S. 3198 (112th): Strengthening Resources for America’s Entrepreneurs Act of 2012

Introduced:
May 17, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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This bill was introduced on May 17, 2012, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced May 17, 2012
Referred to Committee May 17, 2012
Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1R) (show)
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Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship

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Full Title

A bill to amend the Small Business Act to improve the entrepreneurial development programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

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Last updated May 17, 2012.
5 pages

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5/17/2012--Introduced.
Strengthening Resources for America's Entrepreneurs Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to develop and submit to Congress a plan for using SBA entrepreneurial development programs (EDPs) to create jobs during FY2013-FY2014. Requires the Administrator to:
(1) promulgate a rule to develop and implement a consistent data collection process for the EDPs;
(2) report annually to Congress on opportunities to foster coordination of, limit duplication among, and improve program delivery for federal EDPs;
(3) establish a database of providers of entrepreneurial development services;
(4) designate at least one employee in each SBA district office as a community specialist to work with local providers of such services to increase their coordination with federal EDPs; and
(5) develop benchmarks for measuring the performance of such specialists.

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