,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cche  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bj1 #bjai,mr4 
,cicilline introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide for the            
establishment of a ,commission on the   
,advancement of ,social ,enterprise1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,social  
,enterprise ,ecosystem and ,economic    
,development ,commission ,act of #bjai  
or as the ,,seeed ,commission ,act of   
#bjai4  #b4 ,commission on the          
advancement of social enterprise  7a7   
,establishment ,there is established a  
commission to be known as the           
,commission on the ,advancement of      
,social ,enterprise 7referred to in this
 section as the ,commission74 ,the      
purpose of the ,commission is to examine
 and make recommendations with respect  
to ways the ,federal ,government can    
support and utilize the transformative  

power of social enterprises4  7b7       
,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act ,the 
,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act does 
not apply to the ,commission established
 under this section4  7c7 ,membership   
,the membership of the ,commission shall
 be composed of the following or their  
designees3  7#a7 ,the ,administrator of 
the ,small ,business ,administration4   
7#b7 ,the ,administrator of the         
,economic ,development ,administration4 
7#c7 ,the ,assistant to the ,president  
for ,domestic ,policy4  7#d7 ,the       
,commissioner of ,internal ,revenue4    
7#e7 ,the ,secretary of ,labor4  7#f7   
,the ,director of the ,national         
,economic ,council4  7#g7 ,the ,chair of
 the ,council of ,economic ,advisors4   
7#h7 ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury4  
7#i7 ,the ,secretary of ,commerce4      
7#aj7 ,the ,secretary of ,housing and   
,urban ,development4  7d7 ,operation    
7#a7 ,chairperson ,the ,director of the 
,domestic ,policy ,council shall serve  
as the ,chairperson of the ,commission4 

7#b7 ,meetings  7,a7 ,in general ,the   
,commission shall meet at the call of   
the ,chairperson4  7,b7 ,initial meeting
 ,the initial meeting shall take place  
not later than #cj days after the date  
of enactment of this ,act4  7#c7 ,quorum
 ,a majority of the members of the      
,commission shall constitute a quorum1  
but a lesser number of members may hold 
hearings4  7#d7 ,rules ,the ,commission 
may establish1 by majority vote1 any    
rules for the conduct of ,commission    
business1 in accordance with this ,act  
and other applicable law4  7e7 ,duties  
7#a7 ,defining social enterprise ,not   
later than #a year after the initial    
meeting of the ,commission1 the         
,commission shall establish criteria for
 identifying social enterprises for     
purposes of ,federal programs4 ,the     
,commission will draw upon existing     
leading research and scholarship in this
 area as well as the input of           
practitioners and policy experts within 
the social enterprise field4  7#b7      

,study activities  7,a7 ,in general ,the
 ,commission shall identify             
opportunities for the ,federal          
,government to more effectively engage  
social enterprises in creating jobs and 
strengthening local economies while     
achieving optimal outcomes in addressing
 policy challenges at the national1     
,state1 and local level4 ,the           
,commission shall receive and consider  
reports and testimony from individuals1 
government departments1 ,state and local
 elected officials1 community-based     
organizations1 nonprofit organizations1 
faith-based organizations1 foundations1 
and other public and private            
organizations statewide and of national 
significance on the following3  7i7 ,how
 social enterprise can accelerate       
progress on social issues4  7ii7 ,how   
social enterprises work in a            
cross-sector manner4  7iii7 ,how social 
enterprise can advance social and       
economic development goals4  7,b7 ,areas
 of study and recommendation ,the areas 

studied and potential recommendations   
offered by the ,commission under this   
paragraph shall include the following3  
7i7 ,the role of social enterprises in  
the ,united ,states economy4  7ii7 ,the 
role of social enterprises in addressing
 economic1 social1 and environmental    
policy challenges across all levels of  
government4  7iii7 ,the role of social  
enterprises as community support and    
development entities4  7iv7 ,a          
statistical and qualitative examination 
of social enterprise within the ,united 
,states and its contribution to the     
social and economic development of the  
,united ,states4  7v7 ,means through    
which the ,federal ,government can      
assist in enhancing the capacity of     
social enterprises4  7vi7 ,corporate    
legal structures that foster or impede  
the development of social enterprises4  
7vii7 ,how to reform the ,internal      
,revenue ,code to reduce obstacles that 
social enterprises face when addressing 
social issues and creating economic     

value through innovative methods4       
7viii7 ,how to reform ,federal          
securities laws to encourage impact     
investing4  7ix7 ,how the ,federal      
,government can leverage existing       
,community ,development ,financial      
,institutions programs4  7x7 ,how       
various sectors 7including but not      
limited to philanthropic1 for-profit1   
and nonprofit sectors7 and levels of    
government currently interact with      
social enterprises4  7xi7 ,review of the
 current process through which social   
enterprises--both for-profit and        
nonprofit organizations--can obtain     
,federal loans1 grants1 and contracts   
and offer recommendations for improving 
these processes in light of the special 
needs and contributions of social       
enterprises4  7xii7 ,review of the      
current process1 policies1 and          
procedures through which social         
enterprises--both for-profit and        
nonprofit organizations--can access     
,federal contracting opportunities and  

