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Union Calendar No. 56 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2352 

[Report No. 111–112] 

To amend the Small Business Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 12, 2009 

Mr. SHULER (for himself, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mrs. DAHLKEMPER, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. NYE, Mr. 

SCHOCK, Mr. SESTAK, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. 

ALTMIRE, Mr. MICHAUD, Mrs. HALVORSON, and Mr. SCHRADER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small 

Business 

MAY 15, 2009 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 12, 2009] 

A BILL 

To amend the Small Business Act, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Job 

3 Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act of 2009’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—ESTABLISHMENT OF VETERANS BUSINESS CENTER 

PROGRAM 

Sec. 101. Veterans Business Center program. 

Sec. 102. Reporting requirement for interagency task force. 

TITLE II—EDUCATING AND NETWORKING ENTREPRENEURS 

THROUGH TODAY’S TECHNOLOGY 

Sec. 201. Educating entrepreneurs through technology. 

TITLE III—ENHANCING NATIVE AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP 

Sec. 301. Office of Native American Affairs; Tribal Business Information Centers 

program. 

Sec. 302. Small Business Development Center assistance to Indian tribe members, 

Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. 

TITLE IV—BROADENING THE WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER 

PROGRAM 

Sec. 401. Notification of grants; publication of grant amounts. 

Sec. 402. Communications. 

Sec. 403. Funding. 

Sec. 404. Performance and planning. 

Sec. 405. National Women’s Business Council. 

TITLE V—SCORE PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS 

Sec. 501. Expansion of volunteer representation and benchmark reports. 

Sec. 502. Mentoring and networking. 

Sec. 503. Name of program changed to SCORE. 

Sec. 504. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE VI—EXPANDING ENTREPRENEURSHIP 

Sec. 601. Expanding entrepreneurship. 

TITLE VII—MODERNIZING THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 

CENTER PROGRAM 

Sec. 701. Small business development centers operational changes. 

Sec. 702. Access to credit and capital. 

Sec. 703. Procurement training and assistance. 

Sec. 704. Green entrepreneurs training program. 

Sec. 705. Main street stabilization. 


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Sec. 706. Prohibition on program income being used as matching funds. 

Sec. 707. Authorization of appropriations. 

1 TITLE I—ESTABLISHMENT OF 

2 VETERANS BUSINESS CENTER 

3 PROGRAM 

4 SEC. 101. VETERANS BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM. 

5 Section 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b) 

6 is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘(other than 

8 subsections (g), (h), and (i))’’ after ‘‘this section’’; and 

9 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(g) VETERANS BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall es12 tablish a Veterans Business Center program within 

13 the Administration to provide entrepreneurial train14 ing and counseling to veterans in accordance with 

15 this subsection. 

16 ‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The Administrator shall ap17 point a Director of the Veterans Business Center pro18 gram, who shall implement and oversee such program 

19 and who shall report directly to the Associate Admin20 istrator for Veterans Business Development. 

21 ‘‘(3) DESIGNATION OF VETERANS BUSINESS CEN22 TERS.—The Director shall establish by regulation an 

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1 poses of this section. The Director shall make publicly 

2 known the designation of an entity as a veterans 

3 business center and the award of a grant to such cen4 ter under this subsection. 

5 ‘‘(4) FUNDING FOR VETERANS BUSINESS CEN6 TERS.— 

7 ‘‘(A) INITIAL GRANTS.—The Director is au8 thorized to make a grant (hereinafter in this sub9 section referred to as an ‘initial grant’) to each 

10 veterans business center each year for not more 

11 than 5 years in the amount of $150,000. 

12 ‘‘(B) GROWTH FUNDING GRANTS.—After a 

13 veterans business center has received 5 years of 

14 initial grants under subparagraph (A), the Di15 rector is authorized to make a grant (hereinafter 

16 in this subsection referred to as a ‘growth fund17 ing grant’) to such center each year for not more 

18 than 3 years in the amount of $100,000. After 

19 such center has received 3 years of growth fund20 ing grants, the Director shall require such center 

21 to meet performance benchmarks established by 

22 the Director to be eligible for growth funding 

23 grants in subsequent years. 

24 ‘‘(5) CENTER RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each veterans 

25 business center receiving a grant under this subsection 


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1 shall use the funds primarily on veteran entrepre2 neurial development, counseling of veteran-owned 

3 small businesses through one-on-one instruction and 

4 classes, and providing government procurement as5 sistance to veterans. 

6 ‘‘(6) MATCHING FUNDS.—Each veterans business 

7 center receiving a grant under this subsection shall be 

8 required to provide a non-Federal match of 50 percent 

9 of the Federal funds such center receives under this 

10 subsection. The Director may issue to a veterans busi11 ness center, upon request, a waiver from all or a por12 tion of such matching requirement upon a determina13 tion of hardship. 

14 ‘‘(7) TARGETED AREAS.—The Director shall give 

15 priority to applications for designations and grants 

16 under this subsection that will establish a veterans 

17 business center in a geographic area, as determined 

18 by the Director, that is not currently served by a vet19 erans business center and in which— 

20 ‘‘(A) the population of veterans exceeds the 

21 national median of such measure; or 

22 ‘‘(B) the population of veterans of Oper23 ation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring 

24 Freedom exceeds the national median of such 

25 measure. 


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1 ‘‘(8) TRAINING PROGRAM.—The Director shall 

2 develop and implement, directly or by contract, an 

3 annual training program for the staff and personnel 

4 of designated veterans business centers to provide edu5 cation, support, and information on best practices 

6 with respect to the establishment and operation of 

7 such centers. The Director shall develop such training 

8 program in consultation with veterans business cen9 ters, the interagency task force established under sub10 section (c), and veterans service organizations. 

11 ‘‘(9) INCLUSION OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN

12 PROGRAM.—Upon the date of the enactment of this 

13 subsection, each Veterans Business Outreach Center 

14 established by the Administrator under the authority 

15 of section 8(b)(17) and each center that received funds 

16 during fiscal year 2006 from the National Veterans 

17 Business Development Corporation established under 

18 section 33 and that remains in operation shall be 

19 treated as designated as a veterans business center for 

20 purposes of this subsection and shall be eligible for 

21 grants under this subsection. 

