,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cdjf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #e1 #bjbj,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 and ,ms4 ,collins7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,small ,business and ,entrepreneurship ,a ,,bill ,to reauthorize the ,interagency ,committee on ,women's ,business ,enterprise1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,interagency ,committee on ,women's ,business ,enterprise ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,interagency ,committee on ,women's ,business ,enterprise ,title ,,iv of the ,women's ,business ,ownership ,act of #aihh 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #djb 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb7-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7i7 by striking paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#e72 7ii7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d7 as paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71 respectively2 and 7iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7#d7 monitor the plans1 programs1 and operations of the departments and agencies of the ,federal ,government to identify barriers to new business formation by women entrepreneurs1 or barriers experienced by women-led startups in accessing and participating in the plans1 programs1 and operations of the departments and agencies of the ,federal ,government4 2 7,b7 in subsection 7b71 by inserting after the second sentence the following3 ,in addition to the meetings described in the preceding sentence1 the ,interagency ,committee shall meet at the call of the executive director of the ,council or the chairperson of the ,interagency ,committee42 and 7,c7 in subsection 7c71 in the first sentence1 by inserting 1 including through the use of research and policy developed by the ,council after ,council2 7#b7 in section #djc 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gajc7-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting the executive director of the ,council and before #a representative2 and 7,,ii7 by adding at the end the following3 7,k7 ,the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration4 7,l7 ,the ,environmental ,protection ,agency4 7,m7 ,the ,deputy ,director of ,management of the ,office of ,management and ,budget4 7,n7 ,the ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics4 7,o7 ,the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 7,p7 ,the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4 2 and 7ii7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking ,small ,business ,administration ,reauthorization ,act of #aiig and inserting ,interagency ,committee on ,women's ,business ,enterprise ,act of #bjbj2 and 7,,ii7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7aa7 by striking ,small ,business2 and 7bb7 by striking ,national ,women's ,business ,council established under section #dje and inserting ,council2 and 7,b7 by amending subsection 7b7 to read as follows3 7b7 ,appointment 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #de days after the date of enactment of the ,interagency ,committee on ,women's ,business ,enterprise ,act of #bjbj1 the ,president1 in consultation with the ,administrator1 shall appoint one of the members of the ,interagency ,committee to serve as chairperson4 7#b7 ,vacancy ,in the event that a chairperson is not appointed within the time frame required under paragraph 7#a71 the ,deputy ,administrator of the ,small ,business ,administration shall serve as acting chairperson of the ,interagency ,committee until a chairperson is appointed under paragraph 7#a74 2 and 7#c7 in section #djd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gajd7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking #aiie and inserting #bjbj2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#a71 by adding and at the end2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking 2 and and inserting a period2 and 7,d7 by striking paragraph 7#c74