[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 24, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5274]
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  SA 3419. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) In this section, the terms ``agency'' and 
     ``small entity'' have the meanings given those terms in 
     section 211 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 
     Fairness Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C. 601 note).
       (b) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     conduct a study and submit to the Committee on Small Business 
     and Entrepreneurship and the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Small Business and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a 
     report assessing the quality of agency compliance with 
     sections 212 and 213 of the Small Business Regulatory 
     Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C. 601 note), which 
     shall include--
       (1) the extent to which agencies comply with each of the 
     requirements under such section 212;
       (2) the extent to which agencies comply with each of the 
     requirements under such section 213, including a summary of 
     the scope of compliance programs of agencies to assist small 
     entities, the number of small entities using each such 
     program, and the achievements of each such program in 
     assisting small entity compliance with agency regulations; 
     and
       (3) recommendations for best practices for agencies to 
     address small business regulatory concerns and improve 
     customer service.
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