,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #bhb #aai? ,,congress 
#a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #dedi  ,,9 ,,!    
,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates         
,decemb] #b1 #bjbe,receiv$2 read twice &
 plac$ on ! cal5d>  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d
 ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act to cl>ify !     
responsibilities ( ! ,(fice ( ,rural    
,affairs ( ! ,small ,bus9ess            
,adm9i/ration1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,(fice ( ,rural ,affairs ,enhancem5t    
,act4  #b4 ,(fice ( ,rural ,affairs ( ! 
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration ,section  
#bf ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae       
,u4,s4,c4 #fec7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by am5d+
 subsection 7b7 to read z foll[s3  7b7  
,appo9tm5t ( assi/ant adm9i/rator  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,(fice %all be adm9i/]$ by  
an ,assi/ant ,adm9i/rator1 :o %all be an
 employee 9 ! competitive s]vice4  7#b7 
,qualifications ,! ,assi/ant            
,adm9i/rator %all-- 7,a7 h education or 
pr(essional exp]i5ce )1 or k (1 rural   
affairs & issues relat+ to small bus9ess
 conc]ns2 &  7,b7 h exp]i5ce provid+    

developm5t assi/ance to rural small     
bus9ess conc]ns4  2  7#b7 9 subsection  
7c7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+    
small bus9ess conc]ns locat$ 9 rural    
areas & ins]t+ rural small bus9ess      
conc]ns2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#c7-- 7i7 by 
/rik+ provide in=mation & ins]t+        
promote2 &  7ii7 by /rik+ conc]n+ ! &   
all t foll[s ?r\gh ! semicolon at ! end 
& ins]t+ ! foll[+3 on ! policies &      
programs ( ! ,adm9i/ration & ( o!r      
,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies = assi/+     
rural small bus9ess conc]ns22  7,c7 9   
p>agraph 7#d71 by /rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ a  
semicolon2  7,d7 9 p>agraph 7#e7-- 7i7  
by /rik+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,t\rism &      
,travel ,adm9i/ration & ins]t+ !        
,national ,travel & ,t\rism ,(fice ( !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce2  7ii7 by /rik+    
small bus9esses 9 rural areas & ins]t+  
rural small bus9ess conc]ns2 &  7iii7 by
 /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 & 
7,e7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
p>agraph3  7#f7 ho/ web9>s & outrea*    
ev5ts = rural small bus9ess conc]ns z   

describ$ 9 subsection 7d74  2 &  7#c7 by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsections3
  7d7 ,outrea* ,! ,assi/ant ,adm9i/rator
 %all-- 7#a7 ho/ web9>s & outrea* ev5ts 
9 v>i\s regions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates =     
rural small bus9ess conc]ns2 &  7#b7    
invite repres5tatives f di/rict (fices (
 ! ,adm9i/ration1 res\rce p>tn]s1 ,f$]al
 & ,/ate ag5cies1 & o!r int]e/$ p]sons  
to p>ticipate 9 su* web9>s & outrea*    
ev5ts4  7e7 ,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 & annually   
!reaft]1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all submit to !
 ,committee on ,small ,bus9ess ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on    
,small ,bus9ess & ,entrepr5eur%ip ( !   
,s5ate1 & make publicly available on a  
website ( ! ,adm9i/ration1 a report on !
 activities ( ! ,(fice dur+ ! "o-ye>    
p]iod imm$iately prec$+ ! date (        
submission ( ! report4  7#b7 ,cont5ts   
,ea* report requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7    
%all include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,!          
op]ational details ( ! ,(fice1 includ+ !

 "n ( ! ,assi/ant ,adm9i/rator1 ! budget
 ( ! ,(fice1 & ! numb] ( full-"t        
employees employ$ by or detail$ to !    
,(fice4  7,b7 ,a summ>y ( ! activities  
conduct$ "u subsection 7c74  7,c7 ,!    
numb] ( web9>s & outrea* ev5ts conduct$ 
by ! ,adm9i/ration to promote policies &
 programs describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c7 (    
subsection 7c7 & to provide in=mation   
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#d7 ( su*          
subsection4  7,d7 ,an analysis ( ! l5d+ 
programs ( ! ,adm9i/ration 9 s]v+ ! ne$s
 ( rural small bus9ess conc]ns4  7,e7   
,in=mation ga!r$ f any web9>s & outrea* 
ev5ts conduct$ by ! ,adm9i/ration dur+ !
 p]iod cov]$ by ! report4  7f7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,assi/ant adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,assi/ant  
,adm9i/rator means ! ,assi/ant          
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,(fice ( ,rural        
,affairs appo9t$ "u subsection 7b74     
7#b7 ,res\rce p>tn]s ,! t]m res\rce     
p>tn]s means-- 7,a7 small bus9ess       
developm5t c5t]s2  7,b7 wom5's bus9ess  
c5t]s 7describ$ "u section #bi72  7,c7  

*apt]s ( ! ,s]vice ,corps ( ,retir$     
,executives 7e/abli%$ "u section        
#h7;b77#a77;,b772 &  7,d7 ,vet]an       
,bus9ess ,outrea* ,c5t]s 7describ$ "u   
section #cb74  7#c7 ,rural small bus9ess
 conc]n ,! t]m rural small bus9ess      
conc]n means a small bus9ess conc]n     
locat$ 9 a rural area 7z def9$ 9 section
 #g7;b77#af7 ( ?is ,act74  4  ,pass$ !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,decemb] #a1    
#bjbe4,kev9 ,f4 ,mc,cumber1,cl]k4       
,decemb] #b1 #bjbe,receiv$2 read twice &
 plac$ on ! cal5d>