22 ‘‘(10) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

23 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

24 this subsection $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and 

25 $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 


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1 ‘‘(h) ADDITIONAL GRANTS AVAILABLE TO VETERANS

2 BUSINESS CENTERS.— 

3 ‘‘(1) ACCESS TO CAPITAL GRANT PROGRAM.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Vet5 erans Business Center program shall establish a 

6 grant program under which the Director is au7 thorized to make, to veterans business centers 

8 designated under subsection (g), grants for the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(i) Developing specialized programs 

11 to assist veteran-owned small businesses to 

12 secure capital and repair damaged credit. 

13 ‘‘(ii) Providing informational seminars 

14 on securing loans to veteran-owned small 

15 businesses. 

16 ‘‘(iii) Providing one-on-one counseling 

17 to veteran-owned small businesses to im18 prove the financial presentations of such 

19 businesses to lenders. 

20 ‘‘(iv) Facilitating the access of veteran21 owned small businesses to both traditional 

22 and non-traditional financing sources. 

23 ‘‘(B) AWARD SIZE.—The Director may not 

24 award a veterans business center more than 

25 $75,000 in grants under this paragraph. 


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1 ‘‘(C) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA2 TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

3 to carry out this paragraph $1,500,000 for each 

4 of fiscal years 2010 and 2011. 

5 ‘‘(2) PROCUREMENT ASSISTANCE GRANT PRO6 GRAM.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall es8 tablish a grant program under which the Direc9 tor is authorized to make, to veterans business 

10 centers designated under subsection (g), grants 

11 for the following: 

12 ‘‘(i) Assisting veteran-owned small 

13 businesses to identify contracts that are 

14 suitable to such businesses. 

15 ‘‘(ii) Preparing veteran-owned small 

16 businesses to be ready as subcontractors and 

17 prime contractors for contracts made avail18 able through the American Recovery and 

19 Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111– 

20 5) through training and business advise21 ment, particularly with respect to the con22 struction trades. 

23 ‘‘(iii) Providing veteran-owned small 

24 businesses technical assistance with respect 

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1 ing assisting such businesses to comply with 

2 Federal regulations and bonding require3 ments. 

4 ‘‘(B) AWARD SIZE.—The Director may not 

5 award a veterans business center more than 

6 $75,000 in grants under this paragraph. 

7 ‘‘(C) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA8 TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

9 to carry out this paragraph $1,500,000 for each 

10 of fiscal years 2010 and 2011. 

11 ‘‘(3) SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL

12 BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall es14 tablish a grant program under which the Direc15 tor is authorized to make, to veterans business 

16 centers designated under subsection (g), grants 

17 for the following: 

18 ‘‘(i) Developing outreach programs for 

19 service-disabled veterans with respect to the 

20 benefits of self-employment. 

21 ‘‘(ii) Providing tailored training to 

22 service-disabled veterans with respect to 

23 business plan development, marketing, 

24 budgeting, accounting, and merchandising. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) Assisting service-disabled vet2 eran-owned small businesses to locate and 

3 secure business opportunities. 

4 ‘‘(B) AWARD SIZE.—The Director may not 

5 award a veterans business center more than 

6 $75,000 in grants under this paragraph. 

7 ‘‘(C) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA8 TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

9 to carry out this paragraph $1,500,000 for each 

10 of fiscal years 2010 and 2011. 

11 ‘‘(i) VETERANS ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT

12 SUMMIT.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Veterans 

14 Business Center program is authorized to carry out 

15 an event, once every two years, for the purpose of pro16 viding networking opportunities, outreach, education, 

17 training, and support to veterans business centers 

18 funded under this section, veteran-owned small busi19 nesses, veterans service organizations, and other enti20 ties as determined appropriate for inclusion by the 

21 Director. 

22 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

23 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

24 this subsection $450,000 for fiscal years 2010 and 

25 2011. 


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1 ‘‘(j) INCLUSION OF SURVIVING SPOUSES.—For pur2 poses of subsections (g), (h), and (i) the following apply: 

3 ‘‘(1) The term ‘veteran’ includes a surviving 

4 spouse of the following: 

5 ‘‘(A) A member of the Armed Forces, in6 cluding a reserve component thereof. 

7 ‘‘(B) A veteran. 

8 ‘‘(2) The term ‘veteran-owned small business’ in9 cludes a small business owned by a surviving spouse 

10 of the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) A member of the Armed Forces, in12 cluding a reserve component thereof. 

13 ‘‘(B) A veteran. 

14 ‘‘(k) INCLUSION OF RESERVE COMPONENTS.—For pur15 poses of subsections (g), (h), and (i) the following apply: 

16 ‘‘(1) The term ‘veteran’ includes a member of the 

17 reserve components of the armed forces as specified in 

18 section 10101 of title 10, United States Code. 

19 ‘‘(2) The term ‘veteran-owned small business’ in20 cludes a small business owned by a member of the re21 serve components of the armed forces as specified in 

22 section 10101 of title 10, United States Code.’’. 


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1 SEC. 102. REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR INTERAGENCY 

2 TASK FORCE. 

3 Section 32(c) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

4 657b(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(4) REPORT.—The Administrator shall submit 

6 to Congress biannually a report on the appointments 

7 made to and activities of the task force.’’. 

8 TITLE II—EDUCATING AND NET9 WORKING ENTREPRENEURS 

10 THROUGH TODAY’S TECH11 NOLOGY 

12 SEC. 201. EDUCATING ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH TECH13 NOLOGY. 

14 The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is 

15 amended by redesignating section 44 as section 46 and by 

16 inserting the following new section after section 43: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 44. EDUCATING AND NETWORKING ENTREPRENEURS 

18 THROUGH TECHNOLOGY. 

19 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro20 vide high-quality distance learning and opportunities for 

21 the exchange of peer-to-peer technical assistance through on22 line networking to potential and existing entrepreneurs 

23 through the use of technology. 

24 ‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term 

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1 nology, or both, with the ability to utilize on-line, satellite, 

2 video-on-demand, and connected community-based organi3 zations to distribute and conduct distance learning and es4 tablish an online network for use by potential and existing 

5 entrepreneurs to facilitate the exchange of peer-to-peer tech6 nical assistance related to entrepreneurship, credit manage7 ment, financial literacy, and Federal small business devel8 opment programs. 

9 ‘‘(c) AUTHORITY.—The Administrator shall contract 

10 with qualified third-party vendors for entrepreneurial 

11 training content, the development of communications tech12 nology that can distribute content under this section 

13 throughout the United States, and the establishment of a 

14 nationwide, online network for the exchange of peer-to-peer 

15 technical assistance. The Administrator shall contract with 

16 at least 2 qualified third-party vendors to develop content. 

