3.0.0 3659 2023-01-12T17:52:29Z 2023-01-12T17:52:29Z Senate S S 2006-07-13 109 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-07-13T22:01:04Z 2006-07-13 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measured as introduced: CR S7521-7524) IntroReferral 2006-07-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. N K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2006-07-13 True L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2006-07-17 False B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2006-07-17 False P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2006-07-17 False L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN D CT I. 2006-07-20 False S001078 Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH] John Sununu R NH E. 2006-08-03 False Commerce Business education Congress Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Federal advisory bodies Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Grants-in-aid Small business Women Women in business Commerce 00 2006-07-13 Introduced in Senate 2006-10-12T15:35:57Z Women's Small Business Ownership Programs Act of 2006 - Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the Office of Women's Business Ownership to direct the Assistant Administrator of the Small Business Administration to: (1) address issues concerning management, operations, manufacturing, technology, finance, retail and product sales, international trade, and other disciplines required for starting, operating, and growing a small business concern; and (2) develop programs and services for women-owned businesses.

Authorizes the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to award women's business center grants to private nonprofit organizations.

Amends the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 to authorize the National Women's Business Council to enter into agreements as a cosponsor with public and private entities in order to implement its duties.

Establishes within such Council: (1) the Committee on Manufacturing, Technology, and Training and Professional Services; (2) the Committee on Travel, Tourism, Product and Retail Sales, and International Trade; and (3) the Committee on Federal Procurement and Contracting.

Directs the Council to serve as a clearinghouse for information on small businesses owned and controlled by women.

Directs the Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration to serve as acting chairperson of the Interagency Committee on Women's Business Enterprise until a chairperson is appointed.

Establishes a Policy Advisory Group to assist the chairperson in developing policies and programs.

Requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, when filling vacancies, to ensure that there are an equal number of members on the Council from each of the two major political parties.

]]> Women's Small Business Ownership Programs Act of 2006 Display Title Women's Small Business Ownership Programs Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reauthorize and improve the women's small business ownership programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Women's Small Business Ownership Programs Act of 2006 Introduced in Senate 2006-07-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s3659is/xml/BILLS-109s3659is.xml 2006-07-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measured as introduced: CR S7521-7524) 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.