Union Calendar No. 101
117th CONGRESS 1st Session |
[Report No. 117–141]
To amend the Small Business Act to establish requirements for 7(a) agents, and for other purposes.
July 16, 2021
Mr. Phillips (for himself and Mr. Meuser) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business
October 12, 2021
Additional sponsors: Mr. Donalds, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Garbarino, Ms. Van Duyne, and Ms. Salazar
October 12, 2021
Reported from the Committee on Small Business; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
To amend the Small Business Act to establish requirements for 7(a) agents, 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 “Small Business 7(a) Loan Agent Transparency Act”.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR 7(a) AGENTS.
(a) Office of Credit Risk Management Duties.—Section 47(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657t(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(4) any 7(a) agent.”.
(1) OFFICE OF CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT.—Section 47(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657t(e)) is amended by inserting “or 7(a) agent” after “7(a) lender” each place such term appears.
(2) LENDER OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.—Section 48(c)(2) of the Small Business Act is amended by striking “and any Lending Partner or Intermediary participant” and inserting “, any 7(a) agent (as defined in section 47), or any Lending Partner or Intermediary participant”.
(c) Registration system.—Section 47 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657t) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:
“(j) Registration system for 7(a) agents.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish a registration system for 7(a) agents that assigns a unique identifier to each 7(a) agent and collects data necessary for the Director to submit the report required under paragraph (4).
“(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A 7(a) agent shall—
“(A) register in the system established under paragraph (1) before providing covered services to a lender or applicant; and
“(B) effective 1 year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, submit an annual fee for such registration to the Director.
“(3) DATABASE.—The Director shall establish and maintain an electronic database of the types of covered services provided by each 7(a) agent.
“(k) Definitions.—In this section:
“(1) 7(a) AGENT.—The term ‘7(a) agent’ means a person who provides covered services on behalf of a lender or applicant.
“(2) COVERED SERVICES.—The term ‘covered services’ means—
“(A) assistance with completing an application for a loan under section 7(a) (including preparing a business plan, cash flow projections, financial statements, and related documents); or
“(B) consulting, broker, or referral services with respect to a loan under section 7(a).”.
(d) Effective date.—This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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[Report No. 117–141] | |||||
A BILL | |||||
To amend the Small Business Act to establish requirements for 7(a) agents, and for other purposes. | |||||
October 12, 2021 | |||||
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed |