Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018
Latest action · May 9, 2018 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 23, 2017
- Passed HouseMay 8, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2017
This bill amends the Small Business Act with respect to the authority of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to use certain SBA programs, including the small business development center (SBDC) program, to provide grants, financial assistance, loans, export assistance, and subcontracting opportunities on federal contracts to specified small businesses, organizations, state governments, universities, companies, and other entities that assist smaller enterprises.
The SBA shall use such programs only to deliver entrepreneurial development services, entrepreneurial education, support for the development and maintenance of clusters, or business training. Such program requirements shall not apply to services provided to assist small businesses owned by an Indian tribe.
The SBA shall not prohibit SBDC grant recipients from marketing and advertising their services to individuals and small business concerns.
The SBA shall establish a Data Collection Working Group to determine the best way to capture data collection and create or revise existing systems dedicated to data collection.
The bill: (1) increases the portion of certain available funds the SBA may use to pay the expenses of the National Small Business Development Center Advisory Board, the information sharing system, and the SBDC association for conducting an SBCD accreditation program; and (2) removes a limitation on the amount the SBA may use to pay the examination expenses of the SBDC accreditation program.
The SBA may not award grants (including contracts and cooperative agreements) under the SBDC program to entities other than those that received them before September 30, 2015, and seek to renew them after that date, with an exception for not-for-profit institutions of higher education.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 23, 2017 to Mar 28, 2017, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Original | Mar 23, 2017 |
| R-IA | Rod Blum | Mar 28, 2017 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 9, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- May 8, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3806-3808)
- May 8, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1702.
- May 8, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 8, 2018Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1774 | Developing the Next Generation of Small Businesses Act of 2017 | Related bill | Mar 29, 2017 |
| HR 2810 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 | Related bill | Dec 12, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 9, 2018Referred in Senate
- May 8, 2018Engrossed in House
- Mar 23, 2017Introduced in House
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