[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 3496 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 350
119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3496

                          [Report No. 119-402]

   To amend the Small Business Act for microloan eligibility for the 
 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2025

Ms. King-Hinds introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Small Business

                           December 12, 2025

   Additional sponsors: Mr. Conaway, Mr. Cisneros, and Ms. Goodlander

                           December 12, 2025

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 19, 
                                 2025]


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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Small Business Act for microloan eligibility for the 
 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 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 ``Northern Mariana Islands Small 
Business Access Act''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 
              IN THE MICROLOAN PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 7(m)(7)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(m)(7)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
        Mariana Islands'' after ``Guam'' each place it appears; and
            (2) in clause (i)(I)(bb), by striking ``\1/55\'' and 
        inserting ``\1/56\''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 7(m)(11)(C)(ii) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(11)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking 
``rural'' and all that follows through the end of the clause and 
inserting ``rural; and''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 350

119th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 3496

                          [Report No. 119-402]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To amend the Small Business Act for microloan eligibility for the 
 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 12, 2025

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed