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Traffic Management for Emergency Response Operations 
project; and $225,000,000 shall be for advancing aero-
nautics research and development on sustainable aviation, 
including sustainable aviation biofuels, including related 
administrative expenses, consistent with the responsibil-
ities authorized under sections 40701 and 40702 of title 
51, United States Code. 
SEC. 90009. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINIS-
TRATION OVERSIGHT AND CYBERSECURITY. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
there are appropriated to the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$7,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, 
except that no amounts may be expended after September 
30, 2031, for information technology security and cyberse-
curity activities for which funding is appropriated under 
sections 90007 and 90008. In addition to amounts other-
wise made available, there are appropriated to the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $5,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2031, except that no amounts may be ex-
pended after September 30, 2031, for the Office of Inspec-
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tor General to provide oversight over the management of 
funds appropriated under sections 90007 and 90008. 
SEC. 90010. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND 
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,195,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2031, except that no 
amounts may be expended after September 30, 2031, for 
scientific and technical research pursuant to the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology Act, for artificial 
intelligence (including AI safety and control), cybersecu-
rity, quantum information science and technology, bio-
technology, communications technologies, advanced manu-
facturing, resilience to natural hazards including wildfires, 
greenhouse gas and other climate-related measurement, 
and for related administrative expenses: Provided, That 
$150,000,000 shall be available for cybersecurity research 
and activities. 
SEC. 90011. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND 
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTING AMERICAN MAN-
UFACTURING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the National Institute 
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of Standards and Technology for fiscal year 2022, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$2,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2031, except that no amounts may be expended after Sep-
tember 30, 2031, of which— 
(1) $1,000,000,000 shall be for the Hollings 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership as authorized 
by sections 25 and 26 of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k; 
278l), including related administrative expenses; 
(2) $850,000,000 shall be to provide funds, 
through existing programs, for advanced manufac-
turing research, development, and testbeds, includ-
ing related administrative expenses; and 
(3) $150,000,000 shall be for the creation of a 
new Manufacturing USA Institute that is focused on 
semiconductor manufacturing. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Amounts provided under sub-
section (a)(1) shall not be subject to cost share require-
ments under section 25(e)(2) of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(e)(2)). 
The authority made available pursuant to this preceding 
sentence shall be elective for any Manufacturing Extension 
Partnership Center that also receives funding from a State 
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that is conditioned upon the application of a Federal cost 
sharing requirement. 
SEC. 90012. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND 
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH FACILITIES. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2031, except that no 
amounts may be expended after September 30, 2031, for 
necessary expenses as authorized by sections 13 through 
15 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
Act (15 U.S.C. 278c-278e) for construction of new re-
search facilities, including architectural and engineering 
design, and for renovation and maintenance of existing fa-
cilities. 
SEC. 90013. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND 
TECHNOLOGY OVERSIGHT. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Department of Commerce for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $5,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2031, except that no amounts may be ex-
pended after September 30, 2031, for oversight by the De-
partment of Commerce Office of Inspector General of Na-
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tional Institute of Standards and Technology activities for 
which funding is appropriated in this title. 
SEC. 90014. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC AD-
MINISTRATION WEATHER, OCEAN, AND CLI-
MATE RESEARCH AND FORECASTING. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
there is appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$1,240,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026, to carry out the provisions of the Weather Research 
and Forecasting Innovation Act (15 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.), 
the National Integrated Drought Information System Act 
(15 U.S.C. 313d), the National Climate Program Act (15 
U.S.C. 2901–2908.), the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hy-
poxia Research and Control Act (33 U.S.C. 4001–4010), 
the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring 
Act (33 U.S.C. 3701–3708), title III of the America COM-
PETES Act (33 U.S.C. 893, 893a, 893b, and 893c), and 
the Weather Service Organic Act (15 U.S.C. 313 et seq.). 
The amounts in this section shall be used for the purposes 
of— 
(1) increasing the understanding, and predictive 
and forecasting capabilities, of weather and climate 
phenomena including, but not limited to, hurricanes, 
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tornadoes, drought, wildland fires and associated fire 
weather, extreme precipitation, extreme heat and ex-
treme heat events, flooding, and other severe weath-
er, and their impacts; 
(2) increasing marine research capacity and the 
understanding of the impacts of climate change on 
ocean processes and phenomena including, but not 
limited to, ocean acidification, harmful algal blooms, 
hypoxia and deoxygenation, sea level change, and 
ocean warming; 
(3) enhancing weather, ocean, climate, and 
other environmental observations, research, data, 
data assimilation, and modeling; 
(4) facilitating successful transition of research 
into operations and operations to research, including 
social science for improved decision support services; 
(5) acquiring related high-performance com-
puting, data management, and storage assets; and 
(6) developing, leveraging, and employing new 
capabilities, technologies and instruments, including 
dissemination and processing. 
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SEC. 90015. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC AD-
MINISTRATION CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND 
RESILIENCE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 2022, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$765,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 
2026, to carry out the provisions of the National Climate 
Program Act (15 U.S.C. 2901–2908), the Weather Re-
search and Forecasting Innovation Act (15 U.S.C. 8501 
et seq.), title III of the America COMPETES Act (33 
U.S.C. 893, 893a, 893b, and 893c), the National Inte-
grated Drought Information System Act (15 U.S.C. 
313d), the Weather Service Organic Act (15 U.S.C. 313 
et seq.), the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research 
and Control Act (33 U.S.C. 4001–4010), and the Federal 
Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act (33 
U.S.C. 3701–3708) to develop and distribute actionable 
climate information for communities across all States, ter-
ritories, and Tribal lands of the United States in an equi-
table manner, to build climate resilience and develop a cli-
mate-ready workforce. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The amounts made available 
in subsection (a) shall be used for the following activities: 
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(1) $265,000,000 to better enable end users, as 
appropriate, to assess the relative risk of, determine 
possible adaptation and mitigation strategies for, 
and make executive and budgetary decisions in re-
sponse to climate impacts by— 
(A) increasing end user understanding of 
the impacts of climate change at the local and 
regional level; 
(B) developing actionable climate informa-
tion and accessible tools and products; and 
(C) providing end users with technical as-
sistance. 
(2) $500,000,000 to recruit, educate, and train 
a climate-ready workforce to— 
(A) develop and support on-the-ground 
community-driven projects to enhance climate 
adaptation and resilience; 
(B) support community engagement and 
participation in monitoring, tracking, and pre-
paring for extreme events; 
(C) support local resilience to climate im-
pacts; 
(D) conduct community-driven climate 
science; and 
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(E) enhance the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration’s delivery of climate 
information services, tools, and products, in-
cluding but not limited to those developed in 
paragraph (1)(B). 
(c) END USERS.—For the purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘end users’’ shall include— 
(1) States; 
(2) territories; 
(3) Tribes; 
(4) local governments; 
(5) businesses; 
(6) not-for-profit or other organizations; and 
(7) individuals. 
(d) EXTREME EVENT.—For the purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘extreme event’’ refers to a time and place 
in which weather, climate, or environmental conditions, 
such as temperature, precipitation, drought, or flooding, 
rank above a threshold value near the upper or lower ends 
of the range of historical measurements. 
SEC. 90016. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC AD-
MINISTRATION HIGH PERFORMANCE COM-
PUTING. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
there is appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmos-
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pheric Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$70,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 
2026, to procure and enhance high performance com-
puting, data management, and storage capabilities, and 
related facilities to enable the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration to meet its mission require-
ments, including related administrative expenses. 
SEC. 90017. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC AD-
MINISTRATION PHASED ARRAY RADAR. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
there is appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$224,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 
2026, to carry out the provisions of the Weather Research 
and Forecasting Innovation Act (15 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) 
for research and development activities to advance the un-
derstanding of phased array radar as a potential future 
radar technology to improve weather forecasts. 
SEC. 90018. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC AD-
MINISTRATION 
HURRICANE 
HUNTER 
AIR-
CRAFT. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
there is appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmos-
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pheric Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$1,024,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 
2026, to carry out the provisions of the Weather Research 
and Forecasting Innovation Act (15 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) 
for the procurement of hurricane hunters and related ex-
penses, and the development and acquisition of airborne 
phased array radar, to prepare for fleet readiness by fiscal 
year 2030. 
SEC. 90019. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC AD-
MINISTRATION UNCREWED SYSTEMS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
there is appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$12,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 
2026, to support uncrewed systems development and ap-
plication in support of National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration mission priorities including oceanic and at-
mospheric research and research to operations, including 
related administrative expenses. 
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SEC. 90020. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC AD-
MINISTRATION 
RESEARCH 
INFRASTRUC-
TURE. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
there is appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$743,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 
2026, to conduct deferred maintenance of meteorological, 
hydrological, climatological, and other oceanic and atmos-
pheric research and development or operational facilities, 
and to make improvements to scientific equipment and in-
struments, including related administrative expenses. 
SEC. 90021. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC AD-
MINISTRATION SPACE WEATHER. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
there is appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$173,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026, to carry out the provisions of the Promoting Re-
search and Observations of Space Weather to Improve the 
Forecasting of Tomorrow (PROSWIFT) Act (51 U.S.C. 
60601 et seq.) by accelerating the development and deliv-
ery of instruments and spacecraft, and prioritizing an 
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independent launch for the Space Weather Next Lagrange 
point 1 mission, including related administrative expenses. 
SEC. 90022. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC AD-
MINISTRATION OVERSIGHT. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Department of Commerce for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $5,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026, for oversight by the Department of Com-
merce Office of Inspector General of National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration activities for which funding 
is appropriated in this title. 
SEC. 90023. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INFRASTRUC-
TURE. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the National Science Foundation for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $3,430,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2031, except that no amounts may be ex-
pended after September 30, 2031, for research-enabling 
equipment, facilities, and infrastructure, including mid- 
scale research infrastructure, Antarctic infrastructure 
modernization, related Federal administrative expenses 
and additional major research equipment and facilities 
construction projects approved by the National Science 
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Board as required under section 14 of the National 
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 
1862n-4): Provided, That $1,000,000,000 shall be for ac-
tivities authorized by title II of Public Law 100–570 for 
academic research facilities modernization, which may in-
clude shore-side facilities for academic research vessels, of 
which $300,000,000 shall be for academic research facili-
ties modernization at historically Black colleges and uni-
versities, Hispanic serving institutions, Tribal colleges and 
universities, and other minority serving institutions: Pro-
vided further, That not less than 20 percent of the funds 
made available in this section shall be for research-ena-
bling equipment, facilities, and infrastructure projects lo-
cated in a State or territory that is eligible to receive fund-
ing from the Established Program to Stimulate competi-
tive Research as established under section 113 of the Na-
tional Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 (42 
U.S.C. 1862g).: Provided further, That $25,000,000 shall 
be for the Office of the Chief of Research Security Strat-
egy and Policy for research security activities. 
SEC. 90024. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the National Science Foundation for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
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appropriated, $7,550,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2031, except that no amounts may be ex-
pended after September 30, 2031, to fund or extend new 
and existing research awards, scholarships, and fellow-
ships across all science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics (STEM) and STEM education disciplines, to 
fund use-inspired and translational research and develop-
ment awards, entrepreneurial education, and technology 
transfer activities, to extend existing research awards and 
scholarships and fellowships to aid in the recovery from 
COVID-19 related disruptions, and for related administra-
tive expenses: Provided, That $400,000,000 shall be avail-
able for climate change research, including relating to 
wildfires: Provided further, That $700,000,000 shall be 
available for research and related activities at historically 
Black colleges and universities, Tribal colleges and univer-
sities, Hispanic serving institutions, and other minority 
serving institutions. 
SEC. 90025. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION OVERSIGHT. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Office of Inspector General of the Na-
tional Science Foundation for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2031, except that no amounts may be expended after Sep-
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tember 30, 2031, for oversight, investigations, and audits 
of programs, grants, and projects carried out by the Na-
tional Science Foundation using funds under this title. 
SEC. 90026. WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, all laborers and mechanics employed by con-
tractors and subcontractors on any project funded directly 
or assisted in whole or in part by the Federal Government 
pursuant to this title shall be paid wages at rates not less 
than those prevailing on projects of a similar character 
in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor 
in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 
40, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Davis- 
Bacon Act’’). 
(b) AUTHORITY.—With respect to the labor stand-
ards specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Labor 
shall have the authority and functions set forth in Reorga-
nization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 
U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 90027. FORCED LABOR PROHIBITION. 
None of the funds provided in this title may be used 
in awarding a contract, subcontract, grant, or loan to an 
entity that is listed pursuant to section 9(b)(3) of the 
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Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 (Public Law 
116–145). 
TITLE X—COMMITTEE ON SMALL 
BUSINESS 
SEC. 100001. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title— 
(1) the terms ‘‘Administration’’ and ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ mean the Small Business Administration 
and the Administrator thereof, respectively; and 
(2) the term ‘‘small business concern’’ has the 
meaning given under section 3 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 
Subtitle 
A—Increasing 
Federal 
Contracting Opportunities for 
Small Businesses 
SEC. 100101. VETERAN FEDERAL PROCUREMENT ENTRE-
PRENEURSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Small Business 
Administration, out of any money in the Treasury not oth-
erwise appropriated, $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2028 for carrying out subsection (h) of sec-
tion 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b), as 
added by this section. Amounts appropriated by this sub-
section shall remain available for 3 fiscal years. 
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(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 32 of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 657b) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(h) VETERAN FEDERAL PROCUREMENT ENTREPRE-
NEURSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM.—The Administrator, act-
ing through the Associate Administrator, shall make 
grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with non-
profit entities to operate a Federal procurement entrepre-
neurship training program to provide assistance to small 
business concerns owned and controlled by veterans re-
garding how to increase the likelihood of being awarded 
contracts with the Federal Government. A grant or coop-
erative agreement under this subsection— 
‘‘(1) shall be made to or entered into with non-
profit entities that have a track record of success-
fully providing educational and job training services 
to targeted veteran populations from diverse loca-
tions; 
‘‘(2) shall include terms under which the non-
profit entities may, at the discretion of the Adminis-
trator, be required to match any Federal funds re-
ceived for the program with State, local, or private 
sector funds; and 
‘‘(3) shall include terms under which the non-
profit entities shall use a diverse group of profes-
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sional service experts, such as Federal, State, and 
local contracting experts and private sector industry 
experts with first-hand experience in Federal Gov-
ernment contracting, to provide assistance to small 
business concerns owned and controlled by vet-
erans.’’. 
SEC. 100102. EXPANDING SURETY BOND PROGRAM. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Small Business 
Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031, for addi-
tional capital for the fund established under section 412 
of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 
694c). 
(b) EXPANDING SURETY BOND PROGRAM.—Part B 
of title IV of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 
(15 U.S.C. 694a et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 411 (15 U.S.C. 694b)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘$6,500,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$10,000,000’’; and 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
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‘‘(B) The Administrator may guarantee a sur-
ety under subparagraph (A) for a total work order 
or contract entered into by a Federal agency in an 
amount that does not exceed $20,000,000.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e)(2), by striking 
‘‘$6,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘the amount de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B) of sub-
section (a)(1), as applicable’’; and 
(2) in section 412 (15 U.S.C. 694c)— 
(A) in subsection (a), in the third sentence, 
by striking ‘‘, excluding administrative ex-
penses,’’; 
(B) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and 
(C) by inserting after subsection (a) the 
following: 
‘‘(b) Not more than 15 percent of the amount that 
is in the fund described in subsection (a) on the first day 
of each fiscal year may be obligated during that fiscal year 
to cover costs incurred by the Administration in connec-
tion with the management and administration of this part, 
including costs related to information technology and sys-
tems, personnel, outreach activities, and relevant con-
tracts.’’. 
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SEC. 100103. UPLIFT ACCELERATOR PROGRAM; BUSINESS 
DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY. 
(a) UPLIFT ACCELERATOR PROGRAM.— 
(1) APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
Small Business Administration for fiscal year 
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000 to re-
main available until September 30, 2031, to 
carry out subparagraph (K) of section 7(j)(10) 
of 
the 
Small 
Business 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
636(j)(10)), as added by this subsection; and 
(B) SET ASIDE.—Of amounts made avail-
able under subparagraph (A), not more than 15 
percent may be used by the Administrator for 
administrative expenses and costs related to 
monitoring and oversight. 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 7(j)(10) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(j)(10)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(K) UPLIFT ACCELERATOR PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(I) ACCELERATOR.—The term 
‘accelerator’ means an organization— 
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‘‘(aa) 
that 
provides 
mentorship and other support to 
growing, startup, and newly es-
tablished small business con-
cerns; and 
‘‘(bb) offers startup capital 
or the opportunity to raise cap-
ital from outside investors to 
growing, startup, and newly es-
tablished small business con-
cerns. 
‘‘(II) ELIGIBLE
ENTITY.—The 
term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(aa) a historically black 
college or university; 
‘‘(bb) an institution of high-
er education, as defined in sec-
tion 101 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965, which primarily 
educates students who are Black 
or African American, Hispanic or 
Latino, American Indian, Alaska 
Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian, 
or other Pacific Islander; or 
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‘‘(cc) a junior or community 
college, as defined in section 312 
of the Higher Education Act of 
1965. 
‘‘(III) ELIGIBLE
SMALL
BUSI-
NESS
CONCERN.—The term ‘eligible 
small business concern’ means a small 
business concern— 
‘‘(aa) 
located 
in 
a 
HUBZone, as defined in section 
31(b); 
‘‘(bb) owned and controlled 
by a resident of a low-income 
community, as defined in section 
45D(e) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986; 
‘‘(cc) owned and controlled 
by a resident of a low-income 
rural community; 
‘‘(dd) owned and controlled 
by a member of an Indian or 
Alaska Native tribe, band, na-
tion, pueblo, village, community, 
component band, or component 
reservation, individually identified 
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(including parenthetically) in the 
most recent list published pursu-
ant to section 104 of the Feder-
ally Recognized Indian Tribe List 
Act of 1994; 
‘‘(ee) owned and controlled 
by a Native Entity; 
‘‘(ff) owned and controlled 
by an individual with a disability, 
as defined in section 3 of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act 
of 1990; or 
‘‘(gg) otherwise identified by 
the Administrator. 
