,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #daba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bh1 #bjad 
,ms4 ,velzquez introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,small ,business  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,small ,business  
,act to provide for improvements to     
small business development centers4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,small ,business ,development      
,centers ,improvement ,act of #bjad4    
#b4 ,use of ,authorized ,entrepreneurial
 ,development ,programs ,the ,small     
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fca et   
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  #dh4 ,use of ,authorized
 ,entrepreneurial ,development ,programs
  7a7 ,expanded support for             
entrerpreneurs  7#a7 ,in general        
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,administrator shall only use  
the programs authorized in sections     
#g7;j71 #g7m71 #h7;a71 #h7;b77#a71 #ba1 
#bb1 #bi1 and #cb of this ,act1 and     

sections #ceh and #chi of the ,small    
,business ,investment ,act to deliver   
entrepreneurial development services1   
entrepreneurial education1 business     
incubation services1 growth acceleration
 services1 support for the development  
and maintenance of clusters1 or business
 training4  7#b7 ,exception ,this       
section shall not apply to services     
provided to assist small business       
concerns owned by an ,indian tribe4  7b7
 ,annual report ,beginning on the first 
,december #a after the date of enactment
 of this subsection1 the ,administrator 
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 undertaken in the
 current fiscal year4 ,this report shall
 include--  7#a7 a description and      
operating details for each program and  
activity2  7#b7 operating circulars1    
manuals1 and standard operating         

procedures for each program and         
activity2  7#c7 a description of the    
process used to award grants under each 
program and activity2  7#d7 a list of   
all awardees1 contractors1 and vendors  
7including organization name and        
location7 and the amount of awards for  
the current fiscal year for each program
 and activity2  7#e7 the amount of      
funding obligated for the current fiscal
 year for each program and activity2 and
  7#f7 the names and titles for those   
individuals responsible for each program
 and activity4  4  #c4 ,marketing of    
,services ,section #ba of the ,small    
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdh7 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7o7 ,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 
businesses4  4  #d4 ,confidentiality    
,requirements ,section #ba7;a77#g77;,a7 

of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae       
,u4,s4,c4 #fdh7;a77#g77;,a77 is amended 
by inserting after under this section   
the following3 to any ,state1 local or  
,federal agency or third party4  #e4    
,data ,collection  7a7 ,in general      
,section #ba7;a77#c77;,a7 of the ,small 
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4           
#fdh7;a77#c77;,a77 is amended--  7#a7 by
 striking as provided in this section   
and and inserting as provided in this   
section12 and  7#b7 by inserting before 
the period at the end the following3 1  
and 7iv7 governing data collection      
activities related to applicants        
receiving grants under this section4    
7b7 ,annual report on data collection   
,section #ba of the ,small ,business    
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdh71 as amended by
 section #c of this ,act1 is further    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7p7 ,annual ,report on data 
collection ,the ,administrator shall    
report annually to the ,committee on    
,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 program4 
4  #f4 ,matchmaking and ,other ,events  
,section #ba7;a77#c77;,c7 of the ,small 
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4           
#fdh7;a77#c77;,c77 is amended to read as
 follows3  7,c7 ,such participation in  
private partnerships and cosponsorships 
with the ,administration shall not limit
 ,small ,business ,development ,centers 
from collecting fees or other income    
related to the operation of such        
partnerships and cosponsorships4  4  #g4
 ,equity for ,s,b,d,cs ,section         
#ba7;a77#d77;,c77v7 of the ,small       
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4           
#fdh7;a77#d77;,c77v77 is amended--  7#a7
 in item 7aa71 by striking 2 and and    
inserting a period2 and  7#b7 by        
striking item 7bb74  #h4 ,award of      
,grants to ,s,b,d,cs ,section #ba of the
 ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4   

#fdh71 as amended by sections #c and #e 
of this ,act1 is further amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7q7   
,limitation on award of grants ,except  
for not-for-profit institutions of      
higher education1 notwithstanding any   
provision of law1 the ,administrator    
shall not award grants 7including       
contracts and cooperative agreements7   
under this section to any entity other  
than those that received grants         
7including contracts and cooperative    
agreements7 under this section prior to 
,september #cj1 #bjad1 and that seek to 
renew such grants 7including contracts  
and cooperative agreements7 after such  
date4  4