H.R. 4877 would require the Office of the National Ombudsman at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to maintain a public website with links to small-entity compliance guides issued by federal agencies and those agencies’ contact information. Federal agencies create small-entity compliance guides to assist small businesses in complying with federal rules and regulations. Under the bill, the National Ombudsman would assess the extent to which federal agencies are publishing those guides.
The Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002 already requires the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the SBA, to post small-entity compliance guides online each year. The agency’s compliance contacts are posted as well.
CBO estimates that requiring the National Ombudsman to assess the extent to which federal agencies are publishing the small-entity compliance guides would cost less than $500,000. Any additional spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.
