,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #ca1 #bjai,mr4 
,lank=d 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4  
,rubio1 & ,mr4 ,inh(e7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &  
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
waive ! imposition ( a civil f9e = c]ta9
 fir/-"t pap]work violations by small   
bus9ess conc]ns4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,h>mless ,error    
,less] ,p5alty = ,small ,bus9esses ,act 
or ! ,,help = ,small ,bus9esses ,act4   
#b4 ,pap]work violations by small       
bus9esses  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ceab (
 title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7c7   
,small bus9esses  7#a7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is subsection3 7,a7 ,fir/-"t violation 
,! t]m fir/-"t violation means a        
violation by a small bus9ess conc]n ( a 
requirem5t reg>d+ collection ( in=mation
 by an ag5cy1 :]e ! small bus9ess conc]n
 has n previ\sly violat$ any simil>     

requirem5t reg>d+ collection ( in=mation
 by t ag5cy4  7,b7 ,small bus9ess conc]n
 ,! t]m small bus9ess conc]n has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,small     
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb74     
7#b7 ,fir/-"t violation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al  
,except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,c71 9 
! case ( a fir/-"t violation by a small 
bus9ess conc]n ( a requirem5t reg>d+ !  
collection ( in=mation by an ag5cy1 !   
head ( ! ag5cy %all n impose a civil f9e
 on ! small bus9ess conc]n4  7,b7       
,det]m9ation ,= purposes ( det]m9+ :e!r 
to impose a civil f9e on a small bus9ess
 conc]n "u subp>agraph 7,a71 ! head ( an
 ag5cy %all n take into acc\nt any      
violation by ! small bus9ess conc]n ( a 
requirem5t reg>d+ collection ( in=mation
 by ano!r ag5cy4  7,c7 ,exception ,!    
head ( an ag5cy may impose a civil f9e  
on a small bus9ess conc]n = a fir/-"t   
violation if ! head ( ! ag5cy det]m9es  
t--  7i7 ! violation has ! pot5tial to  
imp$e or int]f]e ) ! detection ( crim9al
 activity2  7ii7 ! violation is a       

violation ( an int]nal rev5ue law or a  
law conc]n+ ! assessm5t or collection ( 
any tax1 debt1 rev5ue1 or receipt2      
7iii7 ! violation 0 n correct$ on or    
be=e ! date t is #ahj days aft] ! date  
on :i* ! head ( ! ag5cy provid$ ! small 
bus9ess conc]n ) actual notice ( !      
violation 9 writ+2 or  7iv7 except z    
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 ! violation--  
7,i7 pres5ts a dang] to ! public heal?  
or safety2 or  7,,ii7 has ! pot5tial to 
cause s]i\s h>m to ! public int]e/4     
7#c7 ,dang] to public heal? or safety or
 pot5tial h>m to public int]e/  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,9 any case 9 :i* ! head ( an     
ag5cy det]m9es "u p>agraph 7#b77;,c77iv7
 t a violation pres5ts a dang] to !     
public heal? or safety or has ! pot5tial
 to cause s]i\s h>m to ! public int]e/1 
! head ( ! ag5cy may det]m9e n to impose
 a civil f9e on ! small bus9ess conc]n  
if ! violation is correct$ n lat] ?an   
#bd h\rs aft] ! head ( ! ag5cy provides 
! own] ( ! small bus9ess conc]n ) actual
 notice ( ! violation 9 writ+4  7,b7    

,consid]ations ,9 det]m9+ :e!r to impose
 a civil f9e "u subp>agraph 7,a71 ! head
 ( an ag5cy %all take into acc\nt !     
nature & s]i\sness ( ! violation1       
includ+--  7i7 :e!r ! violation is      
te*nical or inadv]t5t or involves       
willful or crim9al conduct2 &  7ii7 :e!r
 ! small bus9ess conc]n _h made a good  
fai? ef=t to comply ) applicable laws & 
to rem$y ! violation )9 ! #bd-;h\r "t   
p]iod describ$ 9 t subp>agraph4  4  7b7 
,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5t ,section     
#ceab7;b7 ( title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ ?is section &  
ins]t+ subsection 7a74