SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Educating Entre-
preneurs through Today’s Technology Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EDUCATING ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH TECH-
NOLOGY. 
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is 
amended by redesignating section 44 as section 45 and 
by inserting the following new section after section 43: 
‘‘SEC. 44. EDUCATING AND NETWORKING ENTREPRENEURS 
THROUGH TECHNOLOGY. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 
provide distance learning and opportunities for the ex-
change of peer-to-peer technical assistance through online 
networking to potential and existing 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 and es-
tablish an online network for use by potential and existing 
entrepreneurs to facilitate the exchange of peer-to-peer 
technical assistance related to entrepreneurship, credit 
management, financial literacy, and Federal small busi-
ness development programs.
‘‘(c) AUTHORITY.—The Administrator shall contract 
with qualified third-party vendors for entrepreneurial 
training content, the development of communications tech-
nology that can distribute content under this section 
throughout the United States, and the establishment of 
a nationwide, online network for the exchange of peer-to- 
peer technical assistance. The Administrator shall con-
tract with at least two qualified third-party vendors to de-
velop 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,
Small Business Development Centers, Women’s Business 
Centers, Veterans Business Centers, SCORE chapters, 
and the Small Business Administration and network en-
trepreneurs throughout all 50 States and the territories 
of the United States to allow for peer-to-peer learning 
through the creation of a location online that allows entre-
preneurs and small business owners the opportunity to ex-
change technical assistance through the sharing of infor-
mation. To the extent possible, the qualified third-party 
vendor should deliver the content and facilitate the net-
working 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 1 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 and facili-
tating the exchange of peer-to-peer technical assistance 
throughout 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.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 28, 2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1807 
AN ACT 
To provide distance learning to potential and 
existing entrepreneurs, and for other purposes.