[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 43 (Thursday, March 10, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1129-S1130]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4999. Ms. ERNST submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 2471, to measure the progress of post-disaster 
recovery and efforts to address corruption, governance, rule of law, 
and media freedoms in Haiti; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REPORT REGARDING ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR SMALL 
                   BUSINESSES.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
     shall submit to Congress a report that--
       (1) provides a description of the effect of inflation and 
     supply chain disruption during the 3-year period ending on 
     the date of enactment of this Act on the cost to small 
     business concerns (as defined under section 3 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636)) of obtaining access to capital, 
     disaggregated by industry; and
       (2) makes recommendations, in partnership with the Office 
     of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, on how to 
     support access to capital for small business concerns 
     involved in domestic manufacturing, agriculture, and 
     production of technologies listed on the Critical and 
     Emerging Technologies List issued by the National Security 
     Council, or any successor thereto.

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