,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #badb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ag1     
#bjai ,ms4 ,collins 7for herself and    
,mrs4 ,shaheen7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,homeland         
,security and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to allow remote participation 
on review panels under the ,regulatory  
,flexibility ,act1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,helping            
,entrepreneurs ,affects ,regulatory     
,decisions ,act of #bjai or the ,,heard 
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,amendments to the  
,regulatory ,flexibility ,act ,section  
#fji7;b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states   
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph   
7#c71 by inserting 1 through an         
in-person meeting or by electronic      
participation1 after panel2  7#b7 in    
paragraph 7#e71 by striking and at the  
end2  7#c7 in paragraph 7#f71 by        
striking the period at the end and      

inserting 2 and2 and  7#d7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#g7 a covered  
agency shall take reasonable steps to   
ensure that representatives of small    
entities may participate electronically 
in a review panel convened under this   
subsection4  4