,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #caj  #aahth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#feia  ,report ,no4 #aah-cgi  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,december #e1 #bjbc ,mr4 ,ellzey        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,small   
,business  ,february #i1 #bjbd          
,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,moran and   
,mr4 ,thanedar  ,february #i1 #bjbd     
,reported with an amendment1 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed ,strike out all after the
 enacting clause and insert the part    
printed in italic ,for text of          
introduced bill1 see copy of bill as    
introduced on ,december #e1 #bjbc  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend section #h7;a7 of the 
,small ,business ,act to require the    
,administrator of the ,small ,business  
,administration to regularly reassess   
the asset and net worth thresholds for  
qualifying as an economically           
disadvantaged individual1 and for other 

purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,encouraging        
,success ,act4  #b4 ,regular            
reassessment of the thresholds for      
economically disadvantaged individuals  
7a7 ,in general ,section #h7;a77#f7 of  
the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #fcg7;a77#f77 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,f7  7i7 ,not later than one year after
 the date of the enactment of this      
subparagraph1 and not less frequently   
than every four years thereafter1 the   
,administrator shall assess and1 if     
appropriate1 revise the maximum value of
 asset and the maximum net worth an     
individual may have to qualify as an    
economically disadvantaged individual   
under subparagraph 7,a7 to account for  
changes in the economy1 including       
inflation and other factors as          
determined appropriate by the           
,administrator4  7ii7 ,the              
,administrator shall make each covered  
revision by issuing a rule after an     

opportunity for public notice and       
comment4  7iii7 ,to the extent          
practicable1 the ,administrator shall   
coordinate the activities carried out   
under clause 7i7 with the activities    
required under section #acdd7;a77#b7 of 
the ,small ,business ,jobs ,act of #bjaj
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb note74  7iv7 ,in   
this subparagraph1 the term covered     
revision means a revision described in  
clause 7i7 that the ,administrator      
determines is appropriate pursuant to an
 assessment under such clause4  4  7b7  
,compliance with ,cutgo ,no additional  
amounts are authorized to be            
appropriated to carry out this ,act or  
the amendments made by this ,act4       
,february #i1 #bjbd ,reported with an   
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed