Small Business Administration Rural Performance Report Act

Bill: 118-hr-5265
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2023-08-25
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Economic development

Economic performance and conditions

Government studies and investigations

Rural conditions and development
Latest action: action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-08-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Small Business Administration Rural Performance Report Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to report on its efforts to promote businesses and agricultural economies in rural areas.</p> <p>Specifically, the SBA must report about the activities of the Office of Rural Affairs, including how the office is promoting the availability of financial assistance for small businesses located in rural areas.</p> <p>The SBA also must report on its collaboration with the Department of Agriculture pursuant to the memorandum of understanding the agencies entered into on April 4, 2018, including the extent to which the SBA remains involved with the working groups convened under the memorandum.</p>

action_date: 2023-09-26
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><b>Small Business Administration Rural Performance Report Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to report on its efforts to promote businesses and agricultural economies in rural areas.</p> <p>Specifically, the SBA must report about the activities of the Office of Rural Affairs, including how the office is promoting the availability of financial assistance for small businesses located in rural areas.</p> <p>The SBA also must report on its collaboration with the Department of Agriculture pursuant to the memorandum of understanding the agencies entered into on April 4, 2018, including the extent to which the SBA remains involved with the working groups convened under the memorandum.</p>

action_date: 2024-02-28
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Small Business Administration Rural Performance Report Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to report on its efforts to promote businesses and agricultural economies in rural areas.</p> <p>Specifically, the SBA must report about the activities of the Office of Rural Affairs, including how the office is promoting the availability of financial assistance for small businesses located in rural areas.</p> <p>The SBA also must report on its collaboration with the Department of Agriculture pursuant to the memorandum of understanding the agencies entered into on April 4, 2018, including the extent to which the SBA remains involved with the working groups convened under the memorandum.</p>

tv_txt: IIB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5265 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 29, 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship AN ACT To amend the Small Business Act to require a report on the performance of the Office of Rural Affairs, to require a report on the memorandum of understanding between the Small Business Administration and the Department of Agriculture entered into on April 4, 2018, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Administration Rural Performance Report Act . 2. Small business rural performance reports (a) Office of Rural Affairs Annual Performance Report Section 26 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 653 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Reports (1) Initial report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall make available on a website of the Administration, and 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 activities of the Office during the year preceding the date of the report that includes the following elements: (A) How the Office is promoting financial assistance pursuant to subsection (c)(1). (B) Annual statistics compiled pursuant to subsection (c)(2). (C) How the Office is providing information pursuant to subsection (c)(3). (D) How the Office is providing information pursuant to subsection (c)(4). (E) The number of outreach events conducted by the Office to provide information described in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (c). (F) Details of any partnerships that the Office engaged in to provide the outreach described in paragraph (5), including any partnerships with the National Travel and Tourism Office of the Department of Commerce. (G) The name of the director of the Office and the number of staff employed by the Office. (2) Annual report The Administrator shall annually submit, along with the budget the budget justification materials submitted in support of the Small Business Administration budget for a fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31), a report that includes the elements described in paragraph (1). . (b) Technical amendment Section 26(c)(5) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 653(c)(5) ) is amended by striking United States Tourism and Travel Administration and inserting National Travel and Tourism Office of the Department of Commerce . (c) Memorandum of Understanding with Department of Agriculture Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall make available on a website of the Administration and 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 MOU. Such report shall include a description of the following: (1) How many working groups convened pursuant to the MOU the Administration was part of and if the Administration is still part of any such working groups. (2) How many staff employed by the Administration were and are still involved with a working group convened pursuant to the MOU. (3) The findings specified in clauses (i) through (iv) of paragraph (1) of part 2 of the MOU. (4) The findings specified in clauses (i) through (iv) of paragraph (2) of part 2 of the MOU. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. (2) Administration The term Administration means the Small Business Administration. (3) MOU The term MOU means the memorandum of understanding between the Department of Agriculture and the Small Business Administration entered into on April 4, 2018, about collaborative efforts to promote stronger businesses and agricultural economies in rural America. 4. Compliance with CUTGO No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives February 28, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5265 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Small Business Act to require a report on the performance of the Office of Rural Affairs, to require a report on the memorandum of understanding between the Small Business Administration and the Department of Agriculture entered into on April 4, 2018, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Administration Rural Performance Report Act . 2. Small business rural performance reports (a) Office of Rural Affairs Annual Performance Report Section 26 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 653 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Reports (1) Initial report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall make available on a website of the Administration, and 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 activities of the Office during the year preceding the date of the report that includes the following elements: (A) How the Office is promoting financial assistance pursuant to subsection (c)(1). (B) Annual statistics compiled pursuant to subsection (c)(2). (C) How the Office is providing information pursuant to subsection (c)(3). (D) How the Office is providing information pursuant to subsection (c)(4). (E) The number of outreach events conducted by the Office to provide information described in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (c). (F) Details of any partnerships that the Office engaged in to provide the outreach described in paragraph (5), including any partnerships with the National Travel and Tourism Office of the Department of Commerce. (G) The name of the director of the Office and the number of staff employed by the Office. (2) Annual report The Administrator shall annually submit, along with the budget the budget justification materials submitted in support of the Small Business Administration budget for a fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31), a report that includes the elements described in paragraph (1). . (b) Technical amendment Section 26(c)(5) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 653(c)(5) ) is amended by striking United States Tourism and Travel Administration and inserting National Travel and Tourism Office of the Department of Commerce . (c) Memorandum of Understanding with Department of Agriculture Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall make available on a website of the Administration and 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 MOU. Such report shall include a description of the following: (1) How many working groups convened pursuant to the MOU the Administration was part of and if the Administration is still part of any such working groups. (2) How many staff employed by the Administration were and are still involved with a working group convened pursuant to the MOU. (3) The findings specified in clauses (i) through (iv) of paragraph (1) of part 2 of the MOU. (4) The findings specified in clauses (i) through (iv) of paragraph (2) of part 2 of the MOU. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. (2) Administration The term Administration means the Small Business Administration. (3) MOU The term MOU means the memorandum of understanding between the Department of Agriculture and the Small Business Administration entered into on April 4, 2018, about collaborative efforts to promote stronger businesses and agricultural economies in rural America. 4. Compliance with CUTGO No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives February 28, 2024. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 182 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5265 [Report No. 118–223] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 25, 2023 Mr. Alford (for himself, Mr. Luetkemeyer , Mr. Ellzey , and Mr. Bean of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business September 26, 2023 Additional sponsors: Mr. Stauber and Mr. Pappas September 26, 2023 Reported from the Committee on Small Business ; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to require a report on the performance of the Office of Rural Affairs, to require a report on the memorandum of understanding between the Small Business Administration and the Department of Agriculture entered into on April 4, 2018, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Administration Rural Performance Report Act . 2. Small business rural performance reports (a) Office of Rural Affairs Annual Performance Report Section 26 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 653 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Reports (1) Initial report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall make available on a website of the Administration, and 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 activities of the Office during the year preceding the date of the report that includes the following elements: (A) How the Office is promoting financial assistance pursuant to subsection (c)(1). (B) Annual statistics compiled pursuant to subsection (c)(2). (C) How the Office is providing information pursuant to subsection (c)(3). (D) How the Office is providing information pursuant to subsection (c)(4). (E) The number of outreach events conducted by the Office to provide information described in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (c). (F) Details of any partnerships that the Office engaged in to provide the outreach described in paragraph (5), including any partnerships with the National Travel and Tourism Office of the Department of Commerce. (G) The name of the director of the Office and the number of staff employed by the Office. (2) Annual report The Administrator shall annually submit, along with the budget the budget justification materials submitted in support of the Small Business Administration budget for a fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31), a report that includes the elements described in paragraph (1). . (b) Technical amendment Section 26(c)(5) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 653(c)(5) ) is amended by striking United States Tourism and Travel Administration and inserting National Travel and Tourism Office of the Department of Commerce . (c) Memorandum of Understanding with Department of Agriculture Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall make available on a website of the Administration and 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 MOU. Such report shall include a description of the following: (1) How many working groups convened pursuant to the MOU the Administration was part of and if the Administration is still part of any such working groups. (2) How many staff employed by the Administration were and are still involved with a working group convened pursuant to the MOU. (3) The findings specified in clauses (i) through (iv) of paragraph (1) of part 2 of the MOU. (4) The findings specified in clauses (i) through (iv) of paragraph (2) of part 2 of the MOU. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. (2) Administration The term Administration means the Small Business Administration. (3) MOU The term MOU means the memorandum of understanding between the Department of Agriculture and the Small Business Administration entered into on April 4, 2018, about collaborative efforts to promote stronger businesses and agricultural economies in rural America. 4. Compliance with CUTGO No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act. Such Act and amendments shall be carried out using amounts otherwise appropriated to the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.

September 26, 2023 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5265 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 25, 2023 Mr. Alford (for himself, Mr. Luetkemeyer , Mr. Ellzey , and Mr. Bean of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to require a report on the performance of the Office of Rural Affairs, to require a report on the memorandum of understanding between the Small Business Administration and the Department of Agriculture entered into on April 4, 2018, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Administration Rural Performance Report Act . 2. Small business rural performance reports (a) Office of Rural Affairs Annual Performance Report Section 26 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 653 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Reports (1) Initial report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall make available on a website of the Administration, and 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 activities of the Office during the year preceding the date of the report that includes the following elements: (A) How the Office is promoting financial assistance pursuant to subsection (c)(1). (B) Annual statistics compiled pursuant to subsection (c)(2). (C) How the Office is providing information pursuant to subsection (c)(3). (D) How the Office is providing information pursuant to subsection (c)(4). (E) The number of outreach events conducted by the Office to provide information described in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (c). (F) Details of any partnerships that the Office engaged in to provide the outreach described in paragraph (5), including any partnerships with the National Travel and Tourism Office of the Department of Commerce. (G) The name of the director of the Office and the number of staff employed by the Office. (2) Annual report The Administrator shall annually submit, along with the budget the budget justification materials submitted in support of the Small Business Administration budget for a fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31), a report that includes the elements described in paragraph (1). . (b) Technical amendment Section 26(c)(5) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 653(c)(5) ) is amended by striking United States Tourism and Travel Administration and inserting National Travel and Tourism Office of the Department of Commerce . (c) Memorandum of Understanding with Department of Agriculture Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall make available on a website of the Administration and 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 MOU. Such report shall include a description of the following: (1) How many working groups convened pursuant to the MOU the Administration was part of and if the Administration is still part of any such working groups. (2) How many staff employed by the Administration were and are still involved with a working group convened pursuant to the MOU. (3) The findings specified in clauses (i) through (iv) of paragraph (1) of part 2 of the MOU. (4) The findings specified in clauses (i) through (iv) of paragraph (2) of part 2 of the MOU. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. (2) Administration The term Administration means the Small Business Administration. (3) MOU The term MOU means the memorandum of understanding between the Department of Agriculture and the Small Business Administration entered into on April 4, 2018, about collaborative efforts to promote stronger businesses and agricultural economies in rural America. 4. Compliance with CUTGO No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act. Such Act and amendments shall be carried out using amounts otherwise appropriated to the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.