[House Report 110-108]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    110-108

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  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1332) TO IMPROVE THE 
 ACCESS TO CAPITAL PROGRAMS OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, AND 
                           FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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   April 24, 2007.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                Mr. Acuri, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 330]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 330, by a non-record vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1332, the 
Small Business Lending Improvements Act of 2007, under a 
structured rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Small Business. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill 
except clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on Small Business now printed in the bill shall be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and 
shall be considered as read. All points of order against the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived 
except clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI.
    The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in 
this report. The amendments made in order may be offered only 
in the order printed in this report, may be offered only by a 
Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in this report 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House 
or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against 
the amendments except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI are 
waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. Finally the rule provides that, 
notwithstanding the operation of the previous question, the 
Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill to a time 
designated by the Speaker.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill and against the committee amendment 
in the nature of a substitute (except for clauses 9 and 10 of 
rule XXI), the Committee is not aware of any points of order. 
The waivers are prophylactic in nature.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion 
to report, together with the names of those voting for and 
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 138

    Date: April 24, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1332.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To grant an open rule.
    Results: Defeated 4-8.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; 
Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 139

    Date: April 24, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1332.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Buyer (IN), which would add to 
the bill a new Title 3 amending Section 8 of the Small Business 
Act to authorize federal contracting officials to treat small 
businesses owned by service-disabled veterans under the same 
contracting rules as those applied to businesses in the 8(a) 
program.
    Results: Defeated 4-8.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; 
Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

                  SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

    1. Matheson (UT): The amendment would add ``members of 
reserve components of the armed forces'' as eligible to receive 
loans under the Community Express Program and the Increased 
Veteran Participation Program. (10 minutes)
    2. Matheson (UT): The amendment would include ``members of 
qualified Indian tribes'' as eligible to participate in the 
Community Express Program. (10 minutes)
    3. Cuellar (TX): The amendment would allow rural small 
business owners, who do not have a rural lender in their area, 
to receive the benefits of the Rural Lending Outreach Program 
through loans issued by any lender enrolled in the 7(a) loan 
program. (10 minutes)
    4. Inslee (WA): The amendment would add to public policy 
goals of the section 504 of Small Business Lending program a 
purpose area that would increase small-businesses access to 
sustainable design or low-impact design to ultimately reduce 
carbon-emissions and environmental impact. (10 minutes)

            TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER UNDER THE RULE

 1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Matheson of Utah, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 6, line 4, insert after ``Forces'' the following: ``or 
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces''.
  Page 8, line 14, insert after ``Forces'' the following: ``or 
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces''.
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 2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Matheson of Utah, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 6, line 1, insert after ``women,'' the following: 
``members of qualified Indian tribes,''.
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 3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cuellar of Texas, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 5, line 2, strike the period and insert the following: 
``or, in the case of a small business concern located in a 
rural area that does not have a lender located within 30 miles 
of the principal place of business, through any lender that is 
enrolled in, and administers, the 7(a) loan program that the 
small business concern chooses.''.
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 4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Inslee of Washington, 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 26, strike lines 3 through 8 and insert the following:
          (2) in subparagraph (H) by striking the period at the 
        end and inserting a comma; and
          (3) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the 
        following:
                  ``(I) reduction of energy consumption by at 
                least 10 percent, or
                  ``(J) increased use of sustainable design or 
                low-impact design to produce buildings that 
                reduce the use of non-renewable resources, 
                minimize environmental impact, and relate 
                people with the natural environment.''.

                                  
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