[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 368 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                    September 16, 2003.
Whereas the Nation's economy is built on and draws its strength from the 
        creativity and entrepreneurship of its people;
Whereas the Nation's 25 million small businesses employ more than half of all 
        private sector employees, pay 44.5 percent of the total United States 
        private payroll, and generate 60 to 80 percent of all net new jobs 
        annually;
Whereas the men and women who own and operate the Nation's small businesses make 
        a vital contribution to the Nation's prosperity through their ongoing 
        work to create new technologies, products, and services;
Whereas small businesses produce 13 to 14 times more patents per employee than 
        large patenting firms, and these patents are twice as likely as large 
        firm patents to be among the 1 percent most cited;
Whereas the Small Business Administration was officially established in 1953 and 
        for the past 50 years has played a vital role in ensuring that the door 
        to the American Dream is truly open to all entrepreneurs;
Whereas the mission and high calling of the Small Business Administration is to 
        champion the interests of the Nation's entrepreneurs for the benefit of 
        all Americans;
Whereas the Small Business Administration is marking its 50th anniversary by 
        celebrating the accomplishments of small-business owners across the 
        country throughout the year; and
Whereas the President has designated the week beginning on Monday, September 15, 
        2003, as ``National Small Business Week'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the goals and ideals of National Small Business Week, 
        and the events surrounding the 50th anniversary of the founding of the 
        Small Business Administration;
            (2) commends the Administrator and the employees of the Small 
        Business Administration for their work on behalf of the Nation's small 
        businesses; and
            (3) reaffirms that the Small Business Administration, through its 
        loan, technical assistance, and entrepreneurial development programs, 
        plays an important role in assisting small businesses to ensure a 
        brighter, stronger future for this Nation.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.