United States · Bill · S
S. 1493 (107th)
Small Business Leads to Economic Recovery Act of 2001
Introduced
3 October 2001
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10161-10163)
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Summary
Small Business Leads to Economic Recovery Act of 2001 - Small Business Emergency Loan Assistance Act of 2001 - Amends the Small Business Act to provide assistance to small business concerns affected by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, including through: (1) deferment of repayment and forgiveness of interest on new and existing disaster loans; (2) a temporary loan program; and (3) the temporary suspension of guarantee fees. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the limitation and phase-out threshold for expensing depreciable business assets; (2) allow expensing of computer software; (3) shorten the computer/software depreciation recovery period; (3) increase the depreciation limits for business vehicles and the allowable deduction for business meals; (4) exclude government-guaranteed capital borrowed by Debenture Small Business Investment Companies from debt for purposes of unrelated business taxable income; and (5) repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals and increase its availability to small corporations by raising the ceiling for the gross receipts test. Increases small business set-aside opportunities in military construction, Federal agency procurement, and emergency sole source procurement.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 3 October 2001
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 3 October 2001
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 3 October 2001
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/1493
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/1493