3.0.0 3778 2022-02-03T06:04:15Z 2023-01-11T22:25:52Z Senate S S 2006-08-02 109 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Standing Reported original measure 2006-08-02T23:05:49Z Markup by 2006-07-28T00:30:35Z S. Rept. 109-361 2006-11-16 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate By Senator Snowe from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report. Report No. 109-361. Floor 2006-11-16 By Senator Snowe from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report. Report No. 109-361. Committee 14900 9 Library of Congress sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee 2006-08-08 Senate Star Print ordered on the bill as reported. Floor 2006-08-02 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 577. Calendars 2006-08-02 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Snowe. Without written report. Committee 2006-08-02 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Snowe. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee 2006-08-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8626-8627) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-08-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-27 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship ordered to be reported an original measure. Committee S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. N 2006-11-15T06:00:00Z S. 3778, Small Business Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2006 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/18249 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on August 2, 2006</p> 2006-11-15T06:00:00Z S. 3778, Small Business Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2006 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18249 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on August 2, 2006 Commerce Accreditation (Education) Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Agricultural credit Agriculture and Food Alternative energy sources Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces reserves Auditing Authorization Biomass energy Business insurance Commercialization Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Corporation directors Credit unions Crime and Law Enforcement Depressed areas Disabled Disaster loans Economics and Public Finance Education Emergency Management Employee health benefits Employee training Energy Energy efficiency Energy prices Entrepreneurs Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to education Federal employees Federally-guaranteed loans Fees Finance and Financial Sector Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign trade promotion Fraud Geothermal resources Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government lending Government paperwork Government procurement Government regulation Governmental investigations Grants-in-aid Health Health insurance Heating Higher education Housing and Community Development Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Hydrogen Indian economic development Intellectual property Labor and Employment Law Minorities Minority business enterprises National Guard Natural gas Ombudsman Petroleum Propane Prosecution Rural economic development Science, Technology, Communications Small Business Administration Small business Solar energy Standards Subcontractors Suburbs Surety and fidelity Technological innovations Trade secrets Urban affairs Venture capital Veterans' employment Wind power Women Women in business Commerce 00 2006-08-02 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-29T20:28:12Z Small Business Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2006 - Amends the Small Business Act (the Act) to reauthorize for FY2007-FY2009 certain small business assistance programs of the Small Business Administration (SBA), including a predisaster mitigation program and grants to microloan program intermediaries and technical assistance providers. Makes permanent the Small Business Innovation Research Program. Extends through FY2009 various loan programs for small businesses under the Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, including: (1) general section 7(a) start-up and equity loans; (2) the microloan program; (3) certified development company financing; (4) the Service Corps of Retired Executives program; (5) disaster loan programs; and (6) the new markets venture capital program.

Establishes: (1) the National Preferred Lenders Program; and (2) an Office of Minority Small Business Development.

Authorizes: (1) the SBA Administrator to guarantee participating debentures issued by a licensed company to interim small business funding providers; (2) various development company loan programs, to be known collectively as the local development business loan program; (3) the Administrator to guarantee loans made by private lenders to small businesses located in disaster areas, including loans for disaster relief and reconstruction; (4) funding for veterans' and reservists' small business loan programs; (5) energy loans for small businesses; and (6) assistance for women-owned small businesses.

Increases funding under the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. Provides technical and financial assistance for small business innovation.

Native American Small Business Development Act of 2006 - Establishes a Native American small business development program and related pilot programs.

National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2006 - Establishes a pilot program to assist small businesses in complying with federal and state regulatory requirements.

Small Business Intermediary Lending Pilot Program Act of 2006 - Establishes a small business intermediary lending pilot program.

Establishes a: (1) pilot program for the development of peer learning opportunities for second-stage (high-growth) small businesses; (2) microenterprise technical assistance and capacity building grant program; and (3) minority entrepreneurship and innovation pilot program.

]]> Small Business Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2006 Short Titles as Introduced Small Business Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2006 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Small Business Intermediary Lending Pilot Program Act of 2006 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2006 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Native American Small Business Development Act of 2006 Display Title Small Business Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced An original bill to reauthorize and improve the Small Business Act and the Small Business Act of 1958, and for other purposes. Placed on Calendar Senate 2006-08-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s3778pcs/xml/BILLS-109s3778pcs.xml 2006-11-16 By Senator Snowe from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report. Report No. 109-361. 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.