,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fcfg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bc1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,schneider introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,small ,business  ,a      
,,bill  ,to provide grants to small     
business development centers1 women's   
business centers1 and chapters of the   
,service ,corps of ,retired ,executives 
to allow telework and create marketing  
materials in response to ,,covid-#ai1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,entrepreneurial ,development           
,,covid-#ai ,response ,act of #bjbj4    
#b4 ,waiver of matching funds           
requirement under the women's business  
center program ,during the #c-month     
period beginning on the date of the     
enactment of this section1 the          
requirement relating to obtaining cash  
contributions from non-,federal sources 
under section #bi7;c77#a7 of the ,small 
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4           

#fef7;c77#a77 is waived for any         
recipient of assistance under such      
section #bi4  #c4 ,grants to small      
business development centers1 women's   
business centers1 and chapters of the   
,service ,corps of ,retired ,executives 
7a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator of  
the ,small ,business ,administration    
shall provide grants to small business  
development centers1 women's business   
centers1 and chapters of the ,service   
,corps of ,retired ,executives for the  
purposes described in subsection 7b74   
7b7 ,use of funds ,grant funds under    
this section shall be used for the      
following3 7#a7 ,to purchase laptops1   
software1 and other related technical or
 electronic equipment to ensure that    
employees of small business development 
centers1 women's business centers1 and  
chapters of the ,service ,corps of      
,retired ,executives may telework and   
provide remote customer service in      
response to a public health emergency   
declared because of ,,covid-#ai4  7#b7  

,to create marketing materials for      
employees of small business development 
centers1 women's business centers1 and  
chapters of the ,service ,corps of      
,retired ,executives to educate         
customers on available training and     
counseling resources relevant to a      
public health emergency declared because
 of ,,covid-#ai4  7c7 ,definitions ,in  
this ,act3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the term
 ,administrator means the ,administrator
 of the ,small ,business                
,administration4  7#b7 ,service ,corps  
of ,retired ,executives ,the term       
,service ,corps of ,retired ,executives 
means the ,service ,corps of ,retired   
,executives established under section   
#h7;b77#a77;,b7 of the ,small ,business 
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg7;b77#a77;,b774 
7#c7 ,small business development center 
,the term small business development    
center has the meaning given in section 
#c of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #fcb74  7#d7 ,women's business
 center ,the term women's business      

center means a women's business center  
as described under section #bi of the   
,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#fef74  7d7 ,authorization of           
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated #be1jjj1jjj to the      
,administrator to carry out this ,act1  
of which not less than #ae1jjj1jjj shall
 be used for grants to small business   
development centers4