,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #babf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #af1 #bjai ,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina 7for himself and ,mr4 ,coons7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,small ,business and ,entrepreneurship ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,small ,business ,administration to report on assistance provided to historically ,black colleges or universities1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,promoting ,robust ,opportunities for ,minority ,institutions and ,strengthening ,entrepreneurship ,act or the ,,promise ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 the terms ,administration and ,administrator mean the ,small ,business ,administration and the ,administrator thereof1 respectively2 7#b7 the term historically ,black college or university means a part ,b institution1 as defined in section #cbb of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfa72 and 7#c7 the term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section #aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74 #c4 ,reporting requirements for the ,small ,business ,administration on historically ,black colleges or universities 7a7 ,entrepreneurial development programs ,the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fca et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #ba 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdh71 by adding at the end the following3 7o7 ,report on centers at historically ,black colleges and universities 7#a7 ,definition ,in this subsection-- 7,a7 the term historically ,black college or university means a part ,b institution1 as defined in section #cbb of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfa72 and 7,b7 the term lead small business development center means a small business development center described in section #ba that administers and operates a network of small business development centers4 7#b7 ,report ,the ,administrator shall annually prepare a report-- 7,a7 which the ,administrator shall make publicly available2 and 7,b7 that includes-- 7i7 the number of small business development centers and lead small business development centers that are located at historically ,black colleges or universities2 7ii7 the number of women's business centers and ,veteran ,business ,outreach ,centers that have partnerships with historically ,black colleges or universities2 7iii7 the number of hours of training and education provided by a program overseen by the ,office of ,entrepreneurial ,development of the ,administration to students and graduates of historically ,black colleges or universities2 7iv7 each strategic alliance memorandum entered into between the ,administration and a historically ,black college or university2 7v7 the steps taken to ensure that each memorandum described in clause 7iv7 is upheld2 7vi7 the steps taken to partner the resources provided by the ,service ,corps of ,retired ,executives program authorized by section #h7;b77#a7 with students and graduates of historically ,black colleges or universities2 7vii7 for that year1 the plan of the ,administration prepared in accordance with section #b7;c7 of ,executive ,order #acggi 7#hb ,fed4 ,reg4 #abdii2 relating to promoting excellence and innovation at historically ,black colleges and universities72 7viii7 the steps taken by the ,administration to ensure that the plan described in clause 7vii7 is carried out2 and 7ix7 the process by which a historically ,black college or university may apply for a grant awarded by a small business development center1 women's business center1 or ,veteran ,business ,outreach ,center4 2 and 7#b7 in section #bi7;j77#b7 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fef7;j77#b77-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,f71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,g7 the number of historically ,black colleges or universities 7as defined in section #ba7o77#a77 served by the women's business center1 and the hours of training provided to students and graduates of historically ,black colleges or universities4 4 7b7 ,small ,business ,administration programs at historically ,black colleges and universities ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator shall submit to the ,committee on ,small ,business and ,entrepreneurship of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,small ,business of the ,house of ,representatives a report that examines the number and scope of programs of the ,administration at historically ,black colleges or universities1 as compared with other institutions of higher education4 #d4 ,promoting entrepreneurship and small business opportunities at historically black colleges or universities ,the ,administrator shall-- 7#a7 on an annual basis1 provide to each historically ,black college or university a list of each internship or employment opportunity available at the ,administration2 7#b7 actively promote the programs and resources of the ,administration that would be helpful for entrepreneurs who are students at1 or graduates of1 historically ,black colleges or universities2 7#c7 work to ensure that the ,strategic ,alliance ,memorandums between the ,administration and historically ,black colleges or universities are enforced by developing and executing a strategic plan that accomplishes the goals set forth in those memorandums2 7#d7 conduct outreach to historically ,black colleges or universities to provide awareness with respect to resources1 services1 and opportunities provided by the ,administration2 and 7#e7 in order to enhance transparency1 when describing the efforts of the ,administration to strengthen the capacity of historically ,black colleges or universities to participate in applicable ,federal programs and initiatives in each plan prepared under section #b7;c7 of ,executive ,order #acggi 7#hb ,fed4 ,reg4 #abdii2 relating to promoting excellence and innovation at historically ,black colleges and universities71 provide rationales for those efforts4