An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 111-317 to require each of the SBA district offices to establish a marketing plan for rural businesses regarding financing and investment alternatives, designate an employer as a Rural Business Outreach Specialist, and host at least one annual outreach seminar.

1. Adds TITLE X--RURAL OUTREACH at the end of the bill

   Adds a title

   Inserted: TITLE X--RURAL OUTREACH

   Inserted: SEC. 1001. RURAL OUTREACH.

   Inserted: The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is further amended--

   Inserted: (1) by redesignating section 46 as section 47; and

   Inserted: (2) by inserting after section 45 the following:

   Inserted: "SEC. 46. RURAL OUTREACH.

   Inserted: "The Administrator shall ensure that each district office of the Administration that includes a rural area--

   Inserted: "(1) establishes a plan to provide small business concerns in rural areas with information on the financing and investment programs of the Administration of use to such concerns;

   Inserted: "(2) designates an employee of the office as a rural business financing outreach specialist, who is responsible for providing advice concerning the lending and investment programs of the Administration to small business concerns; and

   Inserted: "(3) hosts at least one outreach seminar in a rural area each year to provide information described under paragraph (1) to small business concerns in rural areas.".

   Original wording

   Add at the end of the bill the following:

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