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Union Calendar No. 190 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6445 

[Report No. 117–260, Part I] 

To amend the Small Business Act to require an annual report on 

entrepreneurial development programs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 20, 2022 

Mr. GOLDEN (for himself and Mr. HAGEDORN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition 

to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

MARCH 8, 2022 

Additional sponsors: Mr. MFUME and Miss GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N

MARCH 8, 2022 

Reported from the Committee on Small Business 

MARCH 8, 2022 

Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the Committee of the 

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


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A BILL 

To amend the Small Business Act to require an annual 

report on entrepreneurial development programs, and for 

other purposes. 


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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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Devel5 opment Centers Improvement Act of 2022’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT ON ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOP7 MENT PROGRAMS. 

8 Section 10 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 639) 

9 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub10 section: 

11 ‘‘(i) ANNUAL REPORT ON ENTREPRENEURIAL DE12 VELOPMENT PROGRAMS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Administrator 

14 shall include in the comprehensive annual report re15 quired under subsection (a) the following data: 

16 ‘‘(A) A list of all entrepreneurial develop17 ment activities undertaken during the fiscal 

18 year preceding the date of the report through a 

19 covered program, including— 

20 ‘‘(i) a description and operating de21 tails for each such covered program and 

22 the activities performed under each such 

23 covered program; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) operating circulars, manuals, and 

2 standard operating procedures for each 

3 such covered program; 

4 ‘‘(iii) a description of the process used 

5 to make awards relating to the provision of 

6 entrepreneurial development activities 

7 under each such covered program; 

8 ‘‘(iv) a list of all recipients of awards 

9 under each such covered program and the 

10 amount of each such award; and 

11 ‘‘(v) a list of contractors, including 

12 the name and location of such contractor, 

13 of an award recipient. 

14 ‘‘(B) The total amount of funding obli15 gated for a covered program and the entrepre16 neurial development activities conducted under 

17 each such covered program for the fiscal year 

18 preceding the date of the report. 

19 ‘‘(C) The names and titles of the individ20 uals responsible for carrying out a covered pro21 gram. 

22 ‘‘(D) For entrepreneurial development ac23 tivities undertaken during the fiscal year pre24 ceding the date of the report through the Small 

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1 lished under section 21 (in this section referred 

2 to as the ‘Program’)— 

3 ‘‘(i) the number of individuals coun4 seled or trained through the Program; 

5 ‘‘(ii) the total number of hours of 

6 counseling and training services provided 

7 through the Program; 

8 ‘‘(iii) the demographics of participants 

9 in the Program, which shall include the 

10 gender, race, and age of each such partici11 pant; 

12 ‘‘(iv) the number of participants in 

13 the Program who are veterans; 

14 ‘‘(v) the number of new businesses 

15 started by participants in the Program; 

16 ‘‘(vi) to the extent practicable, the 

17 number of jobs supported, created, or re18 tained with assistance from the Program; 

19 ‘‘(vii) the amount of capital secured 

20 by participants in the Program, including 

21 through loans and equity investment; 

22 ‘‘(viii) the number of participants in 

23 the Program receiving financial assistance, 

24 including the type and dollar amount, 


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1 under a loan program of the Administra2 tion; 

3 ‘‘(ix) an estimate of gross receipts, in4 cluding (to the extent practicable) a de5 scription of any change in revenue, of 

6 small business concerns assisted through 

7 the Program; 

8 ‘‘(x) the number of referrals of indi9 viduals to other resources and programs of 

10 the Administration; 

11 ‘‘(xi) the results of satisfaction sur12 veys of participants in the Program, in13 cluding a summary of any comments re14 ceived from such participants; and 

15 ‘‘(xii) any recommendations by the 

16 Administrator to improve the delivery of 

17 services by the Program. 

18 ‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

19 ‘‘(A) COVERED PROGRAM.—The term ‘cov20 ered program’ means a program authorized 

21 under section 7(j), 7(m), 8(a), 8(b)(1), 21, 22, 

22 29, 32, or 34 of this Act. 

