To amend the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship development program.
Provides for the minimum amount of a grant to not be less than $200,000.
Requires grant recipients to report to the Administrator on how grant funds were used.
Requires the Administrator to transmit to Congress a report containing an evaluation of the program not later than March 31, 2004.
Directs the association of small business development centers to act as an information clearinghouse regarding vocational and technical entrepreneurship education programs.
Authorizes appropriations.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 107-212.
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 107-212.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 127.
Mr. Manzullo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6090-6093)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2666.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6090)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6090)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Kerry without amendment. With written report No. 107-307.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Kerry without amendment. With written report No. 107-307.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 695.
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