(1) by redesignating section 49 as section 50; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 48 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 49. USE OF AUTHORIZED ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVEL-
OPMENT PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) EXPANDED SUPPORT FOR ENTREPRENEURS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law and except as provided in paragraph 
(3), the Administrator— 
‘‘(A) shall only deliver entrepreneurial de-
velopment services, entrepreneurial education, 
or support for the development and mainte-
nance of the Regional Innovation Clusters Pro-
gram (or similar business training services) 
through a program of the Administration that 
was established before the date of the enact-
ment of this section; and 
‘‘(B) may not establish a program after 
the date of the enactment of this Act to provide 
such services, education, or support without ex-
plicit authority provided by an Act of Congress. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—The Administrator shall 
notify Congress before providing any services, edu-
cation, or support described in paragraph (1)(A). 
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‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—This section does not apply 
to services provided to assist small business concerns 
owned by an Indian tribe (as such term is defined 
in section 8(a)(13)). 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Administrator shall in-
clude in the annual report required under section 10(a) 
the following information: 
‘‘(1) A list of all covered activities undertaken 
through a program of the Administration during the 
fiscal year preceding the date of the report, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) a description and operating details 
for each such program and the covered activi-
ties conducted under each such program; 
‘‘(B) operating circulars, manuals, notices 
of awards, notices of funding opportunities, and 
standard operating procedures for each such 
program and the covered activities conducted 
under each such program; 
‘‘(C) a description of the process used to 
provide awards for covered activities conducted 
under each such program; 
‘‘(D) a list of all recipients of awards 
under each such program, contractors, and ven-
dors (including organization name and location) 
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and the amount of awards provided during the 
fiscal year preceding the date of the report for 
such programs and activities performed under 
such programs; 
‘‘(E) the total amount of funding obligated 
for each such program and the covered activi-
ties conducted under each such program for the 
fiscal year preceding the date of the report; and 
‘‘(F) the names and titles of the individ-
uals responsible for carrying out each such pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) COVERED
ACTIVITY
DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘covered activity’ means entre-
preneurial development services, entrepreneurial edu-
cation, or support for the development and mainte-
nance of the Regional Innovation Clusters Program 
(or similar business training services).’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (b) of section 49 of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 639), as added by this 
section, shall apply with respect to the first annual report 
required under section 10(a) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
639(a)) after October 1, 2023. 
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SEC. 3. DATA COLLECTION BY THE SMALL BUSINESS DE-
VELOPMENT CENTER ASSOCIATION, WOM-
EN’S BUSINESS CENTERS, AND SCORE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 21(a)(3)(A) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘as provided in this section 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘as provided in this section,’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, and (iv) governing data collection ac-
tivities related to applicants receiving grants under 
this section’’. 
(b) WORKING GROUP TO IMPROVE DATA COLLEC-
TION.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of 
the Small Business Administration shall establish a 
group to be known as the ‘‘Data Collection Working 
Group’’ consisting of— 
(A) entrepreneurial development grant re-
cipients; 
(B) associations and organizations rep-
resenting such recipients; 
(C) contractors that handle data systems 
for women’s business centers (as described 
under section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 656)), small business development cen-
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ters (as defined in section 3 of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 632)), and chapters of the Service Corps 
of Retired Executives (established under section 
8(b)(1)(B) 
of 
such 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
637(b)(1)(B))); and 
(D) officials from the Small Business Ad-
ministration. 
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Data Collection 
Working Group shall— 
(A) determine the best methods for con-
ducting data collection activities for the Small 
Business Development Center Program, wom-
en’s business centers, and chapters of the Serv-
ice Corps of Retired Executives; and 
(B) develop recommendations to create or 
revise existing systems dedicated to data collec-
tion for the Small Business Development Cen-
ter Program, women’s business centers, and 
chapters of the Service Corps of Retired Execu-
tives. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than the end of the 
180-day period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Data Collection Working 
Group shall issue a report to the Committee on 
Small Business of the House of Representatives and 
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the Committee on Small Business and Entrepre-
neurship of the Senate containing the findings and 
determinations of the Data Collection Working 
Group pursuant to paragraph (2), including— 
(A) the recommendations developed under 
paragraph (2)(B); and 
(B) a proposed plan for the Administrator 
of the Small Business Administration to imple-
ment such recommendations. 
SEC. 4. MARKETING OF SERVICES. 
Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
648), as amended by section 14, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(q) NO PROHIBITION OF MARKETING OF SERV-
ICES.—An applicant receiving a grant under this section 
may use up to 10 percent of program funds to market 
and advertise the services of such applicant to individuals 
and small business concerns.’’. 
SEC. 5. FEES FROM PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. 
