I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4613 
To authorize the Small Business Administrator to establish a grant program 
to empower encore entrepreneurs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2014 
Mr. GARCIA (for himself and Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To authorize the Small Business Administrator to establish 
a grant program to empower encore entrepreneurs. 
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 Act may be cited as the ‘‘Empowering Encore 
Entrepreneurs Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administra-
tion’’ means the Small Business Administration. 
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(2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Small Busi-
ness Administration. 
(3) ENCORE ENTREPRENEUR.—The term ‘‘en-
core entrepreneur’’ means an entrepreneur, business-
person, or owner of a small business concern— 
(A) who is seeking to start a new small 
business concern or expand an existing small 
business concern; and 
(B) who— 
(i) is not less than 50 years of age; or 
(ii) has not less than 20 years of ex-
perience in a workplace. 
(4) NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organization that 
is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation 
under section 501(a) of such Code. 
(5) SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN.—The term 
‘‘small business concern’’ has the meaning given 
that term under section 3 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632). 
(6) SMALL
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
CEN-
TER.—The term ‘‘small business development cen-
ter’’ means a small business development center de-
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scribed in section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648). 
(7) WOMEN’S
BUSINESS
CENTER.—The term 
‘‘women’s business center’’ means a project carried 
out under section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 656). 
SEC. 3. EMPOWERING ENCORE ENTREPRENEURS PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, the Administrator shall establish a program 
under which the Administrator may enter into contracts 
or cooperative agreements with, or make grants to, non-
profit organizations, including small business development 
centers, women’s business centers, chapters participating 
in the SCORE program authorized by section 8(b)(1)(B) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)), and 
other resource partners of the Administration, and appro-
priate private sector organizations or entities to provide 
technical assistance, mentoring, and other specialized 
training activities for encore entrepreneurs. 
(b) USES
OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available 
under subsection (a) may be used to provide technical as-
sistance, mentoring, and other specialized training activi-
ties including— 
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(1) online resources and training for encore en-
trepreneurs, including virtual networking and men-
toring tools; 
(2) workshops, training, and business net-
working events for encore entrepreneurs; or 
(3) programs to assist encore entrepreneurs in 
remaining in or re-entering the labor market 
through self-employment. 
(c) APPLICATION.—An entity desiring a grant, con-
tract, or cooperative agreement under subsection (a) shall 
submit to the Administrator an application that con-
tains— 
(1) a description of the goals of the project to 
be funded; 
(2) a list of any partners that plan to partici-
pate in the project to be funded; and 
(3) any other information the Administrator de-
termines is necessary. 
(d) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—The Administrator 
shall give special consideration to applications seeking 
funding for programs for— 
(1) members of the Armed Forces impacted by 
base closures or realignment; or 
(2) encore entrepreneurs unemployed for a pe-
riod of not less than 1 year. 
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(e) TERMINATION.—The program established in sub-
section (a) shall terminate on September 30, 2017. 
SEC. 4. REPORT ON BARRIERS FACED BY ENCORE ENTRE-
PRENEURS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in con-
sultation with other relevant Federal agencies, shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepre-
neurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Busi-
ness of the House of Representatives a report that de-
scribes the barriers and obstacles faced by encore entre-
preneurs in starting new small business concerns or ex-
panding existing small business concerns. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) a review of the accessibility and availability 
of credit and other forms of financing for encore en-
trepreneurs; 
(2) a review of the availability of Federal con-
tracting opportunities for encore entrepreneurs; 
(3) a review of the accessibility and availability 
of counseling and mentoring programs for encore en-
trepreneurs; and 
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(4) policy recommendations, if any, for improv-
ing Federal assistance and coordination on programs 
assisting encore entrepreneurs. 
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