ment of Social Enterprise (referred to in this section as 
the ‘‘Commission’’). The purpose of the commission is to 
examine and make recommendations with respect to ways 
the Federal Government can support and utilize the trans-
formative power of social enterprises. 
(b) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The 
Federal Advisory Committee Act does not apply to the 
Commission established under this subsection. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The membership of the Commis-
sion shall be composed of the following or their designees: 
(1) The Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration. 
(2) The Administrator of the Economic Devel-
opment Administration. 
(3) The Director of the Office of Social Innova-
tion and Civic Participation. 
(4) The Chief Executive Officer of the Corpora-
tion for National and Community Service. 
(5) The Assistant to the President for Domestic 
Policy. 
(6) The Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget. 
(7) The Commissioner of Internal Revenue. 
(8) The Secretary of Labor. 
(9) The Director of the Census. 
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(10) The Director of the National Economic 
Council. 
(11) The Attorney General. 
(12) The Secretary of State. 
(13) The Secretary of Education. 
(14) The Secretary of the Treasury. 
(15) The Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices. 
(16) The Commissioner of Social Security. 
(17) The Secretary of Agriculture. 
(18) The Secretary of Commerce. 
(19) The Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment. 
(20) The Chair of the Council of Economic Ad-
visors. 
(21) The Administrator of the General Services 
Administration. 
(d) OPERATION.— 
(1) CHAIRPERSON.—The Director of the Office 
of Social Innovation and Civic Participation shall 
serve as the Chairperson of the Commission. 
(2) MEETINGS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
meet at the call of the Chairperson. 
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(B) INITIAL MEETING.—The initial meet-
ing shall take place not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(3) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 
the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a 
lesser number of members may hold hearings. 
(4) RULES.—The Commission may establish, by 
majority vote, any rules for the conduct of Commis-
sion business, in accordance with this Act and other 
applicable law. 
(e) DUTIES.— 
(1) DEFINING SOCIAL ENTERPRISE.—Not later 
than 1 year after the initial meeting of the Commis-
sion, the Commission shall establish criteria for 
identifying social enterprises for purposes of Federal 
programs. The Commission will draw upon existing 
leading research and scholarship in this area as well 
as the input of practitioners and policy experts with-
in the social enterprise field. 
(2) STUDY ACTIVITIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
identify opportunities for the Federal Govern-
ment to more effectively engage social enter-
prises in creating jobs and strengthening local 
economies while achieving optimal outcomes in 
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addressing policy challenges at the national, 
state, and local level. The Commission shall re-
ceive and consider reports and testimony from 
individuals, government departments, State and 
local elected officials, community-based organi-
zations, nonprofit organizations, faith-based or-
ganizations, foundations, and other public and 
private organizations statewide and of national 
significance on the following: 
(i) How social enterprise can accel-
erate progress on social issues. 
(ii) How social enterprises work in a 
cross-sector manner. 
(iii) How social enterprise can ad-
vance social and economic development 
goals. 
(B) AREAS OF STUDY AND RECOMMENDA-
TION.—The areas studied and potential rec-
ommendations offered by the Commission under 
this paragraph shall include the following: 
(i) The role of social enterprises in the 
United States economy. 
(ii) The role of social enterprises in 
addressing economic, social, and environ-
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mental policy challenges across all levels of 
government. 
(iii) The role of social enterprises as 
community support and development enti-
ties. 
(iv) A statistical and qualitative exam-
ination of social enterprise within the 
United States and its contribution to the 
social and economic development of the 
United States. 
(v) Means through which the Federal 
Government can assist in enhancing the 
capacity of social enterprises. 
(vi) Corporate legal structures that 
foster or impede the development of social 
enterprises. 
(vii) How to reform the Internal Rev-
enue Code to reduce obstacles that social 
enterprises face when addressing social 
issues and creating economic value through 
innovative methods. 
(viii) How to reform Federal securi-
ties laws to encourage impact investing. 
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(ix) How the Federal Government can 
leverage existing Community Development 
Financial Institutions programs. 
(x) How various sectors (including but 
not limited to philanthropic, for-profit, and 
non-profit sectors) and levels of govern-
ment currently interact with social enter-
prises. 
(xi) Review of the current process 
through which social enterprises—both for- 
profit and nonprofit organizations—can 
obtain Federal loans, grants, and contracts 
and offer recommendations for improving 
these processes in light of the special needs 
and contributions of social enterprises. 
(xii) Review of the current process, 
policies, and procedures through which so-
cial enterprises—both for-profit and non-
profit organizations—can access Federal 
contracting opportunities and offer rec-
ommendations for improving the access of 
social enterprises to Federal procurement 
opportunities. 
(xiii) How the Federal Government 
can play a role in developing a purchasing 
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