,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ae1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,b5tivolio 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,hall1 
,mr4 ,roskam1 ,mr4 ,gohm]t1 ,mr4 ,*abot1
 ,mr4 ,franks ( ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,walb]g1 
,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mr4 ,b5i%ek1 ,mrs4      
,ba*mann1 ,mr4 ,br\n ( ,georgia1 ,mr4   
,hultgr51 & ,mr4 ,pitt5g]7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to provide small bus9esses ) a grace   
p]iod = a regulatory violation1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protect ,small ,bus9ess   
,jobs ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,9 g5]al       
,section #eeh ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7d7 ,be=e any en=cem5t action  
is tak5 on any sanction on a bus9ess =  
any violation ( a rule or pursuant to an
 adjudication an ag5cy %all--  7#a7 n   
lat] ?an #aj bus9ess days aft] ! date on
 :i* ! ag5cy det]m9es t a sanction may  
be impos$ on ! bus9ess1 provide notice  

to ! bus9ess t1 if ! bus9ess is a small 
bus9ess z def9$ 9 subsection 7k71 !     
small bus9ess may be subject to a       
sanction at ! end ( ! grace p]iod       
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c72  7#b7 delay   
any fur!r action = a p]iod ( #ae cal5d> 
days2  7#c7 = any small bus9ess1 def]   
any fur!r action = a p]iod ( n less ?an 
#f mon?s1 less ! #ae days describ$ 9    
p>agraph 7#b71 :i* %all be ext5d$ by an 
additional p]iod ( #c mon?s on          
application by ! small bus9ess          
demon/rat+ reasonable ef=ts made 9 good 
fai? to rem$y ! violation or o!r conduct
 giv+ rise to ! sanction2  7#d7 make a  
fur!r det]m9ation aft] ! p]iod describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#c7 z to :e!r or n ! small  
bus9ess w\ld /ill be subject to !       
sanction z ( ! end ( t p]iod2  7#e7 if !
 det]m9ation "u p>agraph 7#d7 is t !    
small bus9ess w\ld n be subject to !    
sanction1 waive ! sanction2 &  7#f7 if  
notice is giv5 m ?an #aj bus9ess days   
aft] ! date on :i* ! ag5cy det]m9es t a 
sanction may be impos$ on ! bus9ess1 & !

 ag5cy det]m9es t ! same sanction may h 
be5 impos$ on ! bus9ess #aj bus9ess days
 prior to ! date ( ! notice1 t date (   
notice %all be ! effective date comm5c+ 
! grace p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c74 
7e7 ,! grace p]iod describ$ by          
subsection 7d7 %all be applicable only  
once p] bus9ess p] rule1 b %all cov]    
subsequ5t violations ( ! same rule until
 x expires4  7f7 ,! grace p]iod describ$
 by subsection 7d7 %all n apply to a    
violation t puts anyone 9 imm95t dang]1 
z def9$ by ! ,occupational ,safety &    
,heal? ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ffb et      
seq474  7g7 ,no?+ 9 subsection 7d7 %all 
be con/ru$ to prev5t a small bus9ess f  
appeal+ any sanction impos$ 9 accordance
 ) ! proc$ures ( ! ag5cy1 or f seek+    
review "u *apt] #g ( ?is title4  7h7    
,any sanction by an ag5cy on a small    
bus9ess = any violation ( a rule or     
pursuant to an adjudication1 abs5t pro( 
( writt5 notice ( ! sanction & ! date on
 :i* ! ag5cy det]m9$ t a sanction may be
 impos$1 or 9 violation ( subsection    

7d77#c71 %all be null & void4  7i7      
,f$]al ag5cies %all report annually to !
 ,ombudsman on ! utilization ( ?is      
directive & disclose ! p5alty mitigation
 = small bus9esses4  7j7 ,! ,ombudsman  
%all include 9 its annual report to     
,congress ! ag5cy reports describ$ by   
subsection 7i7 & a summ>y ( ! f9d+s4    
7k7 ,= purposes ( ?is section--  7#a7   
t]m small bus9ess is def9$ z any sole   
proprietor%ip1 p>tn]%ip1 corporation1   
limit$ liability company1 or o!r bus9ess
 entity1 t--  7,a7 _h less ?an          
#aj1jjj1jjj 9 gross receipts 9 ! prec$+ 
cal5d> ye>2  7,b7 is consid]$ a         
small-bus9ess conc]n z su* t]m is def9$ 
pursuant to ,section #c7;a7 ( ! ,small  
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7;a772 
7,c7 employ$ few] ?an #bjj individuals 9
 ! prec$+ cal5d> ye>2 or  7,d7 _h ,,cpi 
adju/$ gross receipts ( less ?an        
#aj1jjj1jjj 9 ! prec$+ ye>4  7#b7 ! t]m 
,ombudsman has ! same mean+ giv5 su* t]m
 9 section #cj7;a7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess  
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #feg7;a772  7#c7 !  

t]m consum] price index means ! consum] 
price index = all urban consum]s publi%$
 by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor2 &  7#d7 ! t]m 
,,cpi adju/$ gross receipts means !     
am\nt ( gross receipts1 divid$ by !     
consum] price index = cal5d> ye> #bjab1 
& multipli$ by ! consum] price index = !
 prec$+ cal5d> ye>1 r\nd$ to ! ne>e/    
multiple ( #ajj1jjj 7or1 if midway      
betwe5 multiples ( #ajj1jjj1 to ! next  
high] multiple ( #ajj1jjj74  4