I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2633 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2019 Mr. Cox of California (for himself, Ms. Finkenauer , and Mrs. Radewagen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to submit a report on the Office of Rural Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Study of Office of Rural Affairs, within the Small Business Administration . 2. Report on the Office of Rural Affairs Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall submit to Congress a report analyzing the cost and potential benefits of creating a successor office to the Office of Rural Affairs, in accordance with the requirements under section 26 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 653 ). Such report shall include— (1) the dates on which the prior Office of Rural Affairs was created and dismantled; (2) the rationale justifying the decision to dismantle the Office; (3) a list of the year’s funds that were appropriated to the Office; and (4) the cost and potential benefits to establishing an Associate Administrator for a successor office to the Office of Rural Affairs.