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Calendar No. 110 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1000 

To strengthen resources for entrepreneurs by improving the SCORE program, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 16, 2015 

Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. COONS, Ms. AYOTTE, Mr. PETERS, and Mr. 

UDALL) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship 

JUNE 10, 2015 

Reported by Mr. VITTER, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To strengthen resources for entrepreneurs by improving the 

SCORE program, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘SCORE for Small 

5 Business Act of 2015’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SCORE REAUTHORIZATION. 

2 Section 20 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 

3 note) is amended— 

4 (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub5 section (f); and 

6 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(g) SCORE PROGRAM.—There are authorized to be 

8 appropriated to the Administrator to carry out the 

9 SCORE program authorized by section 8(b)(1) such sums 

10 as are necessary for the Administrator to make grants or 

11 enter into cooperative agreements in a total amount that 

12 does not exceed $10,500,000 in each of fiscal years 2016, 

13 2017, and 2018.’’. 

14 SEC. 3. SCORE PROGRAM. 

15 Section 8 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637) 

16 is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘a Serv18 ice Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)’’ and in19 serting ‘‘the SCORE program described in sub20 section (c)’’; and 

21 (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(c) SCORE PROGRAM.— 

24 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

25 ‘SCORE program’ means the SCORE program au26 thorized by subsection (b)(1)(B). 


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1 ‘‘(2) VOLUNTEERS.—A volunteer participating 

2 in the SCORE program shall— 

3 ‘‘(A) based on the business experience and 

4 knowledge of the volunteer— 

5 ‘‘(i) provide at no cost to individuals 

6 who own, or aspire to own, small business 

7 concerns personal counseling, mentoring, 

8 and coaching relating to the process of 

9 starting, expanding, managing, buying, 

10 and selling a business; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) facilitate low-cost education 

12 workshops for individuals who own, or as13 pire to own, small business concerns; and 

14 ‘‘(B) as appropriate, use tools, resources, 

15 and expertise of other organizations to carry 

16 out the SCORE program. 

17 ‘‘(3) PLANS AND GOALS.—The Administrator, 

18 in consultation with the SCORE Association, shall 

19 ensure that the SCORE program and each chapter 

20 of the SCORE program develop and implement 

21 plans and goals to more effectively and efficiently 

22 provide services to individuals in rural areas, eco23 nomically disadvantaged communities, and other tra24 ditionally underserved communities, including plans 

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1 ter expansion, partnerships, and the development of 

2 new skills by volunteers participating in the SCORE 

3 program. 

4 ‘‘(4) ANNUAL REPORT.—The SCORE Associa5 tion shall submit to the Administrator an annual re6 port that contains— 

7 ‘‘(A) the number of individuals counseled 

8 or trained under the SCORE program; 

9 ‘‘(B) the number of hours of counseling 

10 provided under the SCORE program; and 

11 ‘‘(C) to the extent possible— 

12 ‘‘(i) the number of small business con13 cerns formed with assistance from the 

14 SCORE program; 

15 ‘‘(ii) the number of small business 

16 concerns expanded with assistance from 

17 the SCORE program; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) the number of jobs created with 

19 assistance from the SCORE program. 

20 ‘‘(5) PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Neither the Adminis22 trator nor the SCORE Association may disclose 

23 the name, address, or telephone number of any 

24 individual or small business concern receiving 

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1 out the consent of such individual or small busi2 ness concern, unless— 

3 ‘‘(i) the Administrator is ordered to 

4 make such a disclosure by a court in any 

5 civil or criminal enforcement action initi6 ated by a Federal or State agency; or 

7 ‘‘(ii) the Administrator determines 

8 such a disclosure to be necessary for the 

9 purpose of conducting a financial audit of 

10 the SCORE program, in which case disclo11 sure shall be limited to the information 

12 necessary for the audit. 

13 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATOR USE OF INFORMA14 TION.—This paragraph shall not— 

15 ‘‘(i) restrict the access of the Adminis16 trator to program activity data; or 

17 ‘‘(ii) prevent the Administrator from 

18 using client information to conduct client 

19 surveys. 

