To amend the Small Business Act to assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women, and for other purposes.
Women's Business Training Centers Act of 1996 - Amends the Small Business Act to: (1) authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to provide financial assistance to private organizations to conduct five-year (currently, three-year) demonstration projects to benefit small businesses owned and controlled by women; (2) adjust the level of cash contributions required from Federal and non-Federal sources for each of the five years of the projects; (3) require each assistance applicant to submit a five-year (currently, three year) plan on proposed fund raising and training activities under a project; (4) allow each recipient to receive such assistance for five years (in lieu of three); and (5) increase the annual authorization of appropriations for such projects.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1593)
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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