SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Vocational and Tech-
nical Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL ENTREPRENEUR-
SHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating section 36 as section 37;
and
(2) by inserting after section 35 the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 36. VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL ENTREPRENEUR-
SHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following
definitions apply:
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis-
trator’ means the Administrator of the Small Busi-
ness Administration.
‘‘(2) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘Association’
means the association of small business development
centers recognized under section 21(a)(3)(A).
‘‘(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means
the program established under subsection (b).
‘‘(4) SMALL
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
CEN-
TER.—The term ‘small business development center’
means a small business development center described
in section 21.
‘‘(5) STATE
SMALL
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
CENTER.—The term ‘State small business develop-
ment center’ means a small business development
center from each State selected by the Adminis-
trator, in consultation with the Association and giv-
ing substantial weight to the Association’s rec-
ommendations, to carry out the program on a state-
wide basis in such State.
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—In accordance with this sec-
tion, the Administrator shall establish a program under
which the Administrator shall make grants to State small
business development centers to enable such centers to
provide, on a statewide basis, technical assistance to sec-
ondary schools, or to postsecondary vocational or technical
schools, for the development and implementation of cur-
ricula designed to promote vocational and technical entre-
preneurship.
‘‘(c) MINIMUM GRANT.—The Administrator may
make no grant under the program for an amount less than
$200,000.
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—Each State small business de-
velopment center seeking a grant under the program shall
submit to the Administrator an application in such form
as the Administrator may require. The application shall
include information regarding the applicant’s goals and
objectives for the educational programs to be assisted.
‘‘(e) REPORT TO ADMINISTRATOR.—The Adminis-
trator shall make a condition of each grant under the pro-
gram that not later than 18 months after the receipt of
the grant the recipient shall transmit to the Administrator
a report describing how the grant funds were used.
‘‘(f) 
COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS
AND
CON-
TRACTS.—The Administrator may enter into a cooperative
agreement or contract with any State small business devel-
opment center receiving a grant under this section to pro-
vide additional assistance that furthers the purposes of
this section.
‘‘(g) EVALUATION
OF PROGRAM.—Not later than
March 31, 2004, the Administrator shall transmit to Con-
gress a report containing an evaluation of the program.
‘‘(h) CLEARINGHOUSE.—The Association shall act as
a clearinghouse of information and expertise regarding vo-
cational and technical entrepreneurship education pro-
grams. In each fiscal year in which grants are made under
the program, the Administrator shall provide additional
assistance to the Association to carry out the functions
described in this subsection.
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002, 2003, and 2004.
Such sums shall remain available until expended.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 2,
2001.
Attest:
Clerk.