20 ‘‘(C) REGULATIONS.— 

21 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 

22 shall issue regulations to establish stand23 ards for— 


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1 ‘‘(I) disclosures with respect to 

2 financial audits under subparagraph 

3 (A)(ii); and 

4 ‘‘(II) conducting client surveys, 

5 including standards for oversight of 

6 the surveys and for dissemination and 

7 use of client information. 

8 ‘‘(ii) MAXIMUM PRIVACY PROTEC9 TION.—The regulations issued under this 

10 subparagraph shall, to the extent prac11 ticable, provide for the maximum amount 

12 of privacy protection.’’. 

13 SEC. 4. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

14 (a) SMALL BUSINESS ACT.—The Small Business Act 

15 (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended— 

16 (1) in section 7(m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII) (15 U.S.C. 

17 636(m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII)), by striking ‘‘Service Corps 

18 of Retired Executives’’ and inserting ‘‘SCORE pro19 gram’’; and 

20 (2) in section 22 (15 U.S.C. 649)— 

21 (A) in subsection (b)— 

22 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 

23 ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘SCORE program’’; and 


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1 (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking 

2 ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘SCORE program’’; and 

4 (B) in subsection (c)(12), by striking 

5 ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ and in6 serting ‘‘SCORE program’’. 

7 (b) OTHER LAWS.— 

8 (1) Section 621 of the Children’s Health Insur9 ance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (15 

10 U.S.C. 657p) is amended— 

11 (A) in subsection (a), by striking para12 graph (4) and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(4) the term ‘SCORE program’ means the 

14 SCORE program authorized by section 8(b)(1)(B) 

15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

16 637(b)(1)(B));’’; and 

17 (B) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(iv), by striking 

18 ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ and in19 serting ‘‘SCORE program’’. 

20 (2) Section 337(d)(2)(A) of the Energy Policy 

21 and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6307(d)(2)(A)) is 

22 amended by striking ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Ex23 ecutives (SCORE)’’ and inserting ‘‘SCORE pro24 gram’’. 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘SCORE for Small Busi3 ness Act of 2015’’. 

4 SEC. 2. SCORE REAUTHORIZATION. 

5 Section 20 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 

6 note) is amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection 

8 (f); and 

9 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(g) SCORE PROGRAM.—There are authorized to be 

11 appropriated to the Administrator to carry out the SCORE 

12 program authorized by section 8(b)(1) such sums as are nec13 essary for the Administrator to make grants or enter into 

14 cooperative agreements in a total amount that does not ex15 ceed $10,500,000 in each of fiscal years 2016, 2017, and 

16 2018.’’. 

17 SEC. 3. SCORE PROGRAM. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8 of the Small Business Act 

19 (15 U.S.C. 637) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘a Serv21 ice Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)’’ and in22 serting ‘‘the SCORE program described in subsection 

23 (c)’’; and 

24 (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

25 following: 

26 ‘‘(c) SCORE PROGRAM.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

2 ‘SCORE program’ means the SCORE program au3 thorized by subsection (b)(1)(B). 

4 ‘‘(2) VOLUNTEERS.—A volunteer participating 

5 in the SCORE program shall— 

6 ‘‘(A) based on the business experience and 

7 knowledge of the volunteer— 

8 ‘‘(i) provide at no cost to individuals 

9 who own, or aspire to own, small business 

10 concerns personal counseling, mentoring, 

11 and coaching relating to the process of 

12 starting, expanding, managing, buying, and 

13 selling a business; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) facilitate low-cost education work15 shops for individuals who own, or aspire to 

16 own, small business concerns; and 

17 ‘‘(B) as appropriate, use tools, resources, 

18 and expertise of other organizations to carry out 

19 the SCORE program. 

20 ‘‘(3) PLANS AND GOALS.—The Administrator, in 

21 consultation with the SCORE Association, shall en22 sure that the SCORE program and each chapter of 

23 the SCORE program develop and implement plans 

24 and goals to more effectively and efficiently provide 

25 services to individuals in rural areas, economically 


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1 disadvantaged communities, and other traditionally 

2 underserved communities, including plans for elec3 tronic initiatives, web-based initiatives, chapter ex4 pansion, partnerships, and the development of new 

5 skills by volunteers participating in the SCORE pro6 gram. 

7 ‘‘(4) ANNUAL REPORT.—The SCORE Association 

8 shall submit to the Administrator an annual report 

9 that contains— 

10 ‘‘(A) the number of individuals counseled or 

11 trained under the SCORE program; 

12 ‘‘(B) the number of hours of counseling pro13 vided under the SCORE program; and 

14 ‘‘(C) to the extent possible— 

15 ‘‘(i) the number of small business con16 cerns formed with assistance from the 

17 SCORE program; 

18 ‘‘(ii) the number of small business con19 cerns expanded with assistance from the 

20 SCORE program; and 

21 ‘‘(iii) the number of jobs created with 

22 assistance from the SCORE program. 

23 ‘‘(5) PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS.— 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Neither the Adminis25 trator nor the SCORE Association may disclose 


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1 the name, address, or telephone number of any 

2 individual or small business concern receiving 

3 assistance from the SCORE Association without 

4 the consent of such individual or small business 

5 concern, unless— 

6 ‘‘(i) the Administrator is ordered to 

7 make such a disclosure by a court in any 

8 civil or criminal enforcement action initi9 ated by a Federal or State agency; or 

10 ‘‘(ii) the Administrator determines 

11 such a disclosure to be necessary for the 

12 purpose of conducting a financial audit of 

13 the SCORE program, in which case disclo14 sure shall be limited to the information nec15 essary for the audit. 

16 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATOR USE OF INFORMA17 TION.—This paragraph shall not— 

18 ‘‘(i) restrict the access of the Adminis19 trator to program activity data; or 

20 ‘‘(ii) prevent the Administrator from 

21 using client information to conduct client 

22 surveys. 

23 ‘‘(C) REGULATIONS.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 

2 shall issue regulations to establish standards 

3 for— 

4 ‘‘(I) disclosures with respect to fi5 nancial audits under subparagraph 

6 (A)(ii); and 

7 ‘‘(II) conducting client surveys, 

8 including standards for oversight of the 

9 surveys and for dissemination and use 

10 of client information. 

11 ‘‘(ii) MAXIMUM PRIVACY PROTEC12 TION.—The regulations issued under this 

13 subparagraph shall, to the extent prac14 ticable, provide for the maximum amount of 

15 privacy protection.’’. 

16 (b) OFFSET.—In carrying out the Entrepreneurship 

17 Education Program during each of fiscal years 2016, 2017, 

18 and 2018, the Administrator of the Small Business Admin19 istration— 

20 (1) may not obligate more than $5,000,000; and 

21 (2) may not obligate less than $2,500,000 of the 

22 amount obligated for the Entrepreneurship Education 

23 Program to carry out the Emerging Leaders Initia24 tive. 


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1 SEC. 4. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

2 (a) SMALL BUSINESS ACT.—The Small Business Act 

3 (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended— 

4 (1) in section 7(m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII) (15 U.S.C. 

5 636(m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII)), by striking ‘‘Service Corps of 

6 Retired Executives’’ and inserting ‘‘SCORE pro7 gram’’; and 

8 (2) in section 22 (15 U.S.C. 649)— 

9 (A) in subsection (b)— 

10 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 

11 ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘SCORE program’’; and 

13 (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking 

14 ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘SCORE program’’; and 

16 (B) in subsection (c)(12), by striking ‘‘Serv17 ice Corps of Retired Executives’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘SCORE program’’. 

19 (b) OTHER LAWS.— 

20 (1) Section 621 of the Children’s Health Insur21 ance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (15 

22 U.S.C. 657p) is amended— 

23 (A) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph 

24 (4) and inserting the following: 

25 ‘‘(4) the term ‘SCORE program’ means the 

26 SCORE program authorized by section 8(b)(1)(B) of 


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1 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B));’’; 

2 and 

3 (B) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(iv), by striking 

4 ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ and in5 serting ‘‘SCORE program’’. 

6 (2) Section 337(d)(2)(A) of the Energy Policy 

7 and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6307(d)(2)(A)) is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Execu9 tives (SCORE)’’ and inserting ‘‘SCORE program’’. 


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Calendar No. 110 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1000 

A BILL 

To strengthen resources for entrepreneurs by imposes. proving the SCORE program, and for other purJUNE 10, 2015 

Reported with an amendment 


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