[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2094 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2094
To reauthorize the Interagency Committee on Women's Business
Enterprise, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 21, 2023
Ms. Duckworth introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
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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 2023''.
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 first
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 published
research and policy independently 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
Administrator, 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 Office of Management and Budget.
``(N) The Minority Business Development Agency.
``(O) The Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior.
``(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 2023''; and
(II) in subparagraph (B)--
(aa) by striking ``Small
Business'';
(bb) by striking ``and
shall report directly to the
Administrator on the status of
the activities on the
Interagency Committee''; and
(cc) 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) Chairperson.--The Administrator shall serve as chairperson of
the Interagency Committee.'';
(3) in section 404 (15 U.S.C. 7104)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``1995'' and inserting ``2023'';
(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); and
(4) in section 406(d)(6) (15 U.S.C. 7106(d)(6))--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
inserting ``and Entrepreneurship'' before ``of the
Senate''; and
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``council''
and inserting ``Council''.
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