H.R. 2542 — what changed
Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013
From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.
Sec. 10 Establishment and approval of small business concern size standards by chief counsel for advocacy
In general— Subparagraph (A) of section 3(a)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
“(A) In general—In addition to the criteria specified in paragraph (1)—
“(i) the Administrator may specify detailed definitions or standards by which a business concern may be determined to be a small business concern for purposes of this Act or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; and
“(ii) the Chief Counsel for Advocacy may specify such definitions or standards for purposes of any other Act.”
Approval by chief counsel— Clause (iii) of section 3(a)(2)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)(C)(iii)) is amended to read as follows:
“(iii) except in the case of a size standard prescribed by the Administrator, is approved by the Chief Counsel for Advocacy.”
Industry variation— Paragraph (3) of section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(3)) is amended—
by inserting “or Chief Counsel for Advocacy, as appropriate” before “shall ensure”; and
by inserting “or Chief Counsel for Advocacy” before the period at the end.
Judicial review of size standards approved by chief counsel— Section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
changed “(6) (9) Judicial review of standards approved by chief counsel—In the case of an action for judicial review of a rule which includes a definition or standard approved by the Chief Counsel for Advocacy under this subsection, the party seeking such review shall be entitled to join the Chief Counsel as a party in such action.”