SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Amendments

Loan programs: reauthorize (S. 1375), S12057, S12060, S12094 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions

Advertising: create Federal advertising procurement opportunities for minority business concerns (see H.R. 132), H56 [7JA]

Agriculture: assist small farms with modernization to increase profitability and competitiveness in ways that provide environmental benefits (see H.R. 1293), H1901 [13MR]

Anniversary (see H. Res. 368), H8284 [16SE]

Business and industry: establish vocational and technical entrepreneurship development demonstration program (see H.R. 1387), H2269 [20MR]

———establish vocational and technical entrepreneurship development program (see S. 1254), S7831 [12JN]

Community development: expand the HUBZone program to include difficult development areas (see S. 961), S5541 [30AP]

Computers: raise awareness about telework among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer telework options to employees (see H.R. 2788), H7085 [17JY]

Disasters: include drought in the definition of disaster for purposes of the Disaster Loan Program (see H.R. 279), H136 [8JA]

Federal aid programs: make nonprofit child care businesses eligible for certain loans (see S. 822), S4957 [8AP]

———prohibit from selling loans under the Disaster Loan Program (see H.R. 2994), H7838 [3SE]

Government regulations: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see S. 1255), S7831 [12JN] (see H.R. 205), H59 [7JA]

Loan programs: reauthorize (see S. 1375), S9049 [8JY]

Microloan Program; increase the maximum amount for which a loan can be made (see H.R. 2261), H4736 [22MY]

Minorities: allow more joint ventures, leader-follow arrangements, and teaming arrangements under the minority business development program (see H.R. 2374), H5044 [5JN]

National Women's Business Council: insure that vacancies are filled in a timely and equitable manner (see S. 1442), S9708 [22JY]

Native American Entrepreneurs Program: establish (see S. 1488), S10140 [29JY]

Native Americans: establish the Office of Native American Affairs and create the Native American Small Business Development Program (see S. 1126), S6978 [22MY]

———expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers (see H.R. 1166), H1681 [6MR]

Office of Advocacy: ensure independence and nonpartisan operation (see S. 818), S4957 [8AP]

Small business: develop a pilot program for credit enhancement guarantees on pools of non-SBA loans (see S. 1713), S12448 [3OC]

———establish a temporary loan program and a temporary vocational development program for small businesses owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 3483), H11133 [7NO]

———improve calculation of the Federal subsidy rate with respect to certain small business loans (see S. 141), S203 [10JA]

———improve small business advocacy (see H.R. 1772), H3351 [11AP]

Small Business Act: extend (see S. 1895), S15187 [19NO]

———modify contract consolidation requirements (see S. 633), S3803 [17MR] (see H.R. 2607), H6261 [26JN]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 2802), H7225 [21JY]

Small Business Investment Act: extend (see S. 1895), S15187 [19NO]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 2802), H7225 [21JY]

Taxation: modify unrelated business income limitation on investment in certain debt-financed properties (see S. 855), S5173 [10AP] (see H.R. 739), H461 [12FE]

Women: increase amount to be reserved for women's business center programs sustainability grants (see S. 1247), S7831 [12JN]

———reauthorize assistance programs for small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see S. 1154), S7135 [23MY]

Documents

Reduced Fees on Loans to Small Businesses Adversely Affected by Terrorist Attacks, H357 [11FE]

Explanations

Women's Small Business Programs Improvement Act (S. 1154), S7151 [23MY]

Factsheets

Family Farm and Ranch Innovation Act (H.R. 1293), E460 [13MR]

Letters

Calculation of Federal subsidy rate with respect to certain small business loans: Leonard R. Ryden, Ryden Heavy Hauling, Inc., H355 [11FE]

———Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., OMB, H356 [11FE]

Make nonprofit child care businesses eligible for certain SBA loans: Ardith Wieworka, Massachusetts Office of Child Care Services, S4972 [8AP]

———Christopher Sikes, Western Massachusetts Enterprise Fund, Inc., S4972 [8AP]

———Edward P. Madaus, Guild of St. Agnes (nonprofit organization), S4971 [8AP]

———Eric Korsh, Neighborhood Business Builders (organization), S4971 [8AP]

———Erika Eurkus, ACCION, USA (nonprofit organization), S4971 [8AP]

———Heather Danton, South Eastern Economic Development Corp., S4972 [8AP]

———Julie A. Cripe, Omni Bank N.A., S4970 [8AP]

Memorandums

Reduced Fees on Loans to Small Businesses Adversely Affected by Terrorist Attacks: Jane Palsgrove Butler, SBA, H356 [11FE]

———Jeanna M. Sclater, SBA, H357 [11FE]

Proclamations

SBA Week: President Bush, H8245 [16SE]

Remarks in House

Advertising: create Federal advertising procurement opportunities for minority business concerns (H.R. 132), E27 [8JA]

Agriculture: assist small farms with modernization to increase profitability and competitiveness in ways that provide environmental benefits (H.R. 1293), E459 [13MR]

Anniversary, E1924 [30SE]

Anniversary (H. Res. 368), H8244-H8247 [16SE], E1830 [17SE]

Computers: raise awareness about telework among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer telework options to employees (H.R. 2788), E1514 [18JY]

Deary, William: SBA Michigan Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1840 [17SE]

Disasters: include drought in the definition of disaster for purposes of the Disaster Loan Program (H.R. 279), E53 [8JA]

Etter, James: SBA Virginia Small Business Advocate of the Year award recipient, E1347 [25JN]

Foreign policy: technical assistance to small business concerns participating in rebuilding Iraq and Afghanistan funding, H7314 [22JY]

Government regulations: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (H.R. 205), H2879-H2883 [8AP]

