,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ejb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,rush submitted the following      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,financial ,services1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on ,small 
,business1 for a period to be           
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,resolution  ,congratulating the       
,minority ,business ,development ,agency
 on its #deth anniversary and commending
 its achievements in fostering the      
establishment and growth of minority    
businesses in the ,united ,states4      
,whereas the success of minority        
businesses is a critical component of a 
robust economy in the ,united ,states2  
,whereas minority businesses employ     
#e1hjj1jjj people and generate #a       
trillion to the economy of the ,united  
,states2 ,whereas minority businesses   

are supporting the global               
competitiveness of the ,united ,states  
by utilizing the most effective export  
capabilities of any segment of the      
,united ,states economy2 ,whereas       
minority businesses are more likely to  
generate revenue through exports        
compared to non-minority businesses due 
to language capabilities1 cultural      
competence1 ancestral ties1 and business
 agility2 ,whereas1 in #aifi1 there were
 #cbb1jjj minority businesses with      
#aa1jjj1jjj1jjj in gross receipts and   
the number of minority businesses has   
continued to increase to nearly         
#f1jjj1jjj as estimated by the ,united  
,states ,census ,bureau2 ,whereas the   
,minority ,business ,development ,agency
 was established by ,executive ,order   
#aadeh on ,march #e1 #aifi2 ,whereas the
 ,minority ,business ,development       
,agency has operated for #de years as   
the only ,federal agency created        
specifically to serve and foster the    
growth of minority entrepreneurs2       

,whereas the ,minority ,business        
,development ,agency operates a         
nationwide network of ,,mbda ,business  
,centers to assist with the expansion   
and competitiveness of the rapidly      
growing minority business community2    
,whereas1 in fiscal year #bjac1 the     
,minority ,business ,development ,agency
 helped minority businesses gain access 
to over #d1hjj1jjj1jjj in contracts and 
capital1 which contributed in excess of 
#be1jjj ,american jobs created or       
retained2 ,whereas1 since #aifi1 the    
,minority ,business ,development ,agency
 has served nearly #ffj1jjj minority    
businesses and assisted in securing more
 than #be1jjj1jjj1jjj in contracts and  
capital for these minority businesses2  
and ,whereas the long-term strategic    
direction of the ,minority ,business    
,development ,agency is to achieve      
entrepreneurial parity so that the      
number of businesses that are minority  
businesses is proportional to the       
minority population3 ,now1 therefore1 be

 it  ,that the ,house of                
,representatives--  7#a7 congratulates  
the ,minority ,business ,development    
,agency on its #deth anniversary2  7#b7 
commends the ,minority ,business        
,development ,agency for its            
achievements in fostering the           
establishment and growth of minority    
businesses2 and  7#c7 encourages the    
,minority ,business ,development ,agency
 to continue its efforts to assist      
minority businesses as minority         
businesses continue to strengthen       
communities1 create jobs1 and contribute
 to the health of the economy of the    
,united ,states4