17 ‘‘(d) CONTENT.—The Administrator shall ensure that 

18 the content referred to in subsection (c) is timely and rel19 evant to entrepreneurial development and can be success20 fully communicated remotely to an audience through the 

21 use of technology. The Administrator shall, to the maximum 

22 extent practicable, promote content that makes use of tech23 nologies that allow for remote interaction by the content 

24 provider with an audience. The Administrator shall ensure 


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1 that the content is catalogued and accessible to small busi2 nesses on-line or through other remote technologies. 

3 ‘‘(e) COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY.—The Adminis4 trator shall ensure that the communications technology re5 ferred to in subsection (c) is able to distribute content 

6 throughout all 50 States and the territories of the United 

7 States to small business concerns, home-based businesses, 

8 Small Business Development Centers, Women’s Business 

9 Centers, Veterans Business Centers, and the Small Business 

10 Administration and network entrepreneurs throughout all 

11 50 States and the territories of the United States to allow 

12 for peer-to-peer learning through the creation of a location 

13 online that allows entrepreneurs and small business owners 

14 the opportunity to exchange technical assistance through the 

15 sharing of information. To the extent possible, the qualified 

16 third-party vendor should deliver the content and facilitate 

17 the networking using broadband technology. 

18 ‘‘(f) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Administrator 

19 shall submit a report to Congress 6 months after the date 

20 of the enactment of this section containing an analysis of 

21 the Small Business Administration’s progress in imple22 menting this section. The Administrator shall submit a re23 port to Congress one year after the date of the enactment 

24 of this section and annually thereafter containing the num25 ber of presentations made under this section, the number 


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1 of small businesses served under this section, the extent to 

2 which this section resulted in the establishment of new busi3 nesses, and feedback on the usefulness of this medium in 

4 presenting entrepreneurial education and facilitating the 

5 exchange of peer-to-peer technical assistance throughout the 

6 United States. 

7 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

8 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

9 $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 and 2011.’’. 

10 TITLE III—ENHANCING NATIVE 

11 AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP 

12 SEC. 301. OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS; TRIBAL 

13 BUSINESS INFORMATION CENTERS PRO14 GRAM. 

15 (a) ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR.—Section 4(b)(1) of 

16 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 633(b)(1)) is amended— 

17 (1) by striking ‘‘five Associate Administrators’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘six Associate Administrators’’; and 

19 (2) by inserting after ‘‘vested in the Administra20 tion.’’ the following: ‘‘One such Associate Adminis21 trator shall be the Associate Administrator for Native 

22 American Affairs, who shall administer the Office of 

23 Native American Affairs established under section 

24 45.’’. 


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1 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Small Business Act (15 

2 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 

3 44, as added by section 201 of this Act, the following: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 45. OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS AND TRIB5 AL BUSINESS INFORMATION CENTERS PRO6 GRAM. 

7 ‘‘(a) OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 

9 the Administration an Office of Native American Af10 fairs (hereinafter referred to in this subsection as the 

11 ‘Office’). 

12 ‘‘(2) ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR.—The Office 

13 shall be administered by an Associate Administrator 

14 appointed under section 4(b)(1). 

15 ‘‘(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Office shall have 

16 the following responsibilities: 

17 ‘‘(A) Developing and implementing tools 

18 and strategies to increase Native American en19 trepreneurship. 

20 ‘‘(B) Expanding the access of Native Amer21 ican entrepreneurs to business training, capital, 

22 and Federal small business contracts. 

23 ‘‘(C) Expanding outreach to Native Amer24 ican communities and aggressively marketing 


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1 entrepreneurial development services to such 

2 communities. 

3 ‘‘(D) Representing the Administration with 

4 respect to Native American economic develop5 ment matters. 

6 ‘‘(4) COORDINATION AND OVERSIGHT FUNC7 TION.—The Office shall provide oversight with respect 

8 to and assist the implementation of all Administra9 tion initiatives relating to Native American entrepre10 neurial development. 

11 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To 

12 carry out this subsection, there is authorized to be ap13 propriated to the Administrator $2,000,000 for each 

14 of fiscal years 2010 and 2011. 

15 ‘‘(b) TRIBAL BUSINESS INFORMATION CENTERS PRO16 GRAM.— 

17 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator is 

18 authorized to operate, alone or in coordination with 

19 other Federal departments and agencies, a Tribal 

20 Business Information Centers program that provides 

21 Native American populations with business training 

22 and entrepreneurial development assistance. 

23 ‘‘(2) DESIGNATION OF CENTERS.—The Adminis24 trator shall designate entities as centers under the 

25 Tribal Business Information Centers program. 


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1 ‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT.—The Adminis2 trator may contribute agency personnel and resources 

3 to the centers designated under paragraph (2) to 

4 carry out this subsection. 

5 ‘‘(4) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Administrator is 

6 authorized to make grants of not more than $300,000 

7 to centers designated under paragraph (2) for the 

8 purpose of providing Native Americans the following: 

9 ‘‘(A) Business workshops. 

10 ‘‘(B) Individualized business counseling. 

11 ‘‘(C) Entrepreneurial development training. 

12 ‘‘(D) Access to computer technology and 

13 other resources to start or expand a business. 

14 ‘‘(5) REGULATIONS.—The Administrator shall by 

15 regulation establish a process for designating centers 

16 under paragraph (2) and making the grants author17 ized under paragraph (4). 

18 ‘‘(6) DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR.—In this 

19 subsection, the term ‘Administrator’ means the Ad20 ministrator, acting through the Associate Adminis21 trator administering the Office of Native American 

22 Affairs. 

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1 propriated to the Administrator $15,000,000 for fiscal 

2 year 2010 and $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

3 ‘‘(c) DEFINITION OF NATIVE AMERICAN.—The term 

4 ‘Native American’ means an Indian tribe member, Alaska 

5 Native, or Native Hawaiian as such are defined in section 

6 21(a)(8) of this Act.’’. 

7 SEC. 302. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER ASSIST8 ANCE TO INDIAN TRIBE MEMBERS, ALASKA 

9 NATIVES, AND NATIVE HAWAIIANS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 21(a) of the Small Business 

11 Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)) is amended by adding at the end 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(8) ADDITIONAL GRANT TO ASSIST INDIAN

14 TRIBE MEMBERS, ALASKA NATIVES, AND NATIVE HA15 WAIIANS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any applicant in an 

17 eligible State that is funded by the Administra18 tion as a Small Business Development Center 

19 may apply for an additional grant to be used 

20 solely to provide services described in subsection 

21 (c)(3) to assist with outreach, development, and 

22 enhancement on Indian lands of small business 

23 startups and expansions owned by Indian tribe 

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1 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE STATES.—For purposes of 

2 subparagraph (A), an eligible State is a State 

3 that has a combined population of Indian tribe 

4 members, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians 

5 that comprises at least 1 percent of the State’s 

6 total population, as shown by the latest available 

7 census. 

8 ‘‘(C) GRANT APPLICATIONS.—An applicant 

9 for a grant under subparagraph (A) shall submit 

10 to the Administration an application that is in 

11 such form as the Administration may require. 

12 The application shall include information re13 garding the applicant’s goals and objectives for 

14 the services to be provided using the grant, in15 cluding— 

16 ‘‘(i) the capability of the applicant to 

17 provide training and services to a rep18 resentative number of Indian tribe members, 

19 Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians; 

20 ‘‘(ii) the location of the Small Business 

21 Development Center site proposed by the ap22 plicant; 

23 ‘‘(iii) the required amount of grant 

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1 ‘‘(iv) the extent to which the applicant 

2 has consulted with local tribal councils. 

3 ‘‘(D) APPLICABILITY OF GRANT REQUIRE4 MENTS.—An applicant for a grant under sub5 paragraph (A) shall comply with all of the re6 quirements of this section, except that the match7 ing funds requirements under paragraph (4)(A) 

8 shall not apply. 

9 ‘‘(E) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—No 

10 applicant may receive more than $300,000 in 

11 grants under this paragraph for any fiscal year. 

12 ‘‘(F) REGULATIONS.—After providing notice 

13 and an opportunity for comment and after con14 sulting with the Association recognized by the 

15 Administration pursuant to paragraph (3)(A) 

16 (but not later than 180 days after the date of en17 actment of this paragraph), the Administration 

18 shall issue final regulations to carry out this 

19 paragraph, including regulations that estab20 lish— 

21 ‘‘(i) standards relating to educational, 

22 technical, and support services to be pro23 vided by Small Business Development Cen24 ters receiving assistance under this para25 graph; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) standards relating to any work 

2 plan that the Administration may require a 

3 Small Business Development Center receiv4 ing assistance under this paragraph to de5 velop. 

6 ‘‘(G) ADVICE OF LOCAL TRIBAL ORGANIZA7 TIONS.—A Small Business Development Center 

8 receiving a grant under this paragraph shall re9 quest the advice of a tribal organization on how 

10 best to provide assistance to Indian tribe mem11 bers, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians and 

12 where to locate satellite centers to provide such 

13 assistance. 

14 ‘‘(H) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph, the 

15 following definitions apply: 

16 ‘‘(i) INDIAN LANDS.—The term ‘Indian 

17 lands’ has the meaning given the term ‘In18 dian country’ in section 1151 of title 18, 

19 United States Code, the meaning given the 

20 term ‘Indian reservation’ in section 151.2 of 

21 title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (as in 

22 effect on the date of enactment of this para23 graph), and the meaning given the term 

24 ‘reservation’ in section 4 of the Indian 

25 Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1903). 


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1 ‘‘(ii) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘In2 dian tribe’ means any band, nation, or or3 ganized group or community of Indians lo4 cated in the contiguous United States, and 

5 the Metlakatla Indian Community, whose 

6 members are recognized as eligible for the 

7 services provided to Indians by the Sec8 retary of the Interior because of their status 

9 as Indians. 

10 ‘‘(iii) INDIAN TRIBE MEMBER.—The 

11 term ‘Indian tribe member’ means a mem12 ber of an Indian tribe (other than an Alas13 ka Native). 

14 ‘‘(iv) ALASKA NATIVE.—The term 

15 ‘Alaska Native’ has the meaning given the 

16 term ‘Native’ in section 3(b) of the Alaska 

17 Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 

18 1602(b)). 

19 ‘‘(v) NATIVE HAWAIIAN.—The term 

20 ‘Native Hawaiian’ means any individual 

21 who is— 

22 ‘‘(I) a citizen of the United States; 

23 and 

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1 and exercised sovereignty in the area 

2 that now constitutes the State of Ha3 waii. 

4 ‘‘(vi) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The 

5 term ‘tribal organization’ has the meaning 

6 given that term in section 4(l) of the Indian 

7 Self-Determination and Education Assist8 ance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l)). 

9 ‘‘(I) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA10 TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

11 to carry out this paragraph $7,000,000 for each 

12 of fiscal years 2010 and 2011. 

13 ‘‘(J) FUNDING LIMITATIONS.— 

14 ‘‘(i) NONAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN

15 LIMITATIONS.—Funding under this para16 graph shall be in addition to the dollar pro17 gram limitations specified in paragraph 

18 (4). 

19 ‘‘(ii) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.— 

20 The Administration may carry out this 

21 paragraph only with amounts appropriated 

22 in advance specifically to carry out this 

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1 TITLE IV—BROADENING THE 

2 WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER 

3 PROGRAM 

4 SEC. 401. NOTIFICATION OF GRANTS; PUBLICATION OF 

5 GRANT AMOUNTS. 

6 Section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656) 

7 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub8 section: 

9 ‘‘(o) NOTIFICATION OF GRANTS; PUBLICATION OF

10 GRANT AMOUNTS.—The Administrator shall disburse funds 

11 to a women’s business center not later than one month after 

12 the center’s application is approved under this section. At 

13 the end of each fiscal year the Administrator (acting 

14 through the Office of Women’s Business ownership) shall 

15 publish on the Administration’s website a report setting 

16 forth the total amount of the grants made under this Act 

17 to each women’s business center in the fiscal year for which 

18 the report is issued, the total amount of such grants made 

19 in each prior fiscal year to each such center, and the total 

20 amount of private matching funds provided by each such 

21 center over the lifetime of the center.’’. 

