Microloan Program Enhancement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-996
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2019-04-02
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees

Small business
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-04-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Microloan Program Enhancement Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill expands access to financing through the Microloan Program of the Small Business Administration (SBA).</p> <p>Specifically, the bill eliminates a restriction that prevents the SBA from distributing more than 1/55th of its funding in any state during the first half of the year. The bill also raises the cap on the total amount that may be committed to an intermediary to provide loans under the program. Lastly, the bill sets program levels for technical assistance grants and direct loans through FY2022.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 996 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 2, 2019 Ms. Duckworth introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To modify the microloan program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Microloan Program Enhancement Act of 2019 . 2. Microloan program (a) In general Section 7(m) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(m) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)(C)— (A) by striking and $6,000,000 and inserting , $7,000,000, in the aggregate, ; and (B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: , and $3,000,000 in any of those remaining years ; (2) in paragraph (4)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking subparagraph (C) each place that term appears and inserting subparagraphs (C) and (G) ; (B) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting subparagraphs (A) and (G) ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (G) Grant amounts based on appropriations In any fiscal year in which the amount appropriated to make grants under subparagraph (A) is sufficient to provide to each intermediary that receives a loan under paragraph (1)(B)(i) a grant of not less than 25 percent of the total outstanding balance of loans made to the intermediary under this subsection, the Administration shall make a grant under subparagraph (A) to each intermediary of not less than 25 percent and not more than 30 percent of that total outstanding balance for the intermediary. ; (3) in paragraph (8)— (A) by striking In approving and inserting the following: (A) In general In approving ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (B) Annual report The Administrator shall, on an annual basis, submit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives, and make publicly available on the website of the Administration, a report on how the Administration has met the requirements of subparagraph (A). ; and (4) in paragraph (10)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking On November 1, 1995, the Administration shall and inserting The Administration shall, on an annual basis, ; (ii) by inserting and make available to the public on the website of the Administration after Representatives ; and (iii) by striking of the first 3 1/2 years ; (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking and at the end; (C) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (I); and (D) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following: (G) the number of small business concerns that received a microloan that remain in business after completing the final payment of the microloan; (H) the number of jobs created and retained by small business concerns after completing the final payment of the microloan; and . (b) Minimum allocation Section 7(m) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(m) ) is amended by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: (7) Program funding for microloans Under the program authorized by this subsection, the Administration may fund, on a competitive basis, not more than 300 intermediaries. . (c) Program levels Section 20 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) Microloan program The following program levels are authorized for the microloan program under section 7(m): (1) Fiscal year 2020 For the programs authorized by this Act, the Administration is authorized to make, for fiscal year 2020— (A) $80,000,000 in technical assistance grants, as provided in section 7(m); and (B) $110,000,000 in direct loans, as provided in section 7(m). (2) Fiscal year 2021 For the programs authorized by this Act, the Administration is authorized to make, for fiscal year 2021— (A) $80,000,000 in technical assistance grants, as provided in section 7(m); and (B) $110,000,000 in direct loans, as provided in section 7(m). (3) Fiscal year 2022 For the programs authorized by this Act, the Administration is authorized to make, for fiscal year 2022— (A) $80,000,000 in technical assistance grants, as provided in section 7(m); and (B) $110,000,000 in direct loans, as provided in section 7(m). .