23 ‘‘(B) ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT

24 ACTIVITY.—The term ‘entrepreneurial develop25 ment activity’ means an activity related to the 


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1 delivery of entrepreneurial development services, 

2 entrepreneurial education, or support for the 

3 development and maintenance of business train4 ing services carried out through a covered pro5 gram.’’. 

6 SEC. 3. MARKETING OF SERVICES. 

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

8 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(o) NO PROHIBITION OF MARKETING OF SERV10 ICES.—An applicant receiving a grant under this section 

11 may use up to 10 percent of their budget to market and 

12 advertise the services of such applicant to individuals and 

13 small business concerns.’’. 

14 SEC. 4. DATA COLLECTION BY THE SMALL BUSINESS DE15 VELOPMENT CENTER ASSOCIATION. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 21(a)(3)(A) of the Small 

17 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(A)) is amended— 

18 (1) by striking ‘‘as provided in this section 

19 and’’ and inserting ‘‘as provided in this section,’’; 

20 and 

21 (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 

22 following: ‘‘, and (iv) governing data collection ac23 tivities related to applicants receiving grants under 

24 this section’’. 


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1 (b) ANNUAL REPORT ON DATA COLLECTION.—Sec2 tion 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648), as 

3 amended by section 3 of this Act, is further amended by 

4 adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(p) ANNUAL REPORT ON DATA COLLECTION.—The 

6 Administrator shall annually submit to the Committee on 

7 Small Business of the House of Representatives and the 

8 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of 

9 the Senate a report on any data collection activities related 

10 to the Small Business Development Center Program.’’. 

11 (c) WORKING GROUP TO IMPROVE DATA COLLEC12 TION.— 

13 (1) ESTABLISHMENT AND STUDY.—The Admin14 istrator of the Small Business Administration shall 

15 establish a group to be known as the ‘‘Data Collec16 tion Working Group’’ consisting of entrepreneurial 

17 development grant recipients, the associations and 

18 organizations representing such recipients, and offi19 cials from the Small Business Administration, to 

20 carry out a study to determine the best methods for 

21 conducting data collection activities and create or re22 vise existing systems dedicated to data collection. 

23 (2) REPORT.—Not later than the end of the 

24 180-day period beginning on the date of the enact25 ment of this Act, the Data Collection Working 


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1 Group shall issue a report to the Committee on 

2 Small Business of the House of Representatives and 

3 the Committee on Small Business and Entrepre4 neurship of the Senate containing the findings and 

5 determinations made in carrying out the study re6 quired under paragraph (1), including— 

7 (A) recommendations for revising existing 

8 data collection practices for the Small Business 

9 Development Center Program; and 

10 (B) a proposed plan for the Administrator 

11 of the Small Business Administration to imple12 ment such recommendations. 

13 SEC. 5. FEES FROM PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND CO14 SPONSORSHIPS. 

15 Section 21(a)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 

16 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(D) FEES FROM PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND

19 COSPONSORSHIPS.—A small business development 

20 center that participates in a private partnership or 

21 cosponsorship, in which the Administrator or des22 ignee of the Administrator also participates, may 

23 collect fees or other income related to the operation 

24 of such private partnership or cosponsorship.’’. 


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1 SEC. 6. EQUITY FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CEN2 TERS. 

3 Subclause (I) of section 21(a)(4)(C)(v) of the Small 

4 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(C)(v)(I)) is amended 

5 to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 

7 available in any fiscal year to carry out this sec8 tion, not more than $600,000 may be used by 

9 the Administration to pay expenses enumerated 

10 in subparagraphs (B) through (D) of section 

11 20(a)(1).’’. 

12 SEC. 7. CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS. 

13 Section 21(a)(7)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 

14 U.S.C. 648(a)(7)(A)) is amended— 

15 (1) by striking ‘‘or telephone number’’ and in16 serting ‘‘, telephone number, or email address’’; and 

17 (2) by inserting ‘‘, or the nature or content of 

18 such assistance, to any State, local, or Federal agen19 cy, or to any third party’’ after ‘‘receiving assistance 

20 under this section’’. 

