116 S2883 IS: Small Business Fraud Protection Act U.S. Senate 2019-11-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2883IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESNovember 18, 2019Mr. Menendez (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsA BILLTo apply the provisions relating to consumer liability for unauthorized transfers to small business concerns, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Small Business Fraud Protection Act.

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Application of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to small business concerns

(a)

In general

Section 909 of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 1693g) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f)For purposes of this section, the term consumer shall include a small business concern, as defined in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).. (b)

Regulations

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall amend 1005.6 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations, to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a).