,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #eie #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hhhb ,report ,no4 #aai-fhb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #ai1 #bjbf,ms4 ,scholten 7for herself and ,mr4 ,schmidt7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,small ,business ,june #c1 #bjbf;,additional sponsor3 ,ms4 ,goodlander ,june #c1 #bjbf;,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,small ,business ,economic ,policy ,act of #aihj to examine how the competitiveness of small businesses is affected by the enforcement of ,federal antitrust laws1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,main ,street ,competes ,act4 #b4 ,congressional declaration of small business economic policy ,section #cjb7;a7 of the ,small ,business ,economic ,policy ,act of #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fca;a7a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking and provide and inserting provide2 and 7#b7 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and promote competitive markets1 consumer choice1 and business ownership through enforcement of ,federal antitrust laws in the case of anticompetitive conduct and illegal mergers that harms small businesses and the growth of small businesses44 #c4 ,state of small businesses 7a7 ,in general ,section #cjc of the ,small ,business ,economic ,policy ,act of #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fca;b7 is amended to read as follows3 #cjc4 ,report on the state of small business concerns 7a7 ,specified entity report ,not later than #ahj days after the end of the fiscal year in which the ,main ,street ,competes ,act is enacted1 and every two fiscal years thereafter1 the head of each specified entity shall submit to the ,chief ,counsel for ,advocacy of the ,office of ,advocacy of the ,small ,business ,administration a report including-- 7#a7 an analysis of how enforcement by the specified entity of ,federal antitrust laws promoted competition during the preceding fiscal year by deterring and remedying anticompetitive conduct1 including illegal mergers1 that harms small businesses and the growth of small businesses2 7#b7 the number of complaints of alleged antitrust violations filed by self-identified small businesses with the specified entity during such fiscal year1 disaggregated by type of offense and the specific ,federal antitrust laws allegedly violated2 7#c7 the number of inquiries1 investigations1 and enforcement actions undertaken by the specified entity in response to complaints filed by small businesses with the specified entity during such fiscal year2 and 7#d7 the number of inquiries1 investigations1 and enforcement actions undertaken by the specified entity during such fiscal year pursuant to an alleged antitrust violation1 opened for a reason other than a complaint filed by a small business as described in paragraph 7#c71 to deter and remedy anticompetitive conduct that harms small businesses and the growth of small businesses4 7b7 ,office of ,advocacy report ,not later than #ahj days after receipt of the report required by subsection 7a71 the ,chief ,counsel for ,advocacy shall submit to the ,committee on ,small ,business of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,small ,business and ,entrepreneurship of ,senate a report that includes-- 7#a7 a summary of the report submitted under subsection 7a72 7#b7 an analysis of the data in such report1 disaggregated by industry category2 7#c7 an evaluation of the issues identified in such report relating to-- 7,a7 anticompetitive conduct1 including illegal mergers1 that harmed small businesses and the growth of small businesses2 and 7,b7 administrative actions that promoted competition and growth of small businesses2 7#d7 as appropriate1 recommendations for administrative actions that could-- 7,a7 promote competition2 7,b7 deter anticompetitive conduct1 including illegal mergers1 that harmed small business and the growth of small businesses2 and 7,c7 remedy such anticompetitive conduct2 and 7#e7 as appropriate1 recommendations for legislative actions that could-- 7,a7 promote competition2 7,b7 deter anticompetitive conduct1 including illegal mergers1 that harmed small business and the growth of small businesses2 and 7,c7 remedy such anticompetitive conduct4 4 7b7 ,definitions ,the ,small ,business ,economic ,policy ,act of #aihj 7,public ,law #if-cjb2 #id ,stat4 #hdh2 #ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fca;a et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #cjd4 ,definitions ,in this title3 7#a7 ,antitrust violation ,the term antitrust violation means any violation of ,federal antitrust laws4 7#b7 ,federal antitrust laws ,the term ,federal antitrust laws has the meaning given the term antitrust laws in subsection 7a7 of the first section of the ,clayton ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ab7;a771 except that such term shall also include section #e of the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #de7 to the extent that such section #e applies to unfair methods of competition4 7#c7 ,small business ,the term small business has the meaning given the term small business concern under section #c of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb74 7#d7 ,specified entity ,the term specified entity means-- 7,a7 the ,department of ,justice2 and 7,b7 the ,federal ,trade ,commission4 4 ,june #c1 #bjbf;,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed