[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 13, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 13CFR106.101]

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                TITLE 13--BUSINESS CREDIT AND ASSISTANCE
 
                CHAPTER I--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 106_COSPONSORSHIPS, FEE AND NON-FEE BASED SBA-SPONSORED ACTIVITIES AND 
 
                     Subpart A_Scope and Definitions
 
Sec.  106.101  Definitions.

    The following definitions apply to this part. Defined terms are 
capitalized wherever they appear.
    (a) Cosponsor means an entity or individual designated in Sec.  
106.201 that has signed a written Cosponsorship Agreement with SBA and 
who actively and substantially participates in planning and conducting 
an agreed upon Cosponsored Activity.

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    (b) Cosponsored Activity means an activity, event, project or 
initiative, designed to provide assistance for the benefit of small 
business as authorized by section 4(h) of the Small Business Act, which 
has been set forth in an approved written Cosponsorship Agreement. The 
Cosponsored Activity must be planned and conducted by SBA and one or 
more Cosponsors. Assistance for purposes of Cosponsored Activity does 
not include grant or any other form of financial assistance. A 
Participant Fee may be charged by SBA or another Cosponsor at any 
Cosponsored Activity.
    (c) Cosponsorship Agreement means an approved written document (as 
outlined in Sec. Sec.  106.203 and 106.204 which has been duly executed 
by SBA and one or more Cosponsors. The Cosponsorship Agreement shall 
contain the parties' respective rights, duties and responsibilities 
regarding implementation of the Cosponsored Activity.
    (d) Donor means an individual or entity that provides a Gift, 
bequest or devise (in cash or in-kind) to SBA.
    (e) An Eligible Entity is a potential Cosponsor. An Eligible Entity 
must be a for-profit or not-for-profit entity, or a Federal, State or 
local government official or entity.
    (f) Fee Based SBA-Sponsored Activity Record (Fee Based Record) means 
a written document, as outlined in Sec.  106.302, describing a Fee Based 
SBA-Sponsored Activity and approved in writing pursuant to Sec.  
106.303.
    (g) Fee Based SBA-Sponsored Activity means an activity, event, 
project or initiative designed to provide assistance for the benefit of 
small business, as authorized by section 4(h) of the Small Business Act, 
at which SBA may charge a Participant Fee. Assistance for purposes of 
Fee Based SBA-Sponsored Activity does not include grant or any other 
form of financial assistance. A Fee Based SBA-Sponsored Activity must be 
planned, conducted, controlled and sponsored solely by SBA.
    (h) Gift (including a bequest or a device) is the voluntary transfer 
to SBA of something of value without the Donor receiving legal 
consideration.
    (i) Non-Fee Based SBA-Sponsored Activity Record (Non-Fee Based 
Record) means a written document describing a Non-Fee Based SBA-
Sponsored Activity which has been approved pursuant to Sec.  106.403.
    (j) Non-Fee Based SBA-Sponsored Activity means an activity, event, 
project or initiative designed to provide assistance directly to small 
business concerns as authorized by section 8(b)(1)(A) of the Small 
Business Act. Assistance for purposes of a Non-Fee Based SBA-Sponsored 
Activity does not include grant or any other form of financial 
assistance. A Non-Fee Based SBA-Sponsored Activity must be planned, 
conducted, controlled and sponsored solely by SBA. No fees including 
Participant Fees may be charged for a Non-Fee Based SBA-Sponsored 
Activity.
    (k) Participant Fee means a minimal fee assessed against a person or 
entity that participates in a Cosponsored Activity or Fee Based SBA-
Sponsored Activity and is used to cover the direct costs of such 
activity.
    (l) Responsible Program Official is an SBA senior management 
official from the originating office who is accountable for the 
solicitation and/or acceptance of a Gift to the SBA; a Cosponsored 
Activity; a Fee Based SBA-Sponsored Activity; or a Non-Fee Based SBA-
Sponsored Activity. If the originating office is a district or branch 
office, the Responsible Program Official is the district director or 
their deputy. In headquarters, the Responsible Program Official is the 
management board member or their deputy with responsibility for the 
relevant program area.