116 HR 8229 : Parity for HUBZone Appeals Act of 2020 U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IIB116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8229IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESDecember 7, 2020Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and EntrepreneurshipAN ACTTo require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue a rule authorizing the Office of Hearings and Appeals to decide appeals relating to the status of HUBZone business concerns, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Parity for HUBZone Appeals Act of 2020.

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Authority for the Office of Hearings and Appeals to decide appeals relating to qualified HUBZone small business concerns

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall issue a rule authorizing the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the Administration to decide all appeals from formal protest determinations in connection with the status of a concern as qualified HUBZone small business concern (as such term is defined in section 31(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657a(b))).

Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 2020.Cheryl L. Johnson,Clerk.