3.0.0 1977 2023-01-15T09:03:27Z 2023-01-15T09:03:27Z Senate S S 2003-11-25 108 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-11-25T22:22:16Z 2003-11-25 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S16027-16029) IntroReferral 2003-11-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S16025-16027) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-11-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. N V000126 Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] GEORGE VOINOVICH R OH V. 2003-11-25 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2004-02-25 False C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2004-03-01 False Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Counseling Debtor and creditor Department of Commerce Entrepreneurs Executive reorganization Export finance Exports Federal advisory bodies Federal officials Federally-assisted loans Federally-guaranteed loans Finance and Financial Sector Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Labor and Employment Manufacturing industries Planning Science, Technology, Communications Small Business Administration Small business Surety and fidelity Technology transfer Commerce 00 2003-11-25 Introduced in Senate 2004-02-11T14:58:57Z Small Manufacturers Assistance, Recovery, and Trade Act or SMART Act - Establishes in the Department of Commerce the position of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Manufacturing to: (1) identify and address the concerns of U.S. manufacturers; (2) develop policies that promote the viability and expansion of U.S. manufacturing; (3) review policies that adversely impact manufacturers; and (4) identify and address issues unique to small manufacturers and those that are exacerbated by the size or limited capital of small manufacturers.

Establishes an Interagency Manufacturing Task Force to maximize, improve, and coordinate Federal agency resources in assisting the manufacturing industry.

Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to establish the position of Assistant United States Trade Representative for Small Business.

Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a Small Business Manufacturing Task Force to evaluate and identify whether SBA programs and services are sufficient to serve the needs of small manufacturers.

Requires the SBA Office of Entrepreneurial Development to develop: (1) new outreach and training programs for small manufacturers and small businesses in the manufacturing supply chain; (2) manufacturing workshops; and (3) programs and services to strengthen small business vendors and suppliers in the manufacturing supply chain.

Amends the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to include small business manufacturing within the SBA loan and international trade programs.

]]> SMART Act Display Title SMART Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote the manufacturing industry in the United States by establishing an Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing within the Department of Commerce, an Interagency Manufacturing Task Force, and a Small Business Manufacturing Task Force, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced SMART Act Short Titles as Introduced Small Manufacturers Assistance, Recovery, and Trade Act Introduced in Senate 2003-11-25T05:00:00Z 2003-11-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S16027-16029) 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.