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(A) develop programs to offer scholarships 
and fellowships, apprenticeships, and internships 
relating to business to socially or economically 
disadvantaged individuals; and 
(B) sponsor seminars, conferences, and 
similar activities relating to business for the ben-
efit of socially or economically disadvantaged in-
dividuals; 
(3) stimulate and accelerate curriculum design 
and improvement in support of development of mi-
nority business enterprises; and 
(4) encourage and assist private institutions and 
organizations and public sector entities to undertake 
activities similar to the activities described in para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3). 
(b) PARREN J. MITCHELL ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDU-
CATION GRANTS.— 
(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘eligible institution’’ means an institution of higher 
education described in any of paragraphs (1) through 
(7) of section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
(2) GRANTS.—The Under Secretary shall award 
grants to eligible institutions to develop and imple-
ment entrepreneurship curricula.
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(3) REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible institution to 
which a grant is awarded under this subsection shall 
use the grant funds to— 
(A) develop a curriculum that includes 
training in various skill sets needed by contem-
porary successful entrepreneurs, including— 
(i) business management and mar-
keting; 
(ii) financial management and ac-
counting; 
(iii) market analysis; 
(iv) competitive analysis; 
(v) innovation; 
(vi) strategic and succession planning; 
(vii) marketing; 
(viii) general management; 
(ix) technology and technology adop-
tion; 
(x) leadership; and 
(xi) human resources; and 
(B) implement the curriculum developed 
under subparagraph (A) at the eligible institu-
tion. 
(4) IMPLEMENTATION
TIMELINE.—The Under 
Secretary shall establish and publish a timeline under
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which an eligible institution to which a grant is 
awarded under this section shall carry out the re-
quirements under paragraph (3). 
(5) REPORTS.—Each year, the Under Secretary 
shall submit to all applicable committees of Congress, 
and as part of the annual budget submission of the 
President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, a report evaluating the awarding and 
use of grants under this subsection during the fiscal 
year immediately preceding the fiscal year in which 
the report is submitted, which shall include, with re-
spect to the fiscal year covered by the report— 
(A) a description of each curriculum devel-
oped and implemented under each grant award-
ed under this section; 
(B) the date on which each grant awarded 
under this section was awarded; and 
(C) the number of eligible entities that were 
recipients of grants awarded under this section. 
TITLE III—RURAL MINORITY 
BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM 
SEC. 100301. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title:
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(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Financial Services of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a minority-serving institution; or 
(B) a consortium of institutions of higher 
education that is led by a minority-serving insti-
tution. 
(3) MBDA RURAL BUSINESS CENTER.—The term 
‘‘MBDA Rural Business Center’’ means an MBDA 
Business Center that provides technical business as-
sistance to minority business enterprises located in 
rural areas. 
(4) MBDA RURAL
BUSINESS
CENTER
AGREE-
MENT.—The term ‘‘MBDA Rural Business Center 
agreement’’ means an MBDA Business Center agree-
ment that establishes the terms by which the recipient 
of the Federal assistance award that is the subject of 
the agreement shall operate an MBDA Rural Business 
Center.
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(5) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means an institution 
described in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of sec-
tion 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
(6) RURAL AREA.—The term ‘‘rural area’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 343(a) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
U.S.C. 1991(a)). 
(7) RURAL MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.— 
The term ‘‘rural minority business enterprise’’ means 
a minority business enterprise located in a rural 
area. 
SEC. 100302. BUSINESS CENTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary may establish 
MBDA Rural Business Centers. 
(b) PARTNERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to an MBDA 
Rural Business Center established by the Under Sec-
retary, the Under Secretary shall establish the MBDA 
Rural Business Center in partnership with an eligible 
entity in accordance with paragraph (2). 
(2) MBDA AGREEMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—With respect to each 
MBDA Rural Business Center established by the
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Under Secretary, the Under Secretary shall enter 
into a cooperative agreement with an eligible en-
tity that provides that— 
(i) the eligible entity shall provide 
space, facilities, and staffing for the MBDA 
Rural Business Center; 
(ii) the Under Secretary shall provide 
funding for, and oversight with respect to, 
the MBDA Rural Business Center; and 
(iii) subject to subparagraph (B), the 
eligible entity shall match 20 percent of the 
amount of the funding provided by the 
Under Secretary under clause (ii), which 
may be calculated to include the costs of 
providing the space, facilities, and staffing 
under clause (i). 
