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[H.R. 6058 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6058
To reauthorize the Interagency Committee on Women's Business
Enterprise, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 25, 2023
Ms. Meng (for herself and Ms. Salazar) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business
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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) Appointment.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 45 days after the date of
the enactment of this subsection, the President, in
consultation with the Administrator, shall appoint one of the
members of the Interagency Committee to serve as chairperson.
``(2) Vacancy.--If a chairperson is not appointed during
the 45-day period described in 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).'';
(3) in section 404 (15 U.S.C. 7104)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``1995'' and inserting ``2024'';
(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) (15 U.S.C. 7106(d))--
(A) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``and'' after
the semicolon; and
(B) in paragraph (6)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by inserting ``and Entrepreneurship''
before ``of the Senate''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``council'' and inserting ``Council''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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