[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4710 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4710

To amend title 44, United States Code, to reduce paperwork burdens for 
                        small-business concerns.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2002

Ms. Velazquez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 44, United States Code, to reduce paperwork burdens for 
                        small-business concerns.

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

SECTION 1. REDUCTION OF PAPERWORK BURDENS FOR SMALL-BUSINESS CONCERNS.

    (a) Federal Agency Responsibilities.--Section 3506(c) of title 44, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) before submission to the Director for review under 
        this subchapter, estimate the type and number of small-business 
        concerns (within the meaning of such term as used in the Small 
        Business Act) to which each collection of information would 
        apply, and how the requirements of such collection of 
        information would apply to each industry type according to the 
        North American Industrial Classification System.''.
    (b) OMB Responsibilities.--Section 3504(c) of such title is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(6) take into account the burden placed on small-business 
        concerns (within the meaning of such term as used in the Small 
        Business Act) when approving proposed agency collections of 
        information;
            ``(7) publish annually in the Federal Register, and make 
        available through the Internet, information regarding all 
        Federal paperwork requirements applicable to small-business 
        concerns, organized by industry type according to the North 
        American Industrial Classification System;
            ``(8) track requirements for collections of information for 
        which the authorization has expired, determine whether the 
        applicable agencies continue to collect such information after 
        the expiration of such authorities, publish in the Federal 
        Register notice that entities need not comply with the expired 
        authorities, and notify the Congress and the Vice President 
        regarding the use by agencies of any expired authorities; and
            ``(9) identify requirements for collections of information 
        for which the authorization will soon expire and make efforts 
        to prevent continuation of collections of information using 
        such authority after the expiration of such authority.''.
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