I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2352 
To amend the Small Business Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 12, 2009 
Mr. SHULER (for himself, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. THOMP-
SON of Pennsylvania, Mrs. DAHLKEMPER, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. NYE, Mr. 
SCHOCK, Mr. SESTAK, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. 
ALTMIRE, Mr. MICHAUD, Mrs. HALVORSON, and Mr. SCHRADER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small 
Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act, 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 
‘‘Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act of 2009’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—ESTABLISHMENT OF VETERANS BUSINESS CENTER 
PROGRAM 
Sec. 101. Veterans Business Center program. 
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Sec. 102. Reporting requirement for interagency task force. 
TITLE II—EDUCATING ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH TODAY’S 
TECHNOLOGY 
Sec. 201. Educating entrepreneurs through technology. 
TITLE III—ENHANCING NATIVE AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP 
Sec. 301. Office of Native American Affairs; Tribal Business Information Cen-
ters program. 
Sec. 302. Small Business Development Center assistance to Indian tribe mem-
bers, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. 
TITLE IV—BROADENING THE WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER 
PROGRAM 
Sec. 401. Notification of grants; publication of grant amounts. 
Sec. 402. Communications. 
Sec. 403. Funding. 
Sec. 404. Performance and planning. 
Sec. 405. National Women’s Business Council. 
TITLE V—SCORE PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS 
Sec. 501. Expansion of volunteer representation and benchmark reports. 
Sec. 502. Mentoring and networking. 
Sec. 503. Name of program changed to SCORE. 
Sec. 504. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE VI—EXPANDING ENTREPRENEURSHIP 
Sec. 601. Expanding entrepreneurship. 
TITLE VII—MODERNIZING THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
CENTER PROGRAM 
Sec. 701. Small business development centers operational changes. 
Sec. 702. Access to credit and capital. 
Sec. 703. Procurement training and assistance. 
Sec. 704. Green entrepreneurs training program. 
Sec. 705. Main street stabilization. 
Sec. 706. Prohibition on program income being used as matching funds. 
Sec. 707. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE 
I—ESTABLISHMENT 
OF 
VETERANS BUSINESS CENTER 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 101. VETERANS BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM. 
Section 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
657b) is amended— 
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‘‘(A) INITIAL
GRANTS.—The Director is 
authorized to make a grant (hereinafter in this 
subsection referred to as an ‘initial grant’) to 
each veterans business center each year for not 
more than 5 years in the amount of $150,000. 
‘‘(B) GROWTH FUNDING GRANTS.—After a 
veterans business center has received 5 years of 
initial grants under subparagraph (A), the Di-
rector is authorized to make a grant (herein-
after in this subsection referred to as a ‘growth 
funding grant’) to such center each year for not 
more than 3 years in the amount of $100,000. 
After such center has received 3 years of 
growth funding grants, the Director shall re-
quire such center to meet performance bench-
marks established by the Director to be eligible 
for growth funding grants in subsequent years. 
‘‘(5) CENTER
RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each vet-
erans business center receiving a grant under this 
subsection shall use the funds primarily on veteran 
entrepreneurial development, counseling of veteran- 
owned small businesses through one-on-one instruc-
tion and classes, and providing government procure-
ment assistance to veterans. 
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‘‘(6) MATCHING FUNDS.—Each veterans busi-
ness center receiving a grant under this subsection 
shall be required to provide a non-Federal match of 
50 percent of the Federal funds such center receives 
under this subsection. The Director may issue to a 
veterans business center, upon request, a waiver 
from all or a portion of such matching requirement 
upon a determination of hardship. 
‘‘(7) TARGETED
AREAS.—The Director shall 
give priority to applications for designations and 
grants under this subsection that will establish a 
veterans business center in a geographic area, as de-
termined by the Director, that is not currently 
served by a veterans business center and in which— 
‘‘(A) the population of veterans exceeds the 
national median of such measure; or 
‘‘(B) the population of veterans of Oper-
ation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring 
Freedom exceeds the national median of such 
measure. 
‘‘(8) TRAINING PROGRAM.—The Director shall 
develop and implement, directly or by contract, an 
annual training program for the staff and personnel 
of designated veterans business centers to provide 
education, support, and information on best prac-
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tices with respect to the establishment and operation 
of such centers. The Director shall develop such 
training program in consultation with veterans busi-
ness centers, the interagency task force established 
under subsection (c), and veterans service organiza-
tions. 
‘‘(9) INCLUSION OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN 
PROGRAM.—Upon the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, each Veterans Business Outreach Center 
established by the Administrator under the authority 
of section 8(b)(17) and each center that received 
funds during fiscal year 2006 from the National 
Veterans Business Development Corporation estab-
lished under section 33 and that remains in oper-
ation shall be treated as designated as a veterans 
business center for purposes of this subsection and 
shall be eligible for grants under this subsection. 
‘‘(10) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and 
$12,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
‘‘(h) ADDITIONAL GRANTS AVAILABLE TO VETERANS 
BUSINESS CENTERS.— 
‘‘(1) ACCESS TO CAPITAL GRANT PROGRAM.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the 
Veterans Business Center program shall estab-
lish a grant program under which the Director 
is authorized to make, to veterans business cen-
ters designated under subsection (g), grants for 
the following: 
‘‘(i) Developing specialized programs 
to assist veteran-owned small businesses to 
secure capital and repair damaged credit. 
‘‘(ii) Providing informational seminars 
on securing loans to veteran-owned small 
businesses. 
‘‘(iii) Providing one-on-one counseling 
to veteran-owned small businesses to im-
prove the financial presentations of such 
businesses to lenders. 
‘‘(iv) Facilitating the access of vet-
eran-owned small businesses to both tradi-
tional 
and 
non-traditional 
financing 
sources. 
‘‘(B) AWARD SIZE.—The Director may not 
award a veterans business center more than 
$75,000 in grants under this paragraph. 
‘‘(C) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
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to carry out this paragraph $1,500,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2010 and 2011. 
‘‘(2) PROCUREMENT ASSISTANCE GRANT PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall es-
tablish a grant program under which the Direc-
tor is authorized to make, to veterans business 
centers designated under subsection (g), grants 
for the following: 
‘‘(i) Assisting veteran-owned small 
businesses to identify contracts that are 
suitable to such businesses. 
‘‘(ii) Preparing veteran-owned small 
businesses to be ready as subcontractors 
and prime contractors for contracts made 
available through the American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public 
Law 111–5) through training and business 
advisement, particularly with respect to the 
construction trades. 
‘‘(iii) Providing veteran-owned small 
businesses technical assistance with respect 
to the Federal procurement process, in-
cluding assisting such businesses to comply 
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with Federal regulations and bonding re-
quirements. 
‘‘(B) AWARD SIZE.—The Director may not 
award a veterans business center more than 
$75,000 in grants under this paragraph. 
‘‘(C) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this paragraph $1,500,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2010 and 2011. 
‘‘(3) 
SERVICE-DISABLED
VETERAN-OWNED 
SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall es-
tablish a grant program under which the Direc-
tor is authorized to make, to veterans business 
centers designated under subsection (g), grants 
for the following: 
‘‘(i) Developing outreach programs for 
service-disabled veterans with respect to 
the benefits of self-employment. 
‘‘(ii) Providing tailored training to 
service-disabled veterans with respect to 
business plan development, marketing, 
budgeting, accounting, and merchandising. 
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‘‘(iii) Assisting service-disabled vet-
eran-owned small businesses to locate and 
secure business opportunities. 
‘‘(B) AWARD SIZE.—The Director may not 
award a veterans business center more than 
$75,000 in grants under this paragraph. 
‘‘(C) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this paragraph $1,500,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2010 and 2011. 
‘‘(i) VETERANS ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT 
SUMMIT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Vet-
erans Business Center program is authorized to 
carry out an event, once every two years, for the 
purpose of providing networking opportunities, out-
reach, education, training, and support to veterans 
business centers funded under this section, veteran- 
owned small businesses, veterans service organiza-
tions, and other entities as determined appropriate 
for inclusion by the Director. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $450,000 for fiscal years 2010 and 
2011.’’. 
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SEC. 102. REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR INTERAGENCY 
TASK FORCE. 
Section 32(c) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
657b(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—The Administrator shall submit 
to Congress biannually a report on the appointments 
made to and activities of the task force.’’. 
TITLE 
II—EDUCATING 
ENTRE-
PRENEURS 
THROUGH 
TO-
DAY’S TECHNOLOGY 
SEC. 201. EDUCATING ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH TECH-
NOLOGY. 
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is 
amended by redesignating section 44 as section 46 and 
by inserting the following new section after section 43: 
‘‘SEC. 44. EDUCATING ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH TECH-
NOLOGY. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 
provide high-quality distance learning to potential and ex-
isting entrepreneurs through the use of technology. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term 
‘qualified third-party vendor’ means an entity with experi-
ence in distance learning content or communications tech-
nology, or both, with the ability to utilize on-line, satellite, 
video-on-demand, and connected community-based organi-
zations to distribute and conduct distance learning related 
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to entrepreneurship, credit management, financial lit-
eracy, and Federal small business development programs. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORITY.—The Administrator shall contract 
with qualified third-party vendors for entrepreneurial 
training content and the development of communications 
technology that can distribute content under this section 
throughout the United States. The Administrator shall 
contract with at least 2 qualified third-party vendors to 
develop content. 
‘‘(d) CONTENT.—The Administrator shall ensure 
that the content referred to in subsection (c) is timely and 
relevant to entrepreneurial development and can be suc-
cessfully communicated remotely to an audience through 
the use of technology. The Administrator shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable, promote content that makes 
use of technologies that allow for remote interaction by 
the content provider with an audience. The Administrator 
shall ensure that the content is catalogued and accessible 
to small businesses on-line or through other remote tech-
nologies. 
‘‘(e) COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY.—The Admin-
istrator shall ensure that the communications technology 
referred to in subsection (c) is able to distribute content 
throughout all 50 States and the territories of the United 
States to small business concerns, home-based businesses, 
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Small Business Development Centers, Women’s Business 
Centers, Veterans Business Centers, and the Small Busi-
ness Administration. To the extent possible, the qualified 
third-party vendor should deliver the content using 
broadband technology. 
‘‘(f) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Administrator 
shall submit a report to Congress 6 months after the date 
of the enactment of this section containing an analysis of 
the Small Business Administration’s progress in imple-
menting this section. The Administrator shall submit a re-
port to Congress one year after the date of the enactment 
of this section and annually thereafter containing the 
number of presentations made under this section, the 
number of small businesses served under this section, the 
extent to which this section resulted in the establishment 
of new businesses, and feedback on the usefulness of this 
medium in presenting entrepreneurial education through-
out the United States. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 and 2011.’’. 
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TITLE III—ENHANCING NATIVE 
AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP 
SEC. 301. OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS; TRIBAL 
BUSINESS 
INFORMATION 
CENTERS 
PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR.—Section 4(b)(1) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 633(b)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘five Associate Administrators’’ 
and inserting ‘‘six Associate Administrators’’; and 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘vested in the Adminis-
tration.’’ the following: ‘‘One such Associate Admin-
istrator shall be the Associate Administrator for Na-
tive American Affairs, who shall administer the Of-
fice of Native American Affairs established under 
section 44.’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
44, as added by section 201 of this Act, the following: 
‘‘SEC. 45. OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS AND 
TRIBAL BUSINESS INFORMATION CENTERS 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Administration an Office of Native American Af-
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fairs (hereinafter referred to in this subsection as 
the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(2) ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR.—The Office 
shall be administered by an Associate Administrator 
appointed under section 4(b)(1). 
‘‘(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Office shall have 
the following responsibilities: 
‘‘(A) Developing and implementing tools 
and strategies to increase Native American en-
trepreneurship. 
‘‘(B) Expanding the access of Native 
American entrepreneurs to business training, 
capital, and Federal small business contracts. 
‘‘(C) Expanding outreach to Native Amer-
ican communities and aggressively marketing 
entrepreneurial development services to such 
communities. 
‘‘(D) Representing the Administration with 
respect to Native American economic develop-
ment matters. 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION
AND
OVERSIGHT
FUNC-
TION.—The Office shall provide oversight with re-
spect to and assist the implementation of all Admin-
istration initiatives relating to Native American en-
trepreneurial development. 
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‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
To carry out this subsection, there is authorized to 
be appropriated to the Administrator $2,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011. 
‘‘(b) TRIBAL
BUSINESS
INFORMATION
CENTERS 
PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator is 
authorized to operate, alone or in coordination with 
other Federal departments and agencies, a Tribal 
Business Information Centers program that provides 
Native American populations with business training 
and entrepreneurial development assistance. 
‘‘(2) DESIGNATION OF CENTERS.—The Admin-
istrator shall designate entities as centers under the 
Tribal Business Information Centers program. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT.—The Admin-
istrator may contribute agency personnel and re-
sources to the centers designated under paragraph 
(2) to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(4) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Administrator is 
authorized to make grants of not more than 
$300,000 to centers designated under paragraph (2) 
for the purpose of providing Native Americans the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Business workshops. 
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‘‘(B) Individualized business counseling. 
‘‘(C) Entrepreneurial development train-
ing. 
‘‘(D) Access to computer technology and 
other resources to start or expand a business. 
‘‘(5) REGULATIONS.—The Administrator shall 
by regulation establish a process for designating cen-
ters under paragraph (2) and making the grants au-
thorized under paragraph (4). 
‘‘(6) DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘Administrator’ means the Ad-
ministrator, acting through the Associate Adminis-
trator administering the Office of Native American 
Affairs. 
‘‘(7) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
To carry out this subsection, there is authorized to 
be appropriated to the Administrator $15,000,000 
for fiscal year 2010 and $17,000,000 for fiscal year 
2011. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION OF NATIVE AMERICAN.—The term 
‘Native American’ means an Indian tribe member, Alaska 
Native, or Native Hawaiian as such are defined in section 
21(a)(8) of this Act.’’. 
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SEC. 302. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER AS-
SISTANCE TO INDIAN TRIBE MEMBERS, ALAS-
KA NATIVES, AND NATIVE HAWAIIANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 21(a) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(8) ADDITIONAL
GRANT
TO
ASSIST
INDIAN 
TRIBE MEMBERS, ALASKA NATIVES, AND NATIVE HA-
WAIIANS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any applicant in an 
eligible State that is funded by the Administra-
tion as a Small Business Development Center 
may apply for an additional grant to be used 
solely to provide services described in subsection 
(c)(3) to assist with outreach, development, and 
enhancement on Indian lands of small business 
startups and expansions owned by Indian tribe 
members, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawai-
ians. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE STATES.—For purposes of 
subparagraph (A), an eligible State is a State 
that has a combined population of Indian tribe 
members, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawai-
ians that comprises at least 1 percent of the 
State’s total population, as shown by the latest 
available census. 
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‘‘(C) GRANT APPLICATIONS.—An applicant 
for a grant under subparagraph (A) shall sub-
mit to the Administration an application that is 
in such form as the Administration may re-
quire. The application shall include information 
regarding the applicant’s goals and objectives 
for the services to be provided using the grant, 
including— 
‘‘(i) the capability of the applicant to 
provide training and services to a rep-
resentative number of Indian tribe mem-
bers, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawai-
ians; 
‘‘(ii) the location of the Small Busi-
ness Development Center site proposed by 
the applicant; 
‘‘(iii) the required amount of grant 
funding needed by the applicant to imple-
ment the program; and 
‘‘(iv) the extent to which the applicant 
has consulted with local tribal councils. 
‘‘(D) APPLICABILITY OF GRANT REQUIRE-
MENTS.—An applicant for a grant under sub-
paragraph (A) shall comply with all of the re-
quirements of this section, except that the 
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matching funds requirements under paragraph 
(4)(A) shall not apply. 
‘‘(E) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—No 
applicant may receive more than $300,000 in 
grants under this paragraph for any fiscal year. 
‘‘(F) REGULATIONS.—After providing no-
tice and an opportunity for comment and after 
consulting with the Association recognized by 
the Administration pursuant to paragraph 
(3)(A) (but not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this paragraph), the Ad-
ministration shall issue final regulations to 
carry out this paragraph, including regulations 
that establish— 
‘‘(i) standards relating to educational, 
technical, and support services to be pro-
vided by Small Business Development Cen-
ters receiving assistance under this para-
graph; and 
‘‘(ii) standards relating to any work 
plan that the Administration may require a 
Small Business Development Center receiv-
ing assistance under this paragraph to de-
velop. 
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‘‘(G) ADVICE OF LOCAL TRIBAL ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—A Small Business Development Center 
receiving a grant under this paragraph shall re-
quest the advice of a tribal organization on how 
best to provide assistance to Indian tribe mem-
bers, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians 
and where to locate satellite centers to provide 
such assistance. 
‘‘(H) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph, 
the following definitions apply: 
‘‘(i) INDIAN
LANDS.—The term ‘In-
dian lands’ has the meaning given the term 
‘Indian country’ in section 1151 of title 18, 
United States Code, the meaning given the 
term ‘Indian reservation’ in section 151.2 
of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations 
(as in effect on the date of enactment of 
this paragraph), and the meaning given 
the term ‘reservation’ in section 4 of the 
Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 
U.S.C. 1903). 
‘‘(ii) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘In-
dian tribe’ means any band, nation, or or-
ganized group or community of Indians lo-
cated in the contiguous United States, and 
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the Metlakatla Indian Community, whose 
members are recognized as eligible for the 
services provided to Indians by the Sec-
retary of the Interior because of their sta-
tus as Indians. 
‘‘(iii) INDIAN
TRIBE
MEMBER.—The 
term ‘Indian tribe member’ means a mem-
ber of an Indian tribe (other than an Alas-
ka Native). 
‘‘(iv) ALASKA
NATIVE.—The term 
‘Alaska Native’ has the meaning given the 
term ‘Native’ in section 3(b) of the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1602(b)). 
‘‘(v) NATIVE
HAWAIIAN.—The term 
‘Native Hawaiian’ means any individual 
who is— 
‘‘(I) a citizen of the United 
States; and 
‘‘(II) a descendant of the aborigi-
nal people, who prior to 1778, occu-
pied and exercised sovereignty in the 
area that now constitutes the State of 
Hawaii. 
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‘‘(vi) TRIBAL
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘tribal organization’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 4(l) of the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l)). 
‘‘(I) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this paragraph $7,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2010 and 2011. 
‘‘(J) FUNDING LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) NONAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN 
LIMITATIONS.—Funding under this para-
graph shall be in addition to the dollar 
program limitations specified in paragraph 
(4). 
‘‘(ii) 
LIMITATION
ON
USE
OF 
FUNDS.—The Administration may carry 
out this paragraph only with amounts ap-
propriated in advance specifically to carry 
out this paragraph.’’. 
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TITLE 
IV—BROADENING 
THE 
WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 401. NOTIFICATION OF GRANTS; PUBLICATION OF 
GRANT AMOUNTS. 
Section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656) 
is amended by adding the following new subsection at the 
end thereof: 
‘‘(o) NOTIFICATION OF GRANTS; PUBLICATION OF 
GRANT AMOUNTS.—The Administrator shall disburse 
funds to a women’s business center not later than one 
month after the center’s application is approved under this 
section. At the end of each fiscal year the Administrator 
(acting through the Office of Women’s Business owner-
ship) shall publish on the Administration’s website a re-
port setting forth the total amount of the grants made 
under this Act to each women’s business center in the fis-
cal year for which the report is issued, the total amount 
of such grants made in each prior fiscal year to each such 
center, and the total amount of private matching funds 
provided by each such center over the lifetime of the cen-
ter.’’. 
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SEC. 402. COMMUNICATIONS. 
Section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
656), as amended, is further amended by adding the fol-
lowing new subsection at the end thereof: 
‘‘(p) COMMUNICATIONS.—The Administrator shall 
establish, by rule, a standardized process to communicate 
with women’s business centers regarding program admin-
istration matters, including reimbursement, regulatory 
matters, and programmatic changes. The Administrator 
shall notify each women’s business center of the oppor-
tunity for notice and comment on the proposed rule.’’. 
SEC. 403. FUNDING. 
