HR 1839 · 111th Congress · Commerce

To amend the Small Business Act to improve SCORE, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2009-04-01· Sponsored by Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.(2009-11-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Small Business Act relating to the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to ensure that SCORE: (1) carries out a plan to increase the proportion of small business mentors from socially or economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and reports annually to the Administrator on plan implementation; (2) establishes benchmarks for evaluating its activities and volunteers; and (3) establishes a mentoring program of one-on-one advice to small businesses from qualified counselors. Renames the Service Corps of Retired Executives as SCORE. Eliminates the Active Corps of Executives. Authorizes appropriations for SCORE for FY2010-FY2011.…

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Cosponsors (2)

2 Republicans