(7) where appropriate, assistance in securing 
funding under the SBIR program or the STTR pro-
gram established under section 9 of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 638). 
(f) PRIORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in ap-
proving applications under this section, shall give 
priority to applications that include methods to pro-
vide assistance and advice to small business concerns 
located in underserved communities, including— 
(A) small business concerns owned and 
controlled by women; 
(B) small business concerns owned and 
controlled by veterans; and 
(C) small business concerns owned and 
controlled by socially and economically dis-
advantaged individuals (as defined in section 
8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C))). 
(2) ALLOCATION.—Of prizes awarded to cov-
ered entities under this section in a fiscal year, the 
Administrator shall ensure that— 
(A) not less than 20 percent of such cov-
ered entities will assist and advise small busi-
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ness concerns owned and controlled by women; 
and 
(B) not less than 20 percent of such cov-
ered entities will assist and advise small busi-
ness concerns owned and controlled by socially 
and economically disadvantaged individuals. 
(g) SELECTION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.— 
A covered entity that receives a prize under the Growth 
Accelerator Fund Competition shall use a selective process 
to identify small business concerns to provide assistance 
and advice described under subsection (a). 
(h) DEVELOPMENT
OF METRICS.—The Adminis-
trator shall develop metrics to evaluate the effectiveness 
and the benefit to the people of the United States of the 
Growth Accelerator Fund Competition that— 
(1) are science-based and statistically driven; 
(2) reflect the mission of the Small Business 
Administration; and 
(3) include factors relating to the economic im-
pact of the Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Small Busi-
ness Administration. 
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(2) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en-
tity’’ means a private entity that is incorporated in 
and maintains a primary place of business in the 
United States. 
(3) SMALL BUSINESS ACT DEFINITIONS.—The 
terms ‘‘small business concern’’, ‘‘small business 
concern owned and controlled by women’’, ‘‘small 
business concern owned and controlled by veterans’’ 
have the meanings given such terms, respectively, in 
section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
632). 
(j) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator 
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020, 2021, 2022, and 
2023 to carry out the Growth Accelerator Fund Competi-
tion. 
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Union Calendar No. 189 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4387 
[Report No. 116–238] 
A BILL 
To establish Growth Accelerator Fund Competition 
within the Small Business Administration, and 
for other purposes. 
OCTOBER 17, 2019 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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