,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bbaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #g1 #bjad ,mr4  
,paul introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,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 (   
#bjad4  #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 a        
sanction on a bus9ess = a violation ( a 
rule or pursuant to an adjudication1 &  
subject to subsection 7e7 & 7f71 an     
ag5cy %all--  7#a7 n lat] ?an #aj       
bus9ess days aft] ! date on :i* ! ag5cy 
det]m9es t ! sanction may be impos$ on !
 bus9ess1 provide notice to ! bus9ess t1
 if ! bus9ess is a small bus9ess1 !     
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 relat+ to ! sanction   
until ! end ( ! #ae-;cal5d> day p]iod   
beg9n+ on ! date on :i* ! ag5cy provides
 notice "u p>agraph 7#a72  7#c7 = a     
small bus9ess-- 7,a7 delay any fur!r    
action relat+ to ! sanction until n     
e>li] ?an ! end ( ! #f-mon? p]iod beg9n+
 on ! date on :i* ! ag5cy provides      
notice "u p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7 ^u     
application by ! small bus9ess          
demon/rat+ reasonable ef=ts made 9 good 
fai? to rem$y ! violation or o!r conduct
 giv+ rise to ! sanction1 ext5d+ ! p]iod
 "u subp>agraph 7,a7 by #c mon?s2  7#d7 
aft] ! end ( ! p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#c71 r$et]m9e :e!r1 z ( ! day aft] !  
end ( ! p]iod1 ! small bus9ess w\ld /ill
 be subject to ! sanction2 &  7#e7 if ! 
ag5cy det]m9es "u p>agraph 7#d7 t !     
small bus9ess w\ld n be subject to !    
sanction1 waive ! sanction4  7e7 ,if an 
ag5cy provides notice describ$ 9        
subsection 7d77#a7 to a bus9ess on or   
aft] ! date t is #aa bus9ess days aft] !

 date on :i* ! ag5cy det]m9es t a       
sanction may be impos$ on ! bus9ess--   
7#a7 if ! ag5cy det]m9es t ! same       
sanction may h be5 impos$ on ! bus9ess  
#aj bus9ess days be=e ! date ( ! notice1
 ! ag5cy %all take fur!r action 9       
accordance ) subsection 7d72 &  7#b7 if 
! ag5cy det]m9es t ! same sanction c\ld 
n h be5 impos$ on ! bus9ess #aj bus9ess 
days be=e ! date ( ! notice1 ! ag5cy    
%all waive ! sanction & take no fur!r   
action relat+ to imposition ( !         
sanction4  7f7 ,! p]iod dur+ :i* fur!r  
action is delay$ "u subsection 7d7--    
7#a7 %all apply to a bus9ess only #a "t 
9 relation to any s+le rule2  7#b7 until
 ! end ( su* p]iod1 z det]m9$ 9         
accordance ) subsection 7d71 %all apply 
to action by ! ag5cy relat+ to any      
subsequ5t violation ( ! same rule2 &    
7#c7 %all n apply to a violation t puts 
any p]son 9 imm95t dang]1 )9 ! mean+    
giv5 t t]m "u section #ac ( !           
,occupational ,safety & ,heal? ,act 7#bi
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ffb74  7g7 ,no?+ 9          

subsection 7d7 %all be con/ru$ to prev5t
 a small bus9ess f appeal+ any sanction 
impos$ 9 accordance ) ! proc$ures ( !   
ag5cy1 or f seek+ review "u *apt] #g4   
7h7 ,any sanction impos$ 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$1 or 9 violation (        
subsection 7d77#c71 %all h no =ce or    
effect4  7i7 ,ea* ,f$]al ag5cy %all     
submit to ! ,ombudsman an annual report 
on ! implem5tation ( subsection 7d71    
includ+ a discussion ( ! def]ral (      
action relat+ to & waiv] ( sanctions on 
small bus9esses4  7j7 ,! ,ombudsman %all
 include 9 ! annual report to ,congress 
requir$ "u section #cj7;b77#b77;,c7 ( ! 
,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#feg7;b77#b77;,c77 ! ag5cy reports      
describ$ by subsection 7i7 & a summ>y ( 
! f9d+s4  7k7 ,= purposes ( ?is         
section--  7#a7 ! t]m consum] price     
index means ! consum] price index = all 

urban consum]s publi%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,labor2  7#b7 ! 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 ( 
#ajj1jjj72  7#c7 ! 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#d7 t]m small  
bus9ess means 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 7z     
def9$ "u 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$+ cal5d> ye>4  4