Interagency Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4569
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2019-09-27
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Executive agency funding and structure

Federal officials

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Public contracts and procurement

Small business

Women in business
Latest action: action_date: 2019-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-09-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Interagency Committee on Women's Business Enterprise Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill revises the duties, membership, and reporting requirements of the Interagency Committee on Women's Business Enterprise.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4569 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 27, 2019 Ms. Meng (for herself, Mr. Espaillat , Mrs. Radewagen , and Ms. Houlahan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To reauthorize the Interagency Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Interagency Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise Act of 2019 . 2. Interagency Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise Title IV of the Women’s Business Ownership Act of 1988 ( 15 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 402 ( 15 U.S.C. 7102 )— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (5); (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; (iii) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by adding and at the end; and (iv) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking ; and and inserting a period; (B) in subsection (b), by striking biannually and inserting quarterly ; and (C) in subsection (c), in the first sentence, by inserting , including through the use of research and policy developed by the Council after Council ; (2) in section 403 ( 15 U.S.C. 7103 )— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: (K) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (L) The Environmental Protection Agency. (M) The Council. ; and (ii) in paragraph (2)— (I) in subparagraph (A), by striking Small Business Administration Reauthorization Act of 1997 and inserting Interagency Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise Act of 2019 ; and (II) in subparagraph (B)— (aa) by striking Small Business ; and (bb) by striking National Women's Business Council established under section 405 and inserting Council ; and (B) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: (b) Appointment (1) In general Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of the Interagency Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise Act of 2019 , the President, in consultation with the Administrator, shall appoint one of the members of the Interagency Committee to serve as chairperson. (2) Vacancy In the event that a chairperson is not appointed within the time frame required under paragraph (1), the Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall serve as acting chairperson of the Interagency Committee until a chairperson is appointed under paragraph (1). ; and (3) in section 404 ( 15 U.S.C. 7104 )— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 1995 and inserting 2019 ; (B) in paragraph (1), by adding and at the end; (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ; and and inserting a period; and (D) by striking paragraph (3).