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Union Calendar No. 56 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2352 
[Report No. 111–112] 
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 
MAY 15, 2009 
Reported with an amendment, 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 May 12, 2009] 
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, 
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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. 
Sec. 102. Reporting requirement for interagency task force. 
TITLE II—EDUCATING AND NETWORKING 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 Centers 
program. 
Sec. 302. Small Business Development Center assistance to Indian tribe members, 
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. 
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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— 
(1) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘(other than 
subsections (g), (h), and (i))’’ after ‘‘this section’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) VETERANS BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish a Veterans Business Center program within 
the Administration to provide entrepreneurial train-
ing and counseling to veterans in accordance with 
this subsection. 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The Administrator shall ap-
point a Director of the Veterans Business Center pro-
gram, who shall implement and oversee such program 
and who shall report directly to the Associate Admin-
istrator for Veterans Business Development. 
‘‘(3) DESIGNATION OF VETERANS BUSINESS CEN-
TERS.—The Director shall establish by regulation an 
application, review, and notification process to des-
ignate entities as veterans business centers for pur-
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shall use the funds primarily on veteran entrepre-
neurial development, counseling of veteran-owned 
small businesses through one-on-one instruction and 
classes, and providing government procurement as-
sistance to veterans. 
‘‘(6) MATCHING FUNDS.—Each veterans business 
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 busi-
ness center, upon request, a waiver from all or a por-
tion of such matching requirement upon a determina-
tion 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 determined 
by the Director, that is not currently served by a vet-
erans 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. 
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‘‘(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 edu-
cation, support, and information on best practices 
with respect to the establishment and operation of 
such centers. The Director shall develop such training 
program in consultation with veterans business cen-
ters, the interagency task force established under sub-
section (c), and veterans service organizations. 
‘‘(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 established under 
section 33 and that remains in operation 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. 
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‘‘(h) ADDITIONAL GRANTS AVAILABLE TO VETERANS 
BUSINESS CENTERS.— 
‘‘(1) ACCESS TO CAPITAL GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Vet-
erans Business Center program shall establish a 
grant program under which the Director is au-
thorized to make, to veterans business centers 
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 veteran- 
owned small businesses to both traditional 
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. 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(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 avail-
able through the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111– 
5) through training and business advise-
ment, particularly with respect to the con-
struction trades. 
‘‘(iii) Providing veteran-owned small 
businesses technical assistance with respect 
to the Federal procurement process, includ-
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ing assisting such businesses to comply with 
Federal regulations and bonding require-
ments. 
‘‘(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 Veterans 
Business Center program is authorized to carry out 
an event, once every two years, for the purpose of pro-
viding networking opportunities, outreach, education, 
training, and support to veterans business centers 
funded under this section, veteran-owned small busi-
nesses, veterans service organizations, and other enti-
ties 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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‘‘(j) INCLUSION OF SURVIVING SPOUSES.—For pur-
poses of subsections (g), (h), and (i) the following apply: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘veteran’ includes a surviving 
spouse of the following: 
‘‘(A) A member of the Armed Forces, in-
cluding a reserve component thereof. 
‘‘(B) A veteran. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘veteran-owned small business’ in-
cludes a small business owned by a surviving spouse 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) A member of the Armed Forces, in-
cluding a reserve component thereof. 
‘‘(B) A veteran. 
‘‘(k) INCLUSION OF RESERVE COMPONENTS.—For pur-
poses of subsections (g), (h), and (i) the following apply: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘veteran’ includes a member of the 
reserve components of the armed forces as specified in 
section 10101 of title 10, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘veteran-owned small business’ in-
cludes a small business owned by a member of the re-
serve components of the armed forces as specified in 
section 10101 of title 10, United States Code.’’. 
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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 AND NET-
WORKING 
ENTREPRENEURS 
THROUGH 
TODAY’S 
TECH-
NOLOGY 
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 AND NETWORKING ENTREPRENEURS 
THROUGH TECHNOLOGY. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro-
vide high-quality distance learning and opportunities for 
the exchange of peer-to-peer technical assistance through on-
line 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-
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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 tech-
nical assistance related to entrepreneurship, credit manage-
ment, financial literacy, and Federal small business devel-
opment 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 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 rel-
evant to entrepreneurial development and can be success-
fully communicated remotely to an audience through the 
use of technology. The Administrator shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, promote content that makes use of tech-
nologies that allow for remote interaction by the content 
provider with an audience. The Administrator shall ensure 
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that the content is catalogued and accessible to small busi-
nesses on-line or through other remote technologies. 
