Backgrounder — H.R. 4877, One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021 (Delgado and Van Duyne)
Summary
This backgrounder and section-by-section summary covers H.R. 4877, the One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021, introduced by Representative Antonio Delgado (D-NY) and Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX). It states Congress established the Office of the National Ombudsman in 1996 to assist small businesses, small government entities and small nonprofits subject to excessive enforcement by a federal agency. The bill would require the Ombudsman to maintain, no later than 6 months after enactment, a website with hyperlinks to the small business compliance guides of each federal agency and the relevant points of contact. It would also require an assessment of agency compliance with Section 212 in the annual report of the Ombudsman.
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H.R. 4877, The “One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021”
Representative Antonio Delgado (D-NY) and Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
Backgrounder
Background
Congress established the Office of the National Ombudsman (Ombudsman) in 1996 to assist small
businesses, small government entities, and small nonprofits when they are subject to excessive
enforcement by a federal agency. 1 The Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002 (SBPRA)
requires each federal agency to establish a point of contact to act as a liaison between the agency
and small business concerns. In addition, SBPRA requires the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), in conjunction with the Small Business Administration (SBA) to publish on the Internet
a list of compliance assistance resources available at federal agencies for small businesses. 2
Legislation
H.R. 4877, the “One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021”, was introduced by
Representative Antonio Delgado (D-NY) and Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX). The bill
would require the Ombudsman to maintain a website with hyperlinks to the small business
compliance guides of each federal agency, as well as the relevant points of contact for the guides.
In addition, the bill would require the Ombudsman to include an assessment of federal agency
compliance with Section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Act of 1996 in their
annual report.
1
Office of the National Ombudsman, SBA.gov, https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/oversight-advocacy/office-national-
ombudsman.
2
Office of Ombudsman, SBA.gov, https://www.sba.gov/ombudsman/compliance-assistance.
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H.R. 4877, the “One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021”
Representative Antonio Delgado (D-NY) and Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
Section-by-Section
Section 1. Short Title.
This Act may be cited as the “One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021”.
Section 2. Centralized Website for Compliance Guides.
This section amends Section 30 of the Small Business Act by adding two new subsections:
Subsection (e) — Centralized Website.
This subsection requires that, no later than 6 months after the date of enactment, the Ombudsman
shall maintain a website that includes hyperlinks to the small business compliance guides as
required by the Small Busines Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. The website must
also include the contact information for employees that can offer small businesses assistance with
each compliance guide.
Subsection (f) — Report on Agency Compliance.
This subsection requires the Ombudsman to include an assessment of agency compliance with
Section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Act of 1996 in their annual reports.
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