO THE 
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE SMALL BUSI-
NESS ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION OF COVERED RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days after 
the date on which the Inspector General of the 
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Small Business Administration issues a covered rec-
ommendation, the Administrator shall determine 
whether to implement such covered recommendation. 
(2) COVERED RECOMMENDATION DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘covered recommendation’’ 
means a recommendation made by the Inspector 
General of the Small Business Administration re-
sulting from a situation for which the President de-
clares— 
(A) an emergency under section 501 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191); 
(B) a major disaster under section 401 of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170); or 
(C) a national emergency under section 
201(a) of the National Emergencies Act (50 
U.S.C. 1621(a)). 
(b) DETERMINATIONS
ON
RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
Section 10(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 639), 
as amended by section 102(b), is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) DETERMINATIONS ON RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days 
after the date on which the Inspector General issues 
a recommendation, the Administrator shall make a 
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determination whether or not to implement such rec-
ommendation. 
‘‘(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 90 
days after the date on which the Administrator 
makes a determination to implement a recommenda-
tion described under subparagraph (A), the Adminis-
trator shall fully implement such recommendation. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date on which the Administrator makes a deter-
mination under subparagraph (A), the Administrator 
shall submit to the Inspector General a report de-
scribing the reasoning for the determination.’’. 
(c) REPORT ON FRAUD RECOUPMENT.—Section 10 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 639), as amended 
by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(l) REPORT ON FRAUD RECOUPMENT.—Not later 
than the date that is 3 months after the end of the fiscal 
year in which this subsection is enacted, and not later than 
the date that is three months after the end of each fiscal 
year thereafter, the Inspector General of the Small Busi-
ness Administration shall submit to the Committee on 
Small Business of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of 
the Senate a report on the dollar amount and incidence 
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of fraud recoupment for the Administration for the fiscal 
year preceding the date of the report.’’. 
TITLE IX—OFFICE OF ADVOCACY 
SEC. 901. TESTIMONY OF THE CHIEF COUNSEL FOR ADVO-
CACY. 
The Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Busi-
ness Administration shall annually appear before the Com-
mittee on Small Business of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneur-
ship of the Senate after each report submitted under sec-
tion 612(a) of title 5, United States Code, to testify on 
such report and any Federal agency rule that will have 
a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities (as defined under chapter 6 of such title), 
as determined by the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the 
Small Business Administration. 
SEC. 902. QUARTERLY REPORTS BY THE CHIEF COUNSEL 
FOR ADVOCACY. 
Section 206 of Public Law 94–305 (15 U.S.C. 634f) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Chief Counsel’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Counsel’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—The Chief Counsel 
shall publish a quarterly economic report and analysis on 
a website of the Office of Advocacy that includes metrics 
and analysis on inflation and labor and business market 
conditions for the quarter covered by such report.’’. 
SEC. 903. AMENDMENT TO PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND DU-
TIES OF THE OFFICE OF ADVOCACY OF THE 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) PRIMARY FUNCTIONS.—Section 202 of Public 
Law 94–305 (15 U.S.C. 634b) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and the 
international economy’’ after ‘‘economy’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and compile in a public 
repository’’ after ‘‘measure’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and indirect’’ after ‘‘di-
rect costs’’; 
(3) in paragraphs (6) and (7), by inserting 
‘‘and rural enterprises’’ after ‘‘minority enterprises’’; 
(4) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘minority’’ 
and inserting ‘‘minority enterprises, rural enter-
prises,’’; 
(5) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘complete’’ 
and inserting ‘‘compete’’; and 
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(6) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘serviced-dis-
abled’’ and inserting ‘‘service-disabled’’. 
(b) DUTIES.—Section 203(a) of Public Law 94–305 
(15 U.S.C. 634c) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and the 
Small Business Investment Act of 1958’’ after 
‘‘Small Business Act’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) represent the views and interests of small 
businesses before foreign governments and inter-
national entities for the purpose of contributing to 
regulatory and trade initiatives which may affect 
small businesses.’’. 
TITLE X—SMALL BUSINESS AD-
MINISTRATION 
AS 
A 
REP-
RESENTATIVE 
OF 
SMALL 
BUSINESSES 
SEC. 1001. ECONOMIC HEADWINDS REPORT. 
Section 10 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
639), as amended by this Act, is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(m)(1) Not later than the date that is 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and 
annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to 
Congress a report on the effects on small business con-
cerns of— 
‘‘(A) the burden of regulatory compliance 
in the most recently completed fiscal year prior 
to the date on which such report is submitted; 
‘‘(B) an annual increase greater than two 
percent in the Consumer Price Index for all- 
urban consumers, United States city average, 
as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
or if such index shall cease to be published, any 
successor index or reasonable substitute thereof; 
and 
‘‘(C) any increases by the Government in 
any government spending or supplemental un-
employment benefits provided for by law in ef-
fect on the date of the enactment of this sub-
section in the most recently completed year 
prior to the date on which such report is sub-
mitted. 
‘‘(2) During the three-year period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, in addition to 
the information described in subparagraphs (A) 
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through (C) of paragraph (1), the Administrator 
shall include in the report required under such para-
graph the following: 
‘‘(A) An analysis of the effects on small 
business concerns of the social restrictions im-
posed by Federal, State, or local governments 
in response to COVID–19, including curfews, 
quarantines, capacity limits, and social gath-
ering restrictions. 
‘‘(B) An analysis of the effects on small 
business concerns of increasing the corporate 
tax rate, the individual tax rate, the capital 
gains rate, the deduction under section 199A of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the es-
tate tax, including by eliminating the step up in 
basis. 
‘‘(C) An analysis of the effects on small 
business concerns of an increase in the Federal 
minimum wage to $15 per hour. 
‘‘(D) An analysis of the effects on small 
business concerns of supply chain disruptions in 
the most recently completed year prior to the 
date on which such report is submitted.’’. 
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