(B) LOWER MATCH REQUIREMENT.—Based 
on the available resources of an eligible entity, 
the Under Secretary may enter into a coopera-
tive agreement with the eligible entity that pro-
vides that— 
(i) the eligible entity shall match less 
than 20 percent of the amount of the fund-
ing provided by the Under Secretary under 
subparagraph (A)(ii); or
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(ii) if the Under Secretary makes a de-
termination, upon a demonstration by the 
eligible entity of substantial need, the eligi-
ble entity shall not be required to provide 
any match with respect to the funding pro-
vided by the Under Secretary under sub-
paragraph (A)(ii). 
(C) ELIGIBLE
FUNDS.—An eligible entity 
may provide matching funds required under an 
MBDA Rural Business Center agreement with 
Federal funds received from other Federal pro-
grams. 
(3) TERM.—The initial term of an MBDA Rural 
Business Center agreement shall be not less than 3 
years. 
(4) EXTENSION.—The Under Secretary and an 
eligible entity may agree to extend the term of an 
MBDA Rural Business Center agreement with respect 
to an MBDA Rural Business Center. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.—An MBDA Rural Business Center 
shall— 
(1) primarily serve clients that are— 
(A) rural minority business enterprises; or 
(B) minority business enterprises that are 
located more than 50 miles from an MBDA
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Business Center (other than that MBDA Rural 
Business Center); 
(2) focus on— 
(A) issues relating to— 
(i) the adoption of broadband internet 
access service (as defined in section 8.1(b) of 
title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
any successor regulation), digital literacy 
skills, and e-commerce by rural minority 
business enterprises; 
(ii) advanced manufacturing; 
(iii) the promotion of manufacturing 
in the United States; 
(iv) ways in which rural minority 
business enterprises can meet gaps in the 
supply chain of critical supplies and essen-
tial goods and services for the United 
States; 
(v) improving the connectivity of rural 
minority business enterprises through trans-
portation and logistics; 
(vi) promoting trade and export oppor-
tunities by rural minority business enter-
prises; 
(vii) securing financial capital;
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(viii) facilitating entrepreneurship in 
rural areas; and 
(ix) creating jobs in rural areas; and 
(B) any other issue relating to the unique 
challenges faced by rural minority business en-
terprises; and 
(3) provide education, training, and legal, finan-
cial, and technical assistance to minority business en-
terprises. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 
shall issue a Notice of Funding Opportunity request-
ing applications from eligible entities that desire to 
enter into MBDA Rural Business Center agreements. 
(2) CRITERIA AND PRIORITY.—In selecting an el-
igible entity with which to enter into an MBDA 
Rural Business Center agreement, the Under Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) select an eligible entity that dem-
onstrates— 
(i) the ability to collaborate with gov-
ernmental and private sector entities to le-
verage capabilities of minority business en-
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terprises through public-private partner-
ships; 
(ii) the research and extension capac-
ity to support minority business enterprises; 
(iii) knowledge of the community that 
the eligible entity serves and the ability to 
conduct effective outreach to that commu-
nity to advance the goals of an MBDA 
Rural Business Center; 
(iv) the ability to provide innovative 
business solutions, including access to con-
tracting opportunities, markets, and cap-
ital; 
(v) the ability to provide services that 
advance the development of science, tech-
nology, engineering, and math jobs within 
minority business enterprises; 
(vi) the ability to leverage resources 
from within the eligible entity to advance 
an MBDA Rural Business Center; 
(vii) that the mission of the eligible en-
tity aligns with the mission of the Agency; 
(viii) the ability to leverage relation-
ships with rural minority business enter-
prises; and
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(ix) a referral relationship with not 
less than 1 community-based organization; 
and 
(B) give priority to an eligible entity 
that— 
(i) is located in a State or region that 
has a significant population of socially or 
economically disadvantaged individuals; 
(ii) has a history of serving socially or 
economically disadvantaged individuals; or 
(iii) in the determination of the Under 
Secretary, has not received an equitable al-
location of land and financial resources 
under— 
(I) the Act of July 2, 1862 (com-
monly known as the ‘‘First Morrill 
Act’’) (12 Stat. 503, chapter 130; 7 
U.S.C. 301 et seq.); or 
(II) the Act of August 30, 1890 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Second Mor-
rill Act’’) (26 Stat. 417, chapter 841; 7 
U.S.C. 321 et seq.). 
(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining whether 
to enter into an MBDA Rural Business Center agree-
ment with an eligible entity under this section, the
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Under Secretary shall consider the needs of the eligi-
ble entity. 
