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                                                 Union Calendar No. 150
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2056

                          [Report No. 115-214]

 To amend the Small Business Act to provide for expanded participation 
           in the microloan program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 2017

 Mrs. Murphy of Florida (for herself, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Moulton) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Small Business

                             July 12, 2017

Additional sponsors: Mr. Bacon, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Meeks, Mr. 
 Kind, Mr. Harris, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. 
                          Soto, and Mr. Takano

                             July 12, 2017

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 
                                6, 2017]


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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Small Business Act to provide for expanded participation 
           in the microloan program, and for other purposes.


 


    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 ``Microloan Modernization Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act--
            (1) the term ``intermediary'' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 7(m)(11) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
        636(m)(11)); and
            (2) the term ``microloan program'' means the program 
        established under section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 
        U.S.C. 636(m)).

SEC. 3. MICROLOAN INTERMEDIARY LENDING LIMIT INCREASED.

    Section 7(m)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(m)(3)(C)) is amended by striking ``$5,000,000'' and inserting 
``$6,000,000''.

SEC. 4. MICROLOAN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    Section 7(m)(4)(E) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(m)(4)(E)) is amended by striking ``25 percent'' each place such 
term appears and inserting ``50 percent''.

SEC. 5. SBA STUDY OF MICROENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall conduct a 
study and submit to the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of 
the House of Representatives a report on--
            (1) the operations (including services provided, structure, 
        size, and area of operation) of a representative sample of--
                    (A) intermediaries that are eligible to participate 
                in the microloan program and that do participate; and
                    (B) intermediaries that are eligible to participate 
                in the microloan program and that do not participate;
            (2) the reasons why eligible intermediaries described in 
        paragraph (1)(B) choose not to participate in the microloan 
        program;
            (3) recommendations on how to encourage increased 
        participation in the microloan program by eligible 
        intermediaries described in paragraph (1)(B); and
            (4) recommendations on how to decrease the costs associated 
        with participation in the microloan program for eligible 
        intermediaries.

SEC. 6. GAO STUDY ON MICROLOAN INTERMEDIARY PRACTICES.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee 
on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee 
on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report evaluating--
            (1) oversight of the microloan program by the Small 
        Business Administration, including oversight of intermediaries 
        participating in the microloan program; and
            (2) the specific processes used by the Small Business 
        Administration to ensure--
                    (A) compliance by intermediaries participating in 
                the microloan program; and
                    (B) the overall performance of the microloan 
                program.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 150

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2056

                          [Report No. 115-214]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend the Small Business Act to provide for expanded participation 
           in the microloan program, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 12, 2017

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed