To temporarily extend participation in the 8(a) program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 7409 To temporarily extend participation in the 8(a) program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 29, 2020 Mr. RICHMOND introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To temporarily extend participation in the 8(a) program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF PARTICIPATION IN 8(a) PRO- 3 GRAM. 4 The Administrator of the Small Business Administra- 5 tion shall ensure that a small business concern partici- 6 pating in the program established under section 8(a) of 7 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637) on or before 8 March 13, 2020, may elect to extend such participation 9 by a period of up to 2 years, regardless of whether such 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:47 Jul 22, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7409.IH H7409 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 7409 IH concern previously elected to suspend participation in such 1 program pursuant to guidance of the Administrator. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:47 Jul 22, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H7409.IH H7409 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS