SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Articles and editorials

SBA Faces Budget Cuts, E596 [8AP]

SBA Program Looks Sound, H4450 [14JN], H9496 [2NO]

Shellfish Growers Feel Snubbed by ``Red Tide'' Loan Program, S7446 [27JN]

Stable Funding Turns Banks on to SBA Lending, H9496 [2NO]

Bills and resolutions

Angel Investment Program: establish (see H.R. 4565), H11879 [15DE]

Business and industry: establish vocational and technical entrepreneurship development demonstration program (see S. 139), S145 [24JA] (see H.R. 527), H348 [2FE]

Community development: expand the HUBZone program to include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 1148), H1023 [8MR]

Contracts: deem certain small business concerns qualified HUBZone small business concerns (see H.R. 4531), H11652 [14DE]

Federal aid programs: establish a pilot program to make grants to eligible entities for the development of peer learning opportunities for second-stage small business concerns (see H.R. 3207), H5739 [12JY]

Financial institutions: foster local development by facilitating the delivery of financial assistance to small businesses (see S. 2162), S14316 [21DE]

Fish and fishing: provide emergency relief to shellfish growers affected by toxic red tide losses (see S. 1316), S7428 [27JN]

Government regulations: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see S. 1411), S8384 [15JY] (see H.R. 230), H78 [4JA]

Hurricanes: give priority in Federal contracting to businesses in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and treat such small businesses as falling under the HUBZone program (see H.R. 3988), H8733 [6OC]

Loan programs: clarify authority to make economic injury disaster loans in response to disasters caused by drought (see H.R. 1394), H1692 [17MR]

———clarify authority to provide emergency assistance to non-farm related small business concerns that have suffered substantial economic harm from drought (see S. 1463), S8664 [21JY]

Microenterprise programs: make improvements (see S. 138), S145 [24JA] (see H.R. 2640), H4073 [25MY]

Microloan Program: increase the maximum amount for which a loan can be made (see H.R. 194), H77 [4JA]

Minorities: allow more joint ventures, leader-follower arrangements, and teaming arrangements under the minority business development program (see H.R. 166), H76 [4JA]

National Preferred Lender Program: establish and facilitate delivery of financial assistance to small businesses (see S. 1603), S9468 [29JY]

National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 120), S4184 [25AP]

Native Americans: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers (see H.R. 2981), H4722 [17JN]

Small business: amend the definition of disaster to include below average water levels in the Great Lakes for purposes of certain SBA loan programs (see S. 413), S1622 [17FE]

———enhance compliance assistance (see S. 769), S3555 [13AP]

———establish pilot program to eliminate certain restrictions on eligible certified development companies (see H.R. 3982), H8733 [6OC]

———provide additional relief to owners ordered to active duty as members of Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see S. 1014), S5071 [12MY]

———provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1724), S10187 [19SE]

———provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (see S. 1807), S10796 [30SE]

Small Business Act: enhance section 8(a) program (see H.R. 4474), H11326 [8DE]

———modify contract consolidation requirements (see S. 137), S145 [24JA]

———provide for increased access to capital for small businesses under the section 7(a) guarantee loan program (see H.R. 1868), H2646 [27AP]

Small Business Development Centers: anniversary (see S. Res. 165), S6299 [9JN]

Small Business Innovation Research Program: permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies to participate (see S. 1263), S6740 [16JN] (see H.R. 2943), H4655 [16JN]

Small Business Investment Companies program: reform relative to companies licensed to issue participating debentures (see S. 1923), S11917 [26OC]

Technical Mentoring Assistance Committees: establish (see H.R. 3898), H8386 [27SE] (see H.R. 3939), H8642 [29SE]

Veterans Business Outreach Centers: establish (see H.R. 3898), H8386 [27SE] (see H.R. 3939), H8642 [29SE]

Women: permit women's business centers to recompete for sustainability grants (see S. 1517), S9158 [27JY]

Letters

Dept. of Defense small disadvantaged business program extension: Carmen Nazario, Elyon International Inc., S14248 [21DE]

———Edmund Y. Tong, ASIAN, Inc., S14269 [21DE]

———John McDonald, S14171 [20DE]

SBA loan programs funding: several small business associations, H9495 [2NO]

Remarks in House

Berry, James: SBA Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence recipient, E810 [28AP]

Brooks, Vern: SBA Regional Subcontractor of the Year award recipient, E904 [5MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2641-H2643 [27AP]

Colorado District Office: tribute, E2485 [8DE]

Community development: expand the HUBZone program to include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 1148), E380 [8MR]

Dept. of Defense: extend small disadvantaged business program, H12208, H12211 [18DE], E2514 [13DE]

Federal aid programs: direct and guaranteed loan programs funding, H4431 [14JN], E1247 [15JN]

———Microloan program funding, E1242 [15JN]

———7(a) guaranteed loan program funding, H4449-H4454 [14JN], H8975 [19OC], E1242 [15JN]

Funding, E596 [8AP]

Gifford, Joyce: SBA Rhode Island Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E824 [28AP]

Head, Bill: SBA South Carolina Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E810 [28AP]

Kurek, Karen: Illinois District Office and Midwest Regional SBA Women in Business Champion of the Year award recipient, E850 [3MY]

Lai, George K.: SBA Guam Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E488 [17MR]

Loan programs: funding, H9492-H9496 [2NO]

Mendoza, Benjamin, Sr.: SBA California Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1544 [20JY]

Microenterprise programs: make improvements (H.R. 2640), E1087 [25MY]

Minorities: modernize and streamline eligibility criteria for participation in the minority-owned small business development 8(a) program, H2583-H2591 [27AP]

National Small Business Week: observance, E809, E810, E813 [28AP]

