[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7586 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7586

 To temporarily extend participation in the 8(a) program of the Small 
            Business Administration, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2020

 Mr. Evans (for himself and Mr. Spano) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

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                                 A BILL


 
 To temporarily extend participation in the 8(a) program of the Small 
            Business Administration, 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. EXTENSION OF PARTICIPATION IN 8(A) PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration shall ensure that a small business concern participating 
in the program established under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 637) on or before March 13, 2020, may elect to extend such 
participation by a period of 1 year, regardless of whether such concern 
previously elected to suspend participation in such program pursuant to 
guidance of the Administrator.
    (b) Emergency Rulemaking Authority.--Not later than 15 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall issue 
regulations to carry out this section without regard to the notice 
requirements under section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code.
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