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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2352 

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 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act of 2009’’. 

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

7 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. 


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Sec. 102. Reporting requirement for interagency task force. 

TITLE II—EDUCATING 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. 

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. 

6 657b) is amended— 


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

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

3 and 

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

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

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall es7 tablish a Veterans Business Center program within 

8 the Administration to provide entrepreneurial train9 ing and counseling to veterans in accordance with 

10 this subsection. 

11 ‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The Administrator shall ap12 point a Director of the Veterans Business Center 

13 program, who shall implement and oversee such pro14 gram and who shall report directly to the Associate 

15 Administrator for Veterans Business Development. 

16 ‘‘(3) DESIGNATION OF VETERANS BUSINESS

17 CENTERS.—The Director shall establish by regula18 tion an application, review, and notification process 

19 to designate entities as veterans business centers for 

20 purposes of this section. The Director shall make 

21 publicly known the designation of an entity as a vet22 erans business center and the award of a grant to 

23 such center under this subsection. 

24 ‘‘(4) FUNDING FOR VETERANS BUSINESS CEN25 TERS.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) INITIAL GRANTS.—The Director is 

2 authorized to make a grant (hereinafter in this 

3 subsection referred to as an ‘initial grant’) to 

4 each veterans business center each year for not 

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

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

7 veterans business center has received 5 years of 

8 initial grants under subparagraph (A), the Di9 rector is authorized to make a grant (herein10 after in this subsection referred to as a ‘growth 

11 funding grant’) to such center each year for not 

12 more than 3 years in the amount of $100,000. 

13 After such center has received 3 years of 

14 growth funding grants, the Director shall re15 quire such center to meet performance bench16 marks established by the Director to be eligible 

17 for growth funding grants in subsequent years. 

18 ‘‘(5) CENTER RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each vet19 erans business center receiving a grant under this 

20 subsection shall use the funds primarily on veteran 

21 entrepreneurial development, counseling of veteran22 owned small businesses through one-on-one instruc23 tion and classes, and providing government procure24 ment assistance to veterans. 


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1 ‘‘(6) MATCHING FUNDS.—Each veterans busi2 ness center receiving a grant under this subsection 

3 shall be required to provide a non-Federal match of 

4 50 percent of the Federal funds such center receives 

5 under this subsection. The Director may issue to a 

6 veterans business center, upon request, a waiver 

7 from all or a portion of such matching requirement 

8 upon a determination of hardship. 

9 ‘‘(7) TARGETED AREAS.—The Director shall 

10 give priority to applications for designations and 

11 grants under this subsection that will establish a 

12 veterans business center in a geographic area, as de13 termined by the Director, that is not currently 

14 served by a veterans business center and in which— 

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

16 national median of such measure; or 

17 ‘‘(B) the population of veterans of Oper18 ation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring 

19 Freedom exceeds the national median of such 

20 measure. 

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

22 develop and implement, directly or by contract, an 

23 annual training program for the staff and personnel 

24 of designated veterans business centers to provide 

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1 tices with respect to the establishment and operation 

2 of such centers. The Director shall develop such 

3 training program in consultation with veterans busi4 ness centers, the interagency task force established 

5 under subsection (c), and veterans service organiza6 tions. 

7 ‘‘(9) INCLUSION OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN

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

9 subsection, each Veterans Business Outreach Center 

10 established by the Administrator under the authority 

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

12 funds during fiscal year 2006 from the National 

13 Veterans Business Development Corporation estab14 lished under section 33 and that remains in oper15 ation shall be treated as designated as a veterans 

16 business center for purposes of this subsection and 

17 shall be eligible for grants under this subsection. 

18 ‘‘(10) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

19 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

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

21 $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

22 ‘‘(h) ADDITIONAL GRANTS AVAILABLE TO VETERANS

23 BUSINESS CENTERS.— 

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


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

2 Veterans Business Center program shall estab3 lish a grant program under which the Director 

4 is authorized to make, to veterans business cen5 ters designated under subsection (g), grants for 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(i) Developing specialized programs 

8 to assist veteran-owned small businesses to 

9 secure capital and repair damaged credit. 

10 ‘‘(ii) Providing informational seminars 

11 on securing loans to veteran-owned small 

12 businesses. 

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

14 to veteran-owned small businesses to im15 prove the financial presentations of such 

16 businesses to lenders. 

17 ‘‘(iv) Facilitating the access of vet18 eran-owned small businesses to both tradi19 tional and non-traditional financing 

20 sources. 

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

22 award a veterans business center more than 

23 $75,000 in grants under this paragraph. 

24 ‘‘(C) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA25 TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 


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

2 of fiscal years 2010 and 2011. 

3 ‘‘(2) PROCUREMENT ASSISTANCE GRANT PRO4 GRAM.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall es6 tablish a grant program under which the Direc7 tor is authorized to make, to veterans business 

8 centers designated under subsection (g), grants 

9 for the following: 

10 ‘‘(i) Assisting veteran-owned small 

11 businesses to identify contracts that are 

12 suitable to such businesses. 

