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Small Business Language Accessibility Act

H.R. 8425 · 118th Congress · May 16, 2024 · Lineage

A BILL

To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to revise a rule relating to language translation assistance with respect to certain needs assessments, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Small Business Language Accessibility Act”.

Sec. 2 Determination with respect to language translation assistance at small business development centers

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall revise section 130.330(a) of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, to require that a needs assessment performed by a small business development center (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) includes a determination with respect to whether language translation assistance at such center is necessary.