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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 4481 (Engrossed in House) — To amend the Small Business Act to establish requirements for 7(a) agents, and for other purposes. · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Requirements for 7(a) agents

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(a)agents Section 47(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657t(b) ) is amended— in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: any 7(a) agent. . Section 47(e) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657t(e) ) is amended by inserting or 7(a) agent after 7(a) lender each place such term appears. Section 48(c)(2) of the Small Business Act is amended by striking and any Lending Partner or Intermediary participant and inserting , any 7(a) agent (as defined in section 47), or any Lending Partner or Intermediary participant . Section 47 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657t ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:
(a)agents The Director shall establish a registration system for 7(a) agents that assigns a unique identifier to each 7(a) agent and collects data necessary for the Director to submit the report required under paragraph (4). A 7(a) agent shall— register in the system established under paragraph
(1)before providing covered services to a lender or applicant; and effective 1 year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, submit an annual fee for such registration to the Director. The Director shall establish and maintain an electronic database of the types of covered services provided by each 7(a) agent. In this section:
(a)agent The term 7(a) agent means a person who provides covered services on behalf of a lender or applicant. The term covered services means— assistance with completing an application for a loan under section 7(a) (including preparing a business plan, cash flow projections, financial statements, and related documents); or consulting, broker, or referral services with respect to a loan under section 7(a). . This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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