Small Agriculture Producer Size Standards Improvements Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3714
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Introduced: 2015-10-08
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

General agriculture matters

Small Business Administration

Small business
Latest action: action_date: 2016-04-20
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-10-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> <b>Small Agriculture Producer Size Standards Improvements Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Small Business Act to specify that the agricultural enterprises it covers are small business concerns. </p> <p>The Act shall cover any small farm regardless of whether its annual receipts, including those of any affiliates, exceed $750,000.</p> <p>The Small Business Administration shall, by rule, establish size standards for agricultural enterprises, which shall be subject to rolling review procedures under the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010.</p>

action_date: 2016-04-19
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p><b>Small Agriculture Producer Size Standards Improvements Act of 2015</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to specify that the agricultural enterprises it covers are small business concerns. </p> <p>(Sec. 3) The Act shall cover any small farm regardless of whether its annual receipts, including those of any affiliates, exceed $750,000.</p> <p>(Sec. 4) The Small Business Administration shall, by rule, establish size standards for agricultural enterprises, which shall be subject to rolling review procedures under the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3714 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 8, 2015 Mr. Bost (for himself, Ms. Meng , Mr. Chabot , Mr. Curbelo of Florida , and Mr. Rooney of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to allow the Small Business Administration to establish size standards for small agricultural enterprises using the same process for establishing size standards for small business concerns, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Agriculture Producer Size Standards Improvements Act of 2015 . 2. Amendment to definition of agricultural enterprises Paragraph (1) of section 18(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 647(b)(1) ) is amended by striking businesses and inserting small business concerns . 3. Equal treatment of small farms Paragraph (1) of section 3(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(a)(1) ) is amended by striking operation: Provided , and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting operation. . 4. Updated size standards (a) In general Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall, by rule, establish size standards in accordance with section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ) for agricultural enterprises (as such term is defined in section 18(b)(1) of such Act). (b) Review Size standards established under subsection (a) are subject to the rolling review procedures established under section 1344(a) of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 ( 15 U.S.C. 632 note).

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3714 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Small Business Act to allow the Small Business Administration to establish size standards for small agricultural enterprises using the same process for establishing size standards for small business concerns, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Agriculture Producer Size Standards Improvements Act of 2015 . 2. Amendment to definition of agricultural enterprises Paragraph (1) of section 18(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 647(b)(1) ) is amended by striking businesses and inserting small business concerns . 3. Equal treatment of small farms Paragraph (1) of section 3(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(a)(1) ) is amended by striking operation: Provided , and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting operation. . 4. Updated size standards (a) In general Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall, by rule, establish size standards in accordance with section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ) for agricultural enterprises (as such term is defined in section 18(b)(1) of such Act). (b) Review Size standards established under subsection (a) are subject to the rolling review procedures established under section 1344(a) of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 ( 15 U.S.C. 632 note).

Passed the House of Representatives April 19, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3714 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 20, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship AN ACT To amend the Small Business Act to allow the Small Business Administration to establish size standards for small agricultural enterprises using the same process for establishing size standards for small business concerns, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Agriculture Producer Size Standards Improvements Act of 2015 . 2. Amendment to definition of agricultural enterprises Paragraph (1) of section 18(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 647(b)(1) ) is amended by striking businesses and inserting small business concerns . 3. Equal treatment of small farms Paragraph (1) of section 3(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(a)(1) ) is amended by striking operation: Provided , and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting operation. . 4. Updated size standards (a) In general Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall, by rule, establish size standards in accordance with section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ) for agricultural enterprises (as such term is defined in section 18(b)(1) of such Act). (b) Review Size standards established under subsection (a) are subject to the rolling review procedures established under section 1344(a) of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 ( 15 U.S.C. 632 note).

Passed the House of Representatives April 19, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk