H.R. 8404

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8404 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8404

To allow participants in the Service Corps of Retired Executives to 
teach entrepreneurship at community learning centers, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 21, 2026

Ms. Davids of Kansas (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business, 
and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a 
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned

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A BILL

To allow participants in the Service Corps of Retired Executives to 
teach entrepreneurship at community learning centers, and for other 
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Entrepreneurship Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--
(1) entrepreneurship creates new jobs, grows the economy, 
increases productivity, and significantly improves the quality 
of life of the people of the United States;
(2) entrepreneurship rates in the United States have been 
unstable over the last several decades;
(3) children from disadvantaged communities are less likely 
to become entrepreneurs and inventors, hampering economic 
growth and harming communities most in need;
(4) studies show that children with mentors in 
entrepreneurship and inventorship are more likely to pursue 
these fields in adulthood; and
(5) in order to promote growth in disadvantaged 
communities, increase entrepreneurship rates, and improve the 
economy, volunteer mentors with the SCORE program should be 
encouraged to engage with children in community learning 
centers.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Community learning center.--The term ``community 
learning center'' has the meaning given the term in section 
4201(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7171(b)).
(2) SCORE program.--The term ``SCORE program'' means the 
Service Corps of Retired Executives described in section 
8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)).

SEC. 4. ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTH.

(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration shall, in consultation with the SCORE Program--
(1) develop a curriculum for volunteers with the SCORE 
program to teach entrepreneurship to students served by 
community learning centers; and
(2) in developing the curriculum required under paragraph 
(1), collaborate with education specialists, entrepreneurship 
groups, business groups, and groups with experience serving 
underrepresented children.
(b) Consultation.--The Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall 
develop and implement a strategy to teach the curriculum developed 
under subsection (a)(1) to the students described in that paragraph 
through community learning centers.
(c) Collaboration With Other Programs.--In teaching the curriculum 
developed under subsection (a), volunteers with the SCORE program are 
encouraged to collaborate with other entrepreneurial development 
programs of the Small Business Administration and other agencies, 
including--
(1) small business development centers described in section 
21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648);
(2) women's business centers operating under section 29 of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656); and
(3) centers overseen by the Minority Business Development 
Agency (established under section 100002 of the Minority 
Business Development Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9501)).
(d) SCORE Program.--Section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)) is amended, in the first sentence, by 
inserting ``and to teach students entrepreneurship through community 
learning centers (as defined in section 4201(b) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171(b)))'' before the 
period at the end.
(e) Community Learning Centers.--Part B of title IV of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171 et seq.) 
is amended--
(1) in section 4201(a)(2) (20 U.S.C. 7171(a)(2)), by 
inserting ``entrepreneurship education taught through 
volunteers with the SCORE program (as defined in section 
8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(b)(1)(B))),'' after ``apprenticeship programs,''; and
(2) in section 4205(a) (20 U.S.C. 7175(a))--
(A) in paragraph (13), by striking ``and'' at the 
end;
(B) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(15) entrepreneurship education described in section 
4201(a)(2).''.
(f) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration shall submit to the Committee on Small Business 
and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business 
of the House of Representatives a report that--
(1) identifies instances of the use of the curriculum 
described in subsection (a) by the SCORE program and a 
community learning center during the preceding 2-year period;
(2) documents the use of funds by the SCORE program, and 
adherence by the SCORE program to contract award and 
procurement procedures, relating to the implementation of this 
Act;
(3) documents any training or guidance provided to SCORE 
program chapter leadership on properly using funds provided to 
carry out this Act;
(4) estimates the number of students who were reached 
through the entrepreneurship curriculum developed under 
subsection (a);
(5) identifies any barriers to reaching additional 
students; and
(6) identifies any plans for improving the curriculum or 
implementing the strategy developed under subsection (a).
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