116th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To prohibit certain business concerns from receiving assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
October 23, 2020
Mr. Jacobs introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business
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 “No Small Business Aid for China Act”.
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 headquartered in the People's Republic of China;
“(B) have more than 25 percent of the voting stock of the small business concern owned by affiliates that are citizens of or organized under the laws of the People's Republic of China; or
“(C) be known to be associated with human rights violations that have occurred in Xinjiang Province, China.”.
(b) Regulations and guidance.—Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 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.