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Union Calendar No. 341 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4121 
[Report No. 113–461] 
To amend the Small Business Act to provide for improvements to small 
business development centers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2014 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Small Business 
MAY 21, 2014 
Additional sponsor: Mr. MURPHY of Florida 
MAY 21, 2014 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 28, 2014] 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Develop-
ment Centers Improvement Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF AUTHORIZED ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAMS. 
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 48. USE OF AUTHORIZED ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVEL-
OPMENT PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) EXPANDED SUPPORT FOR ENTRERPRENEURS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Administrator shall only use the 
programs authorized in sections 7(j), 7(m), 8(a), 
8(b)(1), 21, 22, 29, and 32 of this Act, and sections 
358 and 389 of the Small Business Investment Act to 
deliver entrepreneurial development services, entrepre-
neurial 
education, 
business 
incubation 
services, 
growth acceleration services, support for the develop-
ment and maintenance of clusters, or business train-
ing. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply 
to services provided to assist small business concerns 
owned by an Indian tribe. 
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‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Beginning on the first Decem-
ber 1 after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Ad-
ministrator shall annually report to the Committee on 
Small Business of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the 
Senate on all entrepreneurial development activities under-
taken in the current fiscal year. This report shall include— 
‘‘(1) a description and operating details for each 
program and activity; 
‘‘(2) operating circulars, manuals, and standard 
operating procedures for each program and activity; 
‘‘(3) a description of the process used to award 
grants under each program and activity; 
‘‘(4) a list of all awardees, contractors, and ven-
dors (including organization name and location) and 
the amount of awards for the current fiscal year for 
each program and activity; 
‘‘(5) the amount of funding obligated for the cur-
rent fiscal year for each program and activity; and 
‘‘(6) the names and titles for those individuals 
responsible for each program and activity.’’. 
SEC. 3. MARKETING OF SERVICES. 
Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(o) NO PROHIBITION OF MARKETING OF SERVICES.— 
The Administrator shall not prohibit applicants receiving 
grants under this section from marketing and advertising 
their services to individuals and small businesses.’’. 
SEC. 4. CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 21(a)(7)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648(a)(7)(A)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘under 
this section’’ the following: ‘‘to any State, local or Federal 
agency or third party’’. 
SEC. 5. DATA COLLECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 21(a)(3)(A) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘as provided in 
this section and’’ and inserting ‘‘as provided in this 
section,’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, and (iv) governing data collection activi-
ties related to applicants receiving grants under this 
section’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT ON DATA COLLECTION.—Section 
21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648), as amended 
by section 3 of this Act, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(p) ANNUAL REPORT ON DATA COLLECTION.—The 
Administrator shall report annually to the Committee on 
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Small Business of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the 
Senate on data collection activities related to the Small 
Business Development Center program.’’. 
SEC. 6. MATCHMAKING AND OTHER EVENTS. 
Section 21(a)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(C)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) Such participation in private partnerships 
and cosponsorships with the Administration shall not 
limit Small Business Development Centers from col-
lecting fees or other income related to the operation 
of such partnerships and cosponsorships.’’. 
SEC. 7. EQUITY FOR SBDCS. 
Section 21(a)(4)(C)(v)(I) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(C)(v)(I)) is amended— 
(1) in item (aa), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and insert-
ing a period; and 
(2) by striking item (bb). 
SEC. 8. AWARD OF GRANTS TO SBDCS. 
Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648), 
as amended by sections 3 and 5 of this Act, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(q) LIMITATION ON AWARD OF GRANTS.—Except for 
not-for-profit institutions of higher education, notwith-
standing any provision of law, the Administrator shall not 
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award grants (including contracts and cooperative agree-
ments) under this section to any entity other than those 
that received grants (including contracts and cooperative 
agreements) under this section prior to September 30, 2014, 
and that seek to renew such grants (including contracts and 
cooperative agreements) after such date.’’. 
SEC. 9. DISASTER REFORMS. 
Section 21(b)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
648(b)(3)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(3) At the discretion’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(3) ASSISTANCE TO OUT-OF-STATE SMALL BUSI-
NESSES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the discretion’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) DISASTER RECOVERY ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—At the discretion of 
the Administrator, the Administrator may 
authorize a small business development cen-
ter to provide assistance, as described in 
subsection (c), to a small business concern 
located outside of the State, without regard 
to geographic proximity, if the small busi-
ness concern is located in an area for which 
the President has declared a major disaster 
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under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), during the period of 
the declaration. 
‘‘(ii) CONTINUITY
OF
SERVICES.—A 
small business development center that pro-
vides counselors to an area described in 
clause (i) shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, ensure continuity of services in 
any State in which the small business devel-
opment center otherwise provides services. 
‘‘(iii) ACCESS TO DISASTER RECOVERY 
FACILITIES.—For purposes of this subpara-
graph, the Administrator shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, permit the per-
sonnel of a small business development cen-
ter to use any site or facility designated by 
the Administrator for use to provide dis-
aster recovery assistance.’’. 
SEC. 10. INCLUSIONS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING 
FOR UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS. 
Section 21(c)(3)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648(c)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(2) in clause (iv), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) educating unemployed individuals on 
entrepreneurship and working with such individ-
uals to start new businesses;’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 341 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4121 
[Report No. 113–461] 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to provide for 
improvements to small business development cen-
ters. 
MAY 21, 2014 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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