22 SEC. 402. COMMUNICATIONS. 

23 Section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656), 

24 as amended, is further amended by adding at the end the 

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1 ‘‘(p) COMMUNICATIONS.—The Administrator shall es2 tablish, by rule, a standardized process to communicate 

3 with women’s business centers regarding program adminis4 tration matters, including reimbursement, regulatory mat5 ters, and programmatic changes. The Administrator shall 

6 notify each women’s business center of the opportunity for 

7 notice and comment on the proposed rule.’’. 

8 SEC. 403. FUNDING. 

9 (a) FORMULA.—Section 29(b) of the Small Business 

10 Act (15 U.S.C. 656(b)) is amended to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may pro13 vide financial assistance to private nonprofit organi14 zations to conduct projects for the benefit of small 

15 business concerns owned and controlled by women. 

16 The projects shall provide— 

17 ‘‘(A) financial assistance, including train18 ing and counseling in how to apply for and se19 cure business credit and investment capital, pre20 paring and presenting financial statements, and 

21 managing cash flow and other financial oper22 ations of a business concern; 

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1 ity and function of a small business concern; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(C) marketing assistance, including train4 ing and counseling in identifying and seg5 menting domestic and international market op6 portunities, preparing and executing marketing 

7 plans, developing pricing strategies, locating 

8 contract opportunities, negotiating contracts, 

9 and utilizing varying public relations and ad10 vertising techniques. 

11 ‘‘(2) TIERS.—The Administrator shall provide 

12 assistance under paragraph (1) in 3 tiers of assist13 ance as follows: 

14 ‘‘(A) The first tier shall be to conduct a 5- 

15 year project in a situation where a project has 

16 not previously been conducted. Such a project 

17 shall be in a total amount of not more than 

18 $150,000 per year. 

19 ‘‘(B) The second tier shall be to conduct a 

20 3-year project in a situation where a first-tier 

21 project is being completed. Such a project shall 

22 be in a total amount of not more than $100,000 

23 per year. 

24 ‘‘(C) The third tier shall be to conduct a 3- 

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1 project is being completed. Such a project shall 

2 be in a total amount of not more than $100,000 

3 per year. Third-tier grants shall be renewable 

4 subject to established eligibility criteria as well 

5 as criteria in subsection (b)(4). 

6 ‘‘(3) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts 

7 made available for assistance under this subsection, 

8 the Administrator shall allocate— 

9 ‘‘(A) at least 40 percent for first-tier 

10 projects under paragraph (2)(A); 

11 ‘‘(B) 20 percent for second-tier projects 

12 under paragraph (2)(B); and 

13 ‘‘(C) the remainder for third-tier projects 

14 under paragraph (2)(C). 

15 ‘‘(4) BENCHMARKS FOR THIRD-TIER

16 PROJECTS.—In awarding third-tier projects under 

17 paragraph (2)(C), the Administrator shall use bench18 marks based on socio-economic factors in the commu19 nity and on the performance of the applicant. The 

20 benchmarks shall include— 

21 ‘‘(A) the total number of women served by 

22 the project; 

23 ‘‘(B) the proportion of low income women 

24 and socio-economic distribution of clients served 

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1 ‘‘(C) the proportion of individuals in the 

2 community that are socially or economically dis3 advantaged (based on median income); 

4 ‘‘(D) the future fund-raising and service co5 ordination plans; 

6 ‘‘(E) the diversity of services provided; and 

7 ‘‘(F) geographic distribution within and 

8 across the 10 regions of the Small Business Ad9 ministration.’’. 

10 (b) MATCHING.—Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of sec11 tion 29(c)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

12 656(c)(1)) are amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(A) For the first and second years of the 

14 project, 1 non-Federal dollar for each 2 Federal 

15 dollars. 

16 ‘‘(B) Each year after the second year of the 

17 project— 

18 ‘‘(i) 1 non-Federal dollar for each Fed19 eral dollar; or 

20 ‘‘(ii) if the center is in a community at 

21 least 50 percent of the population of which 

22 is below the median income for the State or 

23 United States territory in which the center 

24 is located, 1 non-Federal dollar for each 2 

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1 (c) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 20 of the Small Busi2 ness Act (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended by inserting the 

3 following new subsection after subsection (e): 

4 ‘‘(f) WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTERS.—There is author5 ized to be appropriated for purposes of grants under section 

6 29 to women’s business centers not more than $20,000,000 

7 in fiscal year 2010 and not more than $22,000,000 in fiscal 

8 year 2011.’’. 

9 SEC. 404. PERFORMANCE AND PLANNING. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 29(h)(1) of the Small Busi11 ness Act (15 U.S.C. 656(h)(1)) is amended— 

12 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara13 graph (A); 

14 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub15 paragraph (D); and 

16 (3) by inserting the following new subparagraphs 

17 after subparagraph (A): 

18 ‘‘(B) establish performance measures, taking 

19 into account the demographic differences of pop20 ulations served by women’s business centers, 

21 which measures shall include— 

22 ‘‘(i) outcome-based measures of the 

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1 sult of efforts made and services provided by 

2 each women’s business center, and 

3 ‘‘(ii) service-based measures of the 

4 amount of services provided to individuals 

5 and small business concerns served by each 

6 women’s business center; 

7 ‘‘(C) require each women’s business center 

8 to submit an annual plan for the next year that 

9 includes the center’s funding sources and 

10 amounts, strategies for increasing outreach to 

11 women-owned businesses, strategies for increas12 ing job growth in the community, and other con13 tent as determined by the Administrator; and’’. 

14 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 29(h)(1) of 

15 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(h)(1)), as amended, 

16 is further amended by adding the following at the end there17 of: 

18 ‘‘The Administrator’s evaluation of each women’s 

19 business center as required by this subsection shall be 

20 in part based on the performance measures under 

21 subparagraphs (B) and (C). These measures and the 

22 Administrator’s evaluations thereof shall be made 

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1 SEC. 405. NATIONAL WOMEN’S BUSINESS COUNCIL. 

2 The Women’s Business Ownership Act of 1988 is 

3 amended as follows: 

4 (1) In section 409(a) (15 U.S.C. 7109(a)), by 

5 adding the following at the end thereof: ‘‘Such studies 

6 shall include a study on the impact of the 2008–2009 

7 financial markets crisis on women-owned businesses, 

8 and a study of the use of the Small Business Admin9 istration’s programs by women-owned businesses.’’. 

10 (2) In section 410(a) (15 U.S.C. 7110(a)), by 

11 striking ‘‘2001 through 2003’’ and insert ‘‘2010 and 

12 2011’’. 

