Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1990
Public Law 101-574 · H.R. 4793 · 101st Congress · began in the House
Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Nov 15, 1990 · Commerce
Sponsor: Rep. John LaFalce (D-NY-32)
Cosponsors (42): Rep. Neal Smith, Rep. Joseph McDade,
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 250 yea, 0 nay250–0
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1990 - Title I: Authorization of Small Business Administration Programs - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize appropriations for specified programs through FY 1994.
Authorizes transfers from the disaster loan revolving fund for the administrative expenses of the Small Business Administration (SBA).
Title II: Amendments to the Small Business Act and Related Acts - Part A: Small Business Act - Amends the Small Business Act to modify the pro rata share guidelines for grant recipients in the small business development center program.
Extends from 18 months to three years the period during which the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (the Administrator) may provide revolving lines of credit for export financing purposes.
Conditions SBA authority to prescribe eligibility requirements for the Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development (MSC/COD) Program upon provision of a waiver of such requirements if a Prospective Participant meets specified criteria.
Provides that unless the Administrator determines that one or more tribally owned business concerns have obtained or are likely to obtain a substantial unfair competitive advantage within an industry category, each firm's size shall be independently determined without regard to its affiliation with a socially and economically disadvantaged Indian tribe (or a wholly owned business entity of such tribe).
Amends the Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988 to extend through FY 1994 the period during which the SBA may award contracts to certain Indian tribe joint ventures. Increases from two to five the number of contracts a Program Participant may receive via such a joint venture.
Amends the Small Business Act to extend through FY 1994 the period during which surety bond waivers are authorized for MSC/COD Participants.
Cites circumstances under which the SBA is duty-bound to award certain Federal contracts to former MSC/COD Program Participants.
Provides guidelines under which a Federal procurement activity which does not solicit small businesses shall document its reasons to the SBA. Requires the Procurement Center Representative to recommend to the procurement activity alternative procurement methods which would increase small business prime contracting opportunities.
Directs the Administrator to station an additional procurement center representative at the Department of Agriculture, the Navy Sea Systems Command, and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Amends the Small Business Act to revise the compliance criteria for a procurement contract offer by a small business concern that is not the actual manufacturer or processor of the product to be supplied under the contract.
Amends the Small Business Computer Security and Education Act of 1984 to extend from October 1, 1990, to March 31, 1991, the SBA's authority to provide technical and managerial assistance through private sector sources.
Part B: Small Business Investment Act - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to prescribe eligibility guidelines for assistance under the development company program. Sets forth loan limitations for certain small business concerns.
Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to limit Small Business Administration debenture guarantees of certain small business investment companies under common control.
Amends the Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendment Act of 1988 to extend until: (1) September 30, 1994, the Pilot Preferred Surety Bond Guarantee Program; and (2) March 1, 1994, the deadline for the Comptroller General's evaluation of the Preferred Surety Bond Guarantee Program.
Part C: Small Business Administration Management - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the President to appoint the SBA Deputy Administrator, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (Under current law, the Administrator appoints the Deputy.)
Part D: Demonstration Programs and Studies - Establishes the Small Business Technology Transfer Demonstration Program to provide small business with education, training, and technology assistance with respect to technology transfer and application through the Community College Association for Technology Transfer (CCATT) (or other appropriate organization if CCATT is not available). Requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to enter into a contract with such organization to develop a regional demonstration program and otherwise carry out this Act.
Directs the Administrator to use the Small Business Development Centers and other available resources to the maximum extent feasible to facilitate the organization.
Requires the Administrator to develop guidelines for allocation of funds to members of CCATT. Terminates this program September 30, 1993.
Directs the Administrator to report on the results of the demonstration program to specified congressional committees.
Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1993.
Directs the SBA to establish a Pilot Technology Access Program to make matching grants to a maximum of five States based on selected criteria for the purpose of increasing access by small business to: (1) on-line data base services that provide technical and business information; and (2) technical experts in a wide range of technologies. Requires the General Accounting Office to submit an evaluation report to certain congressional committees. Terminates the Program on September 30, 1995. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1995.
Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress the results of: (1) a feasibility study regarding the establishment of a business cooperation system similar to the Business Cooperation Network developed by the European Economic Community; and (2) a study of the impact of electronic data interchange technology on small business concerns.
