Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4743
Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
Introduced: 2018-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Business investment and capital
Congressional oversight
Credit and credit markets
Executive agency funding and structure
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Small Business Administration
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2018-01-09
text: 

Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Small Business Act to provide statutory authority for the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Credit Risk Management and the SBA Lender Oversight Committee.
 
For FY2018 and each ensuing fiscal year, the SBA may, with congressional approval, increase the cap for general business loans if the cap will be reached within that fiscal year. An increase may only be implemented once each fiscal year.

action_date: 2018-04-26
text: 

Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Small Business Act to provide statutory authority for the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Credit Risk Management and the SBA Lender Oversight Committee.
 
For FY2018 and each ensuing fiscal year, the SBA may, with congressional approval, increase the cap for general business loans if the cap will be reached within that fiscal year. An increase may only be implemented once each fiscal year.

action_date: 2018-06-05
text: 

Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018

 
(Sec. 3) This bill amends the Small Business Act to provide statutory authority for the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Credit Risk Management (OCRM) and the SBA Lender Oversight Committee.
 
The bill modifies the OCRM's supervisory duties and the committee's review of OCRM formal enforcement action recommendations. The bill requires OCRM to supervise:
 
 
 lenders making loans under the SBA's guaranteed loan program, commonly known as 7(a) lenders;
 
lending partners or SBA intermediary participants in a lending program of the SBA's Office of Capital Access; 
 
small business lending companies; and 
 
nonfederally regulated lenders.
 
 
The OCRM may assess a monetary penalty against lenders that violate requirements.
 
(Sec. 4) Under current law, a borrower is ineligible for an SBA guaranteed loan if the applicant may obtain credit elsewhere. The term &quot;credit elsewhere&quot; is redefined to include the availability of credit on reasonable terms and conditions to the loan applicant from nongovernment sources, considering factors associated with conventional lending practices, including:
 
 
the business industry in which the applicant operates;
 
whether the applicant is an enterprise that has been in operation for two years or less;
 
the adequacy of the collateral available to secure the requested loan;
 
the loan term necessary to reasonably assure the ability of the loan applicant to repay the debt from the business's actual or projected cash flow; and
 
any other factors relating to the particular credit application, as documented in detail by the lender, that cannot be overcome except through obtaining a federal loan guarantee under prudent lending standards.
 
 
Such term is inapplicable to certain SBA guaranteed loans to repair, rehabilitate, or replace property damaged or destroyed by or resulting from natural or other disasters.
 
(Sec. 5) The SBA may, with congressional approval, increase the cap for general business loans if the cap will be reached within that fiscal year. An increase may only be implemented once each fiscal year.
 
(Sec. 6) SBA waivers of regulations or requirements in the Standard Operating Procedures Manual or Policy Notice related to an Office of Capital Access's program or function must be in writing and maintained in an index.
 
(Sec 7) The bill repeals a requirement for the SBA to report certain information to the President and Congress, including the number and amount of loan defaults.

action_date: 2018-06-21
text: 

Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018

 
(Sec. 3) This bill amends the Small Business Act to provide statutory authority for the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Credit Risk Management (OCRM) and the SBA Lender Oversight Committee.
 
The bill modifies the OCRM's supervisory duties and the committee's review of OCRM formal enforcement action recommendations. The bill requires OCRM to supervise:
 
 
 lenders making loans under the SBA's guaranteed loan program, commonly known as 7(a) lenders;
 
lending partners or SBA intermediary participants in a lending program of the SBA's Office of Capital Access; 
 
small business lending companies; and 
 
nonfederally regulated lenders.
 
 
The OCRM may assess a monetary penalty against lenders that violate requirements.
 
(Sec. 4) Under current law, a borrower is ineligible for an SBA guaranteed loan if the applicant may obtain credit elsewhere. The term "credit elsewhere" is redefined to include the availability of credit on reasonable terms and conditions to the loan applicant from nongovernment sources, considering factors associated with conventional lending practices, including:
 
 
the business industry in which the applicant operates;
 
whether the applicant is an enterprise that has been in operation for two years or less;
 
the adequacy of the collateral available to secure the requested loan;
 
the loan term necessary to reasonably assure the ability of the loan applicant to repay the debt from the business's actual or projected cash flow; and
 
any other factors relating to the particular credit application, as documented in detail by the lender, that cannot be overcome except through obtaining a federal loan guarantee under prudent lending standards.
 
 
Such term is inapplicable to certain SBA guaranteed loans to repair, rehabilitate, or replace property damaged or destroyed by or resulting from natural or other disasters.
 
(Sec. 5) The SBA may, with congressional approval, increase the cap for general business loans if the cap will be reached within that fiscal year. An increase may only be implemented once each fiscal year.
 
(Sec. 6) SBA waivers of regulations or requirements in the Standard Operating Procedures Manual or Policy Notice related to an Office of Capital Access's program or function must be in writing and maintained in an index.
 
(Sec 7) The bill repeals a requirement for the SBA to report certain information to the President and Congress, including the number and amount of loan defaults.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-21
text: Became Public Law No: 115-189.
action_date: 2018-06-21
text: Became Public Law No: 115-189.
action_date: 2018-06-21
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2018-06-21
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2998)
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2998)
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 431.
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Senate returned papers to the House by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Senate vitiated previous actions by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2838)
action_date: 2018-05-16
text: House requested return of papers pursuant to H.Res. 899. (consideration: CR H4008)
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 403.
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3812-3814)
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3812-3814)
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4743.
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3812-3815)
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 503.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 115-655.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 115-655.
action_date: 2018-03-14
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-03-14
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2018-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-01-09
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 115-189