On the recordMay 17, 2012
I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 3197 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 ``Women's Small Business Ownership Act of 2012''. SEC. 2. DEFINITION. In this Act, the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. SEC. 3. OFFICE OF WOMEN'S BUSINESS OWNERSHIP. (a) In General.--Section 29(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(g)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2)-- (A) in subparagraph (B)-- (i) in clause (i), by striking ``in the areas'' and all that follows through the end of subclause (I), and inserting the following: ``to address issues concerning the management, operations, manufacturing, technology, finance, retail and product sales, international trade, Government contracting, and other disciplines required for-- ``(I) starting, operating, and increasing the business of a small business concern;''; and (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``Women's Business Center program'' each place that term appears and inserting ``women's business center program''; and (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, the National Women's Business Council, and any association of women's business centers''; and (2) by adding at the…