(a) FORMULA.—Section 29(b) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 656(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator may 
provide financial assistance to private nonprofit or-
ganizations to conduct projects for the benefit of 
small business concerns owned and controlled by 
women. The projects shall provide— 
‘‘(A) financial assistance, including train-
ing and counseling in how to apply for and se-
cure business credit and investment capital, 
preparing and presenting financial statements, 
and managing cash flow and other financial op-
erations of a business concern; 
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‘‘(B) management assistance, including 
training and counseling in how to plan, orga-
nize, staff, direct, and control each major activ-
ity and function of a small business concern; 
and 
‘‘(C) marketing assistance, including train-
ing and counseling in identifying and seg-
menting domestic and international market op-
portunities, preparing and executing marketing 
plans, developing pricing strategies, locating 
contract opportunities, negotiating contracts, 
and utilizing varying public relations and adver-
tising techniques. 
‘‘(2) TIERS.—The Administrator shall provide 
assistance under paragraph (1) in 3 tiers of assist-
ance as follows: 
‘‘(A) The first tier shall be to conduct a 5- 
year project in a situation where a project has 
not previously been conducted. Such a project 
shall be in a total amount of not more than 
$150,000 per year. 
‘‘(B) The second tier shall be to conduct a 
3-year project in a situation where a first-tier 
project is being completed. Such a project shall 
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be in a total amount of not more than 
$100,000 per year. 
‘‘(C) The third tier shall be to conduct a 
3-year project in a situation where a second-tier 
project is being completed. Such a project shall 
be in a total amount of not more than 
$100,000 per year. Third-tier grants shall be 
renewable subject to established eligibility cri-
teria as well as criteria in subsection (b)(4). 
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts 
made available for assistance under this subsection, 
the Administrator shall allocate— 
‘‘(A) at least 40 percent for first-tier 
projects under paragraph (2)(A); 
‘‘(B) 20 percent for second-tier projects 
under paragraph (2)(B); and 
‘‘(C) the remainder for third-tier projects 
under paragraph (2)(C). 
‘‘(4) 
BENCHMARKS
FOR
THIRD-TIER 
PROJECTS.—In awarding third-tier projects under 
paragraph (2)(C), the Administrator shall use 
benchmarks based on socio-economic factors in the 
community and on the performance of the applicant. 
The benchmarks shall include— 
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‘‘(A) the total number of women served by 
the project; 
‘‘(B) the proportion of low income women 
and socio-economic distribution of clients served 
by the project; 
‘‘(C) the proportion of individuals in the 
community that are socially or economically dis-
advantaged (based on median income); 
‘‘(D) the future fund-raising and service 
coordination plans; 
‘‘(E) the diversity of services provided; and 
‘‘(F) geographic distribution within and 
across the 10 regions of the Small Business Ad-
ministration.’’. 
(b) MATCHING.—Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of sec-
tion 29(c)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
656(c)(1)) are amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) For the first and second years of the 
project, 1 non-Federal dollar for each 2 Federal 
dollars. 
‘‘(B) Each year after the second year of 
the project— 
‘‘(i) 1 non-Federal dollar for each 
Federal dollar; or 
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‘‘(ii) if the center is in a community 
at least 50 percent of the population of 
which is below the median income for the 
State or United States territory in which 
the center is located, 1 non-Federal dollar 
for each 2 Federal dollars.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 20 of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended by inserting 
the following new subsection after subsection (e): 
‘‘(f) WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTERS.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated for purposes of grants under 
section 29 to women’s business centers not more than 
$20,000,000 in fiscal year 2010 and not more than 
$22,000,000 in fiscal year 2011.’’. 
SEC. 404. PERFORMANCE AND PLANNING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 29(h)(1) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(h)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing the ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (A), redesig-
nating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (D), and in-
serting the following new subparagraphs after subpara-
graph (A): 
‘‘(B) establish performance measures, tak-
ing into account the demographic differences of 
populations served by women’s business centers, 
which measures shall include— 
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‘‘(i) outcome-based measures of the 
amount of job creation or economic activity 
generated in the local community as a re-
sult of efforts made and services provided 
by each women’s business center, and 
‘‘(ii) service-based measures of the 
amount of services provided to individuals 
and small business concerns served by each 
women’s business center; 
‘‘(C) require each women’s business center 
to submit an annual plan for the next year that 
includes the center’s funding sources and 
amounts, strategies for increasing outreach to 
women-owned businesses, strategies for increas-
ing job growth in the community, and other 
content as determined by the Administrator; 
and’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 29(h)(1) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(h)(1)), as amend-
ed, is further amended by adding the following at the end 
thereof: 
‘‘The Administrator’s evaluation of each women’s 
business center as required by this subsection shall 
be in part based on the performance measures under 
subparagraphs (B) and (C). These measures and the 
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Administrator’s evaluations thereof shall be made 
publicly available.’’. 
SEC. 405. NATIONAL WOMEN’S BUSINESS COUNCIL. 
The Women’s Business Ownership Act of 1988 is 
amended as follows: 
(1) In section 409(a) (15 U.S.C. 7109(a)), add 
the following at the end thereof: ‘‘Such studies shall 
include a study on the impact of the 2008–2009 fi-
nancial markets crisis on women-owned businesses, 
and a study of the use of the Small Business Admin-
istration’s programs by women-owned businesses.’’. 
(2) In section 410(a) (15 U.S.C. 7110(a)), 
strike out ‘‘2001 through 2003’’ and insert ‘‘2010 
and 2011’’. 
