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The Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Workforce Development Subcommittee will address how innovation promotes economic growth and job creation by small businesses. In addition, the Subcommittee will examine small business job growth through the creation and adoption of advanced technologies. The Subcommittee will review the broad scope of workforce issues that affect the ability of small businesses to obtain and maintain qualified employees.
• Oversight of SBA entrepreneurial development programs.
• Oversight of all federal policies that affect the workforce including, but not limited to, the roles of the Department of Labor, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the National Labor Relations Board.
• Analyze workforce issues, including but not limited to health care, retirement, and labor challenges facing small businesses.
• Examination of general technology issues, including cyber security issues confronting small businesses and intellectual property policy in the United States.
• Oversight of United States telecommunications policies including, but not limited to, the National Broadband Plan and allocation of electromagnetic spectrum.
• Oversight of the Small Business Innovation Research Program.
• Oversight of the Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
• Investigate the state of the nation’s entrepreneurship, the challenges they face, and steps to strengthen entrepreneurship, including startups, solopreneurs, self-employed, and microbusinesses.
• Examine programs and efforts designed to assist both small employers and their workers throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.
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