II 112th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3675 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 12, 2012 Ms. Collins (for herself and Ms. Snowe) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To expand the HUBZone program for communities affected by base realignment and closure, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the HUBZone Expansion Act of 2012.

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Expanding HUBZone program for communities affected by base realignment and closure

Section 3(p)(4)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p)(4)(D)) is amended— (1)in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; (2)by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) as subclauses (I), (II), (III), and (IV), respectively; (3)in the matter preceding subclause (I), as so redesignated, by striking means lands within and inserting the following: “means— (i)lands within ; and (4)by adding at the end the following: (ii)a geographic area that— (I)is— (aa)the municipality in which the military installation is located; (bb)the county in which the military installation is located; or (cc)(AA)the census tract in which the military installation is located; or (BB)the census tract in which the military installation is located and a census tract contiguous to that census tract; and (II)has a total population of not more than 50,000, as determined with reference to the most recent decennial census; .