13 ‘‘(ii) Preparing veteran-owned small 

14 businesses to be ready as subcontractors 

15 and prime contractors for contracts made 

16 available through the American Recovery 

17 and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public 

18 Law 111–5) through training and business 

19 advisement, particularly with respect to the 

20 construction trades. 

21 ‘‘(iii) Providing veteran-owned small 

22 businesses technical assistance with respect 

23 to the Federal procurement process, in24 cluding assisting such businesses to comply 


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1 with Federal regulations and bonding re2 quirements. 

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

4 award a veterans business center more than 

5 $75,000 in grants under this paragraph. 

6 ‘‘(C) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA7 TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

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

9 of fiscal years 2010 and 2011. 

10 ‘‘(3) SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED

11 SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall es13 tablish a grant program under which the Direc14 tor is authorized to make, to veterans business 

15 centers designated under subsection (g), grants 

16 for the following: 

17 ‘‘(i) Developing outreach programs for 

18 service-disabled veterans with respect to 

19 the benefits of self-employment. 

20 ‘‘(ii) Providing tailored training to 

21 service-disabled veterans with respect to 

22 business plan development, marketing, 

23 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 Vet14 erans Business Center program is authorized to 

15 carry out an event, once every two years, for the 

16 purpose of providing networking opportunities, out17 reach, education, training, and support to veterans 

18 business centers funded under this section, veteran19 owned small businesses, veterans service organiza20 tions, and other entities as determined appropriate 

21 for inclusion by the 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 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 ENTRE9 PRENEURS THROUGH TO10 DAY’S TECHNOLOGY 

11 SEC. 201. EDUCATING ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH TECH12 NOLOGY. 

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

14 amended by redesignating section 44 as section 46 and 

15 by inserting the following new section after section 43: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 44. EDUCATING ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH TECH17 NOLOGY. 

18 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 

19 provide high-quality distance learning to potential and ex20 isting entrepreneurs through the use of technology. 

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

22 ‘qualified third-party vendor’ means an entity with experi23 ence in distance learning content or communications tech24 nology, or both, with the ability to utilize on-line, satellite, 

25 video-on-demand, and connected community-based organi26 zations to distribute and conduct distance learning related 


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1 to entrepreneurship, credit management, financial lit2 eracy, and Federal small business development programs. 

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

4 with qualified third-party vendors for entrepreneurial 

5 training content and the development of communications 

6 technology that can distribute content under this section 

7 throughout the United States. The Administrator shall 

8 contract with at least 2 qualified third-party vendors to 

9 develop content. 

10 ‘‘(d) CONTENT.—The Administrator shall ensure 

11 that the content referred to in subsection (c) is timely and 

12 relevant to entrepreneurial development and can be suc13 cessfully communicated remotely to an audience through 

14 the use of technology. The Administrator shall, to the 

15 maximum extent practicable, promote content that makes 

16 use of technologies that allow for remote interaction by 

17 the content provider with an audience. The Administrator 

18 shall ensure that the content is catalogued and accessible 

19 to small businesses on-line or through other remote tech20 nologies. 

21 ‘‘(e) COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY.—The Admin22 istrator shall ensure that the communications technology 

23 referred to in subsection (c) is able to distribute content 

24 throughout all 50 States and the territories of the United 

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


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1 Small Business Development Centers, Women’s Business 

2 Centers, Veterans Business Centers, and the Small Busi3 ness Administration. To the extent possible, the qualified 

4 third-party vendor should deliver the content using 

5 broadband technology. 

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

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

8 of the enactment of this section containing an analysis of 

9 the Small Business Administration’s progress in imple10 menting this section. The Administrator shall submit a re11 port to Congress one year after the date of the enactment 

12 of this section and annually thereafter containing the 

13 number of presentations made under this section, the 

14 number of small businesses served under this section, the 

15 extent to which this section resulted in the establishment 

16 of new businesses, and feedback on the usefulness of this 

17 medium in presenting entrepreneurial education through18 out the United States. 

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

20 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

21 $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 and 2011.’’. 


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1 TITLE III—ENHANCING NATIVE 

2 AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP 

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

4 BUSINESS INFORMATION CENTERS PRO5 GRAM. 

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

7 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 633(b)(1)) is amend8 ed— 

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

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

11 (2) by inserting after ‘‘vested in the Adminis12 tration.’’ the following: ‘‘One such Associate Admin13 istrator shall be the Associate Administrator for Na14 tive American Affairs, who shall administer the Of15 fice of Native American Affairs established under 

16 section 44.’’. 

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

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

19 44, as added by section 201 of this Act, the following: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 45. OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS AND 

21 TRIBAL BUSINESS INFORMATION CENTERS 

22 PROGRAM. 

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

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

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1 fairs (hereinafter referred to in this subsection as 

2 the ‘Office’). 

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

4 shall be administered by an Associate Administrator 

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

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

7 the following responsibilities: 

8 ‘‘(A) Developing and implementing tools 

9 and strategies to increase Native American en10 trepreneurship. 

