3.0.0 4588 2023-01-11T13:44:46Z 2023-01-11T13:44:46Z Senate S 2020-09-16 116 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-09-16T18:44:04Z 2020-09-16 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. IntroReferral 2020-09-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH N K000393 Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] John Kennedy R LA Neely 2020-09-16 True E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2020-09-16 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2020-09-16 True R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2020-09-16 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2020-09-16 True Commerce Commerce 00 2020-09-16 Introduced in Senate 2020-12-04T19:47:46Z Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2020

This bill directs the Small Business Administration (SBA) to designate a senior Office of Investment and Innovation employee as broadband and emerging information technology coordinator, and it establishes measures to aid the competitiveness and productivity of small businesses through broadband access and other emerging information technologies.

The coordinator's responsibilities shall include (1) identifying best practices relating to broadband and emerging information technology that may help small businesses; and (2) coordinating SBA programs that assist small businesses in adopting, making innovations in, and using broadband and other information technologies. The SBA must also provide training to familiarize its employees with broadband and other emerging technologies.

Further, the SBA must report on (1) its programs and activities relating to broadband and emerging information technologies, and (2) the impact of broadband and emerging information technology deployment on small businesses.

]]> Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2020 Display Title Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve programs of the Small Business Administration to better assist small business customers in accessing broadband technology, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4588is/xml/BILLS-116s4588is.xml 2020-09-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. 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.