,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #biej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #g1 #bjae ,mr4  
,takai introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,small        
,bus9ess  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,small  
,bus9ess ,act to /reaml9e & cl>ify small
 bus9ess contract+ opportunities1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,small ,bus9ess        
,contract+ ,cl>ity ,act ( #bjae4  #b4   
,f9d+s & s5se ( ,congress  7a7 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,native  
,hawaiians make up an economically      
disadvantag$ gr\p4  7#b7 ,accord+ to    
/ati/ics f #bjac1 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates--   
7,a7 only #a 9 #e ,native ,hawaiians _h 
atta9$ a ba*elor's degree or high]      
7#bj4e p]c5t71 :i* is l[] ?an p]c5tage  
nationally 7#bi4a p]c5t71 ! p]c5tage =  
,:ites 7#cb4e p]c5t71 & ! p]c5tage =    
,asians 7#ej4g p]c5t72  7,b7 !          
unemploym5t rate ( ,native ,hawaiians   
7#g4e p]c5t7 0 high] ?an ! national     
unemploym5t rate 7#e4i p]c5t72  7,c7    

,native ,hawaiians rema9$ und]repres5t$ 
9 managem5t1 bus9ess1 sci5ces & arts    
occupations 7#bh4d p]c5t7 9 comp>ison to
 ! national level or repres5tation      
7#cf4b p]c5t72  7,d7 ! av]age e>n+s ( a 
,native ,hawaiian h\sehold 7#gj1fhf7 0  
l[] ?an ! national av]age 7#gd1feg72    
7,e7 ! p]c5tage ( ,native ,hawaiian     
h\seholds receiv+ b5efits f !           
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
7#ah4h p]c5t7 0 high] ?an ! national    
p]c5tage 7#ac4d p]c5t72  7,f7 ! pov]ty  
rate ( ,native ,hawaiian families 7#ac4b
 p]c5t7 rema9s high] ?an ! national rate
 7#aa4g p]c5t72 &  7,g7 approximately   
#cd p]c5t ( ,native ,hawaiian h\seholds 
survey$ did n h a sav+s acc\nt1 9       
comp>ison to #bi4e p]c5t ( all h\seholds
 survey$4  7#c7 ,9 #bjja1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
! ,treasury f\nd t ,native ,hawaiians   
liv+ on ,hawaiian ,home ,l&s 7z def9$ 9 
section #bdg7;d77#b7 ( ! ,national ,h\s+
 ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4                    
#agaez-#ab7;d77#b777 face significant   
b>ri]s to capital access1 cr$it1 & basic

 f9ancial s]vices4  7#d7 ,! ,unit$      
,/ates z a :ole w b5efit f policies t   
assi/ ,native ,hawaiians 9 economic     
equality4  7#e7 ,p>ticipation 9 ! free  
ent]prise sy/em is ess5tial to ga9      
economic equality & self-suffici5cy =   
,native ,hawaiians4  7#f7 ,gov]nm5t     
procurem5t f ,native ,hawaiian          
,organizations 7z def9$ 9 section       
#h7;a77#ae7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg7;a77#ae777 (f]s a   
way = ,native ,hawaiians to p>ticipate 9
 our free ent]prise sy/em by provid+    
goods & s]vices1 rev5ue1 & jobs =       
,native ,hawaiians4  7#g7 ,consi/5t     
promotion ( & ,f$]al assi/ance = ,native
 ,hawaiian ,organizations w gu>antee t  
,native ,hawaiians ga9 & ma9ta9 economic
 equality4  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is 
! s5se ( ,congress t x is 9 ! be/       
int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to consi/5tly 
promote & assi/ ,native ,hawaiian       
,organizations4  #c4 ,small bus9ess     
con=mity  7a7 ,h,u,b,zone eligibility   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #c7p77#c7 ( !    

,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#fcb7p77#c77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by         
r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,d7 & 7,e7 z   
subp>agraphs 7,e7 & 7,f71 respectively2 
&  7,b7 by ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,c7 
! foll[+3  7,d7 a small bus9ess conc]n--
  7i7 t is :olly own$ by "o or m ,native
 ,hawaiian ,organizations 7z def9$ 9    
section #h7;a77#ae771 or by a           
corporation t is :olly own$ by "o or m  
,native ,hawaiian ,organizations2 or    
7ii7 t is own$ 9 "p by "o or m ,native  
,hawaiian ,organizations1 or by a       
corporation t is :olly own$ by "o or m  
,native ,hawaiian ,organizations1 if all
 o!r own]s are ei!r ,unit$ ,/ates       
citiz5s or small bus9ess conc]ns2  4    
7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section           
#c7p77#e77;,a77i77,i77aa7 ( ! ,small    
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4            
#fcb7p77#e77;,a77i77,i77aa77 is am5d$ by
 /rik+ subp>agraph 7,a71 7,b71 7,c71    
7,d71 or 7,e7 ( p>agraph 7#c7 & ins]t+  
subp>agraph 7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 7,d71 7,e7
 or 7,f7 ( p>agraph 7#c74  7b7 #h7;a7   

program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section         
#h7;a77#f77;,a7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg7;a77#f77;,a77 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
s5t5ce3 ,native ,hawaiian ,organizations
 7z def9$ 9 p>agraph 7#ae77 %all be     
deem$ to be economically disadvantag$ = 
! purposes ( ?is subsection44  7#b7     
,applicability ,! am5dm5t made by ?is   
subsection %all take effect on ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & apply to          
det]m9ations ( economic disadvantage    
made be=e1 on1 or aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act4