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To require the Small Business Administration, the Appalachian Regional Commission, and the Delta Regional Authority to enter into an agreement to carry out activities to expand rural entrepreneurship, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires the Small Business Administration, Appalachian Regional Commission, and Delta Regional Authority to establish a formal agreement within 120 days to coordinate activities supporting rural entrepreneurship and small businesses in the Appalachian and Delta regions. The agencies may enter into reimbursable agreements with each other and other federal agencies to maximize the effectiveness of their efforts. Within two years of enactment, the covered officials must submit a joint report to Congress describing their coordination, the number of entrepreneurs and small businesses assisted, opportunities for expanded assistance, and plans for continued collaboration.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA)
4 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Julia Letlow’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $94,850
- MMR GROUP $29,400
- RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. $27,300
- CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS $27,250
- RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES $18,750
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Actions (3)
- Apr 8, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. · house
- Apr 8, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Apr 8, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 8, 2025
Ms. Letlow (for herself and Mr. Deluzio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To require the Small Business Administration, the Appalachian Regional Commission, and the Delta Regional Authority to enter into an agreement to carry out activities to expand rural entrepreneurship, 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 “Growing Regional Entrepreneurship and Access To Economic Resilience Act” or the “GREATER Act”.
SEC. 2. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO EXPAND RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SUPPORT TO SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS WITHIN APPALACHIAN REGION AND THE DELTA REGION.
(a) In General.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, the appropriate head of the Appalachian Regional Commission, and the appropriate head of the Delta Regional Authority (in this section referred to as the “covered officials”) shall enter into a memorandum of understanding or other appropriate agreement to carry out activities within the Appalachian region and the Delta region, as applicable, to expand rural entrepreneurship and to support covered small business concerns.
(b) Memorandum of Understanding or Agreement.—The covered officials shall carry out and coordinate the activities described in subsection (a) by entering into one or more memoranda of understanding or other appropriate agreements, as jointly determined by the covered officials.
(c) Inclusion of Covered Small Business Concerns.—In carrying out the activities described in subsection (a), the covered officials shall ensure the inclusion of covered small business concerns in such activities, as appropriate.
(d) Other Requirements.—In carrying out the activities described in subsection (a), the covered officials may—
(1) carry out reimbursable agreements between the Appalachian Regional Commission, Delta Regional Authority, the Small Business Administration, and other appropriate entities in order to maximize the effectiveness of activities carried out pursuant to a memorandum or agreement described in subsection (b); and
(2) collaborate with other Federal agencies as appropriate to carry out such activities.
(e) Report.—Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the covered officials shall jointly submit to Congress a report on activities carried out pursuant to a memorandum or agreement described in subsection (b) that includes the following:
(1) Coordination between the covered officials involved in such activities.
(2) Potential opportunities to expand the ability of the Appalachian Regional Commission, Delta Regional Authority, and the Small Business Administration to provide assistance to rural entrepreneurs or covered small business concerns, as applicable.
(3) The number of rural entrepreneurs or covered small business concerns assisted through activities carried out pursuant to such memorandum or agreement.
(4) Areas of future collaboration among the covered officials for the benefit of rural entrepreneurs or covered small business concerns located within the Appalachian region or Delta region, as applicable.
(5) Plans of the covered officials to continue coordination on activities described in subsection (a).
(f) Definitions.—In this Act:
(1) Covered small business concern.—The term “covered small business concern” means a small business concern (as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
632)) located within the Appalachian region or Delta region.
(2) Appalachian regional commission.—The term “Appalachian Regional Commission” means the commission established by section 14301(a) of title 40, United States Code.
(3) Delta region.—The term “Delta region” has the meaning given the term “region” in section 382A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa).
(4) Delta regional authority.—The term “Delta Regional Authority” means the entity established under subtitle F of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.). <all>
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