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,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,graves ( ,miss\ri 7= himself1 ,mr4
 ,*abot1 ,mr4 ,s*weik]t1 ,mr4 ,hanna1   
,mr4 ,huelskamp1 ,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,new    
,york1 ,mr4 ,luetkemey]1 ,mr4 ,tipton1  
,mr4 ,k+ ( ,i[a1 & ,mr4 ,rice ( ,s\?    
,c>ol9a7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,small        
,bus9ess  ,a ,,bill  ,to cl>ify t ! use 
( electronic signatures & records 9     
,,sba loan & relat$ f9anc+ programs is  
p]mitt$4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,small ,bus9ess ,loan       
,simplification ,act ( #bjad4  #b4      
,electronic signatures & records  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,section #d ( ! ,small ,bus9ess  
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcc7 is am5d$ by ! 
add+ ! foll[+ new subsection3  7g7      
,electronic signatures & records ,9     
accordance ) ! ,electronic ,signatures 9
 ,global & ,national ,comm]ce ,act 7#ae 
,u4,s4,c4 #gjja et seq471 ! ,adm9i/rator
 %all--  7#a7 am5d regulations & ,/&>d  

,op]at+ ,proc$ures to au?orize !        
,adm9i/ration & p>ticipants 9 l5d+      
programs "u subsections 7a71 7j71 7l71 &
 7m7 ( section #g ( ! ,small ,bus9ess   
,act1 & "u title ,,iii1 title ,,iv1 &   
title ,v ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,inve/m5t  
,act ( #aieh1 to use electronic         
signatures & records1 z def9$ by section
 #ajf ( ! ,electronic ,signatures 9     
,global & ,national ,comm]ce ,act1 = su*
 programs2 &  7#b7 accept electronic    
signatures & records1 z def9$ by section
 #ajf ( ! ,electronic ,signatures 9     
,global & ,national ,comm]ce ,act1      
associat$ ) ! managem5t & clos+         
processes "u section #g ( ! ,small      
,bus9ess ,act & ,small ,bus9ess         
,adm9i/ration ,/&>d ,op]at+ ,proc$ure   
#ej #aj1 ,/&>d ,op]at+ ,proc$ure #ej    
#eg1 ,/&>d ,op]at+ ,proc$ure #ej #ej1 & 
9 ,/&>d ,op]at+ ,proc$ure #aj #jf 7z 9  
effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is       
p>agraph & any successor rule or        
successor ,/&>d ,op]at+ ,proc$ure74  4  
7b7 ,pres]vation ( ,/ate ,law ,no?+ 9   

?is ,act may be con/ru$ to preempt      
applicable ,/ate law except z provid$ 9 
! ,electronic ,signatures 9 ,global &   
,national ,comm]ce ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#gjja et seq47 ) respect to su* ,/ate   
law4  7c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts   
made 9 subsection 7a7 ( ?is section %all
 take effect on ! date t is #fj days    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 ,to  
ensure timely implem5tation ( !         
requirem5ts ( ?is section1 any rules    
made dur+ ! #fj-;day p]iod to c>ry out  
?is section are n subject to !          
requirem5ts "u subsection 7b7 or 7c7 (  
section #eec ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
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