3.0.0 77 2025-01-14T17:16:56Z 2025-01-14T17:16:56Z Senate S S 2023-01-25 118 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-01-25T20:27:01Z 2023-01-25 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. IntroReferral 2023-01-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH N Commerce Commerce 2023-02-08T20:15:49Z

00 2023-01-25 Introduced in Senate 2023-03-24T14:24:18Z <p><b>STEP Improvement Act of 202</b><strong></strong><b>3</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the Small Business Administration's (SBA) State Trade Expansion Program, which provides foreign trade assistance to small businesses, and it revises provisions related to the administration of the program.</p> <p>Specifically, the SBA must establish a time frame for, and provide certain information related to, the application process, and it must conduct an annual survey to solicit feedback on the program. The SBA must collect data on certain performance metrics such as the (1) total number of small businesses assisted by the program, (2) total dollar amount of export sales by participating small businesses, and (3) number of small businesses that have created new jobs through their participation in the program.</p> <p>The bill also requires applicants for participation to include a budget plan that outlines their intended use of funds awarded under the program.</p>

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