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Proc 9438ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 9438

National Small Business Week, 2016

This proclamation designates May 1-7, 2016 as National Small Business Week, celebrating small businesses' economic contributions and calling on Americans to recognize their role through programs and activities. The document recites past administration achievements but issues no new policy directives, mandates, or regulatory changes.

Federal Register Open PDF 81 FR 26987

Impact dates

  1. Start of National Small Business Week observance

Key directives

  • Proclaim May 1 through May 7, 2016, as National Small Business Week
  • Call upon all Americans to recognize contributions of small businesses with appropriate programs and activities

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of National Small Business Week for May 1-7, 2016

Near term (90d)

  • Observance period May 1-7, 2016

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Document recites contested trade policy (TPP) and ACA achievements in celebratory context, but these are historical claims, not operative directives
  • No binding obligations created; 'call upon' language is hortatory, not mandatory
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