,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fddf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #ai1 #bjah,mr4 ,blum 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,murphy of ,florida1 and ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,small ,business ,a ,,bill ,to reauthorize the ,white ,house ,conference on ,small ,business ,authorization ,act1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,white ,house ,conference on ,small ,business ,act of #bjah4 #b4 ,reauthorization of the ,white ,house ,conference on ,small ,business ,public ,law #aja-dji 7the ,white ,house ,conference on ,small ,business ,authorization ,act2 #ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fca note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #b7;a7-- 7,a7 by striking ,the ,president and inserting ,subject to amounts collected under section #aj1 the ,president2 7,b7 by striking not earlier than ,may #a1 #aiie1 and not later than ,september #cj1 #aiie and inserting not earlier than ,december #ca1 #bjah1 and not later than ,december #a1 #bjai2 and 7,c7 by striking ,march #a1 #aiid and inserting ,october #a1 #bjah2 7#b7 in section #c-- 7,a7 by striking contribution of small business and inserting contribution of small business to the national economy2 7,b7 by striking to identify the problems and inserting to identify and prioritize the problems impacting2 7,c7 by striking particularly and inserting including2 7,d7 by striking as may be appropriate for maintaining and encouraging and inserting that maintain1 encourage1 and expand2 7,e7 by inserting to evaluate the small business assistance programs of the ,small ,business ,administration and other ,federal agencies and recommend potential improvements for those programs2 after ,nation22 and 7,f7 by striking #aihf and inserting #aiie2 7#c7 in section #d-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking #aj and inserting #bjj2 7,b7 by amending subsection 7b7 to read as follows3 7b7 ,participants 7#a7 ,national ,conference ,an individual may not participate in the ,national ,conference unless such individual has been selected as a delegate by a ,state conference and by a regional meeting of delegates and is an owner1 officer1 or employee of a small business4 7#b7 ,delegates ,delegates to the ,national ,conference shall include-- 7,a7 one delegate appointed by each ,governor or chief executive official of a ,state2 7,b7 one delegate appointed by each ,member of the ,senate1 each ,member of the ,house of ,representatives1 each ,delegate to the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,resident ,commissioner of ,puerto ,rico2 7,c7 one hundred delegates appointed by the ,president2 and 7,d7 the delegates elected by participants at each ,state ,conference4 7#c7 ,alternates ,each delegate shall have an alternate1 appointed or elected in the same manner as the delegate4 2 7#d7 in section #e-- 7,a7 by striking ,subsequent to the date of enactment of this ,act1 but not later than #cj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the and inserting ,the2 7,b7 by striking ,,gs-#ah each place such term appears and inserting ,,gs-#ae2 and 7,c7 in subsection 7h71 by striking ,chairperson and inserting ,chief ,counsel for ,advocacy of the ,small ,business ,administration2 7#e7 in section #f7;a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#d7 shall establish an electronic communication system for use by delegates and alternates for communication before1 during1 and for at least #d years after the ,national ,conference to allow ,state delegations and issue area groups to collaboratively define the problems faced by small businesses1 refine suggested solutions to those problems1 prioritize and select final recommendations1 and monitor later legislative or regulatory action on the recommendations4 2 and 7#f7 by striking section #i and inserting the following3 #i4 ,co-sponsorship of activities 7a7 ,authorization ,the ,administrator of the ,small ,business ,administration1 after consultation with the ,general ,counsel of the ,small ,business ,administration1 may sponsor activities or cosponsor activities with an eligible entity1 including recognition events1 for small businesses4 7b7 ,eligible entity ,in this section1 the term eligible entity means any for-profit or not-for-profit entity1 any ,state1 or local government official1 or any ,state1 or local government entity4 7c7 ,prohibition on endorsements ,the ,administrator shall ensure that any eligible entities that cosponsor activities receive appropriate recognition for such cosponsorship1 and that such recognition is not considered to be an endorsement by the ,small ,business ,administration of any product or service of such eligible entity4 #aj4 ,funding national conference 7a7 ,authorization of appropriations ,the activities authorized by this ,act shall be funded1 to the extent and in the amount provided in advance in appropriations ,acts1 exclusively by amounts 7if any7 collected under subsection 7b74 ,no other amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this ,act4 7b7 ,authority ,to accept gifts 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 for purposes of carrying out this ,act1 the ,commission1 the ,administrator of the ,small ,business ,administration1 and the ,administrator of the ,general ,service ,administration may-- 7,a7 solicit ownership1 accept1 and hold gifts1 devises1 and bequests of cash1 property 7including tangible1 intangible1 real and personal71 or subsistence from non-,federal sources2 and 7,b7 enter into an agreement with any organization described in section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and exempt from taxation under section #eja7;a7 of such ,code to solicit the donations described under subparagraph 7,a74 7#b7 ,conflict of interest ,no gift1 devise1 or bequest shall be solicited or accepted under the authority of this subsection if such solicitation or acceptance would1 in the determination of the ,inspector ,general of the ,small ,business ,administration create a conflict of interest4 7c7 ,funds remaining at termination ,on the date of termination of the ,national ,conference1 any unobligated amounts collected under this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the ,treasury4 #aa4 ,state defined ,for purposes of this ,act1 the term ,state includes the several ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 and any other territory or possession of the ,united ,states4 4