# 114-hr-4339: Improving Small Business Advocacy Act of 2016

114-hr-4339, Improving Small Business Advocacy Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4339
- Congress: 114
- Title: Improving Small Business Advocacy Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Introduced: 2016-01-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Improving Small Business Advocacy Act of 2016 This bill amends the Small Business Act to declare that the exclusive duties of a Business Opportunity Specialist reporting to the senior official (or designee) appointed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) with certain SBA loan responsibilities, including the procurement program for small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans and the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program, shall be to implement specified SBA loan programs, and complete other duties related to contracting programs. Such duties shall include: performing specified functions with respect to small business concerns eligible to receive federal contracts and subcontracts; reviewing and monitoring compliance with mentor-protege agreements; representing the interests of the SBA and small business concerns in the award, modification, and administration of contracts and subcontracts awarded pursuant to the Act; and reporting fraud or abuse.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2016-01-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5953: National Flood Insurance Program Debt Forgiveness Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5844: ACTION for National Service Act
- 114-hr-5594: National Strategy for Combating Terrorist, Underground, and Other Illicit Financing Act
- 114-hr-5474: Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Act
- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
- 114-hr-5025: 2016 Tax Day Floods Supplemental Funding Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4339 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4339)

## Related
- [114-hr-5953: National Flood Insurance Program Debt Forgiveness Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5953)
- [114-hr-5844: ACTION for National Service Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5844)
- [114-hr-5594: National Strategy for Combating Terrorist, Underground, and Other Illicit Finan…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5594)
- [114-hr-5474: Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5474)
- [114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika viru…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5044)
- [114-hr-5025: 2016 Tax Day Floods Supplemental Funding Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4339 (as of 2025-11-18).