Background
H.R. 1983 revises and restates the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.), the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), and related provisions of other Acts as a new positive law title of the United States Code.
The bill was prepared by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel as part of the Office's ongoing responsibility under section 205(c) of House Resolution No. 988, 93d Congress, as enacted into law by Public Law 93-554 (2 U.S.C. 285b), ''[t]o prepare, and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary one title at a time, a complete compilation, restatement, and revision of the general and permanent laws of the United States''.
H.R. 1983 was introduced by Chairman Conyers and Ranking Member Smith on April 21, 2009.
PDF Versions
PDF version of H.R. 1983
PDF version of the EXPLANATION (including a disposition table and section-by-section explanation of the bill).
Questions and Comments
Questions and comments about this codification bill should be directed to:
Tim Trushel, Senior Counsel
Office of the Law Revision Counsel
H2-308 Ford House Office Building
United States House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Email: Tim Trushel
Telephone: (202) 226-9058
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