,,ii #aaf? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #adji ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,may #i1 #bjai,mrs4 ,%ahe5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,small ,bus9ess & ,entrepr5eur%ip ,a ,,bill ,to enhance ! ability ( ! ,(fice ( ! ,national ,ombudsman to assi/ small bus9esses 9 meet+ regulatory requirem5ts & develop outrea* initiatives to promote aw>5ess ( ! s]vices ! ,(fice ( ! ,national ,ombudsman provides1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,small ,bus9ess ,regulatory ,relief ,act ( #bjai4 #b4 ,,sba regulatory en=cem5t ombudsman ,section #cj7;b7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #feg7;b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7 by /rik+ ) ea* ag5cy ) regulatory au?ority & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 )-- 7i7 ea* ,f$]al ag5cy ) regulatory au?ority 2 7ii7 by ins]t+ & aft] ! semicolon2 & 7iii7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7ii7 ea* ,f$]al ag5cy ) regulatory au?ority ov] small bus9ess conc]ns or t makes grants or ent]s into contracts or coop]ative agreem5ts ) small entities 7z def9$ 9 section #fja ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 to develop be/ practices to assi/ ! ,f$]al ag5cy 9-- 7,i7 e/abli%+ a program to assi/ small entities 9 meet+ regulatory requirem5ts impos$ by t ,f$]al ag5cy1 includ+ by respond+ to inquiries "u section #bac ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,regulatory ,en=cem5t ,fairness ,act ( #aiif 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #fja note72 7,,ii7 educat+ small entities ab\t ! regulations ( t ,f$]al ag5cy t are applicable to small entities2 7,,iii7 tra9+ small entities to comply ) ! regulations ( t ,f$]al ag5cy2 7,,iv7 assi/+ small entities 9 complet+ =ms relat+ to su* grants1 contracts1 or coop]ative agreem5ts requir$ by ! regulations ( t ,f$]al ag5cy2 7,v7 address+ any specific "q or conc]n ( small entities2 7,,vi7 evaluat+ compliance guides describ$ "u section #bab ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,regulatory ,en=cem5t ,fairness ,act ( #aiif 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #fja note72 7,,vii7 ensur+ t ! compliance guides describ$ 9 subclause 7,,vi7 are available to small bus9ess developm5t c5t]s & to o!r res\rce p>tn]s ( ! ,adm9i/ration2 & 7,,viii7 develop+ web9>s relat+ to compliance assi/ance =-- 7aa7 rec5tly f9aliz$ rules ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy2 & 7bb7 rules relat+ to :i* ! ,f$]al ag5cy or ,ombudsman receives a significant numb] ( compliance inquiries f small entities2 2 7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 by /rik+ & at ! end2 7,c7 9 subp>agraph 7,e71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ a semicolon2 & 7,d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7,f7 9 collaboration ) ! employee ( a ,f$]al ag5cy designat$ by ! head ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy z ! prim>y po9t ( contact ) ! ,ombudsman1 e/abli% a proc$ure relat+ to h[ ! ,f$]al ag5cy w provide in=mation-- 7i7 to small bus9ess conc]ns reg>d+ ! ,ombudsman2 & 7ii7 to ! ,ombudsman reg>d+ ! nature1 scope1 & resolution ( reque/s to ! ,f$]al ag5cy f small bus9ess conc]ns ab\t propos$1 f9al1 or exi/+ rules2 7,g7 "w ) ea* ,f$]al ag5cy ) regulatory au?ority ov] small bus9ess conc]ns & ) programs ( ! ,adm9i/ration 7includ+ ! ,s]vice ,corps ( ,retir$ ,executives au?oriz$ "u section #h7;b77#a77;,b71 wom5's bus9ess c5t]s op]at+ "u section #bi1 & small bus9ess developm5t c5t]s7 to conduct a robu/ outrea* initiative1 includ+ ?r\gh ! use ( ! ,int]net1 to increase ! visibility ( ! ,ombudsman & promote aw>5ess ( ! s]vices available f ! ,ombudsman2 & 7,h7 make in=mation reg>d+ ! education1 tra9+1 & compliance assi/ance s]vices ( ! ,ombudsman readily available on ! website ( ! ,ombudsman4 2 & 7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7#c7 ,prim>y po9t ( contact ,! head ( ea* ,f$]al ag5cy ) regulatory au?ority ov] small bus9ess conc]ns or t makes grants or ent]s into contracts or coop]ative agreem5ts ) small bus9ess conc]ns %all designate an employee ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy z ! prim>y po9t ( contact ) ! ,ombudsman4 4 #c4 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,section #cj ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #feg7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7e7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section su* sums z are necess>y4 4