offer recommendations for improving the 
access of social enterprises to ,federal
 procurement opportunities4  7xiii7 ,how
 the ,federal ,government can play a    
role in developing a purchasing         
directory of social enterprises within  
the ,united ,states that can be         
supported by citizens1 businesses1 and  
government4  7xiv7 ,opportunities for   
the ,federal ,government to develop and 
expand research and the collection and  
analysis of longitudinal data on social 
enterprises4  7xv7 ,barriers to social  
enterprise growth4  7xvi7 ,opportunities
 for the development of an entity or    
initiative to support intermediaries    
that will promote and invest in social  
enterprise4  7xvii7 ,identification of  
the appropriate entity within the       
,federal ,government that shall be      
charged with the responsibility of      
preparing an annual report to ,congress 
on the impact of social enterprises in  
the ,united ,states and the extent to   
which the ,federal ,government interacts

 with1 supports1 and invests in social  
enterprises4 ,and1 where appropriate1   
this entity shall monitor and update the
 areas of study listed in this          
subparagraph4  7f7 ,powers of the       
commission  7#a7 ,hearings ,the         
,commission may hold such hearings and  
collect such information as appropriate 
for carrying out this section4  7#b7    
,information ,except as otherwise       
prohibited by law1 the ,commission may  
secure directly from any ,federal       
department or agency information the    
,commission considers necessary to carry
 out this section4 ,upon the request of 
the ,commission1 the head of the any    
,federal agency shall furnish           
information requested under this        
paragraph to the ,commission4  7#c7     
,contract authority ,the ,commission may
 enter into contracts for research to   
inform the deliberations of the         
,commission4  7#d7 ,mails ,the          
,commission may use the ,united ,states 
mails in the same manner and under the  

same conditions as other agencies of the
 ,federal ,government4  7g7 ,commission 
personnel matters  7#a7 ,detail of      
,federal employees ,on the affirmative  
vote of #b_/c of the members of the     
,commission and the approval of the     
appropriate ,federal agency head1 an    
employee of the ,federal ,government at 
,,gs-#ac level or higher may be detailed
 to the ,commission without             
reimbursement1 and such detail shall be 
without interruption or loss of civil   
service status1 benefits1 or privileges4
  7#b7 ,staff  7,a7 ,in general  7i7    
,appointment and compensation ,the      
chairperson1 in accordance with rules   
agreed upon by the ,commission1 may     
appoint and fix the compensation of a   
staff director and such other personnel 
as may be necessary to enable the       
,commission to carry out its functions1 
without regard to the provisions of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1        
governing appointments in the           
competitive service1 and without regard 

to the provisions of chapter #ea and    
subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ec of such 
title relating to classification and    
,general ,schedule pay rates1 except    
that no rate of pay fixed under this    
subsection may exceed the equivalent of 
that payable for a position at ,level ,v
 of the ,executive ,schedule under      
section #ecaf of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7ii7 ,personnel as      
,federal employees  7,i7 ,in general    
,any personnel of the ,commission who   
are employees shall be employees under  
section #baje of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 for purposes of chapters 
#fc1 #ha1 #hc1 #hd1 #he1 #hg1 #hi1 and  
#ij of that title4  7,,ii7 ,members of  
the commission ,subparagraph 7,i7 shall 
not be construed to apply to members of 
the ,commission4  7,b7 ,volunteer       
services ,notwithstanding section #acdb 
of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 the
 ,commission may accept and use         
voluntary and uncompensated services as 
the ,commission determines necessary4   

7h7 ,contracts for research  7#a7       
,researchers and experts ,on an         
affirmative vote of #b_/c of the members
 of the ,commission1 the ,commission may
 select nongovernmental researchers and 
experts to assist the ,commission in    
carrying out the duties of the          
,commission under this section4  7#b7   
,other organizations ,nothing in this   
subsection limits the ability of the    
,commission to enter into contracts with
 any other entity or organization to    
carry out research necessary to carry   
out the duties of the ,commission under 
this section4  7i7 ,report ,not later   
than #a year after the ,commission      
establishes criteria by which to        
identify social enterprise1 the         
,commission shall submit to the         
,president and ,congress a report on the
 ,commission's findings1 conclusions1   
and recommendations4 ,the report shall  
identify the ,federal programs          
recommended and shall include--  7#a7   
reports on all matters studied as       

described in subsection 7e72 and  7#b7  
how existing ,federal ,government       
programs can be expanded to take        
advantage of the social and economic    
benefits of social enterprises4  7j7    
,termination ,the ,commission shall     
terminate #ij days after the date on    
which the ,commission submits the report
 of the ,commission under subsection    
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