,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #b1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,risch1 and ,ms4 ,ernst7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,small   
,business and ,entrepreneurship  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend section #bjc of       
,public ,law #id-cje to ensure proper   
authority for the ,office of ,advocacy  
of the ,small ,business ,administration1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,advocacy ,empowerment ,act of #bjbb4   
#b4 ,additional powers of the ,chief    
,counsel for ,advocacy  7a7 ,chief      
counsel authority ,section #bjc7;a7 of  
,public ,law #id-cje 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#fcd;c7a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in         
paragraph 7#e71 by striking and at the  
end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#f71 by        
striking the period at the end and      
inserting a semicolon2 and  7#c7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7#g7  

issue1 modify1 or amend rules governing 
compliance by agencies with chapter #f  
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1     
after opportunity for notice and comment
 under section #eec of title #e1 ,united
 ,states ,code2 and  7#h7 authorize an  
agency to issue such supplemental rules 
governing compliance with chapter #f of 
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 as the 
,chief ,counsel may approve1 and ensure 
that the supplemental rules comply with 
such chapter #f and with the notice and 
comment process under section #eec of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  4  7b7
 ,implementation ,on and after the date 
that is #bgj days after the date of     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,chief      
,counsel for ,advocacy of the ,small    
,business ,administration may exercise  
the authority under paragraphs 7#g7 and 
7#h7 of section #bjc7;a7 of ,public ,law
 #id-cje 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcd;c7a771 as  
added by subsection 7a74