116th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To prohibit certain business concerns from receiving assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
January 10, 2019
Mr. Rubio (for himself and Ms. Ernst) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
To prohibit certain business concerns from receiving assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Preventing SBA Assistance from Going to China Act of 2019”.
SEC. 2. Prohibition on affiliation with the People's Republic of China.
(a) In general.—Section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(10) PROHIBITION ON AFFILIATION WITH THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.—For purposes of this Act, a small business concern may not—
“(A) be headquarted in the People's Republic of China; or
“(B) have more than 25 percent of the voting stock of the small business concern owned by affiliates that are citizens of the People's Republic of China.”.
(b) Regulations and guidance.—The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall amend the regulations and guidance of the Administration, including sections 120.100, 120.110, and 121.105 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, to carry out the amendment made by this Act.