,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bdif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #c1  
#bjaf ,mr4 ,coons 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,risch1 and ,mrs4 ,shaheen7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,small ,business and ,entrepreneurship  
,a ,,bill  ,to provide flexibility for  
the ,administrator of the ,small        
,business ,administration to increase   
the total amount of general business    
loans that may be guaranteed under      
section #g7;a7 of the ,small ,business  
,act4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may  
be cited as the ,help ,small ,businesses
 ,access ,affordable ,credit ,act4  #b4 
,general business loans ,section #bj of 
the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #fca note7 is amended--  7#a7 by       
redesignating subsection 7j7 as         
subsection 7f72 and  7#b7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7g7 ,authority  
,to increase amount of general business 
loans  7#a7 ,in general ,for fiscal year

 #bjag1 and each fiscal year thereafter1
 if the ,administrator determines that  
the demand for commitments by the       
,administrator for general business     
loans authorized under section #g7;a7   
for the fiscal year exceeds the limit on
 the total amount of commitments the    
,administrator may make for such loans  
under this ,act1 an appropriation ,act1 
or any other provision of law1 the      
,administrator may make commitments for 
such loans in a total amount equal to   
not more than #aaj percent of such      
limit4  7#b7 ,approval required before  
exercising authority  7,a7 ,in general  
,not later than #de days before the date
 on which the ,administrator intends to 
exercise the authority under paragraph  
7#a71 the ,administrator shall submit   
notice of the intent of the             
,administrator to exercise the authority
 to--  7i7 the ,committee on ,small     
,business and ,entrepreneurship and the 
,subcommittee on ,financial ,services   
and ,general ,government of the         

,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,senate2 and  7ii7 the ,committee on    
,small ,business and the ,subcommittee  
on ,financial ,services and ,general    
,government of the ,committee on        
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives4  7,b7 ,approval ,the  
,administrator may not exercise the     
authority under paragraph 7#a7 unless   
the exercise of authority has been      
approved by the ,committee on           
,appropriations of the ,senate and the  
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives4  4