Hansen, Christopher: SBA National Home-Based Business Advocate of the Year award recipient, E1291 [18JN]

Martelli, Valerie: SBA Rhode Island Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1796 [16SE]

Native Americans: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers (H.R. 1166), H2500-H2504 [31MR], E410 [7MR], E648 [2AP]

Small business: establish a temporary loan program and a temporary vocational development program for small businesses owned and controlled by veterans (H.R. 3483), E2275 [7NO]

———improve calculation of the Federal subsidy rate with respect to certain small business loans (S. 141), H354-H361 [11FE], E227 [13FE]

———improve small business advocacy (H.R. 1772), H5720-H5724 [24JN]

Small Business Act: extend (S. 1895), H11844 [20NO]

Small Business Innovation Research Program: review eligibility standards for grants, E2006 [8OC]

Small Business Investment Act: extend (S. 1895), H11844 [20NO]

Stockdale, Joanne: SBA Iowa Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1821, E1830 [17SE]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery, E145 [6FE]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S11639 [17SE]

Aviation: clarify loan eligibility requirements for businesses providing on-demand air service to small communities, S12093, S12094 [26SE]

Business and industry: establish vocational and technical entrepreneurship development program (S. 1254), S7839 [12JN]

Combs, Charleen: SBA Kentucky Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S12835 [17OC]

Community development: expand the HUBZone program to include difficult development areas (S. 961), S5608 [30AP]

———HUBZone Program funding, S12090 [26SE]

———HUBZone Program price preferences for food aid contracts, S12092 [26SE]

Damelin, Harold: confirmation as SBA Inspector General, S4590 [31MR]

———nomination to be SBA Inspector General, S4432 [26MR]

Federal aid programs: make nonprofit child care businesses eligible for certain loans (S. 822), S4970 [8AP]

Government regulations: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (S. 1255), S7839 [12JN]

Harris, Bob: SBA Kentucky Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S12835 [17OC]

Loan programs: reauthorize (S. 1375), S9051-S9057 [8JY], S11241 [9SE], S11639 [17SE], S11909 [24SE], S12053, S12060-S12095 [26SE]

National Women's Business Council: insure that vacancies are filled in a timely and equitable manner (S. 1442), S9717 [22JY]

Native American Entrepreneurs Program: establish (S. 1488), S10153 [29JY]

Native Americans: establish the Office of Native American Affairs and create the Native American Small Business Development Program (S. 1126), S7011-S7016 [22MY]

Office of Advocacy: ensure independence and nonpartisan operation (S. 818), S4964-S4967 [8AP]

Outstanding Women Entrepreneur Award: tribute to recipients, S11909 [24SE]

Small business: develop a pilot program for credit enhancement guarantees on pools of non-SBA loans (S. 1713), S12458-S12461 [3OC]

———improve calculation of the Federal subsidy rate with respect to certain small business loans, S4697 [2AP]

———improve calculation of the Federal subsidy rate with respect to certain small business loans (S. 141), S206, S207 [10JA]

———transfer unused funds from the loan program for businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks to 7(a) loan program, S1435 [23JA]

Small Business Act: extend (S. 1895), S15207-S15209 [19NO]

———modify contract consolidation requirements (S. 633), S3806 [17MR]

Small Business Investment Act: extend (S. 1895), S15207-S15209 [19NO]

Taxation: modify unrelated business income limitation on investment in certain debt-financed properties (S. 855), S5181 [10AP]

Virginia: tribute for disaster assistance following Hurricane Isabel, S15181 [19NO]

Women: increase amount to be reserved for women's business center programs sustainability grants (S. 1247), S7860 [12JN]

———reauthorize assistance programs for small business concerns owned and controlled by women (S. 1154), S7126, S7149 [23MY]

Women's Business Centers: funding, S7707 [11JN]

Reports filed

SBA Loan Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1375) (S. Rept. 108-124), S10970 [2SE]

Small Business Advocacy Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1772) (H. Rept. 108-162), H5550 [18JN]

Small Business Reauthorization and Manufacturing Revitalization Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2802) (H. Rept. 108-325), H9818 [24OC]

Statements

Small Business Provisions of Economic Growth Package, E145 [6FE]

Summaries

Small Business Credit Liquidity Act (S. 1713), S12460 [3OC]

Small Business Investment Company Capital Access Act (S. 855), S5181 [10AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 368, SBA anniversary, H8244 [16SE]

H.R. 205, National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act, H2879 [8AP]

H.R. 1166, expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans, H2500 [31MR]

H.R. 1772, Small Business Advocacy Improvement Act, H5720 [24JN]

S. 141, improve calculation of the Federal subsidy rate with respect to certain small business loans, S207 [10JA], H354 [11FE]

S. 633, Small Business Federal Contractor Safeguard Act, S3807 [17MR]

S. 818, Independent Office of Advocacy Act, S4965 [8AP]

S. 855, Small Business Investment Company Capital Access Act, S5181 [10AP]

S. 961, expand the SBA HUBZone program to include difficult development areas, S5608 [30AP]

S. 1126, Native American Small Business Development Act, S7012-S7015 [22MY]

S. 1154, Women's Small Business Programs Improvement Act, S7150 [23MY]

S. 1247, Women's Business Centers Preservation Act, S7836, S7861 [12JN]

S. 1375, SBA loan programs reauthorization, S12060-S12080 [26SE]

S. 1442, National Women's Business Council Independence Preservation Act, S9718 [22JY]

S. 1713, Small Business Credit Liquidity Act, S12460 [3OC]

S. 1895, Small Business Act and Small Business Investment Act extension, S15209 [19NO], H11845 [20NO]