I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2359 
To reauthorize programs to assist small business concerns, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2007 
Mr. SESTAK (for himself, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, and Mr. SHULER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To reauthorize programs to assist small business concerns, 
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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘SBA Entrepreneurial Development Programs 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—REVISIONS TO SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
CENTERS 
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Sec. 101. Small Business Development Centers operational changes. 
TITLE II—GRANT INITIATIVES 
Sec. 201. Capital Access Initiative. 
Sec. 202. Disaster Recovery Program. 
Sec. 203. Innovation and Competitiveness Services to Manufacturers Initiative. 
Sec. 204. Mature Entrepreneurs Assistance Program. 
Sec. 205. Small Business Sustainability Initiative. 
Sec. 206. Grants to small business development centers to provide assistance in 
securing affordable health insurance. 
Sec. 207. National regulatory assistance. 
Sec. 208. Report. 
TITLE III—SCORE 
Sec. 301. Repeal of Active Corporation of Executives. 
Sec. 302. Increasing the proportion of SCORE volunteers from socially and 
economically disadvantaged backgrounds. 
Sec. 303. Benchmark reporting. 
TITLE I—REVISIONS TO SMALL 
BUSINESS 
DEVELOPMENT 
CENTERS 
SEC. 101. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS OPER-
ATIONAL CHANGES. 
(a) 
ACCREDITATION
REQUIREMENT.—Section 
21(a)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(1)) 
is amended— 
(1) in the proviso, by inserting before ‘‘institu-
tion’’ the following: ‘‘accredited’’; 
(2) in the sentence beginning ‘‘The Administra-
tion shall’’, by inserting before ‘‘institutions’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘accredited’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘As used in this paragraph, the term ‘accred-
ited institution of higher education’ means an insti-
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tution that is accredited as described in section 
101(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001(a)(5)).’’ 
(b) PROGRAM NEGOTIATIONS.—Section 21(a)(3) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)) is amended, 
in the matter before subparagraph (A), by inserting before 
‘‘agreed’’ the following: ‘‘mutually’’. 
(c) CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.—Section 21(a)(3)(A) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(A)) is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘uniform negotiated’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘mutually agreed to’’. 
(d) NO SBA INTERFERENCE IN SBDC HIRING.— 
Section 21(c)(2)(A) of that Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)(2)(A)) 
is amended by inserting after ‘‘full-time staff’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, the hiring of which is carried out by the center 
without interference from, and without influence by, any 
officer or employee of the Administration,’’. 
(e) CONTENT OF CONSULTATIONS COVERED BY PRI-
VACY REQUIREMENTS.—Section 21(a)(7)(A) of that Act 
(15 U.S.C. 648(a)(7)(A)) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘under this section’’ the following: ‘‘, or the content of 
any consultation with such an individual or small business 
concern,’’. 
(f) REPEAL OF AUTHORITY TO USE AUTHORIZED 
AMOUNTS
FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Section 
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21(a)(4)(C)(v) of that Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(C)(v)) is 
amended by amending subclause (I) to read as follows: 
‘‘(I) 
IN
GENERAL.—Of 
the 
amounts made available in any fiscal 
year to carry out this section, not 
more than $500,000 may be used by 
the Administration to pay expenses 
enumerated in subparagraphs (B) 
through (D) of section 20(a)(1).’’. 
(g) NO
CAP
ON
NON-MATCHING
PORTABILITY 
GRANTS
IN
THE
EVENT
OF
A
DISASTER.—Section 
21(a)(4)(C)(viii) 
of 
that 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
648(a)(4)(C)(viii)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘However, in the event of a disaster, the dollar 
limitation in the preceding sentence does not apply.’’. 
(h) DEFINITION OF SBDC.—Section 21(a) of that 
Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(8) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section, 
a Small Business Development Center is— 
‘‘(A) the entity selected by the Administrator to 
receive funds pursuant to the funding formula set 
forth in paragraph (4); or 
‘‘(B) the site at which the services specified by 
this section are delivered.’’. 
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(i) LIMITATION ON DISTRIBUTION TO SBDCS.—Sec-
tion 21(b) of that Act (15 U.S.C. 648(b)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION ON DISTRIBUTION TO SMALL BUSI-
NESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this 
paragraph, the Administrator shall not distribute 
funds to a Small Business Development Center if 
the State in which the Small Business Development 
Center is located is served by more than one Small 
Business Development Center. For purposes of this 
limitation, the term Small Business Development 
Center shall have the meaning set forth in sub-
section (a)(8). 
‘‘(B) UNAVAILABILITY
EXCEPTION.—The Ad-
ministrator may distribute funds to two Small Busi-
ness Development Centers, as that term is defined 
in subsection (a)(8)(A), if no applicant has applied 
to serve the entire State. Except as provided in sub-
paragraph (C), the Administrator is prohibited from 
distributing funds to more than two Small Business 
Development Centers. 
‘‘(C) GRANDFATHER CLAUSE.—The limitations 
in this paragraph shall not apply for any State in 
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which more than one Small Business Development 
Center received funding prior to January 1, 2007.’’. 
(j) REPORTING
OF
BROADBAND
SERVICE
PUR-
CHASES.—Section 21(c) of that Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) REPORTING OF BROADBAND SERVICE PUR-
CHASES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to policies 
adopted by the Administrator, Small Business 
Development Centers shall report information 
to the Administrator by nine-digit zip code— 
‘‘(i) whether the individual seeking 
counseling purchases broadband service at 
the address reported to the Small Business 
Development Center; 
‘‘(ii) if the reported address is dif-
ferent than the business address, whether 
broadband service is purchased at the busi-
ness address; and 
‘‘(iii) if broadband service is not pur-
chased at the addresses set forth in clauses 
(i) and (ii). 
‘‘(B) 
REPORTING.—The 
Administrator 
shall aggregate data by nine-digit zip code re-
porting such information to the Federal Com-
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munications Commission and the National Tele-
communication and Information Administra-
tion.’’. 
TITLE II—GRANT INITIATIVES 
SEC. 201. CAPITAL ACCESS INITIATIVE. 
Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) CAPITAL ACCESS INITIATIVE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A lead Small Business De-
velopment Center may apply for an additional grant 
to carry out a capital access initiative program. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM.—Under a pro-
gram under paragraph (1), the Center shall— 
‘‘(A) provide capital education by creating 
a model template to assist individuals in pre-
paring for a broad range of capital offerings; 
‘‘(B) assess company potential by con-
ducting company assessments, which shall in-
clude, at a minimum, risk analysis and mapping 
of best capital opportunities; 
‘‘(C) prepare individuals to request capital 
by advising on the various aspects of such a re-
quest, including the business plan, the finan-
cials, the projections, the presentation, and the 
approach; 
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‘‘(D) provide education on the rules of ac-
cess engagement, organizations involved and 
available, and approaches that maximize suc-
cessful requests; and 
‘‘(E) deliver ongoing assistance once cap-
ital is secured. 
‘‘(3) SUPPORT.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Administrator shall obtain support from 
national associations and from organizations such as 
regional development groups and ‘angel’ groups 
founded by Small Business Development Centers. 
‘‘(4) MINIMUM
AMOUNT.—Each grant under 
this subsection shall be for at least $100,000. 
‘‘(5) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—No applicant may 
receive more than $300,000 in grants under this 
subsection in a fiscal year. 
‘‘(6) FUNDING.—Subject to amounts approved 
in advance in appropriations Acts and separate from 
amounts approved to carry out section 21(a)(1), the 
Administrator may make grants or enter into coop-
erative agreements to carry out this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 202. DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAM. 
Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
648), as amended by this Act, is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
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‘‘(o) DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A lead Small Business De-
velopment Center may apply for an additional grant 
to carry out a disaster recovery program. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM.—Under a pro-
gram under paragraph (1), the Center shall— 
‘‘(A) serve, in partnership with the Admin-
istration’s disaster center response teams, as a 
locally based resource for first responders by— 
‘‘(i) rotating personnel into a disaster 
area for immediate response on the 
ground, processing applications, developing 
an evaluating recovery business models, 
and distributing accurate information; and 
‘‘(ii) providing continued interaction, 
over time, with businesses that are recov-
ering from a disaster; 
‘‘(B) participate in ongoing national dis-
aster training; 
‘‘(C) develop specific State-level disaster 
response plans; and 
‘‘(D) form a network with other Centers to 
serve as a platform for sharing disaster exper-
tise, training, and human resources. 
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‘‘(3) MINIMUM
AMOUNT.—Each grant under 
this subsection shall be for at least $50,000. 
‘‘(4) FUNDING.—Subject to amounts approved 
in advance in appropriations Acts and separate from 
amounts approved to carry out section 21(a)(1), the 
Administrator may make grants or enter into coop-
erative agreements to carry out this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 203. INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS SERVICES 
TO MANUFACTURERS INITIATIVE. 
Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
648), as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(p) INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS SERVICES 
TO MANUFACTURERS INITIATIVE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A lead Small Business De-
velopment Center may apply for an additional grant 
to carry out an innovation and competitiveness serv-
ices to manufacturers initiative program. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM.—Under a pro-
gram under paragraph (1), the Center shall— 
‘‘(A) participate in national training insti-
tutes to provide training to all programs of the 
Center to assist those programs to qualify for 
technology accreditation designation; 
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‘‘(B) develop, disseminate, and regularly 
update best practices ‘toolkits’ that include best 
practices for resources, training programs, con-
sultative approaches, and support services. 
‘‘(C) recruit and engage significant local 
assets and resources (such as colleges, univer-
sities, economic development organizations, and 
trade associations) in each State; 
‘‘(D) launch nationally a locally based but 
common themed marketing program, targeted 
at small manufacturers; 
‘‘(E) undertake aggressive outreach to in-
crease the levels of innovation and competitive-
ness, focusing on business advisement and 
training for manufacturers; 
‘‘(F) provide ongoing professional develop-
ment to personnel of the Center and of other 
resource partners; and 
‘‘(G) develop and report performance, 
using common evaluation metrics and outcome 
measurements. 
‘‘(3) MINIMUM
AMOUNT.—Each grant under 
this subsection shall be for at least $150,000. 
‘‘(4) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—A grant under this 
subsection may not exceed $500,000. 
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