I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4121 
To amend the Small Business Act to provide for improvements to small 
business development centers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2014 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to provide for 
improvements to small business development centers. 
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 ‘‘Small Business Devel-
opment Centers Improvement Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF AUTHORIZED ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVEL-
OPMENT PROGRAMS. 
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 48. USE OF AUTHORIZED ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVEL-
OPMENT PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) 
EXPANDED
SUPPORT
FOR 
ENTRERPRENEURS.— 
‘‘(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, business incubation services, 
growth acceleration services, support for the develop-
ment and maintenance of clusters, or business train-
ing. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply 
to services provided to assist small business concerns 
owned by an Indian tribe. 
‘‘(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 
undertaken in the current fiscal year. This report shall 
include— 
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SEC. 4. CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 21(a)(7)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648(a)(7)(A)) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘under this section’’ the following: ‘‘to any State, local or 
Federal agency or third party’’. 
SEC. 5. DATA COLLECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 21(a)(3)(A) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘as provided in this section 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘as provided in this section,’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, and (iv) governing data collection ac-
tivities related to applicants receiving grants under 
this section’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT ON DATA COLLECTION.—Sec-
tion 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648), as 
amended by section 3 of this Act, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(p) ANNUAL REPORT ON DATA COLLECTION.—The 
Administrator shall report annually to the Committee on 
Small Business of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of 
the Senate on data collection activities related to the Small 
Business Development Center program.’’. 
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SEC. 6. MATCHMAKING AND OTHER EVENTS. 
Section 21(a)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(C)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) Such participation in private partnerships 
and cosponsorships with the Administration shall 
not limit Small Business Development Centers from 
collecting fees or other income related to the oper-
ation of such partnerships and cosponsorships.’’. 
SEC. 7. EQUITY FOR SBDCS. 
Section 21(a)(4)(C)(v) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(C)(v)) is amended— 
(1) in item (aa), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and insert-
ing a period; and 
(2) by striking item (bb). 
SEC. 8. AWARD OF GRANTS TO SBDCS. 
Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
648), as amended by sections 3 and 5 of this Act, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(q) LIMITATION ON AWARD OF GRANTS.—Except 
for not-for-profit institutions of higher education, notwith-
standing any provision of law, the Administrator shall not 
award grants (including contracts and cooperative agree-
ments) under this section to any entity other than those 
that received grants (including contracts and cooperative 
agreements) under this section prior to September 30, 
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2014, and that seek to renew such grants (including con-
tracts and cooperative agreements) after such date.’’. 
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