To amend the Small Business Act to enhance the Office of Rural Affairs, and for other purposes.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5425 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5425 To amend the Small Business Act to enhance the Office of Rural Affairs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 13, 2023 Mr. Golden of Maine (for himself, Mr. Mann, Mr. Pappas, and Ms. Tenney) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to enhance the Office of Rural Affairs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. OFFICE OF RURAL AFFAIRS OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. Section 26 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 653) is amended-- (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: ``(b) Appointment of Assistant Administrator.-- ``(1) In general.--The Office shall be administered by an Assistant Administrator, who shall be an employee in the competitive ser…