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]
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]