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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · S. 5220 (Introduced in Senate) — To reauthorize programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. · Sec. 409

Sec. 409. Mentor-protege program

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Section 45(b)(3)(A) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657r(b)(3)(A) ) is amended by striking , including any restrictions and all that follows through the end of the subparagraph and inserting a period. The Administrator shall issue regulations to provide that there is no restriction on the number of mentors under section 45 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657r ) that a small business concern participating in the program established under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637(a) ) may have while participating in the program, if the mentor-protege relationships do not conflict or compete with each other.
The Administrator shall create an online centralized database for mentors and proteges (as defined in section 45 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657r )) to foster connection and support business development between the 2 groups. The Administrator shall issue regulations to streamline the process for applying to the mentor-protege program established under section 45 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657r ).
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