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§ 631b. Reports to Congress; state of small business
(a) Report on Small Business and Competition
The President shall transmit to the Congress not later than January 20 of each year a Report on Small Business and Competition which shall—
(1) examine the current role of small business in the economy on an industry-by-industry basis;
(2) present current and historical data on production, employment, investment, population, job creation and retention, annual business failures, annual business startups, and other economic variables for small business in the economy as a whole and for small business in each sector of the economy, with, to the extent practicable, specific statistics divided as to urban, suburban, and rural areas;
(3) identify economic trends which will or may affect the small business sector and the state of competition;
(4) examine the effects on small business and competition of policies, programs, and activities, including, but not limited to the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.], the Employee Retirement Income Security Act [29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.], the Securities Act of 1933 [15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.], and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.], and regulations promulgated thereunder; identify problems generated by such policies, programs, and activities; and recommend legislative and administrative solutions to such problems; and
(5) recommend a program for carrying out the policy declared in section 631a of this title, together with such recommendations for legislation as he may deem necessary or desirable.
(b) Appendix to report
(c) Supplementary reports
(d) Referral to Congressional committees
(e) Small business concerns owned by disadvantaged individuals and by women 1
1 See 1988 Amendment note below.
The information and data required to be reported pursuant to subsection (a) shall separately detail those portions of such information and data that are relevant to—
(1) small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, by gender, as defined pursuant to section 637(d) of this title;
(2) small business concerns owned and controlled by women; and
(3)2
2 So in original. Two pars. (3) have been enacted.
qualified HUBZone small business concern (as defined in section 632(p) 33 See References in Text note below.
of this title).(3)2 small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, as defined in section 632(q) of this title, and small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, as defined in such section 632(q) of this title.
(Pub. L. 96–302, title III, § 303, July 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 848; Pub. L. 100–533, title V, § 503, Oct. 25, 1988, 102 Stat. 2697; Pub. L. 100–590, title I, § 124, Nov. 3, 1988, 102 Stat. 3000; Pub. L. 101–574, title III, § 305, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2829; Pub. L. 105–135, title VI, § 604(c), title VII, § 705, Dec. 2, 1997, 111 Stat. 2633, 2637; Pub. L. 106–50, title VI, § 602, Aug. 17, 1999, 113 Stat. 248.)