116th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To reauthorize the Interagency Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise, and for other purposes.
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
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,
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)—
(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)—
(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
(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
(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:
“(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).