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kind: "diff"
citation: "H.R. 2542"
bill: "113-hr-2542"
heading: "Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013"
from: "ih"
from_label: "Introduced in House"
to: "rh"
to_label: "Reported in House"
sections_amended: 1
sections_added: 0
sections_removed: 0
url: "https://uscodex.org/bills/113/hr/2542/changes/rh"
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# H.R. 2542 — what changed

H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 — 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Edits are marked `<del>struck</del>` and `<ins>inserted</ins>`.

## Sec. 10 Establishment and approval of small business concern size standards by chief counsel for advocacy

- (a) 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.”
- (b) 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.”
- (c) Industry variation— Paragraph (3) of section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(3)) is amended—
  - (1) by inserting “or Chief Counsel for Advocacy, as appropriate” before “shall ensure”; and
  - (2) by inserting “or Chief Counsel for Advocacy” before the period at the end.
- (d) 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:
  - “(6) <ins>(9) </ins>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.”