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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1148 
To amend the Small Business Act to designate Guam, the Virgin Islands, 
American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands as historically underutilized business zones (HUBZones). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2005 
Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, and Mrs. CHRISTENSEN) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small 
Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to designate Guam, the 
Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands as historically underuti-
lized business zones (HUBZones). 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Insular Areas Small 
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Business Development Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. GUAM, VIRGIN ISLANDS, AMERICAN SAMOA, AND 
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NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS DESIGNATED 
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AS HUBZONES. 
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (p) of section 3 of the 
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Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p)) is amended by 
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adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(8) ADDITIONAL
DEFINITION
OF
HISTORI-
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CALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS ZONE.—In addi-
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tion to the definition under paragraph (1), the term 
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‘historically underutilized business zone’ means any 
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area located in Guam, the Virgin Islands, American 
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Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
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iana Islands.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (p)(1) 
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of section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
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632(p)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘The term’’ and insert-
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ing ‘‘Subject to paragraph (8), the term’’. 
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