H.R. 2633 — Introduced in House

I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2633 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2019Mr. Cox of California (for himself, Ms. Finkenauer, and Mrs. Radewagen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to submit a report on the Office of Rural Affairs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Study of Office of Rural Affairs, within the Small Business Administration. 2. Report on the Office of Rural Affairs Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall submit to Congress a report analyzing the cost and potential benefits of creating a successor office to the Office of Rural Affairs, in accordance with the requirements under section 26 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 653). Such report shall include— (1) the dates on which the prior Office of Rural Affairs was created and dismantled; (2) the rationale justifying the decision to dismantle the Office; (3) a list of the year’s funds that were appropriated to the Office; and (4) the cost and potential benefits to establishing an Associate Administrator for a successor office to the Office of Rural Affairs.