[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 152 (Tuesday, October 29, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S7633]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Ms. Hirono):
  S. 1607. A bill to provide conformity in Native small business 
opportunities and promote job creation, manufacturing, and American 
economic recovery; to the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship.
  Mr. SCHATZ. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 1607

       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 ``Native Small Business 
     Conformity Act of 2013''.

     SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS CONFORMITY.

       (a) HUBZone Eligibility.--
       (1) In general.--Section 3(p)(3) of the Small Business Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 632(p)(3)) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as 
     subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) a small business concern that is owned and controlled 
     by an organization described in section 8(a)(15);''.
       (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--Section 
     3(p)(5)(A)(i)(I)(aa) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     632(p)(5)(A)(i)(I)(aa)) is amended by striking ``subparagraph 
     (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) of paragraph (3)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) or (F) of paragraph 
     (3)''.
       (b) 8(a) Program.--
       (1) In general.--Section 8(a)(6) of the Small Business Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(6)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(F) If an organization described in paragraph (15) 
     establishes that it is economically disadvantaged under this 
     paragraph in connection with an application for 1 small 
     business concern owned or controlled by the organization, the 
     organization shall not be required to reestablish that it is 
     economically disadvantaged in order to have other businesses 
     that it owns or controls certified for participation in the 
     program under this subsection, unless specifically requested 
     to do so by the Administration.''.
       (2) Applicability.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and 
     apply to determinations of economic disadvantage made before, 
     on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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