,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bj1 #bjbc,ms4  
,cortez ,ma/o 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,moran7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,small
 ,bus9ess & ,entrepr5eur%ip  ,a ,,bill  
,to require ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small   
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration to provide aw>ds 
to recognize ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts t  
improve ! process ( =m+ a new bus9ess1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,support+ ,new     
,entrepr5eurs & ,work]s ,by ,undo+ &    
,/reaml9+ ,inhibitors to ,nasc5t        
,ent]prises ?r\gh ,support+ ,successful 
,effici5cy ,solutions ,act or !         
,support+ ,,new ,,bus9esses ,act4  #b4  
,aw>ds = /reaml9+ ! process ( bus9ess   
=mation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,small ,bus9ess
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fca et seq47 is   
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ section #di  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fca note7 z section #ej2
 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] section #dh 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fegu7 ! foll[+3  #di4 ,aw>ds

 = /reaml9+ ! process ( bus9ess =mation 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator %all1 on an
 annual basis1 provide #c aw>ds to      
recognize ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts t     
implem5t innovative & effective policies
 or tools to /reaml9e processes relat$  
to ! =mation ( small bus9ess conc]ns 9  
_! communities1 ( :i*-- 7#a7 #a aw>d    
%all be provid$ to a ,/ate or local     
gov]nm5t t repres5ts a community ( n    
less ?an #djj1jjj individuals2  7#b7 #a 
aw>d %all be provid$ to a ,/ate or local
 gov]nm5t t repres5ts a community ( n   
less ?an #ajj1jjj & less ?an #djj1jjj   
individuals2 &  7#c7 #a aw>d %all be    
provid$ to a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t t  
repres5ts a community ( less ?an        
#ajj1jjj individuals4  7b7 ,application 
,a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t seek+ an aw>d
 "u subsection 7a7 %all submit to !     
,adm9i/rator an application at su* "t1  
conta9+ su* in=mation1 & 9 su* mann] z !
 ,adm9i/rator may require4  7c7         
,consid]ations ,9 provid+ an aw>d "u    
subsection 7a71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all     

consid] :e!r a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t  
/reaml9$ ! process describ$ 9 subsection
 7a7 by-- 7#a7 /reaml9+ or r$uc+        
r$undancies 9 pap]work1 =ms1 or o!r     
writt5 or onl9e docum5ts requir$ to =m a
 small bus9ess conc]n2  7#b7 consolidat+
 res\rces available to individuals look+
 to =m a small bus9ess conc]n1 su* z    
?r\gh ! creation ( us]-fri5dly onl9e    
portals2  7#c7 r$uc+ duplication or     
inconsi/5cies 9 requirem5ts betwe5      
ov]lapp+ jurisdictions2 or  7#d7        
innovatively mak+ necess>y proc$ures m  
/reaml9$ or effici5t4  4