Emerging Business Encouragement Act of 2014 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), for each industry category for which the Administrator established a size standard, to establish procedures, by rule, for designating a small business in that industry category as an emerging business enterprise (EBE).
Requires the procedures to include specified criteria and a process for appealing the Administrator's decisions on designations.
Requires the designation to expire when the small business is no longer in compliance with the criteria, except that:
Directs the Administrator to establish criteria for designation of an EBE, including:
Requires the head of each federal agency to establish goals for participation by the designated EBEs in at least 5% of all contracts, including prime contracts and subcontracts, for each fiscal year.
Authorizes the Administrator to make a loan to a designated EBE under the SBA Express Loan Program, but only in accordance with specified terms.
Requires the Administrator, by rule, to establish a process for initial self-certification of EBEs for purposes of participation in federal contracts and eligibility for the Express Loans.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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