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HR 2314 108th Congress House

Linking Educators and Developing Entrepreneurs for Reaching Success (LEADERS) Act of 2003

Official title: To support business incubation in academic settings, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 29, 2003 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 30, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Jun 3, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 3, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 30, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Linking Educators and Developing Entrepreneurs for Reaching Success (LEADERS) Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to support business incubation at institutions of higher education that award associate or baccalaureate degrees.

Directs the Secretary to make competitive, matching awards to: (1) a non-profit entity that manages or provides technical assistance to a degree-granting institution's affiliated incubator (or to the institution that manages in the absence of such an entity), for helping acquire or renovate space for incubators, and for developing curricula, providing services, or providing programming for entrepreneurs housed in an incubator; and (2) a degree-granting institution or a nonprofit local government or community development organization, for feasibility studies to determine the need for or siting of incubators. Requires the Secretary to reserve certain amounts for research regarding best practices for incubator programs, including the development of a benchmarking system based on uniform measures, and for dissemination of information regarding such practices. Authorizes contracts for such purposes with organizations with expertise in business incubation practices.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 29, 2003
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 26, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2314: Linking Educators and Developing Entrepreneurs for Reaching Success (LEADERS) Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2314/
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"H.R. 2314: Linking Educators and Developing Entrepreneurs for Reaching Success (LEADERS) Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2314/.
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H.R. 2314, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2314/.
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