Introduced in House

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 832 Introduced in House (IH)] 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 832 To clarify the primary functions and duties of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 31, 2025 Mr. Williams of Texas (for himself, Mr. Tran, Mr. Van Drew, and Ms. Goodlander) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To clarify the primary functions and duties of the Office of Advocacy of 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,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF ADVOCACY OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. (a) Primary Functions.--Section 202 of Public Law 94-305 (15 U.S.C. 634b) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and the international economy'' after ``economy''; (2) in paragraph (9), by striking ``complete'' and inserting ``compete''; and (3) in paragraph (12), by striking ``serviced-disabled'' and inserting ``service-disabled''. (b) Duties.--Section 203(a) of Public Law 94-305 (15 U.S.C. 634c) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end; (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(7) represent the views and interests of small businesses before foreign governments and international entities for the purpose of contributing to regulatory and trade initiatives which may affect small businesses.''.