,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hecd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bg1 #bjbf,ms4 
,velzquez 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,k+-,h9ds7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,small ,bus9ess  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 
to e/abli% an ,(fice ( ,t]ritorial      
,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,small  
,bus9ess ,t]ritories ,support ,act4  #b4
 ,(fice ( t]ritorial affairs ( ! ,small 
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration ,! ,small        
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fca et    
seq47 is am5d$ by--  7#a7 r$esignat+    
section #di z section #ej2 &  7#b7      
ins]t+ aft] section #dh ! foll[+ new    
section3  #di4 ,(fice ( ,t]ritorial     
,affairs  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is       
e/abli%$ 9 ! ,adm9i/ration an ,(fice (  
,t]ritorial ,affairs 7h]eaft] 9 ?is     
section ref]r$ to z ! ,(fice71 :i* %all 
e/abli% a work+ relation%ip ) small     
bus9ess conc]ns 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
t]ritories by t>get+ programs ( !       

,adm9i/ration relat+ to entrepr5eurial  
developm5t1 contract+1 disa/] assi/ance1
 & capital access4  7b7 ,assi/ant       
adm9i/rator  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,(fice    
%all be adm9i/]$ by an ,assi/ant        
,adm9i/rator :o %all be an employee 9 ! 
competitive s]vice4  7#b7               
,qualifications ,! ,assi/ant            
,adm9i/rator %all h-- 7,a7 k ( !        
gov]nm5tal affairs1 socioeconomic       
conditions1 & political relation%ips ( !
 t]ritories2 &  7,b7 exp]i5ce provid+   
tailor$ small bus9ess developm5t        
assi/ance to small bus9ess conc]ns      
locat$ 9 ! t]ritories4  7#c7 ,duties ,! 
,assi/ant ,adm9i/rator %all--  7,a7     
=mulate policies1 & promote policies &  
exi/+ programs1 to bett] address        
entrepr5eurial developm5t1 capital      
access1 disa/] assi/ance1 & contract+   
ne$s ( small bus9ess conc]ns locat$ 9 ! 
t]ritories2  7,b7 s]ve z a liaison      
betwe5 small bus9ess conc]ns locat$ 9 ! 
t]ritories & ! ,adm9i/ration1 res\rce   
p>tn]s1 l5d]s1 ,f$]al & ,/ate ag5cies1 &

 o!r int]e/$ p]sons2  7,c7 p]iodically  
review & assess programs adm9i/]$ by &  
s]vices f ! ,adm9i/ration t are         
available to small bus9ess conc]ns      
locat$ 9 ! t]ritories to ensure t-- 7i7 
! s]vices (f]$ "u a l5d+ program1       
entrepr5eurial developm5t program1 or   
disa/] assi/ance program adm9i/]$ by !  
,adm9i/ration are adequate to address ! 
*all5ges su* small bus9ess conc]ns face2
 &  7ii7 su* small bus9ess conc]ns h    
adequate access to contract+            
opportunities ) ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t &    
procurem5t programs adm9i/]$ by !       
,adm9i/ration2 &  7,d7 ho/ web9>s &     
outrea* ev5ts 9 ! t]ritories4 z         
appropriate1 includ+ invit+             
repres5tatives f di/rict (fices ( !     
,adm9i/ration1 res\rce p>tn]s1 ,f$]al & 
,/ate ag5cies1 & o!r int]e/$ p to       
p>ticipate 9 su* web9>s & outrea* ev5ts4
  7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section &    
annually !reaft]1 ! ,assi/ant           
,adm9i/rator %all submit to ! ,committee

 ( ,small ,bus9ess ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,small
 ,bus9ess & ,entrepr5eur%ip ( ! ,s5ate a
 report on ! activities ( ! ,(fice dur+ 
! "o ye> p]iod prec$+ ! date (          
submission ( ! report1 includ+-- 7#a7   
op]ational details ( ! activities ( !   
,(fice2  7#b7 a summ>y ( ! activities   
conduct$ by ! ,(fice2  7#c7 ! total     
numb] ( small bus9ess conc]ns assi/$ by 
! ,(fice1 disaggregat$ by ! type (      
assi/ance provid$ by ! ,(fice & by      
t]ritory2  7#d7 to ! ext5t practicable1 
! total numb] ( new bus9esses e/abli%$ z
 a result ( assi/ance f ! ,(fice1       
disaggregat$ by t]ritory2 &  7#e7       
recomm5dations to help improve assi/ance
 provid$ by ! ,adm9i/ration 9 s]v+ !    
ne$s ( small bus9ess conc]ns locat$ 9 ! 
t]ritories4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3 7#a7 ,assi/ant adm9i/rator ,!  
t]m ,assi/ant ,adm9i/rator means !      
,assi/ant ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,(fice (     
,t]ritorial ,affairs appo9t$ "u         
subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,res\rce p>tn] ,! 

t]m res\rce p>tn] means-- 7,a7 a small  
bus9ess developm5t c5t]2  7,b7 a wom5's 
bus9ess c5t] describ$ 9 section #bi2    
7,c7 a *apt] ( ! ,s]vice ,corps (       
,retir$ ,executives au?oriz$ by section 
#h7;b77#a72 &  7,d7 a ,vet]an ,bus9ess  
,outrea* ,c5t] describ$ 9 section #cb4  
7#c7 ,t]ritories ,! t]m t]ritories means
 ,pu]to ,rico1 ,guam1 ,am]ican ,samoa1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 & !        
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4
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