,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebhf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #f1    
#bjbf,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,cassidy7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,small ,business   
and ,entrepreneurship  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,small ,business ,act to      
establish the position of ,coordinator  
for ,disabled ,small ,business ,concerns
 within the ,office of ,diversity1      
,inclusion and ,civil ,rights of the    
,small ,business ,administration1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,supporting ,disabled ,entrepreneurs    
,act4  #b4 ,coordinator for disabled    
small business concerns ,the ,small     
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fca et   
seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating
 section #di 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fca note7  
as section #ej2 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after section #dh 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fegu7 
the following3  #di4 ,assistance for    

disabled small business concerns  7a7   
,coordinator for ,disabled ,small       
,business ,concerns  7#a7 ,establishment
 ,there is established within the       
,office of ,diversity1 ,inclusion and   
,civil ,rights of the ,administration   
the position of ,coordinator for        
,disabled ,small ,business ,concerns    
7referred to in this section as the     
,coordinator71 the occupant of which    
shall be responsible for the planning1  
coordination1 implementation1           
evaluation1 and improvement of the      
efforts of the ,administrator to enhance
 support for disabled small business    
concerns across capital1 counseling1 and
 contracting programs4  7#b7            
,coordinator  7,a7 ,designation ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of the ,supporting ,disabled  
,entrepreneurs ,act1 the ,administrator 
shall designate to serve as ,coordinator
 an individual who-- 7i7 may be1 as of  
the date of that designation1 an        
employee of the ,administration2 and    

7ii7 has-- 7,i7 demonstrated experience 
working with and knowledge of disabled  
small business concerns2 and  7,,ii7    
experience providing access to capital1 
contracting opportunities1 or counseling
 to disabled small business concerns4   
7,b7 ,duties ,the ,coordinator shall--  
7i7 create and implement strategies and 
programs that support the activities1   
development1 and growth of disabled     
small business concerns2  7ii7          
facilitate outreach to disabled small   
business concerns through the entities  
described in clauses 7i7 through 7iii7  
of subparagraph 7,c72  7iii7 develop    
technical support and training programs 
for disabled small business concerns    
that the entities described in clauses  
7i7 through 7iii7 of subparagraph 7,c7  
may use when conducting the outreach    
described in clause 7ii7 of this        
subparagraph2  7iv7 establish           
partnerships within the ,administration 
and with relevant ,federal agencies to  
advance the goal of supporting the      

economic success of disabled small      
business concerns2  7v7 review the      
effectiveness and impact of             
,administration programs for disabled   
small business concerns2  7vi7 when     
appropriate1 advocate on behalf of      
disabled small business concerns within 
the ,administration2  7vii7 not less    
frequently than once every #f months    
beginning #a year after the date of     
enactment of the ,supporting ,disabled  
,entrepreneurs ,act1 hold public        
meetings with relevant stakeholders to  
assess the effectiveness of the         
strategies and programs of the          
,administration designed to support     
disabled small business concerns and any
 gaps in those programs of the          
,administration2 and  7viii7 not later  
than #b years after the date of         
enactment of the ,supporting ,disabled  
,entrepreneurs ,act1 submit to ,congress
 a report that describes the major      
activities of the ,coordinator1 contains
 recommendations for congressional      

action to further support disabled small
 business concerns1 and addresses the   
potential for growth within the areas in
 which the ,coordinator operates4  7,c7 
,consultation ,in carrying out the      
duties under this paragraph1 the        
,coordinator shall consult with-- 7i7   
district offices of the ,administration2
  7ii7 regional offices of the          
,administration2  7iii7 resource        
partners of the ,administration1        
including small business development    
centers1 women's business centers       
described in section #bi1 chapters of   
the ,service ,corps of ,retired         
,executives described in section        
#h7;a77#a77;,a71 and ,veteran ,business 
,outreach ,centers described in section 
#cb2 and  7iv7 other relevant ,federal  
agencies1 including the ,national       
,council on ,disability1 ,department of 
,health and ,human ,services1 the       
,department of ,justice1 the ,department
 of ,labor1 the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs1 the ,department of           

,education1 the ,social ,security       
,administration1 the ,access ,board1 and
 the ,minority ,business ,development   
,agency4  7b7 ,reporting ,to the extent 
possible1 the ,administration shall     
publicly report1 including in weekly    
reports on lending approvals1 data on   
services provided to disabled small     
business concerns across programs of the
 ,administration4  7c7 ,data collection 
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of the ,supporting         
,disabled ,entrepreneurs ,act1 the      
,administrator shall collect data across
 programs of the ,administration        
regarding the disability status of small
 business concerns1 on a voluntary      
basis1 through program intake forms4  4