3.0.0 1886 2023-01-15T09:03:30Z 2023-01-15T09:03:30Z Senate S S 2003-11-18 108 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-11-19T00:03:22Z 2003-11-18 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. IntroReferral 2003-11-18 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15069-15072) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-11-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N Commerce Block grants Capital investments Continuing education Curricula Data banks Economics and Public Finance Education Electronic government information Elementary and secondary education Executive reorganization Federal aid programs Federal aid to education Federal-state relations Finance and Financial Sector Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Higher education Intellectual property Labor and Employment Manufacturing industries Mentoring Nonprofit organizations Patent infringement Patents Public-private partnerships Skilled labor Small Business Administration Small business Social Welfare Student loan funds Technical education Trade adjustment assistance Vocational and technical education Women Women in business Commerce 00 2003-11-18 Introduced in Senate 2004-02-10T18:46:19Z Manufacturing Assistance, Development, and Education in America Act or MADE in America Act - Amends the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to define for such Acts the term "small manufacturer," the production facilities of which must be located in the United States.

Establishes in the Small Business Administration (SBA) the National Office for the Development of Small Manufacturers, to be administered by the Associate Administrator for Small Manufacturing. Requires the Associate Administrator to establish within the Office the Manufacturing Corps to focus on the education and training of the existing and potential small manufacturer workforce.

Directs the Administrator to award block grants to States to develop and implement manufacturing training programs. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants and enter into agreements to expand business-to-business relationships between large and small manufacturers. Requires the Associate Administrator to establish a mentor-protege program that pairs small manufacturers with larger, more experienced manufacturers.

Provides increased access to SBA loans for small manufacturers. Authorizes the Administrator to make small business disaster loans (with limits) to small manufacturers, and to refinance such loans or business debts of such manufacturers that were outstanding on the day of the disaster.

Authorizes: (1) SBA-guaranteed loans for increasing the productive capacity of, or job creation or retention for, small manufacturers; and (2) small business investment companies to make SBA-guaranteed loans to small manufacturers.

Includes small manufacturers under the SBA's new market venture capital program.

Authorizes the Administrator to make grants from the Small Business Foreign Patent Protection Grant Fund to assist small businesses in seeking foreign patent protection.

]]> MADE in America Act Display Title MADE in America Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Act of 1958 to establish the National Office for the Development of Small Manufacturers, to increase the level of assistance available for small manufacturers, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced MADE in America Act Short Titles as Introduced Manufacturing Assistance, Development, and Education in America Act Introduced in Senate 2003-11-18T05:00:00Z 2003-11-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.