11 ‘‘(B) Expanding the access of Native 

12 American entrepreneurs to business training, 

13 capital, and Federal small business contracts. 

14 ‘‘(C) Expanding outreach to Native Amer15 ican communities and aggressively marketing 

16 entrepreneurial development services to such 

17 communities. 

18 ‘‘(D) Representing the Administration with 

19 respect to Native American economic develop20 ment matters. 

21 ‘‘(4) COORDINATION AND OVERSIGHT FUNC22 TION.—The Office shall provide oversight with re23 spect to and assist the implementation of all Admin24 istration initiatives relating to Native American en25 trepreneurial development. 


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1 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

2 To carry out this subsection, there is authorized to 

3 be appropriated to the Administrator $2,000,000 for 

4 each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011. 

5 ‘‘(b) TRIBAL BUSINESS INFORMATION CENTERS

6 PROGRAM.— 

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

8 authorized to operate, alone or in coordination with 

9 other Federal departments and agencies, a Tribal 

10 Business Information Centers program that provides 

11 Native American populations with business training 

12 and entrepreneurial development assistance. 

13 ‘‘(2) DESIGNATION OF CENTERS.—The Admin14 istrator shall designate entities as centers under the 

15 Tribal Business Information Centers program. 

16 ‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT.—The Admin17 istrator may contribute agency personnel and re18 sources to the centers designated under paragraph 

19 (2) to carry out this subsection. 

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

21 authorized to make grants of not more than 

22 $300,000 to centers designated under paragraph (2) 

23 for the purpose of providing Native Americans the 

24 following: 

25 ‘‘(A) Business workshops. 


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1 ‘‘(B) Individualized business counseling. 

2 ‘‘(C) Entrepreneurial development train3 ing. 

4 ‘‘(D) Access to computer technology and 

5 other resources to start or expand a business. 

6 ‘‘(5) REGULATIONS.—The Administrator shall 

7 by regulation establish a process for designating cen8 ters under paragraph (2) and making the grants au9 thorized under paragraph (4). 

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

11 subsection, the term ‘Administrator’ means the Ad12 ministrator, acting through the Associate Adminis13 trator administering the Office of Native American 

14 Affairs. 

15 ‘‘(7) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

16 To carry out this subsection, there is authorized to 

17 be appropriated to the Administrator $15,000,000 

18 for fiscal year 2010 and $17,000,000 for fiscal year 

19 2011. 

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

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

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

23 21(a)(8) of this Act.’’. 


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1 SEC. 302. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER AS2 SISTANCE TO INDIAN TRIBE MEMBERS, ALAS3 KA NATIVES, AND NATIVE HAWAIIANS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 21(a) of the Small Busi5 ness Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)) is amended by adding at the 

6 end the following: 

7 ‘‘(8) ADDITIONAL GRANT TO ASSIST INDIAN

8 TRIBE MEMBERS, ALASKA NATIVES, AND NATIVE HA9 WAIIANS.— 

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

11 eligible State that is funded by the Administra12 tion as a Small Business Development Center 

13 may apply for an additional grant to be used 

14 solely to provide services described in subsection 

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

16 enhancement on Indian lands of small business 

17 startups and expansions owned by Indian tribe 

18 members, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawai19 ians. 

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

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

22 that has a combined population of Indian tribe 

23 members, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawai24 ians that comprises at least 1 percent of the 

25 State’s total population, as shown by the latest 

26 available census. 


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

2 for a grant under subparagraph (A) shall sub3 mit to the Administration an application that is 

4 in such form as the Administration may re5 quire. The application shall include information 

6 regarding the applicant’s goals and objectives 

7 for the services to be provided using the grant, 

8 including— 

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

10 provide training and services to a rep11 resentative number of Indian tribe mem12 bers, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawai13 ians; 

14 ‘‘(ii) the location of the Small Busi15 ness Development Center site proposed by 

16 the applicant; 

17 ‘‘(iii) the required amount of grant 

18 funding needed by the applicant to imple19 ment the program; and 

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

21 has consulted with local tribal councils. 

22 ‘‘(D) APPLICABILITY OF GRANT REQUIRE23 MENTS.—An applicant for a grant under sub24 paragraph (A) shall comply with all of the re25 quirements of this section, except that the 


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1 matching funds requirements under paragraph 

2 (4)(A) shall not apply. 

3 ‘‘(E) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—No 

4 applicant may receive more than $300,000 in 

5 grants under this paragraph for any fiscal year. 

6 ‘‘(F) REGULATIONS.—After providing no7 tice and an opportunity for comment and after 

8 consulting with the Association recognized by 

9 the Administration pursuant to paragraph 

10 (3)(A) (but not later than 180 days after the 

11 date of enactment of this paragraph), the Ad12 ministration shall issue final regulations to 

13 carry out this paragraph, including regulations 

14 that establish— 

15 ‘‘(i) standards relating to educational, 

16 technical, and support services to be pro17 vided by Small Business Development Cen18 ters receiving assistance under this para19 graph; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) standards relating to any work 

21 plan that the Administration may require a 

22 Small Business Development Center receiv23 ing assistance under this paragraph to de24 velop. 


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1 ‘‘(G) ADVICE OF LOCAL TRIBAL ORGANIZA2 TIONS.—A Small Business Development Center 

3 receiving a grant under this paragraph shall re4 quest the advice of a tribal organization on how 

5 best to provide assistance to Indian tribe mem6 bers, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians 

7 and where to locate satellite centers to provide 

8 such assistance. 

9 ‘‘(H) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph, 

10 the following definitions apply: 

11 ‘‘(i) INDIAN LANDS.—The term ‘In12 dian lands’ has the meaning given the term 

13 ‘Indian country’ in section 1151 of title 18, 

14 United States Code, the meaning given the 

15 term ‘Indian reservation’ in section 151.2 

16 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations 

17 (as in effect on the date of enactment of 

18 this paragraph), and the meaning given 

19 the term ‘reservation’ in section 4 of the 

20 Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 

21 U.S.C. 1903). 

22 ‘‘(ii) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘In23 dian tribe’ means any band, nation, or or24 ganized group or community of Indians lo25 cated in the contiguous United States, and 


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1 the Metlakatla Indian Community, whose 

2 members are recognized as eligible for the 

3 services provided to Indians by the Sec4 retary of the Interior because of their sta5 tus as Indians. 

6 ‘‘(iii) INDIAN TRIBE MEMBER.—The 

7 term ‘Indian tribe member’ means a mem8 ber of an Indian tribe (other than an Alas9 ka Native). 

10 ‘‘(iv) ALASKA NATIVE.—The term 

11 ‘Alaska Native’ has the meaning given the 

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

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

14 1602(b)). 

15 ‘‘(v) NATIVE HAWAIIAN.—The term 

16 ‘Native Hawaiian’ means any individual 

17 who is— 

18 ‘‘(I) a citizen of the United 

19 States; and 

20 ‘‘(II) a descendant of the aborigi21 nal people, who prior to 1778, occu22 pied and exercised sovereignty in the 

23 area that now constitutes the State of 

24 Hawaii. 


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1 ‘‘(vi) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The 

2 term ‘tribal organization’ has the meaning 

3 given that term in section 4(l) of the In4 dian Self-Determination and Education 

5 Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l)). 

6 ‘‘(I) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA7 TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

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

9 of fiscal years 2010 and 2011. 

10 ‘‘(J) FUNDING LIMITATIONS.— 

11 ‘‘(i) NONAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN

12 LIMITATIONS.—Funding under this para13 graph shall be in addition to the dollar 

14 program limitations specified in paragraph 

15 (4). 

16 ‘‘(ii) LIMITATION ON USE OF

17 FUNDS.—The Administration may carry 

18 out this paragraph only with amounts ap19 propriated in advance specifically to carry 

20 out this paragraph.’’. 


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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 the following new subsection at the 

8 end thereof: 

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

10 GRANT AMOUNTS.—The Administrator shall disburse 

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

12 month after the center’s application is approved under this 

13 section. At the end of each fiscal year the Administrator 

14 (acting through the Office of Women’s Business owner15 ship) shall publish on the Administration’s website a re16 port setting forth the total amount of the grants made 

17 under this Act to each women’s business center in the fis18 cal year for which the report is issued, the total amount 

19 of such grants made in each prior fiscal year to each such 

20 center, and the total amount of private matching funds 

21 provided by each such center over the lifetime of the cen22 ter.’’. 


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1 SEC. 402. COMMUNICATIONS. 

2 Section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

3 656), as amended, is further amended by adding the fol4 lowing new subsection at the end thereof: 

5 ‘‘(p) COMMUNICATIONS.—The Administrator shall 

6 establish, by rule, a standardized process to communicate 

7 with women’s business centers regarding program admin8 istration matters, including reimbursement, regulatory 

9 matters, and programmatic changes. The Administrator 

10 shall notify each women’s business center of the oppor11 tunity for notice and comment on the proposed rule.’’. 

12 SEC. 403. FUNDING. 

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

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

15 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may 

17 provide financial assistance to private nonprofit or18 ganizations to conduct projects for the benefit of 

19 small business concerns owned and controlled by 

20 women. The projects shall provide— 

21 ‘‘(A) financial assistance, including train22 ing and counseling in how to apply for and se23 cure business credit and investment capital, 

24 preparing and presenting financial statements, 

25 and managing cash flow and other financial op26 erations of a business concern; 


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1 ‘‘(B) management assistance, including 

2 training and counseling in how to plan, orga3 nize, staff, direct, and control each major activ4 ity and function of a small business concern; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(C) marketing assistance, including train7 ing and counseling in identifying and seg8 menting domestic and international market op9 portunities, preparing and executing marketing 

10 plans, developing pricing strategies, locating 

11 contract opportunities, negotiating contracts, 

12 and utilizing varying public relations and adver13 tising techniques. 

