[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7687 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7687
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to
encourage entrepreneurship training in after school programs, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 6, 2022
Mr. Phillips (for himself, Mr. Hill, and Ms. Davids of Kansas)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Education and
Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to
encourage entrepreneurship training in after school programs, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Entrepreneurship Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) entrepreneurship creates new jobs, grows the economy,
increases productivity, and significantly improves the quality
of life of the people of the United States;
(2) entrepreneurship rates in the United States have
declined substantially over the last several decades;
(3) children from disadvantaged communities are less likely
to become entrepreneurs and inventors, hampering economic
growth and harming communities most in need;
(4) studies show that children with mentors in
entrepreneurship and inventorship are more likely to pursue
these fields in adulthood; and
(5) in order to promote growth in disadvantaged
communities, increase entrepreneurship rates, and improve the
economy, volunteer mentors with the SCORE program should be
encouraged to engage with children in community learning
centers.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``community learning center'' has the meaning
given the term in section 4201(b) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171(b));
(2) the term ``inventorship'' means the activity of
creating, designing, or otherwise originating a new product or
service; and
(3) the term ``SCORE program'' means the Service Corps of
Retired Executives described in section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)).
SEC. 4. ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTH.
(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Small Business
Administration shall--
(1) develop a curriculum for volunteers with the SCORE
program to teach female students, minority students, English
learners, children with disabilities, and low-income students
who are often underrepresented in critical and enriching
subjects about entrepreneurship and inventorship through
community learning centers;
(2) develop and implement a strategy to encourage
partnerships between the SCORE program and community learning
centers to teach the curriculum developed under paragraph (1)
to the students described in that paragraph through community
learning centers; and
(3) in developing the curriculum required under paragraph
(1), collaborate with education specialists, entrepreneurship
groups, business groups, and groups with experience serving
underrepresented children.
(b) Collaboration With Other Programs.--In carrying out the
partnerships under subsection (a)(2), volunteers with the SCORE program
are encouraged to collaborate with other entrepreneurial development
programs of the Small Business Administration and other agencies,
including--
(1) small business development centers described in section
21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648);
(2) women's business centers operating under section 29 of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656);
(3) centers overseen by the Minority Business Development
Agency of the Department of Commerce; and
(4) the Growth Accelerator Fund Competition of the
Administration carried out under section 24 of the Stevenson-
Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719).
(c) SCORE Program.--Section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)) is amended, in the first sentence, by
inserting before the period at the end the following: ``and to carry
out entrepreneurship and inventorship programs under section 4(a) of
the 21st Century Entrepreneurship Act''.
(d) Community Learning Centers.--Part B of title IV of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171 et seq.)
is amended--
(1) in section 4201(a)(2) (20 U.S.C. 7171(a)(2)), by
inserting ``entrepreneurship and inventorship (as defined in
section 3 of the 21st Century Entrepreneurship Act) programs,''
after ``apprenticeship programs,''; and
(2) in section 4205(a) (20 U.S.C. 7175(a))--
(A) in paragraph (13), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(15) entrepreneurship and inventorship programs described
in section 4(a) of the 21st Century Entrepreneurship Act.''.
(e) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Administrator of the Small
Business Administration 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--
(1) identifies each partnership between the SCORE program
and a community learning center during the preceding 2-year
period;
(2) documents the use of funds by the SCORE program, and
adherence by the SCORE program to contract award and
procurement procedures, relating to the implementation of this
Act;
(3) documents any training or guidance provided to SCORE
program chapter leadership on properly using funds provided to
carry out this Act;
(4) estimates the number of students who were reached
through the entrepreneurship curriculum developed under
subsection (a);
(5) identifies any barriers to reaching additional
students; and
(6) identifies any plans for improving the curriculum or
implementing the strategy developed under subsection (a).
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
the Administrator of the Small Business Administration
$2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025 to carry
out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
(2) Transfer of funds.--Of amounts made available to the
Administrator of the Small Business Administration to carry out
this Act and the amendments made by this Act, the Administrator
may transfer any portion of those amounts to the SCORE program
to carry out such provisions.
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