‘‘(IV) HISTORICALLY BLACK COL-
LEGE
OR
UNIVERSITY.—The term 
‘historically black college or univer-
sity’ means a ‘part B institution’, as 
defined under section 322 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(V) INCUBATOR.—The term ‘in-
cubator’ means an organization— 
‘‘(aa) 
that 
provides 
mentorship and other support to 
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growing, startup, and established 
small business concerns; and 
‘‘(bb) that may provide a co- 
working environment or a month- 
to-month lease program. 
‘‘(VI) 
NATIVE
ENTITY.—The 
term ‘Native Entity’ means— 
‘‘(aa) an Indian tribe, in-
cluding an Alaska Native village 
or Regional or Village Corpora-
tion, as defined in section 4 of 
the 
Indian 
Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act; 
and 
‘‘(bb) a Native Hawaiian or-
ganization, as that term is de-
fined in section 6207 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965. 
‘‘(ii) USE OF FUNDS.—The Adminis-
trator is authorized to establish a competi-
tive grant program to make grants to eligi-
ble entities to establish accelerators or in-
cubators to support eligible small business 
concerns in developing— 
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‘‘(I) business readiness, including 
by providing services such as account-
ing, organization, human resources, 
and legal assistance; 
‘‘(II) growth readiness, including 
assistance to build past performance 
and relationships with prime contrac-
tors; 
‘‘(III) readiness to submit bids 
for prime contracts, including assist-
ance in developing skills, conducting 
market research, and drafting capa-
bility statements and proposals; or 
‘‘(IV) global readiness, including 
assistance in establishing long-term, 
additional revenue streams outside of 
the United States. 
‘‘(iii) ACQUISITION
AUTHORITIES.— 
The Administrator shall identify acquisi-
tion authorities under which eligible small 
business concerns assisted under this sub-
paragraph may enter into contracts or 
agreements with Federal agencies. 
‘‘(iv) AMOUNT.—During the period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of 
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this subparagraph and ending not later 
than 10 years after such date, the Admin-
istrator shall award not more than an ag-
gregate total of $1,000,000,000 in grants 
to eligible entities under this subpara-
graph.’’. 
(b) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY.— 
(1) APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
Small Business Administration for fiscal year 
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $725,000,000 to re-
main available until September 30, 2031, to 
carry out subparagraph (L) of section 7(j)(10) 
of 
the 
Small 
Business 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
636(j)(10)), as added by this subsection. 
(B) SET ASIDE.—Of amounts made avail-
able under subparagraph (A), not more than 15 
percent may be used by the Administrator for 
administrative expenses and costs related to 
monitoring and oversight. 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 7(j)(10) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(j)(10)), as 
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amended by subsection (a), is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(L) 
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ACAD-
EMY.— 
‘‘(i) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTI-
TY.—In this paragraph, the term ‘eligible 
entity’ has the meaning given in subpara-
graph (K)(i). 
‘‘(ii) USE OF FUNDS.—The Adminis-
trator is authorized to establish a competi-
tive grant program to make grants to eligi-
ble entities to support Program Partici-
pants. 
‘‘(iii) DUTIES
OF
ELIGIBLE
ENTI-
TIES.—An eligible entity that receives a 
grant under this subparagraph shall use 
such grant to— 
‘‘(I) develop and establish a 
foundational 12-month executive men-
toring and training program for small 
business concerns described in clause 
(ii); 
‘‘(II) recruit and enroll partici-
pants in the program described in 
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subclause (I), including by providing 
incentives for participation; 
‘‘(III) develop certification pro-
grams for eligible entities based on 
proven best practices of the Adminis-
tration; and 
‘‘(IV) conduct research into the 
effectiveness of the program described 
in clause (iv)(I). 
‘‘(iv) AMOUNT.—During the period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this subparagraph and ending not later 
than 10 years after such date, the Admin-
istrator shall award not more than an ag-
gregate total of $725,000,000 in grants to 
eligible entities under this subparagraph.’’. 
SEC. 100104. PATHWAY TO PRIME GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available, there is appropriated to the Small 
Business Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, to remain available until September 30, 
2031— 
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(A) $75,000,000 to carry out subsection 
(b)(1) of section 49 of the Small Business Act, 
as added by subsection (b); and 
(B) $450,000,000 to carry out subsection 
(b)(2) of section 49 of the Small Business Act, 
as added by subsection (b). 
(2) SET ASIDE.—Of the amount made available 
to carry out this section for any fiscal year, not 
more than 15 percent may be used by the Adminis-
trator for administrative expenses. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 49 (15 U.S.C. 631 
note) as section 55; and 
(2) by inserting after section 48 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 49. PATHWAY TO PRIME GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a historically black college or univer-
sity; or 
‘‘(B) an institution of higher education, as 
defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965, which primarily educates students 
who are Black or African American, Hispanic 
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or Latino, American Indian, Alaska Native, 
Asian, Native Hawaiian, or other Pacific Is-
lander. 
‘‘(2) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNI-
VERSITY.—The term ‘historically black college or 
university’ has the meaning given the term ‘part B 
institution’ under section 322 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965. 
‘‘(3) PATHWAY
FIRM.—The term ‘pathway 
firm’ means a small business concern that is— 
‘‘(A) a subcontractor of the Federal Gov-
ernment; 
‘‘(B) a contractor or subcontractor of a 
State, local, or tribal government, including 
such contractor or subcontractor for a project 
funded by the CARES Act (Public Law 116– 
136), the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 
(Public Law 117–2), or an Act providing funds 
for infrastructure that is enacted during the 
117th Congress (as determined by the Adminis-
trator). 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish a program to assist pathway firms to become prime 
contractors of the Federal Government by— 
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‘‘(1) making competitive grants to eligible enti-
ties to establish a national contracting and subcon-
tracting network and database of pathway firms and 
grantees under paragraph (2) to track and connect 
pathway firms with Federal prime contracting op-
portunities based on the record of the pathway firm 
in competing for and obtaining— 
‘‘(A) prime contracts or contracts with 
Federal, State, local, or tribal governments; 
‘‘(B) subcontracts with Federal prime con-
tractors; and 
‘‘(C) subcontracts from State, local, or 
tribal governments participating in projects 
funded by the CARES Act (Public Law 116– 
136), the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 
(Public Law 117–2), or an Act providing funds 
for infrastructure that is enacted during the 
117th Congress (as determined by the Adminis-
trator; and 
‘‘(2) making competitive grants to not fewer 
than 20 State or local governments or federally rec-
ognized Tribal governments to— 
‘‘(A) participate in the national small busi-
ness contracting network established in para-
graph (1); and 
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‘‘(B) assist pathway firms within the geo-
graphic regions served by those governments. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A recipient of a grant made 
under this section shall— 
‘‘(1) provide resources to enable pathway firms 
to gain the experience and capabilities necessary to 
compete for and obtain prime contracts; 
‘‘(2) facilitate engagement between pathway 
firms and Federal, State, local, or tribal govern-
ments; 
‘‘(3) work with the Administration to ensure 
that prime contractors with subcontracting plans 
under section 8(d) meet the requirements of those 
plans; 
‘‘(4) work with the Administration to maximize 
opportunities for small business concerns to obtain-
ing subcontracts from State, local, or tribal govern-
ments participating in projects funded by the 
CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), the American 
Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2), or an 
Act providing funds for infrastructure that is en-
acted during the 117th Congress (as determined by 
the Administrator); and 
‘‘(5) make publicly available data to advocate 
for best practices and policies that promote small 
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business concerns as prime contractors of the Fed-
eral Government.’’. 
Subtitle 
B—Empowering 
Small 
Business Creation and Expan-
sion in Underrepresented Com-
munities 
SEC. 100201. GRANTS FOR BUSINESS INCUBATORS. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available, there is appropriated to the Small 
Business Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2031, for carrying out section 50 of 
the Small Business Act, as added by subsection (b). 
(2) SET ASIDE.—Of the amounts made avail-
able under this subsection for a fiscal year, not more 
than 15 percent shall be available for administrative 
expenses and costs related to monitoring and over-
sight. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
49, as added by section 10104, the following: 
‘‘SEC. 50. GRANTS FOR BUSINESS INCUBATORS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) BUSINESS INCUBATOR.—The term ‘busi-
ness incubator’ means an organization that— 
‘‘(A) provides resources, which may include 
physical workspace and facilities, to startups 
and established small business concerns; 
‘‘(B) is designed to accelerate the growth 
and success of small business concerns through 
a variety of business support resources and 
services, including— 
‘‘(i) access to capital, business edu-
cation, and counseling; 
‘‘(ii) networking opportunities; 
‘‘(iii) mentorship opportunities; and 
‘‘(iv) other services intended to aid in 
developing a business. 
‘‘(2) 
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZA-
TION.—The term ‘economic development organiza-
tion’— 
‘‘(A) means a regional, State, tribal, or 
local private nonprofit organization established 
for purposes of promoting or otherwise facili-
tating economic development; and 
‘‘(B) includes community financial institu-
tions, as defined in section 7(a)(36)(A). 
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‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT.—The term ‘eligible 
applicant’ means— 
‘‘(A) an economic development organiza-
tion; 
‘‘(B) an eligible entity, as defined in sec-
tion 7(j)(10)(K)(i)(II); 
‘‘(C) an SBA partner organization; or 
‘‘(D) any entity that provides support to 
startups and small business concerns, as deter-
mined by the Administrator. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.— 
The term ‘eligible small business concern’ means a 
business concern that— 
‘‘(A) is organized or incorporated in the 
United States; 
‘‘(B) is operating primarily in the United 
States; 
‘‘(C) meets— 
‘‘(i) the applicable industry-based size 
standard established under section 3; or 
‘‘(ii) the alternate size standard appli-
cable to the program under section 7(a) or 
the loan programs under title V of the 
Small Business Investment Act of 1958; 
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‘‘(D) is in the planning stages or has been 
in business for not more than 5 years as of the 
date on which assistance under this section 
commences; and 
‘‘(E) is— 
‘‘(i) owned and controlled by 1 or 
more members of an underrepresented 
community; or 
‘‘(ii) a Native Entity, as defined in 
section 7(j)(10)(K)(i). 
‘‘(5) MEMBER
OF
AN
UNDERREPRESENTED 
COMMUNITY.—The term ‘member of an underrep-
resented community’ means an individual who is— 
‘‘(A) a resident of— 
‘‘(i) a low-income community, as de-
fined in section 45D(e) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986; 
‘‘(ii) a low-income rural community; 
or 
‘‘(iii) a HUBZone, as defined in sec-
tion 31(b); 
‘‘(B) a member of an Indian or Alaska Na-
tive tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, commu-
nity, component band, or component reserva-
tion, individually identified (including par-
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enthetically) in the most recent list published 
pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recog-
nized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994; 
‘‘(C) an individual with a disability, as de-
fined in section 3 of the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990; 
‘‘(D) a veteran; 
‘‘(E) an individual who completed a term 
of imprisonment; or 
‘‘(F) otherwise identified by the Adminis-
trator. 