13 TITLE V—SCORE PROGRAM 

14 IMPROVEMENTS 

15 SEC. 501. EXPANSION OF VOLUNTEER REPRESENTATION 

16 AND BENCHMARK REPORTS. 

17 (a) EXPANSION OF VOLUNTEER REPRESENTATION.— 

18 Section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

19 637(b)(1)(B)) is amended— 

20 (1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(B)’’; and 

21 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(ii) The Administrator shall ensure that 

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1 ministrator on the implementation of this subpara2 graph.’’. 

3 (b) BENCHMARK REPORTS.—Section 8(b)(1)(B) of the 

4 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)), as amended, 

5 is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(iii) The Administrator shall ensure that 

7 SCORE, established under this subparagraph, estab8 lishes benchmarks for use in evaluating the perform9 ance of its activities and the performance of its volun10 teers. The benchmarks shall include benchmarks relat11 ing to the demographic characteristics and the geo12 graphic characteristics of persons assisted by SCORE, 

13 benchmarks relating to the hours spent mentoring by 

14 volunteers, and benchmarks relating to the perform15 ance of the persons assisted by SCORE. SCORE shall 

16 report, on an annual basis, to the Administrator the 

17 extent to which the benchmarks established under this 

18 clause are being attained.’’. 

19 SEC. 502. MENTORING AND NETWORKING. 

20 Section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 

21 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)), as amended, is further amended by 

22 adding at the end the following: 

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1 cerns that provides one-on-one advice to small busi2 ness concerns from qualified counselors. For purposes 

3 of this clause, qualified counselors are counselors with 

4 at least 10 years experience in the industry sector or 

5 area of responsibility of the small business concern 

6 seeking advice. 

7 ‘‘(v) The Administrator shall carry out a net8 working program through SCORE, established under 

9 this subparagraph, that provides small business con10 cerns with the opportunity to make business contacts 

11 in their industry or geographic region.’’. 

12 SEC. 503. NAME OF PROGRAM CHANGED TO SCORE. 

13 (a) NAME CHANGE.—The Small Business Act is 

14 amended as follows: 

15 (1) In section 8(b)(1)(B) (15 U.S.C. 

16 637(b)(1)(B)), by striking ‘‘Executives (SCORE)’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘Executives (in this Act referred to as 

18 ‘SCORE’)’’. 

19 (2) In section 7(m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII) (15 U.S.C. 

20 636(m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII)), by striking ‘‘the Service 

21 Corps of Retired Executives’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘SCORE’’. 

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1 (A) in subsection (d)(1)(E), by striking ‘‘the 

2 Service Corps of Retired Executives program’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘SCORE’’; and 

4 (B) in subsection (e)(1)(E), by striking ‘‘the 

5 Service Corps of Retired Executives program’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘SCORE’’. 

7 (4) In section 33(b)(2) (15 U.S.C. 657c(b)(2)), by 

8 striking ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘SCORE’’. 

10 (b) ELIMINATION OF ACE.—Section 8(b)(1)(B) of the 

11 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)), as amended, 

12 is further amended by striking ‘‘and an Active Corps of Ex13 ecutive (ACE)’’. 

14 SEC. 504. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

15 Section 20 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 

16 note), as amended by section 403(c) of this Act, is further 

17 amended by inserting the following new subsection after 

18 subsection (f): 

19 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR

20 SCORE.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

21 $7,000,000 for SCORE under section 8(b)(1) for each of the 

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1 TITLE VI—EXPANDING 

2 ENTREPRENEURSHIP 

3 SEC. 601. EXPANDING ENTREPRENEURSHIP. 

4 Section 4 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 633) 

5 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(g) MANAGEMENT AND DIRECTION.— 

7 ‘‘(1) PLAN FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOP8 MENT AND JOB CREATION STRATEGY.—The Adminis9 trator shall develop and submit to Congress a plan, 

10 in consultation with a representative from each of the 

11 agency’s entrepreneurial development programs, for 

12 using the Small Business Administration’s entrepre13 neurial development programs as a catalyst for job 

14 creation for fiscal years 2009 and 2010. The plan 

15 shall include the Administration’s plan for drawing 

16 on existing programs, including Small Business De17 velopment Centers, Women’s Business Centers, 

18 SCORE, Veterans Business Centers, Native American 

19 Outreach, and other appropriate programs. The Ad20 ministrator shall identify a strategy for each Admin21 istration region to create or retain jobs through Ad22 ministration programs. The Administrator shall iden23 tify, in consultation with appropriate personnel from 

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1 tention, and job retraining goals, to evaluate the suc2 cess of the Administration’s actions regarding these 

3 efforts. 

4 ‘‘(2) DATA COLLECTION PROCESS.—The Admin5 istrator shall, after notice and opportunity for com6 ment, promulgate a rule to develop and implement a 

7 consistent data collection process to cover all entrepre8 neurial development programs. Such data collection 

9 process shall include data relating to job creation, 

10 performance, and any other data determined appro11 priate by the Administrator with respect to the Ad12 ministration’s entrepreneurial development programs. 

13 ‘‘(3) COORDINATION AND ALIGNMENT OF SBA EN14 TREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—The Ad15 ministrator shall submit annually to Congress, in 

16 consultation with other Federal departments and 

17 agencies as appropriate, a report on opportunities to 

18 foster coordination, limit duplication, and improve 

19 program delivery for Federal entrepreneurial develop20 ment programs. 

21 ‘‘(4) DATABASE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVEL22 OPMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS.—The Administrator 

23 shall, after a period of 60 days for public comment, 

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1 able through the Administration’s Web site. The data2 base shall be searchable by industry, geography, and 

3 service required. 

4 ‘‘(5) COMMUNITY SPECIALIST.—The Adminis5 trator shall designate not less than one staff member 

6 in each Administration district office as a community 

7 specialist who has as their full-time responsibility 

8 working with local entrepreneurial development serv9 ice providers to increase coordination with Federal 

10 resources. The Administrator shall develop bench11 marks for measuring the performance of community 

12 specialists under this subsection. 

