H.R. 8425 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8425 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2024Ms. Caraveo (for herself and Mr. Valadao) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to revise a rule relating to language translation assistance with respect to certain needs assessments, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Language Accessibility Act. 2. Determination with respect to language translation assistance at small business development centers Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall revise section 130.330(a) of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, to require that a needs assessment performed by a small business development center (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) includes a determination with respect to whether language translation assistance at such center is necessary.