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NEW START Act of 2021
12/30/2022, 3:18 AM
Summary of Bill HR 6326
The main provisions of the NEW START Act of 2021 include extending the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) between the US and Russia for an additional five years. This treaty, which was originally signed in 2010, limits the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads and delivery systems that each country can possess.
Additionally, the bill requires the US government to provide regular reports to Congress on the implementation of the New START treaty and any violations by Russia. It also calls for increased transparency and accountability in nuclear arms control agreements. Overall, the NEW START Act of 2021 aims to strengthen US national security by maintaining strategic stability with Russia through arms control measures. It is currently being debated in Congress and has garnered bipartisan support for its efforts to promote peace and security in the realm of nuclear weapons.
Congressional Summary of HR 6326
Necessary Entrepreneurship Workshops via the SBA to Transform and Assist Re-entry Training Act of 2021 or the NEW START Act of 2021
This bill establishes a pilot program for providing entrepreneurial development assistance to formerly incarcerated individuals.
Specifically, the bill requires the Small Business Administration to establish a pilot program whereby it awards grants to organizations or partnerships that create or support entrepreneurship programs for providing assistance to formerly incarcerated individuals. Such assistance shall be in the form of entrepreneurial development programming that includes the disbursement of microloans.
The Government Accountability Office must submit a report evaluating the (1) services that grant recipients provide to formerly incarcerated individuals, (2) oversight of the pilot program by the SBA, and (3) overall performance and impacts of the pilot program.