Part E: Repealers and Technical Amendments - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Department of Defense to submit an annual small business procurement report to the Congress. (Currently such report is required monthly.)
Title III: Assistance for Rural Small Business Concerns - Rural Small Business Enhancement Act of 1990 - Amends the Small Business Act to establish within SBA an Office of Rural Affairs (the Office) to strive to achieve an equitable distribution of SBA financial assistance for rural small business concerns.
Sets forth matching requirements from non-Federal sources for SBA rural grant programs. Extends the list of services to be provided by a small business development center to include rural small business export promotion, marketing, technical and managerial assistance, and tourist trade development.
Directs the SBA to compile and periodically update a catalog of Federal rural small business assistance programs.
Amends the Small Business Economic Policy Act of 1980 to require the President's annual report to the Congress on the state of small business to include specific statistics divided as to urban, suburban, and rural areas.
Requires the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to convene regional rural conferences to review specified aspects of Federal rural small business programs and to transmit summaries of such conferences to the President and the Congress.
Amends the Small Business Act to authorize lenders of rural small business loan applicants, until October 1, 1995, to retain one-half of the fee on certain small loans.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that small business incubators can play a constructive role in rural development. Urges specified development companies licensed under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to develop proposals for the implementation of small business incubators for startup small business in rural areas.
Directs the Office of Technology Assessment to report to the Congress on the effects of deregulation on the economic vitality of rural areas.
Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the SBA to: (1) make grants for tourism demonstration programs in five States conducted by small businesses in rural areas; and (2) submit a status report to the President and the Congress. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992.
Directs the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to conduct training sessions in conjunction with the Office of Rural Affairs on the types of Federal assistance available for the development of rural small businesses engaged in tourist-related activities.
Title IV: Miscellaneous Amendments - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act to extend for two years the role of the Government Printing Office in a certain Department of Defense program to expand participation by disadvantaged small business concerns and minority institutions of higher learning in Department of Defense contracting opportunities.
Suspends a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 which calls for liquidated damages for failure of a contractor to make good faith efforts to attain the goals contained in a subcontracting plan.
Declares that a specified Federal Acquisition Regulation shall stipulate that the definition of architectural and engineering services includes specified surveying and mapping services.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 101st Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 250 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
250 yea0 nay181 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(133)
- Rep. Mervyn DymallyD-CA-31
- Rep. Charles HayesD-IL-1
- Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
- Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
- Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-17
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-18
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7- Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
- Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
- Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7- Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
- Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7- Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
- Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
- Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
- Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26- Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
- Rep. William GrayD-PA-2
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5- Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
- Rep. Jolene UnsoeldD-WA-3
- Rep. Alan WheatD-MO-5
- Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
- Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
Rep. Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-19- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
- Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
- Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
- Rep. James JontzD-IN-5
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-17
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-10
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-20- Rep. Richard LehmanD-CA-18
- Rep. Lawrence SmithD-FL-16
- Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
- Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-3
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3- Rep. Dennis HertelD-MI-14
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9- Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
- Rep. Francis McCloskeyD-IN-8
- Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-28
- Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
- Rep. Albert BustamanteD-TX-23
- Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-19
- Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1- Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
- Rep. Jim MoodyD-WI-5
- Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
- Rep. John BryantD-TX-5
- Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
- Rep. David NagleD-IA-3
- Rep. George HochbruecknerD-NY-1
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-30- Rep. Terry BruceD-IL-19
- Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
- Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
- Rep. David SkaggsD-CO-2
- Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Byron DorganD-ND- Rep. Douglas OwensD-UT-2
- Rep. Douglas BoscoD-CA-1
- Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
- Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
- Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-21
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-23
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4- Rep. Charles McMillenD-MD-4
- Rep. Glenn PoshardD-IL-22
- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4- Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
- Rep. Dennis EckartD-OH-11
- Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
- Rep. Peter HoaglandD-NE-2
- Rep. Ben JonesD-GA-4
- Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8- Rep. Jill Long ThompsonD-IN-4
Rep. Tim JohnsonD-SD-1
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5- Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-3- Rep. Royden DysonD-MD-1
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. Martin LancasterD-NC-3
