,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajjga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,august #aj1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,cisneros 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,velzquez7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,small ,business  ,a      
,,bill  ,to direct the ,administrator of
 the ,small ,business ,administration to
 reinstate and extend participation in  
the #h7;a7 ,program for certain         
concerns1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the #h7;a7 ,small ,business ,integrity  
and ,stability ,act of #bjbf4  #b4      
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7 #h7;a7
 program ,the term #h7;a7 ,program means
 the program established under section  
#h7;a7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg74  7#b7 ,program        
,participant ,the term ,program         
,participant has the meaning given under
 section #h7;a7 of the ,small ,business 
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg74  #c4         
,extension of participation in the      

#h7;a7 ,program  7a7 ,in general        
,notwithstanding section                
#g7;j77#aa77;,c7 of the ,small ,business
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4                    
#fcf7;j77#aa77;,c771 beginning on the   
date that is #ge days after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,administrator of the ,small ,business  
,administration shall extend the term of
 participation in the #h7;a7 ,program by
 a period of #a year for a small        
business concern-- 7#a7 that was        
participating in the #h7;a7 ,program    
between ,january #bj1 #bjbe1 and        
,september #cj1 #bjbf2 and  7#b7 that   
does not decline such extension4  7b7   
,rulemaking authority ,not later than   
#ae days after the date of enactment of 
this section1 the ,administrator shall  
issue rules1 in accordance with the     
notice requirements under section #eec  
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to  
carry out this section4 ,such rules     
shall be similar to the rules issued to 
carry out section #hfi of the ,national 

,defense ,authorization ,act of ,fiscal 
,year #bjba 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg note7   
and section #ccj of division ,n of the  
,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1     
#bjba 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg note74  7c7   
,prohibition on official travel ,if the 
,administrator does not issue a final   
rule under subsection 7a7 the date that 
is #ge days after the date of the       
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator may not obligate any     
funds made available for official travel
 by the ,administrator until the        
,administrator submits such final rule4 
#d4 ,reinstatement and extension of     
participation in the #h7;a7 program for 
covered concerns  7a7 ,reinstatement    
,notwithstanding section                
#g7;j77#aa77;,c7 of the ,small ,business
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4                    
#fcf7;j77#aa77;,c771 the ,administrator 
of the ,small ,business ,administration 
shall ensure that a covered concern may 
be reinstated as a ,program ,participant
 in the #h7;a7 ,program as if--  7#a7   

the participation of such covered       
concern was not terminated2 or  7#b7 the
 covered concern did not voluntarily    
withdraw from participation in the      
#h7;a7 ,program4  7b7 ,extension ,a     
covered concern reinstated pursuant to  
subsection 7a7 may elect to extend such 
participation by a period of #a year4   
7c7 ,covered concern defined ,in this   
section1 the term covered concern--     
7#a7 means a small business concern 7as 
defined under section #c of the ,small  
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb77    
that was participating in the #h7;a7    
,program-- 7,a7 which participation was 
terminated due to failure to comply with
 the request for information issued by  
the ,office of ,management and ,budget  
7,control ,number #cbde-jdcj2 concluded 
,november #ah1 #bjbe72 or  7,b7 that    
voluntarily withdrew from participation 
in the #h7;a7 ,program on or after      
,january #ai1 #bjbf1 and before ,october
 #a1 #bjbf2 and  7#b7 does not include a
 small business concern described in    

subparagraph 7,a77i7 for which the      
,office of ,hearings and ,appeals       
established under section #e7;i7 of the 
,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#fcd7;i77 upheld such termination4  #e4 
,application of certain social          
disadvantage regulations to eligible    
concerns ,with respect to a ,program    
,participant that1 on or before ,june   
#aa1 #bjbf1 was determined by the       
,administrator of the ,small ,business  
,administration to be socially          
disadvantaged for purposes of           
participation in the #h7;a7 ,program    
pursuant to section #abd4ajc7;c7 of     
title #ac1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 the ,administrator shall  
apply the requirements of such section  
#abd4ajc7;c71 as in effect on ,june #aa1
 #bjbf1 to any determination relating to
 the continued participation of such    
,program ,participant in the #h7;a7     
,program4