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Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2023

Introduced: September 8, 2023 Introduced by: Davids, Sharice Democratic · Kansas See on congress.gov

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Sep 8, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Sep 8, 2023

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Women's Business Centers Improvement Act of 2023

This bill reauthorizes the Women's Business Center Program through FY2027, raises the cap on individual center grants, establishes an accreditation program for grant recipients, and revises the duties of the Office of Women's Business Ownership.

Specifically, the bill modifies the Women's Business Center Program to enable the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide initial and continuation grants to eligible entities to operate women's business centers for the benefit of women-owned small businesses. The SBA must also publish standards for a program to accredit entities that receive grants from the Women's Business Center Program, and such entities' receipt of continuation grants shall be contingent upon their obtaining accreditation.

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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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