- Rep. Pete GerenD-TX-12
- Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
- Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
- Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-15
- Rep. John BrowderD-AL-3
- Rep. Claude HarrisD-AL-7
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-4- Rep. James SlatteryD-KS-2
- Rep. Lewis PayneD-VA-5
- Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
- Rep. Richard StallingsD-ID-2
- Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
- Rep. Ben ErdreichD-AL-6
- Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
- Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
- Rep. Elizabeth PattersonD-SC-4
- Rep. William SarpaliusD-TX-13
- Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-10
- Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
- Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
- Rep. Richard RayD-GA-3
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5- Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
- Rep. Mike ParkerD-MS-4
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Republicans who voted yea(117)
- Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
- Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-15
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-22
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4- Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-25
- Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-7
- Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4- Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
- Rep. Sidney MorrisonR-WA-4
- Rep. John MillerR-WA-1
- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
- Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-34
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-13- Rep. Tom CampbellR-CA-12
- Rep. Steven SchiffR-NM-1
- Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
- Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
- Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
- Rep. Susan MolinariR-NY-14
- Rep. Thomas RidgeR-PA-21
- Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
- Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
- Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18- Rep. Charles PashayanR-CA-17
- Rep. Rodney ChandlerR-WA-8
- Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
- Rep. David MartinR-NY-26
- Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
- Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
- Rep. Paul HenryR-MI-5
- Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10- Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4- Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
- Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. Don YoungR-AK- Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
- Rep. Thomas TaukeR-IA-2
- Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
- Rep. Alex McMillanR-NC-9
- Rep. William LoweryR-CA-41
- Rep. Craig JamesR-FL-4
- Rep. Frederick GrandyR-IA-6
- Rep. Helen BentleyR-MD-2
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-8- Rep. Mike DeWineR-OH-7
- Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
- Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
- Rep. Harris FawellR-IL-13
- Rep. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-35- Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5- Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-3
- Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
- Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
- Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-5
- Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
- Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-4- Rep. John HilerR-IN-3
- Rep. Porter GossR-FL-13
- Rep. Craig ThomasR-WY
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. Pat RobertsR-KS-1- Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
- Rep. Andy IrelandR-FL-10
- Rep. Daniel SlaughterR-VA-7
- Rep. Donald SundquistR-TN-7
- Rep. William PaxonR-NY-31
- Rep. Robert SmithR-OR-2
- Rep. Steve BartlettR-TX-3
- Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
- Rep. Denny HastertR-IL-14
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-21- Rep. Hank BrownR-CO-4
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6- Rep. Larry HopkinsR-KY-6
- Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-24
- Rep. Thomas LewisR-FL-12
Rep. David DreierR-CA-33- Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-43
- Rep. Barbara VucanovichR-NV-2
- Rep. James LightfootR-IA-5
- Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
- Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-22
- Rep. Alfred McCandlessR-CA-37
- Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-40
- Rep. Howard NielsonR-UT-3
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-42- Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-45- Rep. Charles DouglasR-NH-2
- Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
- Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
- Rep. Robert DornanR-CA-38
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2- Rep. Jack FieldsR-TX-8
- Rep. Bob SmithR-NH-1
Rep. Jon KylR-AZ-4- Rep. Norman ShumwayR-CA-14
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9- Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
- Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
- Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26
- Rep. William DannemeyerR-CA-39
- Rep. Mel HancockR-MO-7
- Rep. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 878 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Small Business Committee · House · hearings by (full committee), markup by, referred to, reported by
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 22 actions.
- Nov 15, 1990Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 101-574.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 6, 1990PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 28, 1990Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 250 - 0 (Roll No. 535).House roll call 535
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Ireland demanded a second on the motion to suspend the rules. Without objection a second was ordered.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Smith (IA) moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Objection heard to the unanimous consent request.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Smith (IA) asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment.
- OtherOther · Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 250 - 0 (Roll No. 535).House roll call 535
- Oct 27, 1990FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Amendment SP 3209 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Sep 25, 1990FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 398 - 26 (Roll no. 380).House roll call 380
- FloorFloor · The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
- Sep 24, 1990FloorFloor · Rule H. Res. 466 passed House.
- Aug 4, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Small Business Committee
- Jul 27, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Small Business Committee
- Jun 14, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by House Small Business Committee
- May 10, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Small Business Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.