#aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#ahaf  ,,an ,,act  ,to e/abli%          
requirem5ts relat+ to c]tification (    
small bus9ess conc]ns own$ & controll$  
by wom5 = c]ta9 purposes1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,wosb ,acc\ntability ,act4
  #b4 ,exclusion ( self-c]tifi$ small   
bus9ess conc]ns own$ & controll$ by wom5
 f goals  7a7 ,exclusion ( self-,c]tifi$
 ,w,o,s,bs f ,gov]nm5twide & ag5cy goals
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ae7;g7 ( !    
,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#fdd7;g77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#d7 ,exclusion ( 
self-c]tifi$ ,w,o,s,bs f goals ,only    
small bus9ess conc]ns own$ & controll$  
by wom5 t h be5 c]tifi$ "u section      
#h7m77#b77;,e7 %all be includ$ 9        
calculat+ ! goals e/abli%$-- 7,a7 "u    
p>agraph 7#a77;,a77v72 &  7,b7 by ! head
 ( a ,f$]al ag5cy = small bus9ess       
conc]ns own$ & controll$ by wom5 "u     
p>agraph 7#b74  4  7#b7 ,effective date 
,! am5dm5ts made by p>agraph 7#a7 %all  

take effect on ! fir/ day aft] ! end ( !
 second fiscal ye> beg9n+ aft] !        
,adm9i/rator issues ! regulations       
requir$ "u subsection 7b77#b74  7b7     
,requirem5ts relat+ to self-,c]tifi$    
,w,o,s,bs  7#a7 ,inclusion ( c]ta9      
self-c]tifi$ ,w,o,s,bs 9 goals  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 
a small bus9ess conc]n describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,b7 %all be deem$ to h be5 
c]tifi$ by ! ,adm9i/rator or a national 
c]tify+ entity approv$ by ! ,adm9i/rator
 "u section #h7m7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess   
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg7m77 z a small  
bus9ess conc]n own$ & controll$ by wom5 
"u p>agraph 7#b77;,e7 ( su* section 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg7m77#b77;,e77 = !        
purposes ( calculat+ ! goals describ$ 9 
p>agraph 7#d7 ( section #ae7;g7 ( ! su* 
,act 7z add$ by subsection 7a7 ( ?is    
,act7 until ! ,adm9i/rator or su* a     
national c]tify+ entity make a          
det]m9ation ) respect to ! c]tification 
( su* conc]n4  7,b7 ,small bus9ess      
conc]ns describ$ ,a small bus9ess conc]n

 describ$ 9 ?is subp>agraph is a small  
bus9ess conc]n--  7i7 t is self-c]tifi$ 
z a small bus9ess conc]n own$ &         
controll$ by wom5 z ( ! date on :i* !   
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 take    
effect2  7ii7 t files a c]tification    
application ) ! ,adm9i/rator or a       
national c]tify+ entity approv$ by !    
,adm9i/rator "u section #h7m7 ( ! ,small
 ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg7m77  
prior to su* date2 &  7iii7 = :i* !     
,adm9i/rator or su* a national c]tify+  
entity does n make a det]m9ation prior  
to su* date reg>d+ c]tification pursuant
 to su* c]tification application4  7#b7 
,rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator
 %all issue regulations c>ry+ out ?is   
section4  7c7 ,qu>t]ly brief+s requir$  
,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & on a qu>t]ly basis
 !reaft] until ! date specifi$ 9        
subsection 7b71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all     
provide to ! ,committee on ,small       
,bus9ess ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !

 ,committee ,small ,bus9ess &           
,entrepr5eur%ip ( ! ,s5ate a brief+ on !
 implem5tation ( ! requirem5ts ( ?is    
section4 ,su* brief+s %all include--    
7#a7 ! total numb] ( small bus9ess      
conc]ns expect$ to seek c]tification z a
 small bus9ess conc]n own$ & controll$  
by wom52  7#b7 ! numb] ( applications = 
c]tification p5d+ ) ! ,adm9i/rator or a 
national c]tify+ entity approv$ by !    
,adm9i/rator "u section #h7m7 ( ! ,small
 ,bus9ess ,act dur+ ! p]iod cov]$ by !  
brief+2  7#c7 ! total numb] (           
applications approv$ by ! ,adm9i/rator  
or su* a national c]tify+ entity s9ce ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2  7#d7 !   
timel9es associat$ ) process+ su*       
applications by ! ,adm9i/rator or su* a 
national c]tify+ entity betwe5          
submission & approval2  7#e7 !          
adm9i/rative co/s to ! ,adm9i/ration to 
make det]m9ations on su* applications & 
! e/imat$ co/ to su* applicant to seek  
c]tification f a national c]tify+       
entity2  7#f7 a discussion ( !          

,adm9i/rator's curr5t & future outrea*  
ef=ts to small bus9ess conc]ns own$ &   
controll$ by wom5 & to ,f$]al ag5cies on
 ! requirem5ts ( ?is ,act2 &  7#g7      
recomm5dations = additional legislative 
au?ority or res\rces requir$ to fully   
implem5t ! requirem5ts ( ?is ,act4  7d7 
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,adm9i/ration ,! t]m ,adm9i/ration means
 ! ,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 
,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess       
,adm9i/ration4  7#c7 ,small bus9ess     
conc]n ,! t]m small bus9ess conc]n has !
 mean+ giv5 "u section #c ( ! ,small    
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb74     
7#d7 ,small bus9ess conc]n own$ &       
controll$ by wom5 ,! t]m small bus9ess  
conc]n own$ & controll$ by wom5 has !   
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #h7m7 ( !    
,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#fcg7m774  7e7 ,no additional funds     
au?oriz$ ,no additional funds are       
au?oriz$ to c>ry out ! requirem5ts ( ?is
 ,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act4    

,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,june  
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