[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1554 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1554

  To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to 
establish a regional office in a community in the United States located 
 not more than 10 miles from the border between the United States and 
                                Mexico.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 3, 1995

 Mr. Coleman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Small Business

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to 
establish a regional office in a community in the United States located 
 not more than 10 miles from the border between the United States and 
                                Mexico.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION REGIONAL 
              OFFICE ON U.S.-MEXICO BORDER.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration shall establish a regional office of the Small Business 
Administration in a community in the United States located--
            (1) not more than 10 miles from the border between the 
        United States and Mexico; and
            (2) as close as practicable to the point that is halfway 
        between San Diego, California, and Brownsville, Texas.
    (b) Regional Administrator.--The head of the office established 
under this section shall be the Regional Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration for the region of the United States located 
generally along the border between the United States and Mexico.
    (c) Functions.--The Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration shall delegate to the Regional Administrator referred to 
in subsection (b) the functions of the Administrator relating to 
administering activities conducted by the Small Business Administration 
in the region of the United States located generally along the border 
between the United States and Mexico.
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