‘‘(6) SBA PARTNER ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘SBA partner organization’ means any organization 
awarded financial assistance in the form of a grant, 
cooperative agreement, or contract for the purpose 
of conducting a public project funded, either in 
whole or in part, under a program of the Adminis-
tration. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.—The Administrator may provide 
financial assistance on a competitive basis in the form of 
a grant, prize, cooperative agreement, or contract for an 
eligible applicant to provide the services of a business incu-
bator to eligible small business concerns. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible applicant that re-
ceives assistance under this section shall support areas 
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that serve members of an underrepresented community 
and provide services that shall— 
‘‘(1) be carried out in such areas as to provide 
maximum accessibility and benefits to the eligible 
small business concerns that the project is intended 
to serve; and 
‘‘(2) not impose or otherwise collect a fee or 
other compensation from eligible small business con-
cerns in connection with such services. 
‘‘(d) ONE OR MORE BUSINESS INCUBATORS.—An eli-
gible applicant that receives financial assistance under this 
section may share such assistance among one or more 
business incubators to expand access to resources, infor-
mation, and best practices. 
‘‘(e) AWARD AMOUNT.—An award of financial assist-
ance under this section shall be for not more than 
$1,250,000 for each fiscal year for which the award is 
granted. 
‘‘(f) PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO ABIDE BY TERMS 
OR CONDITIONS OF AWARD.—At the discretion of the Ad-
ministrator and in addition to any other civil or criminal 
consequences, the Administrator shall withhold payments 
to an eligible applicant or order the eligible applicant to 
return any assistance provided under this section for fail-
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ure to abide by the terms and conditions of such assist-
ance.’’. 
SEC. 100202. OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Small Business 
Administration, out of any money in the Treasury not oth-
erwise appropriated, $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2031 for carrying out section 51 of the 
Small Business Act, as added by subsection (b). Amounts 
appropriated by this subsection shall remain available 
until September 30, 2031. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
50, as added by section 10201 of this title, the following: 
‘‘SEC. 51. OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ 
has the meaning given in section 4 of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. 
‘‘(2) NATIVE
AMERICAN.—The term ‘Native 
American’ means a member of an Indian Tribe. 
‘‘(3) NATIVE
HAWAIIAN
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘Native Hawaiian Organization’ has the mean-
ing given in section 6207 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
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‘‘(4) RESOURCE
PARTNERS.—The term ‘re-
source partners’ means— 
‘‘(A) small business development centers; 
‘‘(B) women’s business centers described in 
section 29; 
‘‘(C) chapters of the Service Corps of Re-
tired Executives established under section 
8(b)(1)(B); and 
‘‘(D) Veteran Business Outreach Centers 
described in section 32. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Administration an Office of Native American Affairs, in 
this section referred to as the ‘Office’, which shall provide 
entrepreneurship outreach and development assistance to 
Native Americans, Native Hawaiian Organizations and 
members thereof, and Indian Tribes, through the Native 
American Outreach Program established under subsection 
(c). 
‘‘(c) NATIVE AMERICAN OUTREACH PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Administrator 
shall establish and administer a Native American 
Outreach Program within the Office— 
‘‘(A) to ensure that small business con-
cerns owned and controlled by Native Ameri-
cans, Native Hawaiian Organizations, and In-
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dian Tribes, and Native American entre-
preneurs have access to programs and services 
of the Administration; 
‘‘(B) to provide information to State, local, 
and tribal governments and other interested 
persons about Federal assistance available to 
small business concerns owned and controlled 
by Native Americans, Native Hawaiian Organi-
zations, and Indian Tribes, and Native Amer-
ican entrepreneurs; and 
‘‘(C) to ensure access to in-person and vir-
tual counseling and training services to small 
business concerns owned and controlled by Na-
tive Americans, Native Hawaiian Organizations, 
and Indian Tribes, and Native American entre-
preneurs. 
‘‘(2) SERVICES.—The services described in 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) financial education on applying for 
and securing credit, loan guarantees, surety 
bonds, and investment capital, managing finan-
cial operations, and preparing and presenting 
financial statements and business plans; 
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‘‘(B) education on management of a small 
business concern, including planning, orga-
nizing, staffing, and marketing; 
‘‘(C) identifying domestic and international 
market opportunities; and 
‘‘(D) implementing economic and business 
development strategies to improve long-term job 
growth.’’. 
SEC. 100203. OFFICE OF RURAL AFFAIRS. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available, there is appropriated to the Small 
Business Administration, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2031 for carrying 
out this section. Amounts appropriated by this sub-
section shall remain available until September 30, 
2031. 
(2) SET ASIDE.—Of the amounts made avail-
able under this subsection for a fiscal year, not more 
than 15 percent shall be available for administrative 
expenses related to carrying out this section. 
(b) OFFICE OF RURAL AFFAIRS.—Section 26 of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 653) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘(d) RURAL SMALL BUSINESS CONFERENCES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office shall administer 
1 or more annual Rural Small Business Conferences, 
to be held in various regions of the United States. 
The purpose of such Conferences shall be to— 
‘‘(A) promote policies and programs of the 
Administration specific to small business con-
cerns located in rural areas, and make publicly 
available information about such policies and 
programs; 
‘‘(B) coordinate with all offices of the Ad-
ministration, resource partners, lenders, and 
other interested persons to ensure that the 
needs of small business concerns located in 
rural area are being met; and 
‘‘(C) analyze data on the effectiveness of 
programs of the Administration that benefit 
small business concerns located in rural areas.’’. 
