Access to Capital, Access to Opportunity Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 18, 2014)
Access to Capital, Access to Opportunity Act - Amends the Small Business Act to increase from $50,000 to $100,000 the maximum amount of a loan under the microloan program.
Authorizes the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to use amounts made available for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs to pay for any costs associated with these increases.
Requires the Administrator to develop and adopt outcome-oriented standards to measure the microloan program's performance, including the recommendations provided in the SBA Office of Inspector General Memorandum ROM-10-10, "SBA's Administration of the Microloan Program under the Recovery Act," issued December 28, 2009.
Authorizes the Administrator to educate individuals, including owners and operators of small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs, about the microloan program.
What just happenedJun 18, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJun 18, 2014
- Jun 18, 2014IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Jun 18, 2014IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate