,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bgd #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ejgh ,report ,no4 #aaf-cdd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #ac1 #bjai ,ms4 ,velzquez 7for herself and ,mr4 ,chabot7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,small ,business ,december #ab1 #bjai;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,spano 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 incarcerated individuals1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,prison to ,proprietorship ,act4 #b4 ,re-,entry entrepreneurship counseling and training for 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 incarcerated individuals 7a7 ,services required ,the ,administrator1 in coordination with the ,director of the ,bureau of ,prisons1 shall require women's business centers and small business development centers identified under the plan described in subsection 7b7 to provide entrepreneurship counseling and training services to covered individuals4 7b7 ,plan 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator1 in consultation with an association formed to pursue matters of common concern to women's business centers and an association of small business development centers formed pursuant to section #ba7;a77#c77;,a71 shall develop a plan1 which shall be updated annually1 to match women's business centers and small business development centers with covered individuals in ,federal prisons who are eligible to receive services under this section4 7#b7 ,matching ,in determining matches under paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator shall prioritize matching the women's business center or small business development center in closest proximity to the applicable ,federal prison to provide such services4 7#c7 ,association responsibilities ,if the women's business center or small business development center identified under the plan in paragraph 7#a7 is unable to provide such services to covered individuals in such ,federal prison1 another women's business center or small business development center1 an association of women's business centers1 or an association of small business development centers shall provide such services in accordance with the requirements of this section4 7c7 ,goals ,the goal of the services provided under this section is to provide covered individuals with the following3 7#a7 ,assistance and in-depth training 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 resume1 business plan1 and transition plan2 7,b7 identify sources of capital2 and 7,c7 connect with local resources for small business concerns4 7d7 ,additional requirements ,the services provided under this section shall include-- 7#a7 a presentation providing exposure to the opportunities involved in self-employment and ownership of a small business concern2 7#b7 a self-study course manual focused on the basic skills of entrepreneurship1 financial literacy1 the language of business1 and the considerations and life skills relevant to self-employment and ownership of a small business concern2 7#c7 five two-day sessions of in-depth classroom instruction introducing the foundations of self-employment and ownership of small business concerns1 including guided discussions to explore personal entrepreneurial development interests2 7#d7 in-depth training delivered through one-on-one mentorship1 including individual support in the development of a business plan1 entrepreneurial skills1 and strategies for starting up a small business concern2 and 7#e7 upon completion of the counseling and training1 a presentation of a certificate4 7e7 ,priority ,the ,administrator shall1 to the extent practicable1 ensure that women's business centers and small business development centers prioritize providing entrepreneurship counseling and training services to covered individuals who will be released from ,federal custody not later than #ah months after the date on which such a covered individual begins to receive such services4 7f7 ,continuation of services ,a covered individual receiving services under this section may continue to receive such services after release from ,federal custody4 7g7 ,grant authority ,in carrying out this section1 the ,administrator may award a grant to an association formed to pursue matters of common concern to women's business centers or small business development centers to coordinate the services described under this section1 including to develop curriculum1 train mentors and instructors1 and establish public-private partnerships to support covered individuals and identify opportunities to access capital4 7h7 ,curriculum ,the ,administration shall print and make available to women's business centers1 small business development centers1 an association of women's business centers1 or an association of small business development centers any curriculum or course materials developed pursuant to this section4 7i7 ,survey ,each women's business center or small business development center that provided services under this section shall survey covered individuals who received such services to assess the satisfaction of such covered individuals with such services4 7j7 ,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 counseled or trained under this section2 7#b7 the number of hours of counseling provided by each women's business center and each small business development center under this section2 7#c7 the number of certificates presented under subsection 7d77#e72 7#d7 the demographics of covered individuals who received services1 including age1 gender1 race1 and ethnicity2 7#e7 the level of understanding of business concepts of covered individuals upon completion of the counseling and training described under this section2 7#f7 a summary and analysis of surveys conducted under subsection 7i72 and 7#g7 any additional information the ,administrator may require4 7k7 ,covered individual defined ,in this section1 the term covered individual means an individual incarcerated in a ,federal prison that the ,director of the ,bureau of ,prisons has designated as a minimum1 low1 or medium security prison4 7l7 ,funding ,subject to the availability of appropriations1 the ,administrator shall reimburse women's business centers1 small business development centers1 an association of women's business centers1 or an association of small business development centers for the costs relating to the services provided under the section4 4 ,december #ab1 #bjai ,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed