119-hr1634

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1634 Referred in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1634

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 June 4, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to theCommittee on Small Business and 
 Entrepreneurship

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 AN ACT

To provide for a memorandum of understanding between the Small Business 
 Administration and the National Council on Disability to increase 
 employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities, and for 
 other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability 
Employment Act''.

SEC. 2. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT 
 OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration, in consultation with the Chair of the National Council 
on Disability, shall--

    (1) provide assistance to individuals with disabilities who 
 desire to become entrepreneurs or to be self-employed;

    (2) help individuals with disabilities find employment at 
 small business concerns (as defined under 

section 3 of the 
 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)); and

    (3) assist small business concerns with hiring individuals 
 with disabilities and with accessibility issues applicable to 
 individuals with disabilities.

    (b) Memorandum of Understanding or Agreement.--The Administrator, 
in consultation with the Chair, shall carry out and coordinate the 
activities described in subsection

    (a) by entering into one or more 
memoranda of understanding or other appropriate agreements.
            (c) Outreach and Education.--In carrying out the activities 
described in subsection

    (a) , the Administrator, in consultation with 
the Chair, shall conduct outreach and education about such activities.
            (d) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the 
Chair, shall submit to Congress a report on activities carried out 
pursuant to any memorandum or agreement described in subsection

    (b) that includes the following:

    (1) A description of how the Administrator, in consultation 
 with the Chair, carried out such activities.

    (2) An analysis of opportunities to expand the technical 
 capabilities of the Small Business Administration in carrying 
 out such activities.

    (3) A description of achievements under any such memorandum 
 or agreement.

    (4) A description of the plans of the Administrator, in 
 consultation with the Chair, to continue activities to expand 
 employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

SEC. 3. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.

 No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of 
this Act.

 Passed the House of Representatives June 3, 2025.

 Attest:

 KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

 Clerk.