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House Bill 6021
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Development Act
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Passed House on Sep 14, 2020
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H. R. 6021 (Referred-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6021


IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 15, 2020

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship


AN ACT

To amend the Small Business Act to ensure that the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is eligible for certain Small Business Administration programs, 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.

This Act may be cited as the “Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Development Act”.

SEC. 2. Eligibility of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for certain Small Business Administration programs.

The Small Business Act is amended—

(1) in section 21(a) (15 U.S.C. 648(a))—

(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before “The Administration shall require” the following new sentence: “The previous sentence shall not apply to an applicant that has its principal office located in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.”; and

(B) in paragraph (4)(C)(ix), by striking “and American Samoa” and inserting “American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands”; and

(2) in section 34(a)(9) (15 U.S.C. 657d(a)(9)), by striking “and American Samoa” and inserting “American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands”.

Passed the House of Representatives September 14, 2020.

    Attest:cheryl l. johnson,   
    Clerk