13 ‘‘(6) ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT POR14 TAL.—The Administrator shall publish a design for a 

15 Web-based portal to provide comprehensive informa16 tion on the Administration’s entrepreneurial develop17 ment programs. After a period of 60 days for public 

18 comment, the Administrator shall establish such por19 tal and— 

20 ‘‘(A) integrate under one Web portal, Small 

21 Business Development Centers, Women’s Busi22 ness Centers, SCORE, Veterans Business Centers, 

23 the Administration’s distance learning program, 

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1 ‘‘(B) revise the Administration’s primary 

2 Web site so that the Web portal described in sub3 paragraph (A) is available as a link on the main 

4 Web page of the Web site; 

5 ‘‘(C) increase consumer-oriented content on 

6 the Administration’s Web site and focus on pro7 moting access to business solutions, including 

8 marketing, financing, and human resources 

9 planning; 

10 ‘‘(D) establish relevant Web content aggre11 gated by industry segment, stage of business de12 velopment, level of need, and include referral 

13 links to appropriate Administration services, in14 cluding financing, training and counseling, and 

15 procurement assistance; and 

16 ‘‘(E) provide style guidelines and links for 

17 visitors to the Administration’s Web site to be 

18 able to comment on and evaluate the materials 

19 in terms of their usefulness. 

20 ‘‘(7) PILOT PROGRAMS.—The Administrator may 

21 not conduct any pilot program for a period of greater 

22 than 3 years if the program conflicts with, or uses the 

23 resources of, any of the entrepreneurial development 

24 programs authorized under section 8(b)(1)(B), 21, 29, 

25 32, or any other provision of this Act.’’. 


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1 TITLE VII—MODERNIZING THE 

2 SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOP3 MENT CENTER PROGRAM 

4 SEC. 701. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS OPER5 ATIONAL CHANGES. 

6 (a) ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENT.—Section 21(a)(1) 

7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(1)) is amended 

8 as follows: 

9 (1) In the proviso, by inserting before ‘‘institu10 tion’’ the following: ‘‘accredited’’. 

11 (2) In the sentence beginning ‘‘The Administra12 tion shall’’, by inserting before ‘‘institutions’’ the fol13 lowing: ‘‘accredited’’. 

14 (3) By adding at the end the following new sen15 tence: ‘‘In this paragraph, the term ‘accredited insti16 tution of higher education’ means an institution that 

17 is accredited as described in section 101(a)(5) of the 

18 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

19 1001(a)(5)).’’. 

20 (b) PROGRAM NEGOTIATIONS.—Section 21(a)(3) of the 

21 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)) is amended in 

22 the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting before 

23 ‘‘agreed’’ the following: ‘‘mutually’’. 

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1 ed by inserting after ‘‘uniform negotiated’’ the following: 

2 ‘‘mutually agreed to’’. 

3 (d) SBDC HIRING.—Section 21(c)(2)(A) of the Small 

4 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)(2)(A)) is amended by in5 serting after ‘‘full-time staff’’ the following: ‘‘, the hiring 

6 of which shall be at the sole discretion of the center without 

7 the need for input or approval from any officer or employee 

8 of the Administration’’. 

9 (e) CONTENT OF CONSULTATIONS.—Section 

10 21(a)(7)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

11 648(a)(7)(A)) is amended in the matter preceding clause 

12 (i) by inserting after ‘‘under this section’’ the following: ‘‘, 

13 or the content of any consultation with such an individual 

14 or small business concern,’’. 

15 (f) AMOUNTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Sec16 tion 21(a)(4)(C)(v)(I) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

17 648(a)(4)(C)(v)(I)) is amended to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts 

19 made available in any fiscal year to carry 

20 out this section, not more than $500,000 

21 may be used by the Administration to pay 

22 expenses enumerated in subparagraphs (B) 

23 through (D) of section 20(a)(1).’’. 

24 (g) NON-MATCHING PORTABILITY GRANTS.—Section 

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1 648(a)(4)(C)(viii)) is amended by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: ‘‘In the event of a disaster, the dollar limitation 

3 in the preceding sentence shall not apply.’’. 

4 (h) DISTRIBUTION TO SBDCS.—Section 21(b) of the 

5 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(b)) is amended by add6 ing at the end the following new paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(4) LIMITATION ON DISTRIBUTION TO SMALL BUSI8 NESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro10 vided in this paragraph, the Administration shall not 

11 distribute funds to a Small Business Development 

12 Center if the State in which the Small Business De13 velopment Center is located is served by more than 

14 one Small Business Development Center. 

15 ‘‘(B) UNAVAILABILITY EXCEPTION.—The Admin16 istration may distribute funds to a maximum of 2 

17 Small Business Development Centers in any State if 

18 no applicant has applied to serve the entire State. 

19 ‘‘(C) GRANDFATHER CLAUSE.—The limitations 

20 in this paragraph shall not apply to any State in 

21 which more than one Small Business Development 

22 Center received funding prior to January 1, 2007. 

23 ‘‘(D) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this 

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1 tion to receive funds pursuant to the funding formula 

2 set forth in subsection (a)(4), without regard to the 

3 number of sites for service delivery such entity estab4 lishes or funds.’’. 

5 (i) WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTERS.—Section 21(a)(1) 

6 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(1)), as amend7 ed, is further amended— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘and women’s business centers 

9 operating pursuant to section 29’’; and 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘or a women’s business center op11 erating pursuant to section 29’’. 

12 SEC. 702. ACCESS TO CREDIT AND CAPITAL. 

13 Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) 

14 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub15 section: 

16 ‘‘(o) ACCESS TO CREDIT AND CAPITAL PROGRAM.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administration shall es18 tablish a grant program for small business develop19 ment centers in accordance with this subsection. To be 

20 eligible for the program, a small business development 

21 center must be in good standing and comply with the 

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1 ‘‘(A) develop specialized programs to assist 

2 local small business concerns in securing capital 

3 and repairing damaged credit; 

4 ‘‘(B) provide informational seminars on se5 curing credit and loans; 

6 ‘‘(C) provide one-on-one counseling with po7 tential borrowers to improve financial presen8 tations to lenders; and 

9 ‘‘(D) facilitate borrowers’ access to non-tra10 ditional financing sources, as well as traditional 

11 lending sources. 

12 ‘‘(2) AWARD SIZE LIMIT.—The Administration 

13 may not award an entity more than $300,000 in 

14 grant funds under this subsection. 

15 ‘‘(3) AUTHORITY.—Subject to amounts approved 

16 in advance in appropriations Acts and separate from 

17 amounts approved to carry out the program estab18 lished in subsection (a)(1), the Administration may 

19 make grants or enter into cooperative agreements to 

20 carry out this subsection. 

