[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6117 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6117

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to analyze the 
          impacts of Federal regulations on small businesses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2008

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Comptroller General of the United States to analyze the 
          impacts of Federal regulations on small businesses.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Regulatory Equity Act 
of 2008''.

SEC. 2. ANALYSIS OF IMPACTS OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS ON SMALL BUSINESSES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than September 30, 2009, and every two 
years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to Congress a report containing the Comptroller General's 
analysis of the impacts of Federal regulations on businesses described 
in subsection (c). The report shall detail--
            (1) the cost and impacts of federally mandated regulations 
        that are administered by State agencies;
            (2) the amount of time such businesses must spend working 
        with agencies attempting to obtain written responses to their 
        written questions;
            (3) the period of time that passes between submitting such 
        questions to agencies and receiving such responses;
            (4) how long projects are delayed due to Federal 
        regulations; and
            (5) how long it takes small business (on average) to obtain 
        permits from Federal agencies.
    (b) Impacts Covered.--The report shall cover, and treat separately, 
direct impacts (such as wages, time, and fees spent on compliance) and 
indirect impacts (such as the impact on cash flow, sales, and 
competitiveness).
    (c) Businesses Covered.--The report shall cover, and treat 
separately, impacts on--
            (1) businesses with 15 or fewer employees;
            (2) businesses with 16 to 35 employees; and
            (3) businesses with 36 to 50 employees.
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