Section 21(a)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(D) FEES FROM PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND 
COSPONSORSHIPS.—A small business development 
center that participates in a private partnership or 
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cosponsorship, in which the Administrator or des-
ignee of the Administrator also participates, may 
collect fees or other income related to the operation 
of such private partnership or cosponsorship.’’. 
SEC. 6. EQUITY FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CEN-
TERS. 
Subclause (I) of section 21(a)(4)(C)(v) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(C)(v)(I)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available in any fiscal year to carry out this sec-
tion, not more than $600,000 may be used by 
the Administration to pay expenses enumerated 
in subparagraphs (B) through (D) of section 
20(a)(1).’’. 
SEC. 7. CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 21(a)(7)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648(a)(7)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or telephone number’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, telephone number, or email address’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or the nature or content of 
such assistance, to any State, local, or Federal agen-
cy, or to any third party’’ after ‘‘receiving assistance 
under this section’’. 
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SEC. 8. LIMITATION ON AWARD OF GRANTS TO SMALL 
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 21 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 648), as amended by this Act, is further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘any women’s business 
center operating pursuant to section 29,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or a women’s business 
center operating pursuant to section 29’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘and women’s business 
centers operating pursuant to section 29’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(r) LIMITATION ON AWARD OF GRANTS.—Except 
for institutions of higher education (as defined in section 
101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Administrator may not award a grant or contract to, or 
enter into a cooperative agreement with, an entity under 
this section unless that entity— 
‘‘(1) received a grant or contract from, or en-
tered into a cooperative agreement with, the Admin-
istrator under this section before the date of the en-
actment of this subsection; and 
‘‘(2) seeks to renew such a grant, contract, or 
cooperative agreement after such date.’’. 
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(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—The amendments 
made by this section may not be construed as prohibiting 
a women’s business center (as described under section 29 
of the Small Business Act) from receiving a subgrant from 
an entity receiving a grant under section 21 of the Small 
Business Act. 
SEC. 9. MANAGEMENT OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. 
Section 21(a)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648(a)(3)), as amended by section 5, is further 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘upon, with full participation of both 
parties,’’ and inserting ‘‘upon with the full participa-
tion of all parties (including the association author-
ized in subparagraph (A)), and carried out’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and de-
velop’’ and inserting ‘‘and negotiate the development 
of’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Whereas’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘Program’’ after ‘‘Cen-
ter’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘National’’ and inserting 
‘‘national’’; and 
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(D) by moving such subparagraph 2 ems 
to the left. 
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FOR-
MULA GRANTS RECEIVED BY STATES. 
Section 21(a)(4)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(C)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘this subpara-
graph—’’ and all that follows through the period at 
the 
end 
and 
inserting 
‘‘this 
subparagraph 
$175,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 
2027.’’; and 
(2) in clause (viii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘shall reserve not less than 
$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘shall reserve not 
more than $2,000,000’’; and 
(B) 
by 
striking 
‘‘shall 
not 
exceed 
$100,000’’ and inserting ‘‘shall not exceed 
$200,000’’. 
SEC. 11. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO MATCHING FUNDS. 
Section 21(a)(4)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘Such matching funds shall be 
evidenced by good faith assertions from the applicant, and 
the expenditure of matching funds shall not be made a 
prerequisite of the reimbursement of Federal funds, not-
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withstanding the final reconciliation payment for the close- 
out of each award.’’. 
SEC. 12. CONTRACT PREREQUISITES. 
Section 21(a)(5)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648(a)(5)(B)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘If the Associate Administrator fails to 
issue a determination of an approval for a contract within 
10 days after receipt of a request for such determination, 
such contract shall be deemed to be approved.’’. 
SEC. 13. DUTIES OF THE ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR 
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 
Section 21(h)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648(h)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) MARKETING.—The Associate Admin-
istrator for Small Business Development Cen-
ters shall market and advertise the Small Busi-
ness Development Center Program and partici-
pants in such Program as a resource available 
to any Federal program providing assistance to 
small business concerns.’’. 
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SEC. 14. ANNUAL REPORT ON ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVEL-
OPMENT ACTIVITIES. 
Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(p) SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS AN-
NUAL REPORT.—Beginning on the first December 1 after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Adminis-
trator shall annually submit to the Committee on Small 
Business of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the 
Senate a report on the entrepreneurial development activi-
ties undertaken during the fiscal year preceding the date 
of the report through the Small Business Development 
Center Program (in this subsection referred to as the 
‘Program’), including— 
‘‘(1) the total number of hours of counseling 
and training services provided through the Program; 
‘‘(2) to the extent practicable, the demographics 
of participants in the Program, which shall include 
the gender, race, and age of each such participant; 
‘‘(3) the number of participants in the Program 
who are veterans; 
‘‘(4) the number of new businesses started by 
participants in the Program; 
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(i)) to improve the delivery of services by the Pro-
gram.’’. 
Æ 
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