SEC. 100303. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Under Secretary shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report that includes— 
(1) a summary of the efforts of the Under Sec-
retary to provide services to minority business enter-
prises located in States that lack an MBDA Business 
Center, as of the date of enactment of this Act, and 
especially in those States that have significant minor-
ity populations; and 
(2) recommendations for extending the outreach 
of the Agency to underserved areas. 
SEC. 100304. STUDY AND REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary, in coordina-
tion with relevant leadership of the Agency and relevant 
individuals outside of the Department of Commerce, shall 
conduct a study that addresses the ways in which minority 
business enterprises can meet gaps in the supply chain of 
the United States, with a particular focus on the supply 
chain of advanced manufacturing and essential goods and 
services. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall submit to
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the appropriate congressional committees a report that in-
cludes the results of the study conducted under subsection 
(a), which shall include recommendations regarding the 
ways in which minority business enterprises can meet gaps 
in the supply chain of the United States. 
TITLE IV—MINORITY BUSINESS 
DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 
SEC. 100401. GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS 
THAT SUPPORT MINORITY BUSINESS ENTER-
PRISES. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 
entity’’ means a private nonprofit organization that— 
(1) is described in paragraph (3), (4), (5), or (6) 
of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such 
Code; and 
(2) can demonstrate that a primary activity of 
the organization is to provide services to minority 
business enterprises, whether through education, mak-
ing grants or loans, or other similar activities. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to make 
grants to covered entities to help those covered entities con-
tinue the necessary work of supporting minority business 
enterprises. 
(c) DESIGNATION OF OFFICE.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 
shall designate an office to make and administer 
grants under this section. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In designating an office 
under paragraph (1), the Under Secretary shall en-
sure that the office designated has adequate staffing to 
carry out the responsibilities of the office under this 
section. 
(d) APPLICATION.—A covered entity desiring a grant 
under this section shall submit to the Under Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Under Secretary may require. 
(e) PRIORITY.—The Under Secretary shall, in car-
rying out this section, prioritize granting an application 
submitted by a covered entity that is located in a federally 
recognized area of economic distress. 
(f) USE OF FUNDS.—A covered entity to which a grant 
is made under this section may use the grant funds to sup-
port the development, growth, or retention of minority busi-
ness enterprises. 
(g) PROCEDURES.—The Under Secretary shall estab-
lish procedures to—
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(1) discourage and prevent waste, fraud, and 
abuse by applicants for, and recipients of, grants 
made under this section; and 
(2) ensure that grants are made under this sec-
tion to a diverse array of covered entities, which may 
include— 
(A) covered entities with a national pres-
ence; 
(B) community-based covered entities; 
(C) covered entities with annual budgets 
below $1,000,000; or 
(D) covered entities that principally serve 
low-income and rural communities. 
(h) INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date on which the Under Secretary begins 
making grants under this section, the Inspector General of 
the Department of Commerce shall— 
(1) conduct an audit of grants made under this 
section, which shall seek to identify any discrepancies 
or irregularities with respect to those grants; and 
(2) submit to Congress a report regarding the 
audit conducted under paragraph (1). 
(i) UPDATES TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date on which the Under Secretary makes the des-
ignation required under subsection (c), and once every 30
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days thereafter, the Under Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report that contains— 
(1) the number of grants made under this section 
during the period covered by the report; and 
(2) with respect to the grants described in para-
graph (1)— 
(A) the geographic distribution of those 
grants by State and county; 
(B) if applicable, demographic information 
with respect to the minority business enterprises 
served by the covered entities to which the grants 
were made; and 
(C) information regarding the industries of 
the minority business enterprises served by the 
covered entities to which the grants were made. 
TITLE V—MINORITY BUSINESS 
ENTERPRISES 
ADVISORY 
COUNCIL 
SEC. 100501. PURPOSE. 
The Under Secretary shall establish the Minority Busi-
ness Enterprises Advisory Council (referred to in this title 
as the ‘‘Council’’) to advise and assist the Agency. 
SEC. 100502. COMPOSITION AND TERM. 
(a) COMPOSITION.—The Council shall be composed of 
9 members of the private sector and 1 representative from
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each of not fewer than 10 Federal agencies that support or 
otherwise have duties that relate to business formation, in-
cluding duties relating to labor development, monetary pol-
icy, national security, energy, agriculture, transportation, 
and housing. 
(b) CHAIR.—The Under Secretary shall designate 1 of 
the private sector members of the Council as the Chair of 
the Council for a 1-year term. 
(c) TERM.—The Council shall meet at the request of 
the Under Secretary and members shall serve for a term 
of 2 years. Members of the Council may be reappointed. 
SEC. 100503. DUTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall provide advice 
to the Under Secretary by— 
(1) serving as a source of knowledge and infor-
mation on developments in areas of the economic and 
social life of the United States that affect socially or 
economically disadvantaged business concerns; 
(2) providing the Under Secretary with informa-
tion regarding plans, programs, and activities in the 
public and private sectors that relate to socially or 
economically disadvantaged business concerns; and 
(3) advising the Under Secretary regarding— 
(A) any measures to better achieve the objec-
tives of this division; and
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(B) problems and matters the Under Sec-
retary refers to the Council. 
(b) CAPACITY.—Members of the Council shall not be 
compensated for service on the Council but may be allowed 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(c) TERMINATION.—Notwithstanding section 14 of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), the Coun-
cil shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
TITLE VI—FEDERAL COORDINA-
TION OF MINORITY BUSINESS 
PROGRAMS 
SEC. 100601. GENERAL DUTIES. 
The Under Secretary may coordinate, as consistent 
with law, the plans, programs, and operations of the Fed-
eral Government that affect, or may contribute to, the estab-
lishment, preservation, and strengthening of socially or eco-
nomically disadvantaged business concerns. 
SEC. 100602. PARTICIPATION OF FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS 
AND AGENCIES. 
The Under Secretary shall— 
(1) consult with other Federal agencies and de-
partments as appropriate to—
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(A) develop policies, comprehensive plans, 
and specific program goals for the programs car-
ried out under subtitle B of title I and title III; 
(B) establish regular performance moni-
toring and reporting systems to ensure that goals 
established by the Under Secretary with respect 
to the implementation of this division are being 
achieved; and 
(C) evaluate the impact of Federal support 
of socially or economically disadvantaged busi-
ness concerns in achieving the objectives of this 
division; 
(2) conduct a coordinated review of all proposed 
Federal training and technical assistance activities in 
direct support of the programs carried out under sub-
title B of title I and title III to ensure consistency 
with program goals and to avoid duplication; and 
(3) convene, for purposes of coordination, meet-
ings of the heads of such Federal agencies and depart-
ments, or their designees, the programs and activities 
of which may affect or contribute to the carrying out 
of this division.
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TITLE 
VII—ADMINISTRATIVE 
POWERS 
OF 
THE 
AGENCY; 
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
SEC. 100701. ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this division, the 
Under Secretary may— 
(1) adopt and use a seal for the Agency, which 
shall be judicially noticed; 
(2) hold hearings, sit and act, and take testi-
mony as the Under Secretary may determine to be 
necessary or appropriate to carry out this division; 
(3) acquire, in any lawful manner, any property 
that the Under Secretary determines to be necessary 
or appropriate to carry out this division; 
(4) with the consent of another Federal agency, 
enter into an agreement with that Federal agency to 
utilize, with or without reimbursement, any service, 
equipment, personnel, or facility of that Federal agen-
cy; 
(5) coordinate with the heads of the Offices of 
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of 
Federal agencies; 
(6) develop procedures under which the Under 
Secretary may evaluate the compliance of a recipient
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of assistance under this Act with the requirements of 
this Act; 
(7) deobligate assistance provided under this Act 
to a recipient that has demonstrated an insufficient 
level of performance with respect to the assistance, or 
has engaged in wasteful or fraudulent spending; and 
(8) provide that a recipient of assistance under 
this Act that has demonstrated an insufficient level of 
performance with respect to the assistance, or has en-
gaged in wasteful or fraudulent spending, shall be in-
eligible to receive assistance under this Act for a pe-
riod determined by the Under Secretary, consistent 
with the considerations under section 180.865 of title 
2, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regu-
lation), beginning on the date on which the Under 
Secretary makes the applicable finding. 
(b) USE OF PROPERTY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), in 
carrying out this division, the Under Secretary may, 
without cost (except for costs of care and handling), 
allow any public sector entity, or any recipient non-
profit organization, for the purpose of the develop-
ment of minority business enterprises, to use any real 
or tangible personal property acquired by the Agency 
in carrying out this division.
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(2) TERMS, CONDITIONS, RESERVATIONS, AND 
RESTRICTIONS.—The Under Secretary may impose 
reasonable terms, conditions, reservations, and restric-
tions upon the use of any property under paragraph 
(1). 
SEC. 100702. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) PROVISION
OF
FEDERAL
ASSISTANCE.—To 
carry out sections lll101, lll102, and 
lll103(a), the Under Secretary may provide Fed-
eral assistance to public sector entities and private 
sector entities in the form of grants or cooperative 
agreements. 
(2) NOTICE.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date on which amounts are appropriated to carry out 
this section, the Under Secretary shall, in accordance 
with subsection (b), broadly publish a statement re-
garding Federal assistance that will, or may, be pro-
vided under paragraph (1) during the fiscal year for 
which those amounts are appropriated, including— 
(A) the actual, or anticipated, amount of 
Federal assistance that will, or may, be made 
available; 
(B) the types of Federal assistance that will, 
or may, be made available;
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(C) the manner in which Federal assistance 
will be allocated among public sector entities and 
private sector entities, as applicable; and 
(D) the methodology used by the Under Sec-
retary to make allocations under subparagraph 
(C). 
(3) CONSULTATION.—The Under Secretary shall 
consult with public sector entities and private sector 
entities, as applicable, in deciding the amounts and 
types of Federal assistance to make available under 
paragraph (1). 
(b) PUBLICITY.—In carrying out this section, the 
Under Secretary shall broadly publicize all opportunities 
for Federal assistance available under this section, includ-
ing through the means required under section lll116. 
SEC. 100703. RECORDKEEPING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each recipient of assistance under 
this division shall keep such records as the Under Secretary 
shall prescribe, including records that fully disclose, with 
respect to the assistance received by the recipient under this 
division— 
(1) the amount and nature of that assistance; 
(2) the disposition by the recipient of the pro-
ceeds of that assistance;
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(3) the total cost of the undertaking for which the 
assistance is given or used; 
(4) the amount and nature of the portion of the 
cost of the undertaking described in paragraph (3) 
that is supplied by a source other than the Agency; 
(5) the return on investment, as defined by the 
Under Secretary; and 
(6) any other record that will facilitate an effec-
tive audit with respect to the assistance. 
(b) ACCESS BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.—The Under 
Secretary, the Inspector General of the Department of Com-
merce, and the Comptroller General of the United States, 
or any duly authorized representative of any such indi-
vidual, shall have access, for the purpose of audit, investiga-
tion, and examination, to any book, document, paper, 
record, or other material of the Agency or an MBDA Busi-
ness Center. 
SEC. 100704. REVIEW AND REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GEN-
ERAL. 
Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall— 
(1) conduct a thorough review of the programs 
carried out under this division; and
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(2) submit to Congress a detailed report of the 
findings of the Comptroller General of the United 
States under the review carried out under paragraph 
(1), which shall include— 
(A) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the 
programs in achieving the purposes of this divi-
sion; 
(B) a description of any failure by any re-
cipient of assistance under this division to com-
ply with the requirements under this division; 
and 
(C) recommendations for any legislative or 
administrative action that should be taken to 
improve the achievement of the purposes of this 
division. 
SEC. 100705. BIANNUAL REPORTS; RECOMMENDATIONS. 
(a) BIANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and 90 days after the 
last day of each odd-numbered year thereafter, the Under 
Secretary shall submit to Congress, and publish on the 
website of the Agency, a report of each activity of the Agency 
carried out under this division during the period covered 
by the report. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Under Secretary shall 
periodically submit to Congress and the President rec-
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ommendations for legislation or other actions that the 
Under Secretary determines to be necessary or appropriate 
to promote the purposes of this division. 
SEC. 100706. SEPARABILITY. 
If a provision of this division, or the application of 
a provision of this division to any person or circumstance, 
is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, 
that judgment— 
(1) shall not affect, impair, or invalidate— 
(A) any other provision of this division; or 
(B) the application of this division to any 
other person or circumstance; and 
(2) shall be confined in its operation to— 
(A) the provision of this division with re-
spect to which the judgment is rendered; or 
(B) the application of the provision of this 
division to each person or circumstance directly 
involved in the controversy in which the judg-
ment is rendered. 
SEC. 100707. EXECUTIVE ORDER 11625. 
The powers and duties of the Agency shall be deter-
mined— 
(1) in accordance with this division and the re-
quirements of this division; and
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(2) without regard to Executive Order 11625 (36 
Fed. Reg. 19967; relating to prescribing additional 
arrangements for developing and coordinating a na-
tional program for minority business enterprise). 
SEC. 100708. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Under 
Secretary $110,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2025 to carry out this division, of which— 
(1) a majority shall be used in each such fiscal 
year to carry out the MBDA Business Center Pro-
gram under subtitle B of title I, including the compo-
nent of that program relating to specialty centers; 
and 
(2) $20,000,000 shall be used in each such fiscal 
year to carry out title III. 
Attest: 
Secretary.