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Truth in Testimony Disclosure Form — Sharon R. Pinder (Hearing of February 4, 2021)

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Truth in Testimony Disclosure Form under Rule XI, clause 2(g)(5), of the Rules of the House of Representatives, completed for the Small Business Committee hearing State of the Small Business Economy in the Era of COVID-19 dated February 4, 2021, with Sharon R. Pinder, President and CEO, as witness representing the Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council. Under Federal Grants it lists U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency awards for the MBDA Business Center, Washington, DC and the MBDA Federal Procurement Center, stating $330k per year and $700k per year in the final year of a five year grant. It states n/a for contracts or payments from a foreign government, includes a false statements certification citing 18 U.S.C. § 1001, and is dated 02/02/2021.

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                            Truth in Testimony Disclosure Form
In accordance with Rule XI, clause 2(g)(5)*, of the Rules of the House of Representatives, witnesses are asked
to disclose the following information. Please complete this form electronically by filling in the provided blanks.

Committee: Small Business

Subcommittee:

Hearing Date: February 4, 2021

Hearing Title    :

State of the Small Business Economy in the Era of COVID-19




Witness Name: Sharon R. Pinder

Position/Title: President and CEO

Witness Type:        Governmental        Non-governmental

Are you representing yourself or an organization?            Self		           Organization

If you are representing an organization, please list what entity or entities you are representing:

Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council



If you are a non-governmental witness, please list any federal grants or contracts (including subgrants or
subcontracts) related to the hearing’s subject matter that you or the organization(s) you represent at this
hearing received in the current calendar year and previous two calendar years. Include the source and
amount of each grant or contract. If necessary, attach additional sheet(s) to provide more information.

Federal Grants - U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency
(MBDA) - We operate the MBDA Business Center, Washington, DC and the MBDA Federal
Procurement Center. We are in the final year of a five year grant. We are awarded $330k
per year for the Business Center and $700k per year for the Federal Procurement Center.


If you are a non-governmental witness, please list any contracts or payments originating with a foreign
government and related to the hearing’s subject matter that you or the organization(s) you represent at this
hearing received in the current year and previous two calendar years. Include the amount and country of
origin of each contract or payment. If necessary, attach additional sheet(s) to provide more information.

n/a
 False Statements Certification

 Knowingly providing material false information to this committee/subcommittee, or knowingly concealing
 material information from this committee/subcommittee, is a crime (18 U.S.C. § 1001). This form will be
 made part of the hearing record.


         Sharon R. Pinder
                                                                                                                       02/02/2021
 Witness signature                                                                                              Date




Please attach, when applicable, the following documents to this disclosure. Check the box(es) to
acknowledge that you have done so.
✔
    Written statement of proposed testimony

    Curriculum vitae or biography




*Rule XI, clause 2(g)(5), of the U.S. House of Representatives provides:
    (5)(A) Each committee shall, to the greatest extent practicable, require witnesses who appear before it to submit in advance written
statements of proposed testimony and to limit their initial presentations to the committee to brief summaries thereof.
    (B) In the case of a witness appearing in a nongovernmental capacity, a written statement of proposed testimony shall include a
curriculum vitae and a disclosure of any Federal grants or contracts, or contracts or payments originating with a foreign government,
received during the current calendar year or either of the two previous calendar years by the witness or by an entity represented by the
witness and related to the subject matter of the hearing.
    (C) The disclosure referred to in subdivision (B) shall include—
          (i) the amount and source of each Federal grant (or subgrant thereof) or contract (or subcontract thereof) related to the subject
    matter of the hearing; and
          (ii) the amount and country of origin of any payment or contract related to the subject matter of the hearing originating with a
    foreign government.
    (D) Such statements, with appropriate redactions to protect the privacy or security of the witness, shall be made publicly available in
electronic form not later than one day after the witness appears.

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