Native Americans: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers (H.R. 2981), E1270 [17JN]

Nelson, Mike: SBA Regional Subcontractor of the Year award recipient, E799 [27AP]

New Market Venture Capital Program: funding through reductions in SBA salary and expense account funding, H4511 [15JN]

Ruggery, Donald, Sr.: St. Francis University Small Business Development Center Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1369 [27JN]

Small business: guarantee loan program funding, H2583-H2591 [27AP]

Small Business Week: observance, E872 [4MY]

Workforce Investment Act: allow unemployed workers to use Personal Reemployment Account funds to cover borrower guarantee costs of certain SBA loans, H904, H905 [2MR]

Remarks in Senate

Boneal Inc.: SBA Region IV Regional Prime Contractor of the Year award recipient, S2844 [16MR]

Business and industry: establish vocational and technical entrepreneurship development demonstration program (S. 139), S351-S353 [24JA]

Dept. of Defense: extend small disadvantaged business program, S12673 [10NO], S14170-S14172 [20DE], S14248, S14269 [21DE]

Dept. of Energy: prevent the counting of subcontracts toward small business prime contracting goal, S4089 [21AP]

———small business subcontracting program requirements, S4842 [10MY]

Financial institutions: foster local development by facilitating the delivery of financial assistance to small businesses (S. 2162), S14323 [21DE]

Fish and fishing: provide emergency relief to shellfish growers affected by toxic red tide losses (S. 1316), S7446 [27JN]

Funding, S4384-S4386 [27AP]

Gardner, Oliver: SBA Vermont Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S6222 [8JN]

Government regulations: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (S. 1411), S8385 [15JY]

Idaho TechConnect: SBA Best Practices award recipient, S5216 [16MY]

Loan programs: clarify authority to provide emergency assistance to non-farm related small business concerns that have suffered substantial economic harm from drought, S12942 [16NO]

———clarify authority to provide emergency assistance to non-farm related small business concerns that have suffered substantial economic harm from drought (S. 1463), S8682 [21JY]

———funding, S2947 [17MR]

Microenterprise programs: make improvements (S. 138), S351-S353 [24JA]

National Preferred Lender Program: establish and facilitate delivery of financial assistance to small businesses (S. 1603), S9523 [29JY]

National Small Business Week: observance, S4384-S4386 [27AP]

———observance (S. Res. 120), S4160 [25AP]

Portland Transmission Warehouse: MassMutual Financial Group National Family Business of the Year award recipient, S6222 [8JN]

Small business: enhance compliance assistance (S. 769), S3557 [13AP]

———exempt security cost reimbursement from size standard caps for small subcontractors providing services in combat zones, S13337 [18NO]

———provide additional relief to owners ordered to active duty as members of Reserve components of the Armed Forces (S. 1014), S5101 [12MY], S9876 [9SE]

———provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, S11638 [20OC]

———provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (S. 1807), S10799-S10802 [30SE], S11168 [5OC], S13635 [15DE]

———provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1724), S10194-S10196 [19SE]

———provide emergency relief to small businesses impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10010-S10012, S10018 [14SE], S10071 [15SE]

Small Business Act: modify contract consolidation requirements (S. 137), S351-S353 [24JA]

Small Business Development Centers: anniversary (S. Res. 165), S6339 [9JN], S7198, S7199 [22JN]

Small Business Innovation Research Program: improve, S13649 [15DE]

———permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies to participate (S. 1263), S6758 [16JN]

Small Business Investment Companies program: reform relative to companies licensed to issue participating debentures (S. 1923), S11919-S11921 [26OC]

Small Business Technology Transfer Program: improve, S13649 [15DE]

Tang, Dan: SBA Colorado Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S4392 [27AP]

Tribute, S4534 [28AP]

Vermont Small Business Champion Award: tribute to recipients, S6222 [8JN]

Women: permit women's business centers to recompete for sustainability grants (S. 1517), S9198, S9199 [27JY]

Reports filed

National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 230) (H. Rept. 109-208), H7556 [28JY]

SBA Small Business Development Centers' Assistance to Native Americans Expansion and Improvement: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2981) (H. Rept. 109-206), H7555 [28JY]

Second-Stage Small Business Development Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3207) (H. Rept. 109-205), H7555 [28JY]

Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 527) (H. Rept. 109-207), H7556 [28JY]

Statements

Dept. of Energy Small Business Subcontracting Program: Representative Manzullo, Committee on Small Business (House) and Senator Snowe, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S4843 [10MY], H3016 [5MY]

Texts of

S. 137, Small Business Federal Contractor Safeguard Act, S353-S355 [24JA]

S. 138, SBA Microenterprise Improvements Act, S355 [24JA]

S. 139, Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Act, S356 [24JA]

S. 769, Small Business Compliance Assistance Enhancement Act, S3558 [13AP]

S. 1014, Supporting Our Patriotic Businesses Act, S5101-S5103 [12MY]

S. 1263, Save America's Biotechnology Innovative Research (SABIR) Act, S6759 [16JN]

S. 1316, Red Tide Emergency Relief Act, S7447 [27JN]

S. 1411, National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act, S8385 [15JY]

S. 1463, Small Business Drought Relief Act, S8682 [21JY]

S. 1517, permit women's business centers to recompete for sustainability grants, S9199 [27JY]

S. 1603, Small Business Lending Improvement Act, S9524 [29JY]

S. 2162, Local Development Business Loan Program Act, S14324-S14326 [21DE]

S. Res. 120, National Small Business Week, S4161, S4193 [25AP]

S. Res. 165, SBA Small Business Development Centers anniversary, S6339 [9JN], S7199 [22JN]