21 SEC. 8. LIMITATION ON AWARD OF GRANTS TO SMALL 

22 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 

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

24 Act (15 U.S.C. 648), as amended by section 4, is further 

25 amended— 

26 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘any women’s business 

2 center operating pursuant to section 29,’’; 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘or a women’s business 

4 center operating pursuant to section 29’’; and 

5 (C) by striking ‘‘and women’s business 

6 centers operating pursuant to section 29’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘(q) LIMITATION ON AWARD OF GRANTS.—Except 

9 for not-for-profit institutions of higher education, and not10 withstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator 

11 may not award a grant or contract to, or enter into a coop12 erative agreement with, an entity under this section unless 

13 that entity— 

14 ‘‘(1) received a grant or contract from, or en15 tered into a cooperative agreement with, the Admin16 istrator under this section before the date of the en17 actment of this subsection; and 

18 ‘‘(2) seeks to renew such a grant, contract, or 

19 cooperative agreement after such date.’’. 

20 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The amendments 

21 made by this section may not be construed as prohibiting 

22 a women’s business center (as described under section 29 

23 of the Small Business Act) from receiving a subgrant from 

24 an entity receiving a grant under section 21 of the Small 

25 Business Act. 


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1 SEC. 9. MANAGEMENT OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. 

2 Section 21(a)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 

3 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)), as amended by section 4, is further 

4 amended— 

5 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

6 by striking ‘‘upon, with full participation of both 

7 parties,’’ and inserting ‘‘upon with the full participa8 tion of all parties (including the association author9 ized in subparagraph (A)), and carried out’’; 

10 (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and de11 velop’’ and inserting ‘‘and negotiate the development 

12 of’’; and 

13 (3) in subparagraph (C)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘Whereas’’; 

15 (B) by inserting ‘‘Program’’ after ‘‘Cen16 ter’’; 

17 (C) by striking ‘‘National’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘national’’; and 

19 (D) by moving such subparagraph 2 ems 

20 to the left. 

21 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FOR22 MULA GRANTS RECEIVED BY STATES. 

23 Section 21(a)(4)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 

24 U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(C)) is amended— 

25 (1) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘subparagraph’’ 

26 and all that follows through the period at the end 


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1 and inserting ‘‘subparagraph $175,000,000 for each 

2 of fiscal years 2022 through 2025.’’; and 

3 (2) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘shall reserve 

4 not less than $1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘shall re5 serve not more than $2,000,000’’. 

6 SEC. 11. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO MATCHING FUNDS. 

7 Section 21(a)(4)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 

8 U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the 

9 following new sentence: ‘‘Such matching funds shall be 

10 evidenced by good faith assertions from the applicant, and 

11 the expenditure of matching funds shall not be made a 

12 prerequisite of the reimbursement of Federal funds, not13 withstanding the final reconciliation payment for the close14 out of each award.’’. 

15 SEC. 12. CONTRACT PREREQUISITES. 

16 Section 21(a)(5)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 

17 U.S.C. 648(a)(5)(B)) is amended by striking the second 

18 sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘Each contract shall 

19 be deemed approved under subparagraph (A) unless the 

20 Associate Administrator certifies in writing within 15 

21 business days after award of the contract that the contract 

22 will not provide assistance to small business concerns and 

23 that performance of the contract will hinder the small 

24 business development center in carrying out the terms of 


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1 the grant received by the small business development cen2 ter under this section.’’. 

3 SEC. 13. DUTIES OF THE ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR 

4 SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 

5 Section 21(h)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 

6 U.S.C. 648(h)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 

7 following new subparagraph: 

8 ‘‘(C) MARKETING.—The Associate Admin9 istrator for Small Business Development Cen10 ters shall market and advertise the Small Busi11 ness Development Center Program and partici12 pants in such Program as a resource available 

13 to any Federal program providing assistance to 

14 small business concerns, including the FAST 

15 program established under section 34.’’. 

16 SEC. 14. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

17 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

18 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

19 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

20 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

21 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

22 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro23 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

24 vote on passage. 


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Union Calendar No. 190 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6445 

[Report No. 117–260, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend the Small Business Act to require an angrams, and for other purposes. nual report on entrepreneurial development proMARCH 8, 2022 

Reported from the Committee on Small Business 

MARCH 8, 2022 

Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the 

Union and ordered to be printed Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 


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