‘‘(e) COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY.—The Adminis-
trator shall ensure that the communications technology re-
ferred 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, and the Small Business 
Administration and network entrepreneurs 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 entrepreneurs and small business owners 
the opportunity to exchange technical assistance through the 
sharing of information. To the extent possible, the qualified 
third-party vendor should deliver the content and facilitate 
the networking 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 num-
ber of presentations made under this section, the number 
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of small businesses served under this section, the extent to 
which this section resulted in the establishment of new busi-
nesses, and feedback on the usefulness of this medium in 
presenting entrepreneurial education and facilitating 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.’’. 
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 amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘five Associate Administrators’’ 
and inserting ‘‘six Associate Administrators’’; and 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘vested in the Administra-
tion.’’ the following: ‘‘One such Associate Adminis-
trator shall be the Associate Administrator for Native 
American Affairs, who shall administer the Office of 
Native American Affairs established under section 
45.’’. 
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(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 TRIB-
AL BUSINESS INFORMATION CENTERS PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Administration an Office of Native American Af-
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 Amer-
ican entrepreneurs to business training, capital, 
and Federal small business contracts. 
‘‘(C) Expanding outreach to Native Amer-
ican communities and aggressively marketing 
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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 respect 
to and assist the implementation of all Administra-
tion initiatives relating to Native American entrepre-
neurial development. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this subsection, there is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Administrator $2,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2010 and 2011. 
‘‘(b) TRIBAL BUSINESS INFORMATION CENTERS PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(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 Adminis-
trator shall designate entities as centers under the 
Tribal Business Information Centers program. 
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‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT.—The Adminis-
trator may contribute agency personnel and resources 
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. 
‘‘(B) Individualized business counseling. 
‘‘(C) Entrepreneurial development training. 
‘‘(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 centers 
under paragraph (2) and making the grants author-
ized 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 ap-
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propriated 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.’’. 
SEC. 302. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER ASSIST-
ANCE TO INDIAN TRIBE MEMBERS, ALASKA 
NATIVES, AND NATIVE HAWAIIANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 21(a) of the Small Business 
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. 
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‘‘(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 Hawaiians 
that comprises at least 1 percent of the State’s 
total population, as shown by the latest available 
census. 
‘‘(C) GRANT APPLICATIONS.—An applicant 
for a grant under subparagraph (A) shall submit 
to the Administration an application that is in 
such form as the Administration may require. 
The application shall include information re-
garding the applicant’s goals and objectives for 
the services to be provided using the grant, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) the capability of the applicant to 
provide training and services to a rep-
resentative number of Indian tribe members, 
Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians; 
‘‘(ii) the location of the Small Business 
Development Center site proposed by the ap-
plicant; 
‘‘(iii) the required amount of grant 
funding needed by the applicant to imple-
ment the program; and 
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‘‘(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 match-
ing 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 notice 
and an opportunity for comment and after con-
sulting with the Association recognized by the 
Administration pursuant to paragraph (3)(A) 
(but not later than 180 days after the date of en-
actment of this paragraph), the Administration 
shall issue final regulations to carry out this 
paragraph, including regulations that estab-
lish— 
‘‘(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 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(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 ‘Indian 
lands’ has the meaning given the term ‘In-
dian 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 para-
graph), and the meaning given the term 
‘reservation’ in section 4 of the Indian 
Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1903). 
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‘‘(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 
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 status 
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, occupied 
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and exercised sovereignty in the area 
that now constitutes the State of Ha-
waii. 
‘‘(vi) 
TRIBAL
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘tribal organization’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 4(l) of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance 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 pro-
gram limitations specified in paragraph 
(4). 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.— 
The Administration may carry out this 
paragraph only with amounts appropriated 
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 at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(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 ownership) shall 
publish on the Administration’s website a report setting 
forth the total amount of the grants made under this Act 
to each women’s business center in the fiscal 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 center.’’. 
SEC. 402. COMMUNICATIONS. 
Section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656), 
as amended, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
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‘‘(p) COMMUNICATIONS.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish, by rule, a standardized process to communicate 
with women’s business centers regarding program adminis-
tration matters, including reimbursement, regulatory mat-
ters, and programmatic changes. The Administrator shall 
notify each women’s business center of the opportunity 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 pro-
vide financial assistance to private nonprofit organi-
zations 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, pre-
paring and presenting financial statements, and 
managing cash flow and other financial oper-
ations of a business concern; 
‘‘(B) management assistance, including 
training and counseling in how to plan, orga-
nize, staff, direct, and control each major activ-
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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 criteria 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 bench-
marks based on socio-economic factors in the commu-
nity and on the performance of the applicant. The 
benchmarks shall include— 
‘‘(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; 
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‘‘(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 co-
ordination 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 Fed-
eral dollar; or 
‘‘(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.’’. 
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(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 author-
ized 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 Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 656(h)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A); 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (D); and 
(3) by inserting the following new subparagraphs 
after subparagraph (A): 
‘‘(B) establish performance measures, taking 
into account the demographic differences of pop-
ulations served by women’s business centers, 
which measures shall include— 
‘‘(i) outcome-based measures of the 
amount of job creation or economic activity 
generated in the local community as a re-
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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 con-
tent 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 amended, 
is further amended by adding the following at the end there-
of: 
‘‘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 
Administrator’s evaluations thereof shall be made 
publicly available.’’. 
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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)), by 
adding the following at the end thereof: ‘‘Such studies 
shall include a study on the impact of the 2008–2009 
financial 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)), by 
striking ‘‘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 REPRESENTATION.— 
Section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(b)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(B)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) The Administrator shall ensure that 
SCORE, established under this subparagraph, carries 
out a plan to increase the proportion of mentors who 
are from socially or economically disadvantaged back-
grounds and, on an annual basis, reports to the Ad-
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ministrator on the implementation of this subpara-
graph.’’. 
(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 volun-
teers. The benchmarks shall include benchmarks relat-
ing to the demographic characteristics and the geo-
graphic characteristics of persons assisted by SCORE, 
benchmarks relating to the hours spent mentoring by 
volunteers, and benchmarks relating to the perform-
ance of the persons assisted by SCORE. SCORE shall 
report, on an annual basis, to the Administrator the 
extent to which the benchmarks established 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: 
‘‘(iv) The Administrator shall ensure that 
SCORE, established under this subparagraph, estab-
lishes a mentoring program for small business con-
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cerns that provides one-on-one advice to small busi-
ness concerns from qualified counselors. For purposes 
of this clause, qualified counselors are counselors with 
at least 10 years experience in the industry sector or 
area of responsibility of the small business concern 
seeking advice. 
‘‘(v) The Administrator shall carry out a net-
working program through SCORE, established under 
this subparagraph, that provides small business con-
cerns 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’’. 
(3) In section 20 (15 U.S.C. 631 note)— 
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(A) in subsection (d)(1)(E), by striking ‘‘the 
Service Corps of Retired Executives program’’ 
and inserting ‘‘SCORE’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e)(1)(E), by striking ‘‘the 
Service Corps of Retired Executives program’’ 
and inserting ‘‘SCORE’’. 
(4) In section 33(b)(2) (15 U.S.C. 657c(b)(2)), by 
striking ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ and 
inserting ‘‘SCORE’’. 
(b) ELIMINATION OF ACE.—Section 8(b)(1)(B) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)), as amended, 
is further amended by striking ‘‘and an Active Corps of Ex-
ecutive (ACE)’’. 
SEC. 504. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 20 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 
note), as amended by section 403(c) of this Act, is further 
amended by inserting the following new subsection after 
subsection (f): 
‘‘(g) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 
SCORE.—There 
is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$7,000,000 for SCORE under section 8(b)(1) for each of the 
fiscal years 2010 and 2011.’’. 
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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 Adminis-
trator 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 entrepre-
neurial 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 Business De-
velopment 
Centers, 
Women’s 
Business 
Centers, 
SCORE, Veterans Business Centers, Native American 
Outreach, and other appropriate programs. The Ad-
ministrator shall identify a strategy for each Admin-
istration region to create or retain jobs through Ad-
ministration programs. The Administrator shall iden-
tify, in consultation with appropriate personnel from 
entrepreneurial development programs, performance 
measures and criteria, including job creation, job re-
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tention, and job retraining goals, to evaluate the suc-
cess of the Administration’s actions regarding these 
efforts. 
‘‘(2) DATA COLLECTION PROCESS.—The Admin-
istrator shall, after notice and opportunity for com-
ment, promulgate a rule to develop and implement a 
consistent data collection process to cover all entrepre-
neurial development programs. Such data collection 
process shall include data relating to job creation, 
performance, and any other data determined appro-
priate by the Administrator with respect to the Ad-
ministration’s entrepreneurial development programs. 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION AND ALIGNMENT OF SBA EN-
TREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—The Ad-
ministrator shall submit annually to Congress, in 
consultation with other Federal departments and 
agencies as appropriate, a report on opportunities to 
foster coordination, limit duplication, and improve 
program delivery for Federal entrepreneurial develop-
ment 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 
development services and, make such database avail-
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able through the Administration’s Web site. The data-
base 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 community 
specialist who has as their full-time responsibility 
working with local entrepreneurial development serv-
ice providers to increase coordination with Federal 
resources. The Administrator shall develop bench-
marks for measuring the performance of community 
specialists under this subsection. 
