,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bgc  #aafth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#ejfe  ,report ,no4 #aaf-cdc  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,november #ac1 #bjai ,mr4 ,jeffries 7for
 himself and ,mr4 ,burchett7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,small ,business   
,december #ab1 #bjai;,additional        
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4 ,spano1 
and ,ms4 ,kendra ,s4 ,horn of ,oklahoma 
,december #ab1 #bjai ,committed to the  
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,small
 ,business ,act to provide re-entry     
entrepreneurship counseling and training
 services for formerly incarcerated     
individuals1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,prison to ,proprietorship for  
,formerly ,incarcerated ,act4  #b4      
,re-,entry entrepreneurship counseling  
and training for formerly incarcerated  
individuals ,the ,small ,business ,act  

7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fca et seq47 is         
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating section
 #di as section #ej2 and  7#b7 by       
inserting after section #dh the         
following new section3  #di4 ,re-entry  
entrepreneurship counseling and training
 for formerly incarcerated individuals  
7a7 ,services required ,the             
,administrator1 in coordination with the
 ,director of the ,bureau of ,prisons1  
shall require the ,service ,corps of    
,retired ,executives to provide         
entrepreneurship counseling and training
 services to individuals formerly       
incarcerated in a ,federal prison       
7hereinafter referred to as covered     
individuals7 on a nationwide basis4  7b7
 ,goals ,the goal of the services       
provided under this section is to       
provide covered individuals with the    
following3  7#a7 ,mentoring1 workshops1 
and instructional videos designed       
specifically for covered individuals on 
how to start or expand a small business 
concern4  7#b7 ,tools1 skills1 and      

knowledge necessary to identify a       
business opportunity1 including how to--
 7,a7 draft a skills profile1 business  
plan1 and transition plan2  7,b7        
identify sources of capital2 and  7,c7  
connect with local resources for small  
business concerns4  7c7 ,additional     
requirements ,the services provided     
under this section shall include-- 7#a7 
regular individualized mentoring        
sessions1 to take place over the course 
of a year1 to support development of the
 business plans of covered individuals  
and the growth of covered individuals as
 entrepreneurs2  7#b7 assistance with   
identifying of local resources for small
 business concerns for covered          
individuals2  7#c7 assistance with      
identifying sources of capital1 and when
 appropriate1 assistance with preparing 
applications for loans and other funding
 opportunities2 and  7#d7 workshops on  
topics specifically tailored to meet the
 needs of covered individuals4  7d7     
,survey ,the ,service ,corps of ,retired

 ,executives shall survey covered       
individuals who received services under 
this section to assess the satisfaction 
of such covered individuals with such   
services4  7e7 ,report ,not later than  
#a year after the date of the enactment 
of this section and annually thereafter1
 the ,administrator shall submit to the 
,committee on ,small ,business of the   
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,small ,business and      
,entrepreneurship of the ,senate a      
report on the performance and           
effectiveness of the services provided  
under this section1 which may be        
included as part of another report      
submitted to such committees by the     
,administrator1 and which shall         
include--  7#a7 the number of covered   
individuals mentored under this section2
  7#b7 the number of hours of mentorship
 provided by the ,service ,corps of     
,retired ,executives under this section2
  7#c7 the demographics of covered      
individuals who received services1      

including age1 gender1 race1 and        
ethnicity2  7#d7 a summary and analysis 
of surveys conducted under subsection   
7d72 and  7#e7 any additional           
information the ,administrator may      
require4  4  ,december #ab1 #bjai       
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed