119THCONGRESS
1
STSESSION H. R. 832
AN ACT
To clarify the primary functions and duties of the Office
of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 2
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Advo-2
cacy Improvements Act of 2025’’. 3
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES 4
OF THE OFFICE OF ADVOCACY OF THE SMALL 5
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. 6
(a) P
RIMARYFUNCTIONS.—Section 202 of Public 7
Law 94–305 (15 U.S.C. 634b) is amended— 8
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and the 9
international economy’’ after ‘‘economy’’; 10
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘complete’’ 11
and inserting ‘‘compete’’; and 12
(3) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘serviced-dis-13
abled’’ and inserting ‘‘service-disabled’’. 14
(b) D
UTIES.—Section 203(a) of Public Law 94–305 15
(15 U.S.C. 634c) is amended— 16
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 17
end; 18
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 19
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 20
(3) by adding at the end the following: 21
‘‘(7) represent the views and interests of small 22
businesses before foreign governments and inter-23
national entities for the purpose of contributing to 24 3
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regulatory and trade initiatives which may affect 1
small businesses.’’. 2
Passed the House of Representatives February 24,
2025.
Attest:
Clerk. 119
TH
CONGRESS
1
ST
S
ESSION
H. R. 832
AN ACT
To clarify the primary functions and duties of the
Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Admin-
istration, and for other purposes.