‘‘(6) ENTREPRENEURIAL
DEVELOPMENT
POR-
TAL.—The Administrator shall publish a design for a 
Web-based portal to provide comprehensive informa-
tion on the Administration’s entrepreneurial develop-
ment programs. After a period of 60 days for public 
comment, the Administrator shall establish such por-
tal and— 
‘‘(A) integrate under one Web portal, Small 
Business Development Centers, Women’s Busi-
ness 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 sub-
paragraph (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 pro-
moting access to business solutions, including 
marketing, financing, and human resources 
planning; 
‘‘(D) establish relevant Web content aggre-
gated by industry segment, stage of business de-
velopment, 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 8(b)(1)(B), 21, 29, 
32, or any other provision of this Act.’’. 
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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 preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting before 
‘‘agreed’’ the following: ‘‘mutually’’. 
(c) CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.—Section 21(a)(3)(A) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(A)) is amend-
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ed by inserting after ‘‘uniform negotiated’’ the following: 
‘‘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 in-
serting 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 preceding 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.—Sec-
tion 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).’’. 
(g) NON-MATCHING PORTABILITY GRANTS.—Section 
21(a)(4)(C)(viii) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
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648(a)(4)(C)(viii)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘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 add-
ing 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 Admin-
istration 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. 
‘‘(D) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this 
paragraph, the term ‘Small Business Development 
Center’ means the entity selected by the Administra-
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tion to receive funds pursuant to the funding formula 
set forth in subsection (a)(4), without regard to the 
number of sites for service delivery such entity estab-
lishes or funds.’’. 
(i) WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTERS.—Section 21(a)(1) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(1)), as amend-
ed, is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and women’s business centers 
operating pursuant to section 29’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘or a women’s business center op-
erating pursuant 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 es-
tablish a grant program for small business develop-
ment centers in accordance with this subsection. To be 
eligible for the program, a small business development 
center must be in good standing and comply with the 
other requirements of this section. Funds made avail-
able through the program shall be used to— 
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‘‘(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 po-
tential borrowers to improve financial presen-
tations to lenders; and 
‘‘(D) facilitate borrowers’ access to non-tra-
ditional financing sources, as well as traditional 
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 approved 
in advance in appropriations Acts and separate from 
amounts approved to carry out the program estab-
lished in subsection (a)(1), the Administration 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 pur-
poses of carrying out this subsection for each of the 
fiscal years 2010 and 2011.’’. 
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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 es-
tablish a grant program for small business develop-
ment centers in accordance with this subsection. To be 
eligible for the program, a small business development 
center must be in good standing and comply with the 
other requirements of this section. Funds made avail-
able 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 con-
tracts made available under the American Recov-
ery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 
111–5) through training and business advise-
ment, particularly in the construction trades; 
and 
‘‘(C) provide technical assistance regarding 
the Federal procurement process, including as-
sisting small business concerns to comply with 
federal regulations and bonding requirements. 
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‘‘(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 approved 
in advance in appropriations Acts and separate from 
amounts approved to carry out the program estab-
lished in subsection (a)(1), the Administration 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 sub-
section 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 PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administration shall es-
tablish a grant program for small business develop-
ment centers in accordance with this subsection. To be 
eligible for the program, a small business development 
center must be in good standing and comply with the 
other requirements of this section. Funds made avail-
able through the program shall be used to— 
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‘‘(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 commu-
nity colleges and local professional trade associa-
tions; and 
‘‘(C) assist and provide technical counseling 
to individuals seeking to start a business in the 
fields of energy efficiency, green technology, 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 approved 
in advance in appropriations Acts and separate from 
amounts approved to carry out the program estab-
lished in subsection (a)(1), the Administration 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 sub-
section for each of the fiscal years 2010 and 2011.’’. 
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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 following 
new subsection at the end thereof: 
‘‘(r) MAIN STREET STABILIZATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administration shall es-
tablish a grant program for small business develop-
ment centers in accordance with this subsection. To be 
eligible for the program, a small business development 
center must be in good standing and comply with the 
other requirements of this section. Funds made avail-
able through the program shall be used to— 
‘‘(A) establish a statewide small business 
helpline within every State and United States 
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 assist 
small businesses at-risk of failure and to, in 
areas of high demand, shorten the response time 
of small business development centers, and, in 
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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. 
‘‘(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 approved 
in advance in appropriations Acts and separate from 
amounts approved to carry out the program estab-
lished in subsection (a)(1), the Administration 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 pur-
poses of carrying out this subsection for each of the 
fiscal years 2010 and 2011.’’. 
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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 fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(h) SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
Small Business Development Center Program under section 
21 $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and $160,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2011.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 56 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2352 
[Report No. 111–112] 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act, and for other 
purposes. 
MAY 15, 2009 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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