TITLE V—SCORE PROGRAM 
IMPROVEMENTS 
SEC. 501. EXPANSION OF VOLUNTEER REPRESENTATION 
AND BENCHMARK REPORTS. 
(a) EXPANSION
OF
VOLUNTEER
REPRESENTA-
TION.—Section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after 
‘‘(B)’’ and by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) The Administrator shall ensure that 
SCORE, established under this subparagraph, car-
ries out a plan to increase the proportion of mentors 
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who are from socially or economically disadvantaged 
backgrounds and, on an annual basis, reports to the 
Administrator on the implementation of this sub-
paragraph.’’. 
(b) BENCHMARK REPORTS.—Section 8(b)(1)(B) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)), as 
amended, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(iii) The Administrator shall ensure that 
SCORE, established under this subparagraph, estab-
lishes benchmarks for use in evaluating the perform-
ance of its activities and the performance of its vol-
unteers. The benchmarks shall include benchmarks 
relating to the demographic characteristics and the 
geographic characteristics of persons assisted by 
SCORE, benchmarks relating to the hours spent 
mentoring by volunteers, and benchmarks relating to 
the performance of the persons assisted by SCORE. 
SCORE shall report, on an annual basis, to the Ad-
ministrator the extent to which the benchmarks es-
tablished under this clause are being attained.’’. 
SEC. 502. MENTORING AND NETWORKING. 
Section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)), as amended, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(iv) The Administrator shall ensure that 
SCORE, established under this subparagraph, estab-
lishes a mentoring program for small business con-
cerns that provides one-on-one advice to small busi-
ness concerns from qualified counselors. For pur-
poses of this clause, qualified counselors are coun-
selors with at least 10 years experience in the indus-
try sector or area of responsibility of the small busi-
ness concern seeking advice. 
‘‘(v) The Administrator shall carry out a net-
working program through SCORE, established 
under this subparagraph, that provides small busi-
ness concerns with the opportunity to make business 
contacts in their industry or geographic region.’’. 
SEC. 503. NAME OF PROGRAM CHANGED TO SCORE. 
(a) NAME CHANGE.—The Small Business Act is 
amended as follows: 
(1) 
In 
section 
8(b)(1)(B) 
(15 
U.S.C. 
637(b)(1)(B)), by striking ‘‘Executives (SCORE)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Executives (in this Act referred to as 
‘SCORE’)’’. 
(2) In section 7(m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII) (15 U.S.C. 
636(m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII)), by striking ‘‘the Service 
Corps 
of 
Retired 
Executives’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘SCORE’’. 
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TITLE VI—EXPANDING 
ENTREPRENEURSHIP 
SEC. 601. EXPANDING ENTREPRENEURSHIP. 
Section 4 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 633) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) MANAGEMENT AND DIRECTION.— 
‘‘(1) PLAN FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOP-
MENT AND JOB CREATION STRATEGY.—The Admin-
istrator shall develop and submit to Congress a plan, 
in consultation with a representative from each of 
the agency’s entrepreneurial development programs, 
for using the Small Business Administration’s entre-
preneurial development programs as a catalyst for 
job creation for fiscal years 2009 and 2010. The 
plan shall include the Administration’s plan for 
drawing on existing programs, including Small Busi-
ness Development Centers, Women’s Business Cen-
ters, SCORE, Veterans Business Centers, Native 
American Outreach, and other appropriate pro-
grams. The Administrator shall identify a strategy 
for each Administration region to create or retain 
jobs through Administration programs. The Admin-
istrator shall identify, in consultation with appro-
priate personnel from entrepreneurial development 
programs, performance measures and criteria, in-
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cluding job creation, job retention, and job retrain-
ing goals, to evaluate the success of the Administra-
tion’s actions regarding these efforts. 
‘‘(2) DATA
COLLECTION
PROCESS.—The Ad-
ministrator shall, after notice and opportunity for 
comment, promulgate a rule to develop and imple-
ment a consistent data collection process to cover all 
entrepreneurial development programs. Such data 
collection process shall include data relating to job 
creation, performance, and any other data deter-
mined appropriate by the Administrator with respect 
to the Administration’s entrepreneurial development 
programs. 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION AND ALIGNMENT OF SBA 
ENTREPRENEURIAL
DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS.— 
The Administrator shall submit annually to Con-
gress, in consultation with other Federal depart-
ments and agencies as appropriate, a report on op-
portunities to foster coordination, limit duplication, 
and improve program delivery for Federal entrepre-
neurial development programs. 
‘‘(4) DATABASE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVEL-
OPMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS.—The Administrator 
shall, after a period of 60 days for public comment, 
establish a database of providers of entrepreneurial 
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development services and, make such database avail-
able through the Administration’s Web site. The 
database shall be searchable by industry, geography, 
and service required. 
‘‘(5) COMMUNITY
SPECIALIST.—The Adminis-
trator shall designate not less than one staff member 
in each Administration district office as a commu-
nity specialist who has as their full-time responsi-
bility working with local entrepreneurial development 
service providers to increase coordination with Fed-
eral resources. The Administrator shall develop 
benchmarks for measuring the performance of com-
munity specialists under this subsection. 
