I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1702 
To amend the Small Business Act to improve the small business development 
centers program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2017 
Mr. EVANS (for himself and Mrs. RADEWAGEN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to improve the small 
business development centers program, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business 
Development Centers Improvement Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF AUTHORIZED ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVEL-
OPMENT PROGRAMS. 
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is 
amended— 
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(1) by redesignating section 47 as section 48; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 46 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 47. USE OF AUTHORIZED ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVEL-
OPMENT PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) EXPANDED SUPPORT FOR ENTREPRENEURS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Administrator shall only use 
the programs authorized in sections 7(j), 7(m), 8(a), 
8(b)(1), 21, 22, 29, and 32 of this Act, and sections 
358 and 389 of the Small Business Investment Act 
to deliver entrepreneurial development services, en-
trepreneurial education, support for the development 
and maintenance of clusters, or business training. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply 
to services provided to assist small business concerns 
owned by an Indian tribe (as such term is defined 
in section 8(a)(13)). 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Beginning on the first De-
cember 1 after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the Administrator shall annually report to the Committee 
on Small Business of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship 
of the Senate on all entrepreneurial development activities 
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undertaken in the current fiscal year. This report shall 
include— 
‘‘(1) a description and operating details for 
each program and activity; 
‘‘(2) operating circulars, manuals, and standard 
operating procedures for each program and activity; 
‘‘(3) a description of the process used to award 
grants under each program and activity; 
‘‘(4) a list of all awardees, contractors, and ven-
dors (including organization name and location) and 
the amount of awards for the current fiscal year for 
each program and activity; 
‘‘(5) the amount of funding obligated for the 
current fiscal year for each program and activity; 
and 
‘‘(6) the names and titles for those individuals 
responsible for each program and activity.’’. 
SEC. 3. MARKETING OF SERVICES. 
Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(o) NO PROHIBITION OF MARKETING OF SERV-
ICES.—The Administrator shall not prohibit applicants re-
ceiving grants under this section from marketing and ad-
vertising their services to individuals and small business 
concerns.’’. 
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