SEC. 100204. OFFICE OF EMERGING MARKETS. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Small Business 
Administration, out of any money in the Treasury not oth-
erwise appropriated, $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2031 for carrying out subsection (o) of sec-
tion 7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636), as 
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added by subsection (b). Amounts appropriated by this 
subsection shall remain available until September 30, 
2031. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 7 of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 636) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(o) OFFICE OF EMERGING MARKETS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘Director’ means the Direc-
tor of the Office of Emerging Markets; 
‘‘(B) the term ‘microloan program’ means 
the program described in subsection (m); 
‘‘(C) the term ‘small business concern in 
an emerging market’ means a small business 
concern— 
‘‘(i) that is located in— 
‘‘(I) a low-income or moderate-in-
come area for purposes of the Com-
munity Development Block Grant 
Program under title I of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 
1974; or 
‘‘(II) a HUBZone, as that term 
is defined in section 31(b); 
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‘‘(ii) that is growing, newly estab-
lished, or a startup; 
‘‘(iii) owned and controlled by vet-
erans; 
‘‘(iv) owned and controlled by individ-
uals with a disability, as defined in section 
3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990; or 
‘‘(v) owned and controlled by other in-
dividuals or groups identified by the Ad-
ministrator. 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 
within the Office of Capital Access of the Adminis-
tration an office to be known as the ‘Office of 
Emerging Markets’, which shall be responsible for 
the planning, coordination, implementation, evalua-
tion, and improvement of the efforts of the Adminis-
trator to enhance the economic well-being of small 
business concerns in an emerging market. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—The Office of Emerg-
ing Markets shall be administered by a Director, 
who shall— 
‘‘(A) create and implement strategies and 
programs that provide an integrated approach 
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to the development of small business concerns 
in an emerging market; 
‘‘(B) review the effectiveness and impact of 
access to capital programs (including the 
microloan program) of the Administration and 
recommend policies on such programs with re-
spect to small business concerns in an emerging 
market; 
‘‘(C) coordinate with the Office of Entre-
preneurial Development and the Office of Vet-
erans Business Development of the Administra-
tion to establish partnerships to advance the 
goal of improving the economic success of small 
business concerns in an emerging market; 
‘‘(D) consult with the Associate Adminis-
trator of the Office of Field Operations; and 
‘‘(E) coordinate the activities of— 
‘‘(i) the SBIC Working Group estab-
lished under section 10404 of the Act to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to title 
II of S. Con. Res. 14; 
‘‘(ii) the Office of Native American 
Affairs established under section 51; and 
‘‘(iii) the Office of Rural Affairs es-
tablished under section 26.’’. 
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SEC. 100205. STATE TRADE EXPANSION PROGRAM. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Small Business Administration, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025 
for carrying out section 22(l) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 649(l)). Amounts appropriated by this sub-
section shall remain available for 3 fiscal years. 
Subtitle 
C—Encouraging 
Small 
Businesses to Fully Engage in 
the Innovation Economy 
SEC. 100301. GROWTH ACCELERATOR COMPETITION. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available, there is appropriated to the Small 
Business Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $400,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2031, for carrying out section 52 of 
the Small Business Act, as added by subsection (b). 
(2) SET ASIDE.—Of the amounts made avail-
able under this subsection for a fiscal year, not more 
than 5 percent shall be available for administrative 
expenses related to carrying out this section. 
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(b) IN GENERAL.—The Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
51, as added by section 10202 of this title, the following: 
‘‘SEC. 52. GROWTH ACCELERATOR COMPETITION. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AWARD.—The term ‘award’ means a 
grant, prize, contract, cooperative agreement, or 
other cash or cash equivalent (as determined by the 
Administrator). 
‘‘(2) DISABILITY.—The term ‘disability’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 3 of the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act of 1990. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) an eligible entity, as defined in sec-
tion 49; or 
‘‘(B) an organization that is a growth ac-
celerator located in the United States. 
‘‘(4) 
GROWTH
ACCELERATOR.—The 
term 
‘growth accelerator’ means an organization that— 
‘‘(A) supports new small business concerns 
that have a focus on technology, research, and 
development; 
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‘‘(B) frequently provides, but is not exclu-
sively designed to provide, seed investment in 
exchange for a small amount of equity; 
‘‘(C) works with a new small business con-
cern for a predetermined amount of time; 
‘‘(D) provides mentorship and instruction 
to small business concerns to scale businesses; 
or 
‘‘(E) offers startup capital or the oppor-
tunity to raise capital from outside investors. 
‘‘(5) NEW
SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN.—The 
term ‘new small business concern’ means a small 
business concern that has been in operation for not 
more than 5 years. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall 
make competitive awards of not less than $100,000 to eli-
gible entities to accelerate the growth of new small busi-
ness concerns by providing— 
‘‘(1) assistance to small business concerns with 
accessing capital and finding mentors and net-
working opportunities; and 
‘‘(2) advice to small business concerns, includ-
ing advising on market analysis, company strategy, 
revenue growth, commercialization, and securing 
funding. 
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‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An award under this section— 
‘‘(1) may be used by an eligible entity for con-
struction costs, acquisition of physical workspace 
and facilities, and programmatic purposes to benefit 
new small business concerns; and 
‘‘(2) may not be used by an eligible entity to 
provide capital to new small business concerns di-
rectly or through the subaward of funds. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—In making awards under this 
section, the Administrator shall establish an application 
process and selection criteria, which shall include— 
‘‘(1) assurances that the eligible entity will use 
such award to provide assistance for not less than 
5 new small business concerns each year; 
‘‘(2) if located within 20 miles of a minority 
serving institution, proof of a referral or pro-
grammatic relationship between the eligible entity 
and such institution; 
‘‘(3) an assessment of the need for additional 
assistance for new small business concerns in the ge-
ographic area to be served by the eligible entity; and 
‘‘(4) other criteria, as determined by the Ad-
ministrator. 
‘‘(e) PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO ABIDE BY TERMS 
OR CONDITIONS OF AWARD.—At the discretion of the Ad-
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ministrator and in addition to any other civil or criminal 
consequences, the Administrator shall withhold payments 
to an eligible entity or order the eligible entity to return 
an award made under this section for failure to abide by 
the terms and conditions of the award.’’. 
SEC. 100302. BUILDING A NATIONAL INNOVATION SUPPORT 
ECOSYSTEM NETWORK. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available, there is appropriated to the Small 
Business Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, to remain available until September 30, 
2031, for carrying out this section— 
(A) $525,000,000 to carry out subsection 
(c)(1) of this section; and 
(B) $150,000,000 to carry out subsection 
(c)(2) of this section. 
(2) SET ASIDE.—Of the amounts made avail-
able under paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection for 
a fiscal year, not more than 5 percent shall be avail-
able for administrative expenses related to carrying 
out this section. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) BUSINESS
INCUBATOR.—The term ‘‘busi-
ness incubator’’ means an organization that— 
(A) provides resources, which may include 
physical workspace and facilities, to startups 
and established small business concerns; and 
(B) is designed to accelerate the growth 
and success of businesses through a variety of 
business support resources and services, includ-
ing— 
(i) access to capital, business edu-
cation, and counseling; 
(ii) networking opportunities; 
(iii) mentorship opportunities; and 
(iv) other services intended to aid in 
developing a business. 
(2) 
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZA-
TION.—The term ‘‘economic development organiza-
tion’’ means a regional, State, tribal, or local organi-
zation established for purposes of promoting or oth-
erwise facilitating economic development. 
(3) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
applicant’’ means— 
(A) an economic development organization; 
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(B) an eligible entity, as defined in section 
7(j)(10)(K)(i) of the Small Business Act, as 
added by section 100103; 
(C) a business incubator; 
(D) a growth accelerator; 
(E) an SBA partner organization, as de-
fined in section 50 of the Small Business Act 
(as added by section 10201 of this title); or 
(F) any combination or collaboration of the 
entities described in subparagraphs (A) through 
(E). 
(4) ELIGIBLE
BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘eligible 
business’’ means any innovative startup seeking to— 
(A) participate in the SBIR and STTR 
programs described in section 9 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638); or 
(B) otherwise develop, through research 
and development, or commercialize advanced 
technologies. 
(5) 
GROWTH
ACCELERATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘growth accelerator’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 52 of the Small Business Act, as 
added by section 10301 of this title. 
(6) INNOVATIVE STARTUP.—The term ‘‘innova-
tive startup’’ means a science, technology, engineer-
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ing, and math entrepreneur or small business con-
cern that— 
(A) was founded or commenced a trade or 
business not earlier than 5 years before receiv-
ing assistance under this section; and 
(B) has a primary focus on the develop-
ment or commercialization of advanced tech-
nologies. 
(7) MEMBER OF AN UNDERREPRESENTED COM-
MUNITY.—The term ‘‘member of an underrep-
resented community’’ has the meaning given in sec-
tion 50 of the Small Business Act, as added by sec-
tion 10201 of this title. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall— 
(1) make grants or award prizes to, or enter 
into contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligi-
ble applicants to address the training, proposal de-
velopment, mentoring, partnering, coordinating, net-
working, customer discovery, and business incubator 
and growth accelerator needs of eligible businesses 
to expand and accelerate the growth of eligible busi-
nesses; and 
(2) facilitate fellowships and internships in the 
fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathe-
matics, prioritizing members of an underrepresented 
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community through partnerships with or supple-
mental grants or awards to provide opportunities at 
the undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral lev-
els. 
Subtitle D—Increasing Equity Op-
portunities for Small Manufac-
turers 
SEC. 100401. INCREASING EQUITY INVESTMENT BY THE 
SBIC PROGRAM. 
(a) VENTURE SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COM-
PANY FACILITY.— 
(1) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Ad-
ministration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to re-
main 
available 
until 
September 
30, 
2031, 
$9,500,000,000, to be deposited into the facility es-
tablished under section 321 of the Small Business 
Investment Act of 1958, as added by paragraph (2). 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Small Business In-
vestment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(A) in section 103 (15 U.S.C. 662)— 
(i) in paragraph (9)(B)(iii)— 
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(I) in subclause (II), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(II) in subclause (III), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(III) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(IV) funds obtained from any fi-
nancial institution identified under 
section 302(b);’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (10)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by add-
ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(II) by striking subparagraphs 
(B) and (C) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) partnership interests purchased by 
the Administration, as described in section 
321.’’; 
(B) in section 302(a)(1) (15 U.S.C. 
682(a)(1))— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) $20,000,000, adjusted every 5 years 
for inflation, with respect to each licensee par-
ticipating in the facility under section 321.’’; 
(C) in section 303(b)(2)(B) (15 U.S.C. 
683(b)(2)(B)), by striking ‘‘$350,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$400,000,000’’; and 
(D) in section 304— 
‘‘(e) Notwithstanding section 310(c)(6), a licensee 
under section 321 may, subject to regulations to be issued 
by the Administration, invest equity capital in investment 
funds which— 
‘‘(1) are majority controlled by members of an 
underrepresented community (as defined in section 
50 of the Small Business Act); 
‘‘(2) receive annual assistance provided by such 
licensee; or 
‘‘(3) meet additional criteria as determined by 
the Administration.’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 321. VENTURE SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COM-
PANY FACILITY. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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Small Business of the House of Rep-
resentatives; 
(C) the Associate Administrator for the 
Office of Investment and Innovation of the Ad-
ministration, who shall— 
(i) serve as the Chair of the Working 
Group; and 
(ii) select not more than 4 additional 
representatives from the Office of Invest-
ment and Innovation of the Administration 
to serve as representatives of the Working 
Group; and 
(D) 4 representatives from the investment 
industry or academia, or who are bank limited 
partners, with expertise in developing and moni-
toring interventions to expand the investment 
industry, of whom— 
(i) 1 shall be selected by the Chair of 
the Committee on Small Business and En-
trepreneurship of the Senate; 
(ii) 1 shall be selected by the Ranking 
Member of the Committee on Small Busi-
ness and Entrepreneurship of the Senate; 
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(iii) 1 shall be selected by the Chair of 
the Committee on Small Business of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(iv) 1 shall be selected by the Ranking 
Member of the Committee on Small Busi-
ness of the House of Representatives; 
(2) develop recommendations regarding how the 
Administrator could increase the number of— 
(A) applicants to become small business in-
vestment companies, with a focus on manage-
ment teams or companies located in— 
(i) low-income communities; 
(ii) underserved communities; and 
(iii) low-income rural communities; 
and 
(B) investments made in underfinanced 
States; 
(3) develop recommendations for incentives for 
small business investment companies to— 
(A) invest and locate in underlicensed 
States and underfinanced States; and 
(B) invest in small business concerns, in-
cluding those owned and controlled by members 
of an underrepresented community, small busi-
ness concerns owned and controlled by veterans, 
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