,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbda  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bf1    
#bjbf,ms4 ,rosen 7for herself and ,mr4  
,young7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,small ,business and     
,entrepreneurship  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require interagency coordination to     
support housing industry businesses1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,boosting
 ,housing ,supply through ,small        
,businesses ,act of #bjbf4  #b4         
,definitions  7a7 ,definitions ,in this 
,act3 7#a7 ,administration2             
,administrator ,the term ,administration
 and ,administrator mean the ,small     
,business ,administration and the       
,administrator thereof1 respectively4   
7#b7 ,appropriate congressional         
committees ,the term appropriate        
congressional committees means-- 7,a7   
the ,committee on ,small ,business and  
,entrepreneurship and the ,committee on 

,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 
of the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee
 on ,small ,business and the ,committee 
on ,financial ,services of the ,house of
 ,representatives4  7#c7 ,department    
,the term ,department means the         
,department of ,housing and ,urban      
,development4  7#d7 ,housing industry   
small business ,the term housing        
industry small business means a small   
business concern in the housing industry
 that contributes to housing supply and 
affordability1 including residential and
 multifamily homebuilders1 developers1  
general and specialty contractors1      
property managers and owners1 housing   
startups1 and home improvement and      
repair businesses4  7#e7 ,secretary ,the
 term ,secretary means the ,secretary of
 ,housing and ,urban ,development4  7#f7
 ,small business concern2 small business
 development center ,the terms small    
business concern and small business     
development center have the meanings    
given those terms in section #c of the  

,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#fcb74  #c4 ,findings ,congress finds   
that-- 7#a7 the ,administration and the 
,department share a mutual interest in  
supporting housing industry small       
businesses2  7#b7 there is a severe     
shortage of affordable and quality      
housing in the ,united ,states2  7#c7   
the majority of ,american homebuilders  
and specialty contractors are small     
business concerns2 and  7#d7            
homebuilders1 contractors1 and other    
housing industry small businesses play a
 significant role in increasing housing 
supply4  #d4 ,interagency coordination  
to support housing industry businesses  
7a7 ,interagency coordination ,the      
,administrator shall coordinate with the
 ,secretary to-- 7#a7 expand access to  
capital for housing industry small      
businesses1 including rural and         
underserved businesses2  7#b7 streamline
 existing technical assistance1         
resources1 and counseling services      
provided by the ,administration and the 

,department that benefit housing        
industry small businesses2  7#c7        
increase awareness and improve access   
for housing industry small businesses to
 ,administration and ,department        
financial and technical assistance      
programs2 and  7#d7 reduce barriers to  
starting and growing a housing industry 
small business4  7b7 ,interagency plan  
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj   
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,administrator shall work in 
coordination with the ,secretary to     
develop and submit to the appropriate   
congressional committees1 and make      
publicly available on a website of the  
,administration1 an interagency plan    
that includes-- 7,a7 an examination of  
current gaps in financial and technical 
assistance for housing industry small   
businesses at the ,administration and   
the ,department2  7,b7 reforms to expand
 access to ,administration loans to     
housing industry small businesses1      
including the loan programs under       

subsections 7a7 and 7m7 of section #g of
 the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae         
,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7 and section #ejb of the 
,small ,business ,investment ,act of    
#aieh 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fif71 or creating 
new loan products for housing industry  
small businesses2  7,c7 new programming 
or resources to be offered by the       
,administration or the ,department that 
are specifically tailored to the needs  
of housing industry small businesses1   
including opportunities to host joint   
trainings or workshops2  7,d7 processes 
for information sharing and discussion  
of best practices between the           
,administration and the ,department2    
7,e7 opportunities for coordinated      
support between resource partners1      
including small business development    
centers1 women's business centers       
described in section #bi of the ,small  
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fef71    
,veteran ,outreach ,business ,centers   
described in section #cb of such ,act   
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #feg;b71 and chapters of 

the ,service ,corps of ,retired         
,executives described in section        
#h7;b77#a77;,b7 of such ,act 7#ae       
,u4,s4,c4 #fcg7;b77#a77;,b772 and  7,f7 
opportunities to support startups       
developing innovative products related  
to the housing industry1 including by   
reducing barriers to access the ,small  
,business ,innovation ,research and     
,small ,business ,technology ,transfer  
programs under section #i of the ,small 
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7 or  
creating new innovation initiatives4    
7#b7 ,community engagement ,the         
,administrator and the ,secretary shall 
work in partnership with ,state and     
local governments1 housing industry     
small businesses1 resource partners     
described in paragraph 7#a77;,f71 and   
community and nonprofit organizations to
 develop the interagency plan required  
under paragraph 7#a74