,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dfac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #h1 #bjad ,mr4   
,g>cia 7= himself & ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis 
( ,ill9ois7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,small     
,bus9ess  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !     
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/rator to e/abli% 
a grant program to emp[] encore         
entrepr5eurs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,emp[]+ ,encore        
,entrepr5eurs ,act ( #bjad4  #b4        
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7          
,adm9i/ration ,! t]m ,adm9i/ration means
 ! ,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 
,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess       
,adm9i/ration4  7#c7 ,encore entrepr5eur
 ,! t]m encore entrepr5eur means an     
entrepr5eur1 businessp]son1 or own] ( a 
small bus9ess conc]n--  7,a7 :o is seek+
 to />t a new small bus9ess conc]n or   
exp& an exi/+ small bus9ess conc]n2 &   
7,b7 :o--  7i7 is n less ?an #ej ye>s ( 
age2 or  7ii7 has n less ?an #bj ye>s ( 

exp]i5ce 9 a workplace4  7#d7 ,nonpr(it 
organization ,! t]m nonpr(it            
organization means an organization t is 
describ$ 9 section #eja7;c77#c7 ( !     
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf & is     
exempt f taxation "u section #eja7;a7 ( 
su* ,code4  7#e7 ,small bus9ess conc]n  
,! t]m small bus9ess conc]n has ! mean+ 
giv5 t t]m "u section #c ( ! ,small     
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb74     
7#f7 ,small bus9ess developm5t c5t] ,!  
t]m small bus9ess developm5t c5t] means 
a small bus9ess developm5t c5t] describ$
 9 section #ba ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdh74  7#g7 ,wom5's     
bus9ess c5t] ,! t]m wom5's bus9ess c5t] 
means a project c>ri$ out "u section #bi
 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #fef74  #c4 ,emp[]+ encore entrepr5eurs
 program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to !    
availability ( appropriations1 !        
,adm9i/rator %all e/abli% a program "u  
:i* ! ,adm9i/rator may ent] into        
contracts or coop]ative agreem5ts )1 or 
make grants to1 nonpr(it organizations1 

includ+ small bus9ess developm5t c5t]s1 
wom5's bus9ess c5t]s1 *apt]s p>ticipat+ 
9 ! ,,score program au?oriz$ by section 
#h7;b77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg7;b77#a77;,b771 &   
o!r res\rce p>tn]s ( ! ,adm9i/ration1 & 
appropriate private sector organizations
 or entities to provide te*nical        
assi/ance1 m5tor+1 & o!r specializ$     
tra9+ activities = encore entrepr5eurs4 
7b7 ,uses ( funds ,am\nts made available
 "u subsection 7a7 may be us$ to provide
 te*nical assi/ance1 m5tor+1 & o!r      
specializ$ tra9+ activities includ+--   
7#a7 onl9e res\rces & tra9+ = encore    
entrepr5eurs1 includ+ virtual network+ &
 m5tor+ tools2  7#b7 work%ops1 tra9+1 & 
bus9ess network+ ev5ts = encore         
entrepr5eurs2 or  7#c7 programs to assi/
 encore entrepr5eurs 9 rema9+ 9 or      
re-ent]+ ! labor m>ket ?r\gh            
self-employm5t4  7c7 ,application ,an   
entity desir+ a grant1 contract1 or     
coop]ative agreem5t "u subsection 7a7   
%all submit to ! ,adm9i/rator an        

application t conta9s--  7#a7 a         
description ( ! goals ( ! project to be 
fund$2  7#b7 a li/ ( any p>tn]s t plan  
to p>ticipate 9 ! project to be fund$2 &
  7#c7 any o!r in=mation ! ,adm9i/rator 
det]m9es is necess>y4  7d7 ,special     
consid]ation ,! ,adm9i/rator %all give  
special consid]ation to applications    
seek+ fund+ = programs =--  7#a7 memb]s 
( ! ,arm$ ,=ces impact$ by base closures
 or realignm5t2 or  7#b7 encore         
entrepr5eurs unemploy$ = a p]iod ( n    
less ?an #a ye>4  7e7 ,t]m9ation ,!     
program e/abli%$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all  
t]m9ate on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjag4  #d4   
,report on b>ri]s fac$ by encore        
entrepr5eurs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator1 9 consultation )  
o!r relevant ,f$]al ag5cies1 %all submit
 to ! ,committee on ,small ,bus9ess &   
,entrepr5eur%ip ( ! ,s5ate & !          
,committee on ,small ,bus9ess ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives a report t describes !
 b>ri]s & ob/acles fac$ by encore       

entrepr5eurs 9 />t+ new small bus9ess   
conc]ns or exp&+ exi/+ small bus9ess    
conc]ns4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,! report requir$
 "u subsection 7a7 %all include--  7#a7 
a review ( ! accessibility &            
availability ( cr$it & o!r =ms ( f9anc+ 
= encore entrepr5eurs2  7#b7 a review ( 
! availability ( ,f$]al contract+       
opportunities = encore entrepr5eurs2    
7#c7 a review ( ! accessibility &       
availability ( c\nsel+ & m5tor+ programs
 = encore entrepr5eurs2 &  7#d7 policy  
recomm5dations1 if any1 = improv+ ,f$]al
 assi/ance & coord9ation on programs    
assi/+ encore entrepr5eurs4