I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2532 
To enhance the section 8(a) program of the Small Business Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2007 
Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for herself and Mr. BARROW) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To enhance the section 8(a) program of the Small Business 
Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Minority-Owned Venture Empowerment Act of 2007’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—PRE-8(a) PHASE 
Sec. 101. Purpose. 
Sec. 102. Technical assistance program. 
TITLE II—MODIFICATIONS TO 8(a) PROGRAM 
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Sec. 201. Purpose. 
Sec. 202. Administration of section 8(a) program. 
TITLE III—POST-8(a) ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 301. Purpose. 
Sec. 302. Retention of status after completion of 8(a) program. 
Sec. 303. Restricted competition for small businesses owned and controlled by 
socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. 
TITLE I—PRE-8(a) PHASE 
SEC. 101. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is as follows: 
(1) To establish a developmental training initia-
tive to provide small business concerns with the 
technical assistance necessary to navigate the Fed-
eral marketplace. 
(2) To ensure that owners of small business 
concerns are adequately prepared to perform con-
tracts upon entrance into the Federal marketplace. 
SEC. 102. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration shall establish a program 
to be known as the ‘‘Pre-8(a) Program’’ (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Program’’) to provide technical assist-
ance to small business concerns with respect to the receipt 
and performance of Federal procurement contracts. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 
(1) OWNERSHIP AND NET WORTH.—To be eligi-
ble to participate in the Program under this section, 
a small business concern shall— 
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(A) be owned and controlled by one or 
more socially and economically disadvantaged 
individual; and 
(B) have a net worth that does not exceed 
the maximum level specified pursuant to sub-
section (g). 
(2) APPLICATION.—To participate in the Pro-
gram under this section, a small business concern 
shall submit an application describing the ownership, 
control, and social and economic disadvantage of the 
small business concern. 
(3) NONAPPLICABILITY OF OTHER FACTORS.— 
In approving a small business concern for participa-
tion in the Program, the Administrator shall not 
consider the following factors: 
(A) The length of time for which the small 
business concern has been in business in its pri-
mary industry classification. 
(B) The prospects for success of the small 
business concern in competing in the private 
sector. 
(C) The access to credit and capital of the 
small business concern. 
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(D) The technical and managerial experi-
ence of the managers of the small business con-
cern. 
(E) The operating history of the small 
business concern. 
(F) The demonstrated technical knowledge 
of the small business concern. 
(G) The record of performance on Federal 
and private sector contracts of the small busi-
ness concern. 
(H) The financial history of the small busi-
ness concern. 
(I) Any outside employment of the owner 
of the small business concern. 
(c) NEEDS ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT
REQUIRED.—Not less than 
once every two years, the Administrator shall con-
duct a needs assessment of each small business con-
cern participating in the Program under this section. 
Such needs assessment shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the training and 
skills of the owner of the small business concern 
(including business management training, mar-
keting, accounting, bookkeeping, and Federal 
contracting). 
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