21 ‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be 

22 appropriated not more than $2,500,000 for the pur23 poses of carrying out this subsection for each of the 

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1 SEC. 703. PROCUREMENT TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE. 

2 Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648), 

3 as amended, is further amended by adding at the end the 

4 following new subsection: 

5 ‘‘(p) PROCUREMENT TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administration shall es7 tablish a grant program for small business develop8 ment centers in accordance with this subsection. To be 

9 eligible for the program, a small business development 

10 center must be in good standing and comply with the 

11 other requirements of this section. Funds made avail12 able through the program shall be used to— 

13 ‘‘(A) work with local agencies to identify 

14 contracts that are suitable for local small busi15 ness concerns; 

16 ‘‘(B) prepare small businesses to be ready as 

17 subcontractors and prime contractors for con18 tracts made available under the American Recov19 ery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 

20 111–5) through training and business advise21 ment, particularly in the construction trades; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(C) provide technical assistance regarding 

24 the Federal procurement process, including as25 sisting small business concerns to comply with 

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1 ‘‘(2) AWARD SIZE LIMIT.—The Administration 

2 may not award an entity more than $300,000 in 

3 grant funds under this subsection. 

4 ‘‘(3) AUTHORITY.—Subject to amounts approved 

5 in advance in appropriations Acts and separate from 

6 amounts approved to carry out the program estab7 lished in subsection (a)(1), the Administration may 

8 make grants or enter into cooperative agreements to 

9 carry out this subsection. 

10 ‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

11 There is authorized to be appropriated not more than 

12 $2,500,000 for the purposes of carrying out this sub13 section for each of the fiscal years 2010 and 2011.’’. 

14 SEC. 704. GREEN ENTREPRENEURS TRAINING PROGRAM. 

15 Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648), 

16 as amended, is further amended by adding at the end the 

17 following new subsection: 

18 ‘‘(q) GREEN ENTREPRENEURS TRAINING PROGRAM.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administration shall es20 tablish a grant program for small business develop21 ment centers in accordance with this subsection. To be 

22 eligible for the program, a small business development 

23 center must be in good standing and comply with the 

24 other requirements of this section. Funds made avail25 able through the program shall be used to— 


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1 ‘‘(A) provide education classes and one-on2 one instruction in starting a business in the 

3 fields of energy efficiency, green technology, or 

4 clean technology; 

5 ‘‘(B) coordinate such classes and instruc6 tion, to the extent practicable, with local commu7 nity colleges and local professional trade associa8 tions; and 

9 ‘‘(C) assist and provide technical counseling 

10 to individuals seeking to start a business in the 

11 fields of energy efficiency, green technology, or 

12 clean technology. 

13 ‘‘(2) AWARD SIZE LIMIT.—The Administration 

14 may not award an entity more than $300,000 in 

15 grant funds under this subsection. 

16 ‘‘(3) AUTHORITY.—Subject to amounts approved 

17 in advance in appropriations Acts and separate from 

18 amounts approved to carry out the program estab19 lished in subsection (a)(1), the Administration may 

20 make grants or enter into cooperative agreements to 

21 carry out this subsection. 

22 ‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

23 There is authorized to be appropriated not more than 

24 $2,500,000 for the purposes of carrying out this sub25 section for each of the fiscal years 2010 and 2011.’’. 


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1 SEC. 705. MAIN STREET STABILIZATION. 

2 Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648), 

3 as amended, is further amended by adding the following 

4 new subsection at the end thereof: 

5 ‘‘(r) MAIN STREET STABILIZATION.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administration shall es7 tablish a grant program for small business develop8 ment centers in accordance with this subsection. To be 

9 eligible for the program, a small business development 

10 center must be in good standing and comply with the 

11 other requirements of this section. Funds made avail12 able through the program shall be used to— 

13 ‘‘(A) establish a statewide small business 

14 helpline within every State and United States 

15 territory to provide immediate expert informa16 tion and assistance to small business concerns; 

17 ‘‘(B) develop a portfolio of online survival 

18 and growth tools and resources that struggling 

19 small business concerns can utilize through the 

20 Internet; 

21 ‘‘(C) develop business advisory capacity to 

22 provide expert consulting and education to assist 

23 small businesses at-risk of failure and to, in 

24 areas of high demand, shorten the response time 

25 of small business development centers, and, in 


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1 rural areas, support added outreach in remote 

2 communities; 

3 ‘‘(D) deploy additional resources to help 

4 specific industry sectors with a high presence of 

5 small business concerns, which shall be targeted 

6 toward clusters of small businesses with similar 

7 needs and build upon best practices from earlier 

8 assistance; 

9 ‘‘(E) develop a formal listing of financing 

10 options for small business capital access; and 

11 ‘‘(F) deliver services that help dislocated 

12 workers start new businesses. 

13 ‘‘(2) AWARD SIZE LIMIT.—The Administration 

14 may not award an entity more than $250,000 in 

15 grant funds under this subsection. 

16 ‘‘(3) AUTHORITY.—Subject to amounts approved 

17 in advance in appropriations Acts and separate from 

18 amounts approved to carry out the program estab19 lished in subsection (a)(1), the Administration may 

20 make grants or enter into cooperative agreements to 

21 carry out this subsection. 

22 ‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be 

23 appropriated not more than $2,500,000 for the pur24 poses of carrying out this subsection for each of the 

25 fiscal years 2010 and 2011.’’. 


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1 SEC. 706. PROHIBITION ON PROGRAM INCOME BEING USED 

2 AS MATCHING FUNDS. 

3 Section 21(a)(4)(B) (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(B)) is 

4 amended by inserting after ‘‘Federal program’’ the fol5 lowing: ‘‘and shall not include any funds obtained through 

6 the assessment of fees to small business clients’’. 

7 SEC. 707. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

8 Section 20 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 

9 note), as amended by sections 403(c) and 504 of this Act, 

10 is further amended by inserting after subsection (g) the fol11 lowing new subsection: 

12 ‘‘(h) SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.— 

13 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 

14 Small Business Development Center Program under section 

15 21 $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and $160,000,000 for 

16 fiscal year 2011.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 56 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2352 

[Report No. 111–112] 

A BILL 

To amend the Small Business Act, and for other 

purposes. 

MAY 15, 2009 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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