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

15 assistance under paragraph (1) in 3 tiers of assist16 ance as follows: 

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

18 year project in a situation where a project has 

19 not previously been conducted. Such a project 

20 shall be in a total amount of not more than 

21 $150,000 per year. 

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

23 3-year project in a situation where a first-tier 

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1 be in a total amount of not more than 

2 $100,000 per year. 

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

4 3-year project in a situation where a second-tier 

5 project is being completed. Such a project shall 

6 be in a total amount of not more than 

7 $100,000 per year. Third-tier grants shall be 

8 renewable subject to established eligibility cri9 teria as well as criteria in subsection (b)(4). 

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

11 made available for assistance under this subsection, 

12 the Administrator shall allocate— 

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

14 projects under paragraph (2)(A); 

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

16 under paragraph (2)(B); and 

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

18 under paragraph (2)(C). 

19 ‘‘(4) BENCHMARKS FOR THIRD-TIER

20 PROJECTS.—In awarding third-tier projects under 

21 paragraph (2)(C), the Administrator shall use 

22 benchmarks based on socio-economic factors in the 

23 community and on the performance of the applicant. 

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

2 the project; 

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

4 and socio-economic distribution of clients served 

5 by the project; 

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

7 community that are socially or economically dis8 advantaged (based on median income); 

9 ‘‘(D) the future fund-raising and service 

10 coordination plans; 

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

12 ‘‘(F) geographic distribution within and 

13 across the 10 regions of the Small Business Ad14 ministration.’’. 

15 (b) MATCHING.—Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of sec16 tion 29(c)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

17 656(c)(1)) are amended to read as follows: 

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

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

20 dollars. 

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

22 the project— 

23 ‘‘(i) 1 non-Federal dollar for each 

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1 ‘‘(ii) if the center is in a community 

2 at least 50 percent of the population of 

3 which is below the median income for the 

4 State or United States territory in which 

5 the center is located, 1 non-Federal dollar 

6 for each 2 Federal dollars.’’. 

7 (c) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 20 of the Small Busi8 ness Act (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended by inserting 

9 the following new subsection after subsection (e): 

10 ‘‘(f) WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTERS.—There is au11 thorized to be appropriated for purposes of grants under 

12 section 29 to women’s business centers not more than 

13 $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2010 and not more than 

14 $22,000,000 in fiscal year 2011.’’. 

15 SEC. 404. PERFORMANCE AND PLANNING. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 29(h)(1) of the Small 

17 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(h)(1)) is amended by strik18 ing the ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (A), redesig19 nating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (D), and in20 serting the following new subparagraphs after subpara21 graph (A): 

22 ‘‘(B) establish performance measures, tak23 ing into account the demographic differences of 

24 populations served by women’s business centers, 

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

2 amount of job creation or economic activity 

3 generated in the local community as a re4 sult of efforts made and services provided 

5 by each women’s business center, and 

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

7 amount of services provided to individuals 

8 and small business concerns served by each 

9 women’s business center; 

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

11 to submit an annual plan for the next year that 

12 includes the center’s funding sources and 

13 amounts, strategies for increasing outreach to 

14 women-owned businesses, strategies for increas15 ing job growth in the community, and other 

16 content as determined by the Administrator; 

17 and’’. 

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

19 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(h)(1)), as amend20 ed, is further amended by adding the following at the end 

21 thereof: 

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

23 business center as required by this subsection shall 

24 be in part based on the performance measures under 

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1 Administrator’s evaluations thereof shall be made 

2 publicly available.’’. 

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

4 The Women’s Business Ownership Act of 1988 is 

5 amended as follows: 

6 (1) In section 409(a) (15 U.S.C. 7109(a)), add 

7 the following at the end thereof: ‘‘Such studies shall 

8 include a study on the impact of the 2008–2009 fi9 nancial markets crisis on women-owned businesses, 

10 and a study of the use of the Small Business Admin11 istration’s programs by women-owned businesses.’’. 

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

13 strike out ‘‘2001 through 2003’’ and insert ‘‘2010 

14 and 2011’’. 

15 TITLE V—SCORE PROGRAM 

16 IMPROVEMENTS 

17 SEC. 501. EXPANSION OF VOLUNTEER REPRESENTATION 

18 AND BENCHMARK REPORTS. 

19 (a) EXPANSION OF VOLUNTEER REPRESENTA20 TION.—Section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 

21 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after 

22 ‘‘(B)’’ and by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(ii) The Administrator shall ensure that 

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1 who are from socially or economically disadvantaged 

2 backgrounds and, on an annual basis, reports to the 

3 Administrator on the implementation of this sub4 paragraph.’’. 

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

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

7 amended, is further amended by adding at the end the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(iii) The Administrator shall ensure that 

10 SCORE, established under this subparagraph, estab11 lishes benchmarks for use in evaluating the perform12 ance of its activities and the performance of its vol13 unteers. The benchmarks shall include benchmarks 

14 relating to the demographic characteristics and the 

15 geographic characteristics of persons assisted by 

16 SCORE, benchmarks relating to the hours spent 

17 mentoring by volunteers, and benchmarks relating to 

18 the performance of the persons assisted by SCORE. 

