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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
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118TH CONGRESS 1 REPT. 118-183
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Part 1
DOE AND SBA RESEARCH ACT
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, from the Committee on Small Business,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 4669]
The Committee on Small Business, to whom was referred the bill
(H.R. 4669) to provide for Department of Energy, National Labora-
tories, and Small Business Administration joint research and devel-
opment activities, and for other purposes, having considered the
same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and rec-
ommends that the bill do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
I. Purpose and Bill Sum m ary ......................................................................... 1
II. Need for Legislation ...................................................................................... 2
III. Hearings ......................................................................................................... 2
IV. Com m ittee Consideration ............................................................................ 2
V . Com m ittee V otes .......................................................................................... 2
VI. Section-by-Section of H .R. 4669 .................................................................... 5
VII. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate .............................................. 5
VIII. New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures 5
IX. Oversight Findings & Recommendations .................................................. 6
X. Performance Goals and Objectives ............................................................. 6
XI. Statement of Duplication of Federal Programs ......................................... 6
XII. Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Ben-
efits ............................................................................................................ 6
XIII. Federal M andates Statem ent ...................................................................... . 6
XIV. Federal Advisory Committee Statement ...................................................... 6
XV. Applicability to Legislative Branch .............................................................. 6
XVI. Statement of Constitutional Authority ....................................................... 7
I. PURPOSE AND BILL SUMMARY
H.R. 4669 was introduced by Rep. LaLota (R-NY) and Rep.
Thanedar (D-MI) on July 17, 2023. The purpose of H.R. 4669, the
DOE and SBA Research Act, is to require the Department of En-
ergy (DOE) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to enter
into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or other agreement
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