S.Amdt. 1684

SA 1684. Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S.
4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON WOMEN'S BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE.

Title IV of the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 (15
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 402 (15 U.S.C. 7102)--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (5);
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs
(2) and (3), respectively; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) monitor the plans, programs, and operations of the
departments and agencies of the Federal Government to
identify barriers to new business formation by women
entrepreneurs, or barriers experienced by women-led startups
in accessing and participating in the plans, programs, and
operations of the departments and agencies of the Federal
Government.'';
(B) in subsection (b), by inserting after the second
sentence the following: ``In addition to the meetings
described in the preceding sentence, the Interagency
Committee shall meet at the call of the executive director of
the Council or the chairperson of the Interagency
Committee.''; and
(C) in subsection (c), in the first sentence, by inserting
``, including through the use of research and policy
developed by the Council'' after ``Council'';
(2) in section 403 (15 U.S.C. 7103)--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in paragraph (1)--

(I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting
``the executive director of the Council and'' before ``1
representative''
(II) by adding at the end the following:

``(K) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
``(L) The Environmental Protection Agency.
``(M) The Deputy Director of Management of the Office of
Management and Budget.
``(N) The Bureau of Labor Statistics.
``(O) The Department of Homeland Security.
``(P) The Department of Veterans Affairs.''; and
(ii) in paragraph (2)--

(I) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Small Business
Administration Reauthorization Act of 1997'' and inserting
``Interagency Committee on Women's Business Enterprise Act of
2020''; and
(II) in subparagraph (B)--

(aa) by striking ``Small Business''; and
(bb) by striking ``National Women's Business Council
established under section 405'' and inserting ``Council'';
and
(B) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
``(b) Appointment.--

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``(1) In general.--Not later than 45 days after the date of
enactment of the Interagency Committee on Women's Business
Enterprise Act of 2020, the President, in consultation with
the Administrator, shall appoint one of the members of the
Interagency Committee to serve as chairperson.
``(2) Vacancy.--In the event that a chairperson is not
appointed within the time frame required under paragraph (1),
the Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration
shall serve as acting chairperson of the Interagency
Committee until a chairperson is appointed under paragraph
(1).''; and
(3) in section 404 (15 U.S.C. 7104)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``1995'' and inserting ``2020'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by adding ``and'' at the end;
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
period; and
(D) by striking paragraph (3).
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