‘‘(6) ENTREPRENEURIAL
DEVELOPMENT
POR-
TAL.—The Administrator shall publish a design for 
a Web-based portal to provide comprehensive infor-
mation on the Administration’s entrepreneurial de-
velopment programs. After a period of 60 days for 
public comment, the Administrator shall establish 
such portal and— 
‘‘(A) integrate under one Web portal, 
Small Business Development Centers, Women’s 
Business Centers, SCORE, Veterans Business 
Centers, the Administration’s distance learning 
program, and other programs as appropriate; 
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‘‘(B) revise the Administration’s primary 
Web site so that the Web portal described in 
subparagraph (A) is available as a link on the 
main Web page of the Web site; 
‘‘(C) increase consumer-oriented content 
on the Administration’s Web site and focus on 
promoting access to business solutions, includ-
ing marketing, financing, and human resources 
planning; 
‘‘(D) establish relevant Web content aggre-
gated by industry segment, stage of business 
development, level of need, and include referral 
links to appropriate Administration services, in-
cluding financing, training and counseling, and 
procurement assistance; and 
‘‘(E) provide style guidelines and links for 
visitors to the Administration’s Web site to be 
able to comment on and evaluate the materials 
in terms of their usefulness. 
‘‘(7) PILOT
PROGRAMS.—The Administrator 
may not conduct any pilot program for a period of 
greater than 3 years if the program conflicts with, 
or uses the resources of, any of the entrepreneurial 
development programs authorized under section 
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8(b)(1)(B), 21, 29, 32, or any other provision of this 
Act.’’. 
TITLE VII—MODERNIZING THE 
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOP-
MENT CENTER PROGRAM 
SEC. 701. 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 as follows: 
(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’’. 
(3) By adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘In this paragraph, the term ‘accredited insti-
tution of higher education’ means an institution 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’’. 
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(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) SBDC HIRING.—Section 21(c)(2)(A) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)(2)(A)) is amended 
by inserting after ‘‘full-time staff’’ the following: ‘‘, the 
hiring of which shall be at the sole discretion of the center 
without the need for input or approval from any officer 
or employee of the Administration’’. 
(e) 
CONTENT
OF
CONSULTATIONS.—Section 
21(a)(7)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
648(a)(7)(A)) is amended in the matter before clause (i) 
by inserting after ‘‘under this section’’ the following: ‘‘, 
or the content of any consultation with such an individual 
or small business concern,’’. 
(f) AMOUNTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 
Section 21(a)(4)(C)(v)(I) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(C)(v)(I)) is amended 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).’’. 
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(g) NON-MATCHING PORTABILITY GRANTS.—Section 
21(a)(4)(C)(viii) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
648(a)(4)(C)(viii)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘In the event of a disaster, the dollar limitation 
in the preceding sentence shall not apply.’’. 
(h) DISTRIBUTION TO SBDCS.—Section 21(b) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(b)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION ON DISTRIBUTION TO SMALL BUSI-
NESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this paragraph, the Administration shall not 
distribute funds to a Small Business Development 
Center if the State in which the Small Business De-
velopment Center is located is served by more than 
one Small Business Development Center. 
‘‘(B) UNAVAILABILITY
EXCEPTION.—The Ad-
ministration may distribute funds to a maximum of 
2 Small Business Development Centers in any State 
if no applicant has applied to serve the entire State. 
‘‘(C) GRANDFATHER CLAUSE.—The limitations 
in this paragraph shall not apply to any State in 
which more than one Small Business Development 
Center received funding prior to January 1, 2007. 
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‘‘(D) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this 
paragraph, the term ‘Small Business Development 
Center’ means the entity selected by the Administra-
tion to receive funds pursuant to the funding for-
mula set forth in subsection (a)(4), without regard 
to the number of sites for service delivery such enti-
ty establishes or funds.’’. 
(i) WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTERS.—Section 21(a)(1) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(1)), as 
amended, is further amended by striking ‘‘and women’s 
business centers operating pursuant to section 29’’ and 
by striking ‘‘or a women’s business center operating pur-
suant to section 29.’’ 
SEC. 702. ACCESS TO CREDIT AND CAPITAL. 
Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(o) ACCESS TO CREDIT AND CAPITAL PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administration shall 
establish a grant program for small business devel-
opment centers in accordance with this subsection. 
To be eligible for the program, a small business de-
velopment center must be in good standing and com-
ply with the other requirements of this section. 
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Funds made available through the program shall be 
used to— 
‘‘(A) develop specialized programs to assist 
local small business concerns in securing capital 
and repairing damaged credit; 
‘‘(B) provide informational seminars on se-
curing credit and loans; 
‘‘(C) provide one-on-one counseling with 
potential borrowers to improve financial presen-
tations to lenders; and 
‘‘(D) facilitate borrowers’ access to non- 
traditional financing sources, as well as tradi-
tional lending sources. 
‘‘(2) AWARD SIZE LIMIT.—The Administration 
may not award an entity more than $300,000 in 
grant funds under this subsection. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORITY.—Subject to amounts ap-
proved in advance in appropriations Acts and sepa-
rate from amounts approved to carry out the pro-
gram established in subsection (a)(1), the Adminis-
tration may make grants or enter into cooperative 
agreements to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated not more than $2,500,000 for the 
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purposes of carrying out this subsection for each of 
the fiscal years 2010 and 2011.’’. 
SEC. 703. PROCUREMENT TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE. 
Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
648), as amended, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(p) PROCUREMENT TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administration shall 
establish a grant program for small business devel-
opment centers in accordance with this subsection. 
To be eligible for the program, a small business de-
velopment center must be in good standing and com-
ply with the other requirements of this section. 
Funds made available through the program shall be 
used to— 
‘‘(A) work with local agencies to identify 
contracts that are suitable for local small busi-
ness concerns; 
‘‘(B) prepare small businesses to be ready 
as subcontractors and prime contractors for 
contracts made available under the American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public 
Law 111–5) through training and business ad-
visement, 
particularly 
in 
the 
construction 
trades; and 
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‘‘(C) provide technical assistance regarding 
the Federal procurement process, including as-
sisting small business concerns to comply with 
federal regulations and bonding requirements. 
‘‘(2) AWARD SIZE LIMIT.—The Administration 
may not award an entity more than $300,000 in 
grant funds under this subsection. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORITY.—Subject to amounts ap-
proved in advance in appropriations Acts and sepa-
rate from amounts approved to carry out the pro-
gram established in subsection (a)(1), the Adminis-
tration may make grants or enter into cooperative 
agreements to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated not more 
than $2,500,000 for the purposes of carrying out 
this subsection for each of the fiscal years 2010 and 
2011.’’. 
SEC. 704. GREEN ENTREPRENEURS TRAINING PROGRAM. 
Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
648), as amended, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(q) GREEN
ENTREPRENEURS
TRAINING
PRO-
GRAM.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administration shall 
establish a grant program for small business devel-
opment centers in accordance with this subsection. 
To be eligible for the program, a small business de-
velopment center must be in good standing and com-
ply with the other requirements of this section. 
Funds made available through the program shall be 
used to— 
‘‘(A) provide education classes and one-on- 
one instruction in starting a business in the 
fields of energy efficiency, green technology, or 
clean technology; 
‘‘(B) coordinate such classes and instruc-
tion, to the extent practicable, with local com-
munity colleges and local professional trade as-
sociations; and 
‘‘(C) assist and provide technical coun-
seling to individuals seeking to start a business 
in the fields of energy efficiency, green tech-
nology, or clean technology. 
‘‘(2) AWARD SIZE LIMIT.—The Administration 
may not award an entity more than $300,000 in 
grant funds under this subsection. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORITY.—Subject to amounts ap-
proved in advance in appropriations Acts and sepa-
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rate from amounts approved to carry out the pro-
gram established in subsection (a)(1), the Adminis-
tration may make grants or enter into cooperative 
agreements to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated not more 
than $2,500,000 for the purposes of carrying out 
this subsection for each of the fiscal years 2010 and 
2011.’’. 
SEC. 705. MAIN STREET STABILIZATION. 
Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
648), as amended, is further amended by adding the fol-
lowing new subsection at the end thereof: 
‘‘(r) MAIN STREET STABILIZATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administration shall 
establish a grant program for small business devel-
opment centers in accordance with this subsection. 
To be eligible for the program, a small business de-
velopment center must be in good standing and com-
ply with the other requirements of this section. 
Funds made available through the program shall be 
used to— 
‘‘(A) establish a statewide small business 
helpline within every State and United States 
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territory to provide immediate expert informa-
tion and assistance to small business concerns; 
‘‘(B) develop a portfolio of online survival 
and growth tools and resources that struggling 
small business concerns can utilize through the 
Internet; 
‘‘(C) develop business advisory capacity to 
provide expert consulting and education to as-
sist small businesses at-risk of failure and to, in 
areas of high demand, shorten the response 
time of small business development centers, 
and, in rural areas, support added outreach in 
remote communities; 
‘‘(D) deploy additional resources to help 
specific industry sectors with a high presence of 
small business concerns, which shall be targeted 
toward clusters of small businesses with similar 
needs and build upon best practices from earlier 
assistance; 
‘‘(E) develop a formal listing of financing 
options for small business capital access; and 
‘‘(F) deliver services that help dislocated 
workers start new businesses. 
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‘‘(2) AWARD SIZE LIMIT.—The Administration 
may not award an entity more than $250,000 in 
grant funds under this subsection. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORITY.—Subject to amounts ap-
proved in advance in appropriations Acts and sepa-
rate from amounts approved to carry out the pro-
gram established in subsection (a)(1), the Adminis-
tration may make grants or enter into cooperative 
agreements to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated not more than $2,500,000 for the 
purposes of carrying out this subsection for each of 
the fiscal years 2010 and 2011.’’. 
SEC. 706. PROHIBITION ON PROGRAM INCOME BEING USED 
AS MATCHING FUNDS. 
Section 21(a)(4)(B) (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(B)) is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘Federal program’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and shall not include any funds obtained through 
the assessment of fees to small business clients’’. 
SEC. 707. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 20 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 
note), as amended by sections 403(c) and 504 of this Act, 
is further amended by inserting after subsection (g) the 
following new subsection: 
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‘‘(h) SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
Small Business Development Center Program under sec-
tion 21 $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and 
$160,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.’’. 
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