[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3406 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
<DOC>
116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3406
To reauthorize the Interagency Committee on Women's Business
Enterprise, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 5, 2020
Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Cardin,
and Ms. Collins) introduced the following bill; which was read twice
and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To reauthorize the Interagency Committee on Women's Business
Enterprise, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Interagency Committee on Women's
Business Enterprise Act of 2020''.
SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.
Title IV of the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C.
7101 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 402 (15 U.S.C. 7102)--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (5);
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and
(4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;
and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) monitor the plans, programs, and operations of the
departments and agencies of the Federal Government to identify
barriers to new business formation by women entrepreneurs, or
barriers experienced by women-led startups in accessing and
participating in the plans, programs, and operations of the
departments and agencies of the Federal Government.'';
(B) in subsection (b), by inserting after the
second sentence the following: ``In addition to the
meetings described in the preceding sentence, the
Interagency Committee shall meet at the call of the
executive director of the Council or the chairperson of
the Interagency Committee.''; and
(C) in subsection (c), in the first sentence, by
inserting ``, including through the use of research and
policy developed by the Council'' after ``Council'';
(2) in section 403 (15 U.S.C. 7103)--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in paragraph (1)--
(I) in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by inserting ``the
executive director of the Council and''
before ``1 representative''; and
(II) by adding at the end the
following:
``(K) The National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
``(L) The Environmental Protection Agency.
``(M) The Deputy Director of Management of the
Office of Management and Budget.
``(N) The Bureau of Labor Statistics.
``(O) The Department of Homeland Security.
``(P) The Department of Veterans Affairs.''; and
(ii) in paragraph (2)--
(I) in subparagraph (A), by
striking ``Small Business
Administration Reauthorization Act of
1997'' and inserting ``Interagency
Committee on Women's Business
Enterprise Act of 2020''; and
(II) in subparagraph (B)--
(aa) by striking ``Small
Business''; and
(bb) by striking ``National
Women's Business Council
established under section 405''
and inserting ``Council''; and
(B) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
``(b) Appointment.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 45 days after the date of
enactment of the Interagency Committee on Women's Business
Enterprise Act of 2020, the President, in consultation with the
Administrator, shall appoint one of the members of the
Interagency Committee to serve as chairperson.
``(2) Vacancy.--In the event that a chairperson is not
appointed within the time frame required under paragraph (1),
the Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration
shall serve as acting chairperson of the Interagency Committee
until a chairperson is appointed under paragraph (1).''; and
(3) in section 404 (15 U.S.C. 7104)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``1995'' and inserting ``2020'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by adding ``and'' at the end;
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a period; and
(D) by striking paragraph (3).
<all>