19 SCORE shall report, on an annual basis, to the Ad20 ministrator the extent to which the benchmarks es21 tablished under this clause are being attained.’’. 

22 SEC. 502. MENTORING AND NETWORKING. 

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

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

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1 ‘‘(iv) The Administrator shall ensure that 

2 SCORE, established under this subparagraph, estab3 lishes a mentoring program for small business con4 cerns that provides one-on-one advice to small busi5 ness concerns from qualified counselors. For pur6 poses of this clause, qualified counselors are coun7 selors with at least 10 years experience in the indus8 try sector or area of responsibility of the small busi9 ness concern seeking advice. 

10 ‘‘(v) The Administrator shall carry out a net11 working program through SCORE, established 

12 under this subparagraph, that provides small busi13 ness concerns with the opportunity to make business 

14 contacts in their industry or geographic region.’’. 

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

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

17 amended as follows: 

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

19 637(b)(1)(B)), by striking ‘‘Executives (SCORE)’’ 

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

21 ‘SCORE’)’’. 

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

23 636(m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII)), by striking ‘‘the Service 

24 Corps of Retired Executives’’ and inserting 

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1 (3) In section 20 (15 U.S.C. 631 note)— 

2 (A) in subsection (d)(1)(E), by striking 

3 ‘‘the Service Corps of Retired Executives pro4 gram’’ and inserting ‘‘SCORE’’; and 

5 (B) in subsection (e)(1)(E), by striking 

6 ‘‘the Service Corps of Retired Executives pro7 gram’’ and inserting ‘‘SCORE’’. 

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

9 by striking ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘SCORE’’. 

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

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

13 amended, is further amended by striking ‘‘and an Active 

14 Corps of Executive (ACE)’’. 

15 SEC. 504. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

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

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

18 amended by inserting the following new subsection after 

19 subsection (f): 

20 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR

21 SCORE.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

22 $7,000,000 for SCORE under section 8(b)(1) for each of 

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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 Admin9 istrator shall develop and submit to Congress a plan, 

10 in consultation with a representative from each of 

11 the agency’s entrepreneurial development programs, 

12 for using the Small Business Administration’s entre13 preneurial development programs as a catalyst for 

14 job creation for fiscal years 2009 and 2010. The 

15 plan shall include the Administration’s plan for 

16 drawing on existing programs, including Small Busi17 ness Development Centers, Women’s Business Cen18 ters, SCORE, Veterans Business Centers, Native 

19 American Outreach, and other appropriate pro20 grams. The Administrator shall identify a strategy 

21 for each Administration region to create or retain 

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1 cluding job creation, job retention, and job retrain2 ing goals, to evaluate the success of the Administra3 tion’s actions regarding these efforts. 

4 ‘‘(2) DATA COLLECTION PROCESS.—The Ad5 ministrator shall, after notice and opportunity for 

6 comment, promulgate a rule to develop and imple7 ment a consistent data collection process to cover all 

8 entrepreneurial development programs. Such data 

9 collection process shall include data relating to job 

10 creation, performance, and any other data deter11 mined appropriate by the Administrator with respect 

12 to the Administration’s entrepreneurial development 

13 programs. 

14 ‘‘(3) COORDINATION AND ALIGNMENT OF SBA

15 ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.— 

16 The Administrator shall submit annually to Con17 gress, in consultation with other Federal depart18 ments and agencies as appropriate, a report on op19 portunities to foster coordination, limit duplication, 

20 and improve program delivery for Federal entrepre21 neurial development programs. 

22 ‘‘(4) DATABASE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVEL23 OPMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS.—The Administrator 

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1 development services and, make such database avail2 able through the Administration’s Web site. The 

3 database shall be searchable by industry, geography, 

4 and service required. 

5 ‘‘(5) COMMUNITY SPECIALIST.—The Adminis6 trator shall designate not less than one staff member 

7 in each Administration district office as a commu8 nity specialist who has as their full-time responsi9 bility working with local entrepreneurial development 

10 service providers to increase coordination with Fed11 eral resources. The Administrator shall develop 

12 benchmarks for measuring the performance of com13 munity specialists under this subsection. 

14 ‘‘(6) ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT POR15 TAL.—The Administrator shall publish a design for 

16 a Web-based portal to provide comprehensive infor17 mation on the Administration’s entrepreneurial de18 velopment programs. After a period of 60 days for 

19 public comment, the Administrator shall establish 

20 such portal and— 

21 ‘‘(A) integrate under one Web portal, 

22 Small Business Development Centers, Women’s 

23 Business Centers, SCORE, Veterans Business 

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

2 Web site so that the Web portal described in 

3 subparagraph (A) is available as a link on the 

4 main Web page of the Web site; 

5 ‘‘(C) increase consumer-oriented content 

6 on the Administration’s Web site and focus on 

7 promoting access to business solutions, includ8 ing marketing, financing, and human resources 

9 planning; 

10 ‘‘(D) establish relevant Web content aggre11 gated by industry segment, stage of business 

12 development, 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 

21 may not conduct any pilot program for a period of 

22 greater than 3 years if the program conflicts with, 

23 or uses the resources of, any of the entrepreneurial 

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1 8(b)(1)(B), 21, 29, 32, or any other provision of this 

2 Act.’’. 

3 TITLE VII—MODERNIZING THE 

4 SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOP5 MENT CENTER PROGRAM 

6 SEC. 701. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS OPER7 ATIONAL CHANGES. 

8 (a) ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENT.—Section 

9 21(a)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(1)) 

10 is amended as follows: 

11 (1) In the proviso, by inserting before ‘‘institu12 tion’’ the following: ‘‘accredited’’. 

13 (2) In the sentence beginning ‘‘The Administra14 tion shall’’, by inserting before ‘‘institutions’’ the fol15 lowing: ‘‘accredited’’. 

16 (3) By adding at the end the following new sen17 tence: ‘‘In this paragraph, the term ‘accredited insti18 tution of higher education’ means an institution that 

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

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

21 1001(a)(5)).’’. 

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

23 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)) is amended 

24 in the matter before subparagraph (A), by inserting before 

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1 (c) CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.—Section 21(a)(3)(A) 

2 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(A)) is 

3 amended by inserting after ‘‘uniform negotiated’’ the fol4 lowing: ‘‘mutually agreed to’’. 

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

6 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)(2)(A)) is amended 

7 by inserting after ‘‘full-time staff’’ the following: ‘‘, the 

8 hiring of which shall be at the sole discretion of the center 

9 without the need for input or approval from any officer 

10 or employee of the Administration’’. 

11 (e) CONTENT OF CONSULTATIONS.—Section 

12 21(a)(7)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

13 648(a)(7)(A)) is amended in the matter before clause (i) 

14 by inserting after ‘‘under this section’’ the following: ‘‘, 

15 or the content of any consultation with such an individual 

16 or small business concern,’’. 

17 (f) AMOUNTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 

18 Section 21(a)(4)(C)(v)(I) of the Small Business Act (15 

19 U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(C)(v)(I)) is amended to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts 

21 made available in any fiscal year to carry 

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

23 may be used by the Administration to pay 

24 expenses enumerated in subparagraphs (B) 

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

2 21(a)(4)(C)(viii) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

3 648(a)(4)(C)(viii)) is amended by adding at the end the 

4 following: ‘‘In the event of a disaster, the dollar limitation 

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

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

7 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(b)) is amended by 

8 adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(4) LIMITATION ON DISTRIBUTION TO SMALL BUSI10 NESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro12 vided in this paragraph, the Administration shall not 

13 distribute funds to a Small Business Development 

14 Center if the State in which the Small Business De15 velopment Center is located is served by more than 

16 one Small Business Development Center. 

17 ‘‘(B) UNAVAILABILITY EXCEPTION.—The Ad18 ministration may distribute funds to a maximum of 

19 2 Small Business Development Centers in any State 

20 if no applicant has applied to serve the entire State. 

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

22 in this paragraph shall not apply to any State in 

23 which more than one Small Business Development 

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

2 paragraph, the term ‘Small Business Development 

3 Center’ means the entity selected by the Administra4 tion to receive funds pursuant to the funding for5 mula set forth in subsection (a)(4), without regard 

6 to the number of sites for service delivery such enti7 ty establishes or funds.’’. 

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

9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(1)), as 

10 amended, is further amended by striking ‘‘and women’s 

11 business centers operating pursuant to section 29’’ and 

12 by striking ‘‘or a women’s business center operating pur13 suant to section 29.’’ 

14 SEC. 702. ACCESS TO CREDIT AND CAPITAL. 

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

16 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub17 section: 

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

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administration shall 

20 establish a grant program for small business devel21 opment centers in accordance with this subsection. 

22 To be eligible for the program, a small business de23 velopment center must be in good standing and com24 ply with the other requirements of this section. 


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1 Funds made available through the program shall be 

2 used to— 

3 ‘‘(A) develop specialized programs to assist 

4 local small business concerns in securing capital 

5 and repairing damaged credit; 

6 ‘‘(B) provide informational seminars on se7 curing credit and loans; 

8 ‘‘(C) provide one-on-one counseling with 

9 potential borrowers to improve financial presen10 tations to lenders; and 

11 ‘‘(D) facilitate borrowers’ access to non12 traditional financing sources, as well as tradi13 tional lending sources. 

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

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

16 grant funds under this subsection. 

17 ‘‘(3) AUTHORITY.—Subject to amounts ap18 proved in advance in appropriations Acts and sepa19 rate from amounts approved to carry out the pro20 gram established in subsection (a)(1), the Adminis21 tration may make grants or enter into cooperative 

22 agreements to carry out this subsection. 

23 ‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to 

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1 purposes of carrying out this subsection for each of 

2 the fiscal years 2010 and 2011.’’. 

3 SEC. 703. PROCUREMENT TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE. 

4 Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

5 648), as amended, is further amended by adding at the 

6 end the following new subsection: 

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

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administration shall 

9 establish a grant program for small business devel10 opment centers in accordance with this subsection. 

11 To be eligible for the program, a small business de12 velopment center must be in good standing and com13 ply with the other requirements of this section. 

14 Funds made available through the program shall be 

15 used to— 

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

17 contracts that are suitable for local small busi18 ness concerns; 

19 ‘‘(B) prepare small businesses to be ready 

20 as subcontractors and prime contractors for 

21 contracts made available under the American 

22 Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public 

23 Law 111–5) through training and business ad24 visement, particularly in the construction 

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1 ‘‘(C) provide technical assistance regarding 

2 the Federal procurement process, including as3 sisting small business concerns to comply with 

4 federal regulations and bonding requirements. 

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

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

7 grant funds under this subsection. 

8 ‘‘(3) AUTHORITY.—Subject to amounts ap9 proved in advance in appropriations Acts and sepa10 rate from amounts approved to carry out the pro11 gram established in subsection (a)(1), the Adminis12 tration may make grants or enter into cooperative 

13 agreements to carry out this subsection. 

14 ‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

15 There is authorized to be appropriated not more 

16 than $2,500,000 for the purposes of carrying out 

17 this subsection for each of the fiscal years 2010 and 

18 2011.’’. 

19 SEC. 704. GREEN ENTREPRENEURS TRAINING PROGRAM. 

20 Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

21 648), as amended, is further amended by adding at the 

22 end the following new subsection: 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administration shall 

2 establish a grant program for small business devel3 opment centers in accordance with this subsection. 

4 To be eligible for the program, a small business de5 velopment center must be in good standing and com6 ply with the other requirements of this section. 

7 Funds made available through the program shall be 

8 used to— 

9 ‘‘(A) provide education classes and one-on10 one instruction in starting a business in the 

11 fields of energy efficiency, green technology, or 

12 clean technology; 

13 ‘‘(B) coordinate such classes and instruc14 tion, to the extent practicable, with local com15 munity colleges and local professional trade as16 sociations; and 

17 ‘‘(C) assist and provide technical coun18 seling to individuals seeking to start a business 

19 in the fields of energy efficiency, green tech20 nology, or clean technology. 

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

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

23 grant funds under this subsection. 

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1 rate from amounts approved to carry out the pro2 gram established in subsection (a)(1), the Adminis3 tration may make grants or enter into cooperative 

4 agreements to carry out this subsection. 

5 ‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

6 There is authorized to be appropriated not more 

7 than $2,500,000 for the purposes of carrying out 

8 this subsection for each of the fiscal years 2010 and 

9 2011.’’. 

10 SEC. 705. MAIN STREET STABILIZATION. 

11 Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

12 648), as amended, is further amended by adding the fol13 lowing new subsection at the end thereof: 

14 ‘‘(r) MAIN STREET STABILIZATION.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administration shall 

16 establish a grant program for small business devel17 opment centers in accordance with this subsection. 

18 To be eligible for the program, a small business de19 velopment center must be in good standing and com20 ply with the other requirements of this section. 

21 Funds made available through the program shall be 

22 used to— 

23 ‘‘(A) establish a statewide small business 

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1 territory to provide immediate expert informa2 tion and assistance to small business concerns; 

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

4 and growth tools and resources that struggling 

5 small business concerns can utilize through the 

6 Internet; 

7 ‘‘(C) develop business advisory capacity to 

8 provide expert consulting and education to as9 sist small businesses at-risk of failure and to, in 

10 areas of high demand, shorten the response 

11 time of small business development centers, 

12 and, in rural areas, support added outreach in 

13 remote communities; 

14 ‘‘(D) deploy additional resources to help 

15 specific industry sectors with a high presence of 

16 small business concerns, which shall be targeted 

17 toward clusters of small businesses with similar 

18 needs and build upon best practices from earlier 

19 assistance; 

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

21 options for small business capital access; and 

22 ‘‘(F) deliver services that help dislocated 

23 workers start new businesses. 


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

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

3 grant funds under this subsection. 

4 ‘‘(3) AUTHORITY.—Subject to amounts ap5 proved in advance in appropriations Acts and sepa6 rate from amounts approved to carry out the pro7 gram established in subsection (a)(1), the Adminis8 tration may make grants or enter into cooperative 

9 agreements to carry out this subsection. 

10 ‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to 

11 be appropriated not more than $2,500,000 for the 

12 purposes of carrying out this subsection for each of 

13 the fiscal years 2010 and 2011.’’. 

14 SEC. 706. PROHIBITION ON PROGRAM INCOME BEING USED 

15 AS MATCHING FUNDS. 

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

17 amended by inserting after ‘‘Federal program’’ the fol18 lowing: ‘‘and shall not include any funds obtained through 

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

20 SEC. 707. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

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

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

23 is further amended by inserting after subsection (g) the 

24 following new subsection: 


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

2 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 

3 Small Business Development Center Program under sec4 tion 21 $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and 

5 $160,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.’’. 

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