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7/28/2009--Passed House amended. Veterans Business Center Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish within the SBA a Veterans Business Center program (program), headed by a Director, to provide entrepreneurial training and counseling to veterans. Authorizes the Director to make grants to each entity designated by the Director as a veterans business center (center). Authorizes the Director to make both initial and growth funding grants under the program. Requires each center to use such funds on veteran entrepreneurial development, counseling of veteran-owned small businesses through one-on-one instruction and classes, and providing government procurement assistance to veterans. Requires a 50% non-federal funding match for participating centers, but authorizes the Director to waive such requirement with respect to centers located in certain low-income or high unemployment areas. Requires the Director to give priority to applications that will establish a center in an area in which the population of veterans, or veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom, exceeds the national median. Requires the Director to: (1) develop and implement an annual training program for staff and personnel of such centers; and (2) report annually to the Administrator on whether a sufficient percentage of veterans in rural areas have adequate access to a center. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Director to establish a grant program under which the Director is authorized to make grants to centers that will develop specialized programs to assist veteran-owned small businesses in securing capital and repairing damaged credit, counsel on how to improve financial presentations, facilitate access to financing, and assist unemployed veterans become entrepreneurs. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Director to establish a grant program under which the Director is authorized to make grants to centers to: (1) assist veteran-owned small businesses to identify contracts that are suitable to such businesses; (2) prepare veteran-owned small businesses to be ready as subcontractors and prime contractors for contracts made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, particularly with respect to the construction trades; and (3) provide veteran-owned small businesses technical assistance with respect to the federal procurement process. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Director to establish a grant program which the Director is authorized to make grants to centers to develop outreach programs for service-disabled veterans to promote self-employment opportunities and to train and assist such veterans with respect to developing business plans and securing business opportunities. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Director to carry out, every two years, a veterans entrepreneurial development summit, which shall include education and training on improving outreach to veterans in areas of high unemployment. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 3) Requires an annual report from the Administrator to Congress on appointments made to, and activities of, the interagency task force on veteran-owned small businesses. (Sec. 4) Directs the Comptroller General to carry out, and report to Congress on, a study of the effects of this Act on small businesses owned and controlled by veterans.

1248840000 2009-07-29 Fri Nov 13 17:28:22 -0600 2009 passed house 56431 'act':4 '2009':6 'busi':2 'center':3 'veteran':1 77405 false short introduced 56431 'act':4 '2009':6 'busi':2 'center':3 'veteran':1 71661 false short introduced 56431 'act':6 'busi':5,11 'amend':2 'small':4 'center':12 'purpos':17 'program':13 'veteran':10 'establish':8 71103 false official action 56431 Thu Jul 30 18:57:36 -0500 2009 1248840000 Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 -0500 2009 205295 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. N000183 1974-09-09 1418 116 Cannon House Office Building https://forms.house.gov/nye/contact-form.shtml 2 202-225-4218 Glenn 'd':4 '-2':6 'va':5 'nye':3,8,10 'rep':1 'glenn':2,7,9 M 412301 Nye C. Rep. Glenn Nye [D, VA-2] 492 N00029784 3109 Democrat 202-225-4215 VA Glenn Nye 6.0 http://nye.house.gov/ B000657 1946-08-01 2147 2187 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.boucher.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=645&Itemid= 9 202-225-0442 Frederick 'd':4 '-9':6 'va':5 'rep':1 'rick':9 'boucher':3,8,11 'frederick':2,7,10 M 400043 Boucher Rick_Boucher C. Rep. Frederick Boucher [D, VA-9] 962 Rick N00002171 6906 Democrat 202-225-3861 Methodist VA Rick Frederick Boucher 3.38461538461538 http://www.boucher.house.gov/ H001047 1966-07-05 273 214 Cannon House Office Building https://forms.house.gov/himes/contact-form.shtml 4 202-225-9629 James 'd':4 '-4':6 'ct':5 'rep':1 'hime':3,8,10 'jame':2,7,9 M 412282 Himes A. Rep. James Himes [D, CT-4] 13 N00029070 3008 Democrat 202-225-5541 CT James Himes 5.0 http://himes.house.gov/ S001179 1702 509 Cannon House Office Building https://forms.house.gov/schock/contact-form.shtml 18 202-225-9249 Aaron 'r':4 'il':5 '-18':6 'rep':1 'aaron':2,7,9 'schock':3,8,10 M 412314 Schock Rep. Aaron Schock [R, IL-18] 727 N00029273 4364 Republican 202-225-6201 IL Aaron Schock 6.875 http://schock.house.gov/ action 56431 Thu Jul 30 18:57:36 -0500 2009 1248840000 Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 -0500 2009 205295 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. vote 56431 1248809880 Tue Jul 28 16:38:00 -0500 2009 by voice vote 205033 pass On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. vote h action 56431 1248808980 Tue Jul 28 16:23:00 -0500 2009 205032 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1803. action 56431 1248808980 Tue Jul 28 16:23:00 -0500 2009 205031 Considered under suspension of the rules. action 56431 1248808920 Tue Jul 28 16:22:00 -0500 2009 205030 Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. action 56431 1242187200 Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0500 2009 195262 Provisions of measure incorporated into H.R. 2352. action 56431 1241064000 Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 -0500 2009 193618 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . action 56431 1241064000 Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 -0500 2009 193617 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. action 56431 1238472000 Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 -0500 2009 191231 Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Entrepreneurship and Trade. action 56431 1238472000 Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 -0500 2009 189928 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. introduced 56431 1238472000 Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 -0500 2009 189927