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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Small Business Regulatory Relief Act
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act--
(1) the term ''Ombudsman'' has the meaning given that term
in section 30(a) of the Small Business Act 15 U.S.C. 657(a));
and
(2) the term ''small business concern'' has the meaning
given that term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 632).

SEC. 3. SBA REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT OMBUDSMAN.

(a) In General.--Section 30(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
657(b)(2)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ''with each agency with
regulatory authority'' and inserting the
following: ''with--
''(i) each Federal agency with regulatory
authority'';
(ii) by inserting ''and'' after the
semicolon; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
''(ii) each Federal agency with regulatory
authority over small business concerns or that
makes grants or enters into contracts or
cooperative agreements with small business
concerns to develop best practices to assist
the Federal agency in--
''(I) establishing a program to
assist small entities, as defined in
section 601 of title 5, United States
Code, in meeting regulatory
requirements imposed by that Federal
agency, including by responding to
inquiries under section 213 of the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C. 601
note);
''(II) educating small entities
about the regulations of that Federal
agency that are applicable to small
entities;
''(III) training small entities to
comply with the regulations of that
Federal agency;
''(IV) assisting small entities in
completing forms required by the
regulations of that Federal agency;
''(V) addressing any specific
question or concern of small entities;
''(VI) evaluating compliance guides
described under section 212 of the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C. 601
note);
''(VII) ensuring that the
compliance guides described in
subclause (VI) are available to small
business development centers and to
other resource partners of the
Administration;
''(VIII) developing webinars
relating to compliance assistance for--
''(aa) recently finalized
rules of the Federal agency;
and
''(bb) rules relating to
which the Federal agency or
Ombudsman receives a
significant number of
compliance inquiries from small
business concerns; and
''(IX) conducting customer service
surveys on an ongoing basis of small
business concerns that interact with
the Federal agency to assess the
timeliness and quality of the
activities of the Federal agency, which
shall be conducted in a manner that
allows the results of the surveys to be
incorporated into the rating of the
responsiveness of the Federal agency
under subparagraph (C);'';
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ''and'' at the
end;
(C) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and
inserting a semicolon; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
''(F) in collaboration with the employee of a
Federal agency designated by the head of the Federal
agency as the primary point of contact with the
Ombudsman, establish a procedure relating to how the
Federal agency will provide information--
''(i) to small business concerns regarding
the Ombudsman; and
''(ii) to the Ombudsman regarding the
nature, scope, and resolution of requests to
the Federal agency from small business concerns
about proposed, final, or existing rules;
''(G) work with each Federal agency with regulatory
authority over small business concerns and with
programs of the Administration (including the Service
Corps of Retired Executives authorized under section
8(b)(1)(B), women's business centers operating under
section 29, and small business development centers) to
conduct a robust outreach initiative, including through
the use of the Internet, to increase the visibility of
the Ombudsman and promote awareness of the services
available from the Ombudsman; and
''(H) make information regarding the education,
training, and compliance assistance services of the
Ombudsman readily available on the website of the
Ombudsman.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(3)(A) The head of each Federal agency with regulatory
authority over small business concerns or that makes grants or
enters into contracts or cooperative agreements with small
business concerns shall designate an employee of the Federal
agency as the primary point of contact with the Ombudsman.
''(B) The employee designated under subparagraph (A) shall
have the authority to make changes necessary to address
compliance issues raised by small business concerns.''.
(b) Resources.--The Ombudsman shall appoint additional individuals
to positions in which they will provide education, training, and
compliance assistance to small business concerns.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 30 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
''(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as are necessary.''.
Small Business Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise the duties of the Office of the National Ombudsman (ONO) to include working with federal agencies that have regulatory authority over small businesses or that provide support to small businesses to develop best practices for helping small businesses comply with agency rules through training, webinars, and compliance guides. The ONO must collaborate with each federal agency to establish a procedure relating to how the agency will provide information to: (1) small businesses regarding the ONO; and (2) the ONO regarding the nature, scope, and resolution of requests to the agency from small businesses about proposed, final, or existing rules. The ONO must: conduct a robust outreach initiative to increase its visibility and promote awareness of its available services; and appoint additional individuals to provide education, training, and compliance assistance to small businesses.