Expands small business office's international role

Adds two duties to the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy: studying small businesses in the world economy and speaking for them before foreign governments and international groups.

• The office would examine the role of small businesses in the international economy
• It would represent small business views before foreign governments and international entities
• That representation would cover regulatory and trade efforts that may affect small businesses
• The bill keeps the office's existing functions and adds these duties to them

Passed the House · Senate's turn

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